Mairead commenced in her role as National Doctors Training Planning (NDTP) & Health Sciences Academy (HSA) Coordinator in April 2023. There have been many successes since joining the team including receiving a highly commended finalist award at the HSE Excellence Awards 2023 for work on the award winning UL Hospitals Group NCHD App, UL Hospitals Group Action & Implementation Plan to the Irish Medical Council, communications for the inaugural Building an Academic Health Science System in the Mid West conference and Mid-West Innovation in Healthcare call for funding and awards sponsored by SPARK Innovation resulting in six projects in the Mid West being awarded funding.

She sits in the NDTP National Taskforce, Midwest Innovation in Healthcare and Medical Training Committees and plays a critical role in the development of an academic health sciences system in the Midwest.

Mairead graduated with a primary degree in Business, majoring in Marketing from TUS Limerick and gained experience in a wide variety of specialities during her early career working in Ireland, both public and private sector, the Middle East and France. As a Global Marketing Manager with Cook Medical, she led launches of medical devices across Europe Middle East Africa and the Americas, supporting a multidisciplinary approach to providing quality, innovative products to clinicians and ultimately to patients.

She completed her Masters in International Tourism with a strong marketing focus. In addition, Mairead holds a Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute of Ireland and sits on the UL Website Editors forum.