Introduction (What is SSM)
- Special study module is an academic module offered by Irish medical schools to students to learn more around certain fields of medicine outside their usual curriculum
- These modules play a small role in the students’ end of year grade. It serves mainly to let you explore fields outside of your current syllabus.
- SSM is offered to all students and attendance is mandatory.
Students could learn more about the field
Meet different health science departments and staffs
Early contact with the community (some SSM)
Behave as a starting point for students to find their passion to different fields of medicine that is outside of hospital specialty offered during clinicals
1. NUIG – https://www.nuigalway.ie/media/newinternational_student_guide_2012.pdf (page 5)
2. UCC – https://www.ucc.ie/en/medical/currstud/module/
Do TCD and UCD have SSM? Can’t find any online information.