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Reappointments to the Medical Scientists Registration Board:
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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly T.D., with the consent of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has reappointed the following members to the Medical Scientists Registration Board with effect from the 9th of November 2022 to 8th of November 2026.
Karen Watret is managing partner at Doyle Solicitors and specialises in Healthcare Law, in particular medical defence litigation, data protection regulation, medical ethics, risk management and professional negligence and represents State Bodies, hospitals and healthcare professionals across all Courts and Tribunals. Karen has a BSc in Microbiology, a PhD in Immunology and was a post-doctoral research fellow in HIV/AIDS Immunology. She has many years’ experience in research and development and laboratory diagnostics in both hospitals and the Biotechnology industry. Karen was appointed as a Chairperson for the CORU Education and Training Review Teams in 2018, and she currently sits on the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Cork Teaching Hospitals. She was appointed to the Medical Scientist Registration Board in 2021.
Eamonn graduated from UCD with a BSc (Hons) in Geology and later received an MSc in Environmental Protection and a Diploma in Public Administration. Eamonn initially worked for North American minerals exploration and mining companies. In the 1980s, he formed a minerals consultancy company and worked as a mineral’s geologist across five continents. In 1995 he joined the academic staff in the Department of Environmental Science at the Institute of Technology, Sligo. In addition to his lecturing duties, he was also involved in student welfare, Distance Learning studies and was a member of the Academic Council. Eamonn is a founder member of the Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG). He is also a Professional Member of the Institute of Geologists Ireland (IGI) and a member of the European Federation of Geologists (EFG). He served on the Board of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and on the board of a number of publicly quoted and charitable companies. He has been appointed as a Public Interest director and has a particular interest in corporate governance. Although retired, Eamonn has published, spoken about and maintained his research interests which are focused on public education on the benefits of geology, the sustainable supply of raw materials and the positive aspects of trace elements, particularly metals, in the human body.