Personal profile
Research Interests
I am interested in practice education in allied health professions, in particular learning culture, placement models and assessment. I have experience in developing quality improvement initiatives in physiotherapy.
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests are professional practice development, healthcare ethics and reflective practice.
Biography
I am Practice education Coordinator for Physiotherapy at the University of Limerick. I am interested in learning culture in relation to healthcare practice education.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Arts in Management Practice
5 Sep 2016 → 1 May 2017
Award Date: 23 Aug 2017
Masters, Clinical Therapies
5 Sep 2008 → 15 Dec 2009
Award Date: 21 Jan 2010
Graduate Diploma, Clinical Therapies
5 Sep 2006 → 15 Jan 2008
Award Date: 18 Jun 2008
Bachelor, Physiotherapy, University College Dublin
30 Sep 1995 → 15 May 1999
Award Date: 18 Jun 1999
External positions
Chairperson, Appeals committee, CORU
30 Sep 2020 → …
Physiotherapy Professional member, Appeals committee
1 Feb 2019 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 3 Article
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Are physiotherapy student-led services a suitable model of clinical education?–perceptions & experiences of physiotherapists, students & patients, a qualitative meta-synthesis
Ahern, C. & O’Donnell, M., 2023, In: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 39, 5, p. 963-978 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interprofessional education and practice guide: profiling readiness for practice-based IPE
O’Leary, N., Salmon, N., O’Donnell, M., Murphy, S. & Mannion, J., 2023, In: Journal of Interprofessional Care. 37, 1, p. 150-155 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The MAGPIE model: An interprofessional learning opportunity for therapy students
Warren, A., Taylor, A., Cahill, M. & O'Donnell, M., 2011, In: Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning. 11, 2, p. 47-59 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access