Volunteer

Description

AIPEC is an extracurricular, case-based learning opportunity for students. A team of students from various health discipline backgrounds represent their university (UL, UCC, UoG, UCD, TCD, RCSI, QUB and University of Ulster) and, in response to a set health-related case study, have 8 mins per team to deliver a presentation on how best to manage treatment for the patient. There is a panel of judges who ask clarifying questions and, by applying a scoring rubric, agree on the winning team.
 

Students eligible to compete in AIPEC must be currently enrolled in a health science programme and be pre-registration (i.e. not currently registered and in full-time employment associated with their discipline). 

Following expression of interest in participating, you will join a multidisciplinary team with students from other UL health disciplines, combining subject knowledge from psychology, medicine, paramedicine, nursing, physiotherapy, dietetics, SLT, and OT, where possible. Each team must have interdisciplinary representation, which may vary from team to team. Indeed, teams from each university will differ depending on the disciplines taught at the respective university. You will then work with your team using various communication modes (e.g., in person, online), consulting with a UL academic mentor, to prepare a response to the case study. Depending on interest and the number of teams, we will hold an internal competition/heat next semester, where UL teams will deliver their presentation to a panel. It will then be decided which team will progress to represent UL at the national competition hosted at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in March 2026.

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

By taking part in AIPEC, students agree to commit to:

• Volunteering their time to work within an interprofessional team of students to develop an 8-minute presentation, detailing a proposed management plan in response to the AIPEC case study.
• Attending the UL internal competition/heat on 25th February 2026.
• The successful team from the internal competition will proceed to the national AIPEC competition, attending the pre-event evening on 23rd March 2026 and the competition day on 24th March 2026 in RCSI. 

Benefits of Volunteering:

Why participate in AIPEC:

• Meet and work with students from other disciplines

• Develop and apply your professional knowledge to health-related contexts

• Develop skills in: communication, teamwork, collaboration, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, presenting, and public speaking

• Represent your subject area and university at a national level

• Looks great on a CV

• ....and many more

Details of time commitment needed for role:
Timeline November-December 2025: Expressions of interest gathered Mid-December 2025: Teams formed February 2026: Series of meetings with mentor 25th February 2026: Internal competition/heat Mid-March 2026: Feedback panel 23-24th March 2026: AIPEC national competition at RCSI

Minimum time commitment per week:
Flexible/Varies

Additional screening required for this role::
To express interest in participating in AIPEC as part of the UL team, please contact a member of the UL AIPEC organising committee and provide some brief details on your disciplinary background/area of study: Marie O'Donnell, School of Allied health Marie.ODonnell@ul.ie Enas ElSissy, School of Medicine Enas.ElSissy@ul.ie Elayne Ahern, Department of Psychology Elayne.Ahern@ul.ie

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