Eilis McGovern FRCSI is an Irish

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cardiothoracic surgeon. She established Ireland's third public cardiac unit and was the 168th President of the

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. She became the National Director for medical training at the

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, Ireland, in 2012.

Early life

Eilis McGovern was born in 1958 in Mount Charles,

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, and attended school at the St Louis Convent Monaghan.

Education and training

McGovern studied medicine at

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. When she graduated in 1978, she also won the gold medal in surgery and the silver medal in medicine. After this initial training, she went on to come first in the fellowship examination for the

Medical career

In 2010, McGovern became the 168th President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She was the first woman to hold the position in the 226-year history of the institution.

References

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