Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Helen Hynes (née Phelan) graduated with a degree in Medicine from University College Cork (UCC) in 1992. She currently serves as the Programme Director for the Direct Entry Medicine programme at the UCC School of Medicine, a role she has held since 2024. In addition, she is the School’s Assessment Lead, overseeing academic evaluation and standards.
Dr. Hynes has been a Member of the Irish College of General Practitioners since 1996 and has extensive clinical experience in both General Practice and Emergency Medicine. She contributes to regulatory and professional standards through her roles as a member of the Medical Council of Ireland’s External Assessor Panel and its Registration Adjudication Committee. Internationally, she serves on the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) panel of the UK General Medical Council.
Her professional interests include medical assessment, simulation-based education, and the integration and support of international medical graduates.
Research Interests
Assessment, International Medical Graduates, Simulation Based learning, Patient Safety
Teaching Activities
Dr. Hynes has taught and assessed on clinical modules in all years of the direct entry and graduate entry medicine curricula and is a Member of the School of Medicine Curriculum Committee and the Medicine Curriculum Review Working Group.
UCC Futures (primary)
- Future of Health
Other research affiliations
- FSRC - Future of Health
- ASSERT Centre
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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International medical graduates’ experiences of clinical competency assessment in postgraduate and licensing examinations: A scoping review protocol
Hynes, H., Wiese, A., McCarthy, N., Sweeney, C., Foley, T. & Bennett, D., Nov 2024, In: PLOS ONE. 19, 11 November, e0305014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing Learning Outcomes for Handoff Teaching of Medical Students Using Group Concept Mapping: Findings from a Multicountry European Study
Hynes, H., Stoyanov, S., Drachsler, H., Maher, B., Orrego, C., Stieger, L., Druener, S., Sopka, S., Schröder, H. & Henn, P., 4 Jul 2015, In: Academic Medicine. 90, 7, p. 988-994 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medical school attrition-beyond the statistics a ten year retrospective study
Maher, B. M., Hynes, H., Sweeney, C., Khashan, A. S., O'Rourke, M., Doran, K., Harris, A. & Flynn, S. O., 2013, In: BMC Medical Education. 13, p. 13 1 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing Medical Student Anxiety in Simulation Based Medical Experiences (SBME)
Despot, T. & Hynes, H., Nov 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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International medical graduates experiences of clinical competency assessment in postgraduate and licensing examinations: a scoping review protocol.
Hynes, H., Wiese, A., McCarthy, N., Sweeney, C., Foley, T. & Bennett, D., 2024.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
Activities
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Member of the Medical Council's PRES Equivalency Review (PER) Working Group
Hynes, H. (Consultant)
Oct 2025 → …Activity: Consultancy › University consultancy
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Irish Network of Healthcare Educators (INHED) Annual Scientific Meeting
Wiese, A. (Chair), Coakley, N. (Co-Organiser), Joy, A. (Co-Organiser), Salleh, F. S. (Co-Organiser), Sweeney, C. (Co-Organiser), Coakley, D. (Co-Organiser), Fleming, A. (Co-Organiser), Lehane, E. (Co-Organiser), Hynes, H. (Co-Organiser), Mccarthy, N. (Co-Organiser), Korotchikova, I. (Co-Organiser), Gaffney, R. (Co-Organiser) & O Sullivan, T. (Co-Organiser)
22 May 2025 → 23 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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International medical graduates’ experiences of clinical competency assessment: A scoping review
Hynes, H. (Speaker), Wiese, A. (Speaker), McCarthy, N. (Speaker), Gambhir, N. (Speaker), Foley, T. (Speaker) & Bennett, D. (Speaker)
22 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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IDEA Meeting
Hynes, H. (Organiser)
21 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Prizes
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Exceptional Citizen Award
Hynes, H. (Recipient), O'Neill, B. (Recipient) & Byrne, D. (Recipient), 10 Oct 2023
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President’s Awards for Research on Innovative Forms of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Hynes, H. (Recipient), Gaffney, R. (Recipient), Power, T. (Recipient), Mcadoo, J. (Recipient) & Power, D. T. (Recipient), Sep 2012
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