David Mc Hale
Ballina,Mayo
Summary
Driven and empathetic, equipped with strong communication and critical thinking skills essential for providing high-quality patient care. Committed to continuous learning and collaboration to enhance healthcare delivery. Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.
Overview
1
1
Certification
1
1
year of professional experience
Work history
Intern
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin
2025.07 - 2026.10
- Conducted assessments and managed care for patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Acquired hands-on experience through rotations in diverse medical specialties, including neurosurgery and orthopedics.
- On-call duties including acute admissions and emergency care.
- Clinical documentation and discharge planning.
- Contributed to multidisciplinary team meetings, facilitating collaboration on patient care strategies.
- Supervision and support of junior staff and medical students.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Anatomy
University of Galway
/2016 - 2021.01
Bachelors of Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery -
University of Limerick
/2021 - 2025.01
Skills
- Clinical documentation
- Basic life support
- Patient safety initiatives
- Orbis
- Medlis
- Nimis PACS
- Microsoft Office
- Multidisciplinary liaison
- Resilience and stress tolerance
- Strong empathy
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - BH - 2026
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - BH - 2025
Affiliations
- Gardening, HIking, Crocheting, Reading, Swimming
REFEREES
- Sofia, Galego, Dr, Beaumont Hospital, Position: Consultant – Stroke/Geriatrics
- Siobhan, Forman, Dr, Cappagh Hospital (NOHC), Position: Consultant- Geriatrics/Sport Medicine
- Anne Marie, Liddy, Dr, Beaumont Hospital, Position: Consultant – Stroke/Geriatrics
INTERESTS
Gardening, Teaching/Education, Swimming, Running, Crochet, Reading.
AUDIT & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Audit: Compliance with Stop Smoking Guidelines in Respiratory Wards (MECC in Action).
Date: April 2026.
Aim: To assess compliance with Irish Stop Smoking National Clinical Guidelines No.28 among respiratory patients.
Method: Retrospective chart review of inpatients.
Outcome: 1 in 4 patients had no smoking status documented. Only half of the current smoker had documented advice given, or nicotine replacement charted.,
Changes implemented: Education to NCHD at Grand Rounds on the importance of documentation of smoking status and need for encouragement of smoking cessation and nicotine replacement.
Audit: 2 Cardiology Audits, 3 Stroke Audits (In Progress).
PRESENTATIONS
- Respiratory MDM
- Stroke Journal Club – TAPIS Trial
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Teaching sessions for junior doctors – clinical skills
- Journal clubs
- Peer Anatomy – Teaching anatomy to first year medical students
- Simulation training
CLINICAL SKILLS & PROCEDURES
- History taking and physical examination
- Acute patient assessment on call
- Clinical decision making
- Prescribing and medication management
- Communication with patients and families
- Self-directed teaching for medical students
- Venepuncture
- Cannulation
- Arterial blood gas sampling
- ECG interpretation
- NG tube placement
Timeline
Intern
Beaumont Hospital
2025.07 - 2026.10
Bachelors of Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery -
University of Limerick
/2021 - 2025.01
Bachelor of Science - Anatomy
University of Galway
/2016 - 2021.01