Sidra Medical and Research Centre’s chief nursing officer Dr Mary Boyd has been awarded the status of Fellow by the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).
The RCSI is a health sciences institute which focuses on education and research to drive positive change in all areas of human health worldwide.
Dr Boyd was awarded the prestigious fellowship by examination, including a submission of a portfolio of evidence and viva, as well as a review of her contributions to nursing in terms of three key areas: teaching, research and practice. These areas mirror the three pillars of excellence in patient care, biomedical research and medical education on which Sidra was founded.
Dr Boyd also lectures students undertaking the Bachelor of Nursing programme at the University of Calgary in Qatar.
“I am extremely proud to become a fellow of the RCSI at this exciting time in my career. The RCSI and Sidra share a strong commitment to excellence in clinical practice and recognise the power of education, training and working together to improve health and healthcare for people everywhere,” said Dr Boyd. “At Sidra we are working to transform the health and wellbeing of the people of Qatar and the region through the provision of world-class patient care, ground breaking research as well as educating and training the next generation of healthcare professionals.”
Before joining Sidra, Dr Boyd held a number of senior leadership positions in healthcare in Ireland. She was the National Strategic Lead for Bed Management and Head of Hospital Liaison in the Irish Department of Health. In this capacity, she successfully improved hospital access and quality of service for patients and was a major contributor to Irish healthcare reform.
She has coached and mentored many of today’s directors of nursing in Ireland and the development of the profession of midwifery, children’s nursing and healthcare management in Ireland, is in part attributed to Dr Boyd’s leadership in collaboration with Irish academic institutions.
Sidra’s member of the Office of the CEO and executive vice chief medical officer Dr Abdulla al-Kaabi noted Dr Boyd’s emphasis on education as a key theme of her leadership at Sidra.
Dr Mary Boyd: honoured
