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The Student Clinic takes place on weekday evenings at the Priory Clinic in Stillorgan, County Dublin. (For students studying in Limerick, there is a Clinic facility located in Limerick City – call us on 1800 254 642 or email clinic@iptas.ie for details).

The Student Clinic is held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, with reduced cost appointments available to patients between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm.

The Student Clinic helps develop your practitioner skills from the relatively straightforward musculo-skeletal problems treated in First Year through to autonomous practice with a more complex caseload in your final year. Patients attend with a wide variety of problems, which gives students a good grounding in general practice. Your work in providing assessment and treatment for your patients is conducted with the support of a qualified Clinician.

CLINIC APPOINTMENTS

Student Clinic appointments are available by calling freephone 1 800 254 642. An initial visit usually involves a thorough history taking and assessment followed by a short treatment. Subsequent visits involve a shorter assessment and a more substantial treatment. In the event that a patient needs to change between therapists, the file will be given to the new therapist who will also be fully briefed on the condition. In the interest of both the patient and student we like to keep changes of therapist to a minimum.

VOLUNTEERS

From time to time during the year, volunteer 'models' are required by the College. This means being available for an hour in the Priory Clinic, Stillorgan or Limerick on a weekday evening, or perhaps weekend. These sessions take the form of a supervised and supported consultation between you, A Student Clinical Team of up to three students and a supervisor. The session can last up to an hour and usually incorporates a treatment which is given by a final-year degree student. Individuals who attend as volunteers at the Student Clinic at short notice receive the session free of charge.  If you would like to be included, please e-mail clinic@iptas.ie and let us have your contact details.