31/01/2025
Our esteemed colleague Dr Michael McGloin decided it was time to retire from General Practice late last year and worked his final day with us on 31st December 2024.
This marks the end of a special 41 year period for The Surgery.
Dr McGloin moved into General Practice in the mid-west of Ireland before establishing The Surgery with Dr Bridget Keane in Athenry in 1983.
The practice was initially set up beside the historic Arch. In 1990, the practice relocated to Caheroyn Crescent. After a number of extensions, the practice had outgrown that building and the Practice moved again to its current location in the new purpose built Primary Care Centre in Raheen in 2013.
Along with seeing patients in the Surgery, Dr McGloin provided excellent care and assistance to many nursing homes, care institutions and voluntary groups in the various local communities. Dr McGloin has been involved in and has served on the Board of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust (IPT) for the past 45 years. The IPT brings over 500 disabled children to Lourdes at Easter. Dr McGloin has a special interest in sport and sports injuries. He was the team doctor for the Galway Hurling Team from 1987- 2010. He has worked with the Irish Medical Council for 13 years.
Michael continued to promote learning for himself and for others right up to his last day. He provided years of teaching within the Practice and outside it. He was a registered trainer GP for the Galway GP training scheme for over 20 years. He provided post-graduate updates to colleagues in the Irish College of Practitioners Small Group Network. The practice has always facilitated in-house learning for medical students from NUI Galway and McGill University, Canada.
Michael has been a fantastic friend to us. He has been a mentor and a terrific work colleague with oceans of wisdom for us all and this will remain the case. For many of us and his patients it will feel like we are saying ‘bye’ and ‘farewell’ to a family member. His patients and their families no doubt will miss him as he has cared for them and walked with them through their health journey over decades. We at The Surgery will miss his presence but we are delighted that he now has the opportunity to give his time to Anthony his husband, his family, friends and neighbours.
We want to take this opportunity to wish our friend Michael well in his retirement and good health for the future. 🥲
We want to assure Dr McGoins' patients that your continued care is of the utmost importance to us here at The Surgery and that your care will transfer over to another one of our GP's seamlessly and without interruption.
