NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Charlie Thiry
A 28 year old Belgian medical doctor with five years of clinical experience. I trained in South Africa, completing a community service year in rural Limpopo. I relocated to Ireland in 2024, working as an Emergency Department Registrar in Cork before starting Basic Specialty Training (BST) in general internal medicine and an MSc in Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Galway.
My primary interest is internal medicine, with a particular passion for cardiology and electrophysiology. I have successfully completed the FCP(SA) primaries and was awarded with The Certificate of Merit from the CMSA for recognition as one of the top performers on the exam. I have passed the MRCPI Part I & II.
My Education
2025
MSc Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine Candidate
University of Galway, Ireland
2024
MRCPI Part II Written: General Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
2023
MRCPI Part I Written: General Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
2023
FCP(SA) Part 1: Fellowship of the College of Physicians of SA
Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
Pass with distinction (83%), CMSA certificate of merit
2018
USMLE Step I: United States Medical Licensing Examination
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)2015 - 2020
MBChB: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
University of Cape Town
Degree with first class honours (Summa Cum Laude 85%)
2010 - 2014
NSC: National Senior Certificate
Oudtshoorn High School
94% aggregate, 8 distinctions. Top achiever of Eden district, Western cape
My Experience
July 2025 - Present
Basic Specialist Training (BST) + MSc Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine Candidate
Cork University Hospital (South hub). Cork, Ireland
Started MRCPI basic specialist training in general internal medicine. I'll be rotating through core specialties at Cork University Hospital (CUH), University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and Mercy University Hospital (MUH). Concurrently doing an MSc in Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine through the University of Galway.
Apr 2024 - Jun 2025
Emergency Department Registrar
Mercy University Hospital. Cork, Ireland
I worked as a registrar at Mercy University Hospital’s (MUH) 24/7 emergency department. MUH is the second largest hospital in Cork, responsible for approximately 40,000 annual emergency department attendances.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Community Service Medical Officer
Philadelphia Hospital. Limpopo, South Africa
Completed community service working primarily in the internal medicine department at Philadelphia hospital in Limpopo. I was responsible for the day to day running of two acute medical wards and performed monthly overtime duties in a 24-hour emergency department.
Victoria Hospital. Cape Town, South Africa
Completed two years rotating through various departments at Victoria Hospital Wynberg and surrounding clinics. Rotations included: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Family Medicine, Psychiatry,Anaesthetics, Orthopaedic Surgery.
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Completed a six week clinical internship in cardiology and internal medicine at Panzi regional hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Panzi Hospital has earned a global reputation as the preeminent treatment centre for survivors of sexual violence in conflict under the leadership of Dr. Mukwege, the recipient of the UN 2008 Human Rights Award and the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. I worked under Dr. Mukwege and the internal medicine team and was exposed to a vast array of tropical medicine and sexual violence survivors.
Assisted Cardiologist Charle Viljoen under the division of Cardiology at the University of Cape Town with the creation, French translation and launch of ECG Apptitude, a comprehensive reference guide for ECG analysis and interpretation. I was involved in content creation, graphic user interface design and translated the complete app content into French.