Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

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Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
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Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in February 2009
Type Private, nonprofit medical school
Established2001 (2001) [1]
Parent institution
Cornell University
Affiliation Weill Cornell Medicine
Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar Foundation
Endowment Parent Institution, 10 Billion USD
Dean Javaid I. Sheikh, M.D. [2]
Academic staff
77 full-time, 690 affiliated [3]
Students322 [3]
Location, ,
25°19′05″N51°26′20″E / 25.3180°N 51.4389°E / 25.3180; 51.4389
Campus Education City
Website qatar-weill.cornell.edu
Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar logo.png

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) is a branch of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, established on April 9, 2001, following an agreement between Cornell University and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. [1] It is located in Education City, Qatar, near the capital of Doha.

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WCM-Q has 322 students, 22 preliminary students, 103 pre-medical students, and 197 in its MD program. [3]

Profile

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The interior of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

The school offers a six-year medical program with a single admissions. Students who complete undergraduate degrees elsewhere are able to apply to a four-year program. All students are awarded a Doctor of Medicine from Cornell University. [4] When the school's pre-medical program opened in the fall of 2002, and was reportedly the first coeducational institute of higher education in Qatar. [5] Its clinical affiliates are the Hamad Medical Corporation's General Hospital and Women's Hospital. [6]

According to The Washington Post , Weill Cornell–Qatar receives $121.7 million just to cover the operating expenses for the university, making it the most expensive U.S. university in Qatar's Education City. [7]

WCM-Q has 33 clubs, sports teams, and student organizations, some of which participate against other university campuses in Education City. [8]

Financial Aid and Scholarship

Financial Aid

Students and applicants who are citizens of the State of Qatar should contact the scholarship office of the Higher Education Institute (HEI) or Sidra Medicine for information on securing funding for their education. International students have the opportunity to receive need-based financial aid through the Qatar Foundation in the form of a zero-interest loan. [9]

Scholarship

Qatar Foundation Scholarship

Each year, the scholarship office at the Qatar Foundation awards a limited number of scholarships to students based on their exceptional academic performance. [10]

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  6. Clinical Affairs — Hamad Medical Corporation
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