Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

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

WCM-Q offers undergraduate and graduate-entry medical programmes leading to a Doctor of Medicine degree awarded by Cornell University.

History WCM-Q was established in 2001 as part of Education City, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development's (Qatar Foundation's) development in Al Rayyan for educational and research institutions.

Under an agreement between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation, Cornell retained control over key academic matters including admissions, curriculum, and the selection of academic staff, while Qatar Foundation funded the costs associated with establishing and operating the campus, including buildings, faculty salaries, and management fees. The WCMA-Q programme was established with the same admission standards and curriculum as Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. More broadly, institutions participating in Education City's branch-campus model were expected to maintain academic equivalence with their home campuses in areas including curriculum, admissions, grading, faculty recruitment, and academic governance.

The college's operating budget was reported to average approximately US$68 million annually over an eleven-year period. An additional initial payment, estimated at between US$10 million and US$50 million, was reportedly made to cover costs in New York associated with the operation of the Qatar campus.

WCM-Q initially operated from temporary facilities in Education City while its permanent campus was being developed. Construction was scheduled to begin in January 2002 with completion expected in summer 2003. The school's pre-medical program opened in fall 2002, and WCM-Q was reportedly the first coeducational institution of higher education in Qatar. The college moved to its permanent Education City building in summer 2003.

The medical programme accepted its first intake of 16 students in September 2004. In the same year, plans were reported for a teaching hospital in Education City that would initially focus on women's health and paediatrics and was intended to serve as WCM-Q's primary teaching hospital.

The inaugural medical class graduated in May 2008. In 2014, WCM-Q announced that is separate two-year pre-medical and four-year medical programmes would be combined into a single six-year medical programme.

In 2016, The Washington Post reported that Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar's estimated annual operating expenses for 2014 were $121.7 million, the highest among the six US branch campuses in Qatar's Education City.

Academics

The school offers a six-year undergraduate-entry medical program, as well as a four-year graduate-entry program for students who have previously completed undergraduate degrees elsewhere. Students who complete the program are awarded the Doctor of Medicine (DM) degree by Cornell University. Its clinical affiliates are the Hamad Medical Corporation's General Hospital and Women's Hospital.Clinical Affairs — Hamad Medical Corporation

WCM-Q has 33 clubs, sports teams, and student organizations, some of which compete against teams from other universities in Education City.

Financial aid and scholarships Financial Aid Students and applicants who are citizens of the State of Qatar are required to 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.

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

Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

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