Weill Cornell Medical College

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) college pre-medical program opened in the fall of 2002, and was reportedly the first coeducational institute of higher education in Qatar. Its clinical affiliates are the Hamad Medical Corporation's General Hospital and Women's Hospital.

Cornell has been described as the first truly American university, that has built up a reputation as one of the leading universities in the U.S., a member of the Ivy League, an elite group of universities renowned for their academic excellence, and a pioneer of higher education in areas as diverse as veterinary science and journalism.

Established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation, WCM-Q is part of Cornell University in Ithaca, and shares the tripartite mission of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York: A dedication to excellence in education, patient care and research.

The first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at university level, WCM-Q offers an integrated program of pre-medical and medical studies leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree. Teaching is by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty, including physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) who hold Weill Cornell appointments.

In November 2014, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar announced a restructuring that resulted in the integration of its academic programs into one cohesive Six-Year Medical Program. A single admission process now determines entrance to the Six-Year Medical Program and students will progress through the course according to advancement criteria, which include academic performance, professionalism and commitment to the profession of medicine. This replaces the previous system under which students who successfully completed the two-year pre-medical curriculum were required to go through a second admissions procedure to enter the four-year medical curriculum.

WCM-Q is already making a contribution to the community in Qatar In the clinical arena. Medical faculty members licensed and credentialed to practice see patients as part of their teaching assignments in HMC facilities. There are exchanges of expertise with faculty-physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, particularly in the planning phase of Qatar Foundation’s Sidra Medical and Research Center.

Address:
Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
Qatar Foundation - Education City,
P.O. Box 24144
Doha, Qatar
Tel: +974-4492-8000

Office of Student Recruitment and Outreach:
[email protected] or call +974-4492-8521.

Please contact the WCM-Q Admissions Office at: [email protected] or call +974-4492-8500for any additional information and questions.