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{{Short description|Branch of Weill Cornell Medicine in Doha, Qatar}}
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'''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]].<ref name=overview/> It is located in [[Education City]], [[Qatar]], near the capital of [[Doha]].
'''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]].<ref name=overview/> It is located in [[Education City]], [[Qatar]], near the capital of [[Doha]].


WCM-Q has 318 students, 21 preliminary students, 97 pre-medical students, and 200 in its MD program.<ref name=factsheet/>
WCM-Q has 322 students, 22 preliminary students, 103 pre-medical students, and 197 in its MD program.<ref name=factsheet/>


==Profile==
==Profile==
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WCM-Q has 33 clubs, sports teams, and student organizations, some of which participate against other university campuses in Education City.<ref name=activities>{{cite web |url=http://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/current-students/student-affairs/student-activities-programs |title=Student Activities & Programs |publisher=Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
WCM-Q has 33 clubs, sports teams, and student organizations, some of which participate against other university campuses in Education City.<ref name=activities>{{cite web |url=http://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/current-students/student-affairs/student-activities-programs |title=Student Activities & Programs |publisher=Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>


== Financial Aid and Scholarship ==
==Criticism==
American universities with campuses in Education City, which include [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]], [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon]], [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], and [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]] alongside Cornell, have been criticized that they possibly cannot uphold the same levels of [[academic freedom]] in Qatar that exist the United States.<ref name=wapo/><ref name=gulfnews>{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510548507-roots-of-american-universities-grow-deeper-in-qatar-drawing-criticism |title=Roots of American universities grow deeper in Qatar, drawing criticism |date=June 8, 2015 |website=Gulf News Journal |access-date=June 8, 2016}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2021|certain=yes|reason=This article without byline from a source whose background is largely unknown for no specified-factors and cursory-digging reveals they're most-likely based in Ajmān of UAE which ipso facto renders them suspicious for post-2013 reports even starts off with authoritative weasel-wording "...Qatar, a nation widely understood to support the foreign terrorist organization Hamas..".}} In response, Cornell has said that its presence in Qatar "is the best way to promote understanding" and that their collaborations across the globe fulfill its mission of "teaching, discovery and engagement."<ref name=jewishweek>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york/cornells-ties-qatar-getting-fresh-scrutiny |last=Ain |first=Stewart |title=Cornell's Ties To Qatar Getting Fresh Scrutiny |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=The Jewish Week |access-date=June 8, 2016}}</ref>


=== Financial Aid ===
A 2017 opinion piece in Cornell's student newspaper, [[The Cornell Daily Sun]], called on Cornell's incoming president [[Martha E. Pollack]] to be more transparent about the relationship between the University and the Qatar Foundation, particularly in the context of the ability for Cornell employees to form a union, something that is illegal in Qatar.<ref name=sun>{{cite news |url=https://cornellsun.com/2017/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-on-weill-medical-college-in-qatar/ |title=Letter to the Editor: On Weill Medical College in Qatar |last1=Eddy |first1=Xavier |last2=Hanna |first2=Christopher |publisher=[[The Cornell Daily Sun]] |date=April 22, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Aid and Scholarships {{!}} Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar |url=https://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/current-students/student-affairs/student-services/financial-aid-and-immigration/financial-aid-and-immigration |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=qatar-weill.cornell.edu}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Aid and Scholarships {{!}} Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar |url=https://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/current-students/student-affairs/student-services/financial-aid-and-immigration/financial-aid-and-immigration |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=qatar-weill.cornell.edu}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Weill Cornell Medicine]], the school's main campus in New York City
* [[Weill Cornell Medicine]], the school's main campus in New York City
* [[Duke-NUS Medical School]], an American medical school located in Singapore
* [[Duke-NUS Medical School]], an American medical school located in Singapore
* [[List of universities and colleges in Qatar]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
https://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/Portals/0/Fact%20Sheet/Documents/fact-sheet-2020-2021-en.pdf


==External links==
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Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
TypePrivate, nonprofit medical school
Established2001 (2001)[1]
Parent institution
Cornell University
AffiliationWeill Cornell Medicine
Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar Foundation
EndowmentParent Institution, 10 Billion USD
DeanJavaid I. Sheikh, M.D.[2]
Academic staff
77 full-time, 690 affiliated[3]
Students322[3]
Location
Education City, Doha
,
Al Rayyan
,
Qatar

25°19′05″N 51°26′20″E / 25.3180°N 51.4389°E / 25.3180; 51.4389
CampusEducation City
Websiteqatar-weill.cornell.edu

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.

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

Profile[edit]

Interior of Weill Cornell–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[edit]

Financial Aid[edit]

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[edit]

Qatar Foundation Scholarship[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar". Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Administrative Officials". Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Fact Sheet 2018-2019" (PDF). Office of Communications, Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Medical Program". Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL SCHOOL IN QATAR". Cornell News. 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
  6. ^ Clinical Affairs — Hamad Medical Corporation
  7. ^ Anderson, Nick. "Texas university gets $76 million each year to operate in Qatar, contract says". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Student Activities & Programs". Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Financial Aid and Scholarships | Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar". qatar-weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  10. ^ "Financial Aid and Scholarships | Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar". qatar-weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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