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Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar (WCM-Q) is part of Cornell University and shares the tripartite mission of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.
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 MD degree.
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.
Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar (WCM-Q), the first American medical school established outside the United States, is at the forefront of medical education, biomedical research, and population health in the Middle East.
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.
It is designed to prepare students to meet the educational requirements and rigors of the medical curriculum of the Six-Year Medical Program. The course content focuses on aspects of the basic sciences that have direct relevance to the field of medicine.
WCM-Q has 34 research laboratories specializing in a variety of subjects including infectious diseases, cell signaling, genetics and immunology, and metabolomics.
