Faculty members at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) are committed to excellence in teaching, research, patient care, and the advancement of the art and science of medicine. In order to become a faculty member at WCMC-Q, it is a prerequisite to qualify for and secure a faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) and/or Cornell University (CU). Generally, faculty who teach in the pre-medical program have appointments in the undergraduate disciplines at the Ithaca campus of CU; all other faculty, including those in basic sciences, clinical disciplines, and research, usually hold appointments at WCMC in New York. Qualified faculty members may teach in both the pre-medical and medical programs.

Courses taught in the pre-medical program are comprised of the sciences basic to medicine including biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics, in addition to English, medical ethics and psychology. The medical program, which replicates the curriculum taught at WCMC, features a variety of learning experiences including problem-based learning, case-based conferences, journal clubs, laboratory sessions and clinical experiences.

Members of the faculty whose names appear in this section are those who have committed to WCMC-Q on a long-term basis, i.e., more than a year, and reside in Qatar. The names of faculty based at WCMC-Q can be found here. They are supplemented by faculty based at WCMC, who travel to Qatar for short periods, following delivery of their subject matter in New York. The schedule of classes at WCMC-Q lags the schedule in New York by two weeks to permit this integrated teaching to occur. The names of visiting faculty can be found here.

WCMC-Q faculty are also supplemented by physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital who have received faculty appointments at the appropriate clinical department of WCMC in New York. These faculty provide a valued role in supporting the College’s mission in Qatar by overseeing the clinical education of WCMC-Q students rotating through HMC and ASPETAR. Current HMC-based faculty can be found here. ASPETAR-based faculty can be found here.