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WCMC-Q Graduates its Second Class of Doctors
Graduates enter a new phase of their careers
On May 6, WCMC-Q graduated its second class of physicians and awarded the Cornell MD degree to 17 students. The graduates, 13 women and four men, represent 10 different nationalities. These include Qatar, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Tunisia and the United States. They will move on to the next stage of their medical and scientific careers, going to residency training or research programs in the United States and Qatar.
Lab Time: WCMC-Q Holds Physics Workshop For Qatar Teachers The CNS Institute for Physics Teachers (CIPT), under the sponsorship of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, recently delivered a three-day workshop to Doha high school physics teachers – the first in a new series of workshops from WCMC-Q.
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WCMC-Q Professor Chosen to Speak at World Economic Forum on the Middle East
The forum addressed privatizing science
Lotfi Chouchane, PhD, DSc, professor of genetic medicine, immunology and microbiology at WCMC-Q, was one of 20 scientists from around the world invited to Jordan for the World Economic Forum on the Middle East for a discussion among members of the scientific community and decision makers. Their aim was to develop a forward-looking agenda for science, and Dr. Chouchane contributed as a panelist on a discussion on privatizing science in the Middle East.
WCMC-Q Graduates Take Part In Education City Convocation
200 students from six institutions convene
Through warm, May breezes and soft blue and red lighting, about 2400 guests filed into Education City’s open-air ceremonial court. Gigantic, ocean-blue projection screens and Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture, played expertly by the Doha philharmonic, lent the venue an air of wonder. It was a night of celebration and reflection on the achievements of 200 students, the second set of graduates in the history of Education City.Through warm, May breezes and soft blue and red lighting, about 2400 guests filed into Education City’s open-air ceremonial court. Gigantic, ocean-blue projection screens and Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture, played expertly by the Doha philharmonic, lent the venue an air of wonder. It was a night of celebration and reflection on the achievements of 200 students, the second set of graduates in the history of Education City.
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WCMC-Q’s Biomedical Research Program Wins 20 NPRP Grants
Funding will support a range of research
Biomedical researchers at WCMC-Q recently received over $19 million in the form of Qatar National Research Program’s (QNRF) National Priorities Research Fund (NPRP) grants to forge ahead on their projects.
Is It Dark Where You're Sitting?"
Autumn Watts presents a night of mixed media
It was an event that left the audience commenting about their dream-like states of mind. For an hour, words danced amidst sketches, repeating video and animation. Providing this refreshing break from the structured science of medical school, Autumn Watts presented collaborative multimedia works in her lecture entitled “Is It Dark Where You’re Sitting?,” part of the April Literary Lecture Series at WCMC-Q.
Forthcoming Events WCMC-Q students attend Medicine and U: Depression
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e-Bulletin
June/2009
Issue 2 In this issue
Office of Public Affairs
WCMC-Q Education City P.O. Box 24144 Doha, Qatar Michael Vertigans Christopher Gibbons
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