Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Established in partnership with the Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar is a branch of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and the first American institution to offer its Doctor of Medicine degree overseas.  The College offers a complete educational program leading to a Cornell University medical degree. Teaching is by Cornell University faculty.  The first students were admitted to the two-year Pre-medical Program in September 2002; the four-year Medical Program opened in September 2004.  Admission to the Pre-medical Program is guided by standards of the undergraduate programs of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University’s main campus in Ithaca, New York. Applicants must demonstrate a high level of achievement in the SAT, ACT or equivalent, and proficiency in the English Language, among other requirements.  Admission to the Medical Program is guided by the standards of the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Candidates who measure up to all the academic and other expectations of the Pre-medical Program and achieve appropriate scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) may be admitted to the Medical Program in Qatar.  The College aims to extend the University’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, patient care and the advancement of the art and science of medicine and to serve the regional community by educating physicians, conducting research and improving health care.  The Weill Cornell Medical College facilities in Education City are housed in a new 335,000 square foot, two-story building with stunning lecture halls and state-of the-art laboratories. Its distributed e-library and digital video-conferencing technology effectively close the geographic distance between New York City and Doha, bringing the resources of Cornell University to Qatar.