WCM-Q Concludes Qatar Aspiring Doctors Program

Doha: Thirty-nine high school students from 24 schools successfully completed the Qatar Aspiring Doctors Program (QADP) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). Organized by the Office of Student Outreach and Educational Development at WCM-Q, the QADP is a yearlong program that prepares high school students for the pre-medical curriculum through advanced tuition in the physical sciences, biology, research skills, introduction to college writing, and college reading skills. The course instruction follows a hybrid model, with monthly face-to-face sessions and hands-on activities blended with online self-paced modules. To participate in the program, students must be in grades 10, 11, or 12 and interested in pursuing a career in medicine. They must demonstrate excellence in the sciences and mathematics and be nominated by their high school counselor, with priority given to national students. Dr. James Roach, associate dean for pre-medical education and professor of chemistry, who delivers the physical scienc es modules of the QADP, said: "The QADP is an enriching and extremely rewarding program that offers students the unique opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and skills. I would like to sincerely congratulate all the students who completed this year's program for their unwavering commitment to academic excellence and personal growth." The students who successfully completed the program celebrated their achievements during a ceremony held at WCM-Q and received certificates of completion, as well as personal congratulations from the WCM-Q faculty in attendance. Dr. Rachid Bendriss, professor of English as a second language, assistant professor of education in medicine, and associate dean for foundation, student outreach and educational development programs, said: "The QADP supports talented high school students who excel in mathematics and the sciences with acquiring a solid foundation of knowledge and skills that will effectively prepare them to study medicine and become the physician-scientists of the fu ture. The program is no easy task; it takes self-discipline and commitment, so I would like to sincerely congratulate this year's participants for rising to the challenge and successfully completing the program." Year on year, the QADP continues to welcome many academically gifted students who aspire to become scientists. Since its inception in 2015, the program has attracted a record number of high school students who have successfully gone on to join WCM-Q's Foundation and Pre-medical programs. Source: Qatar News Agency