Cornell University's Weill Medical College - Qatar Campus

Pre-Med & Medical School Foreign Medical Education
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<p>Hey everyone!</p>

<p>I’ve been pretty active on the CC forums and I’ve gone through a lot of ups and downs over the past year but I’m very glad to be attending Cornell University’s Weill Medical College in Qatar. I know a lot of people either don’t know about this college or are misinformed about it. I’d really like to see a lot of CCers apply here (like Jacobs) – so I’ll tell you some information about their accelerated 6 year medical program.</p>

<p>Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMCQ) offers 2 years of undergraduate premed followed by a full 4 year MD program. You get the same MD Degree as the students in NYC.</p>

<p>Although you won’t get a degree for the 2 year premed program, you get cornell university credits that are fully transferrable to many colleges in the United States, including cornell university’s Ithaca campus.</p>

<p>If you get selected for their summer research program, you will spend the summer in new York city or ithica working with some of the best research in the world. Positions are far less competitive to receive when compared to the main campus.</p>

<p>Almost the entire faculty has taught at the main campus at some point and the ENTIRE faculty has been recruited from the main campus.</p>

<p>Facilities are top notch – the same, if not better than the main campus.The campus is amazing. The lecture halls are breathtaking and anyone who has visited both the US and Qatar campuses can tell you that the lecture halls in Qatar are way better. They are also building an $8billion dollar endowment specialty teaching hospital right next to the campus.</p>

<p>WCMCQ is part of Education city – a 2500 acre compound that includes branch campuses of some of the leading universities in the world such as Carnegie Mellon (business and Computer science), Texas A&M ( engineering), Georgetown (foreign service), Northwestern (communications + journalism – starting 2008 I think) & Virginia Commonwealth University (Art & Design). </p>

<p>Most importantly – all universities in Education City are NEED BLIND. You need to apply to the Qatar Foundation for financial aid.
For more details, check out their website.</p>

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<p>One question: are graduates considered FMG's when applying for residencies in the US? I would presume so.</p>

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<p>yes they are. cornell tried to change that but the AAMC clearly states that the college has to be located in the US/Canada. However, since you get the cornell degree and because you will be studying from cornell professors, i'm sure it will help you in obtaining residencies since the education is the same as the US campus.</p>

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<p>Fmg??aamc??</p>

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<p>Congrats. Recently, there were two NYT articles about it. I'll just link to them..so that others can see it! =]</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/education/11global.html?_r=1&sq=qatar%20university&st=nyt&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=all%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/education/11global.html?_r=1&sq=qatar%20university&st=nyt&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=all&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/education/10global.html?scp=2&sq=qatar+university&st=nyt%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/education/10global.html?scp=2&sq=qatar+university&st=nyt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>well if you are still considered an FMG, there is not a lot of benefits. You can go to a lotta MD schools here and get better residencies. Why go through all that trouble just to save two years?</p>

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<p>I think the idea is that it's for students who are already international students. I don't think it's trying to draw Americans. At least, I hope not.</p>

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<p>Threadstarter, could you share with us the terms for the Qatar Foundation financial aid. How much are you offered and are you paying back by the working bond?</p>

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<p>HAS any body applied to the WEILL CORNELL (QATAR) PRE MED PROG ???</p>

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<p>can a U.S. citizen apply to the pre med program in qatar?</p>

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<p>Do they provide financial aid to internationals?? If yes then to what extent?? Besides the website says interviews must and is taken in qatar..are all int. expected to get there for an interview??</p>

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<p>The college will be graduating its first class soon. </p>

<p>Health</a> Blog : Health Blog Q&A: A U.S. Medical School in the Middle East</p>

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<p>hello, i applied to weill cornell for the may 2008 pre-med program and i was a bit late in sending them my transcripts. I was supposed to get an invite for an interview (if considered) a month ago but I got nothing!!! Am I not supposed to get a rejection letter if I wasn't considered for the program?? if anyone has any idea please fill me in coz I've been sending emails and not getting any replies...</p>

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<p>Hey there!</p>

<p>I've applied to WCMCQ pre-med and I finally got called for the interview on may 28th. I dunno wat took them so long and strangely every time u try calling the university nobody ever answers and no reply to the emails. I will be flying from dubai and im very confused and excited about cornell. Anybody here who's a current student there got any suggestions for me?</p>

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is there anybody out there applying to the premedical program at cornell qatar? for 2015?

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if there is anybody that has been accepted, can u plz plz post ur stats? Thank u!!!