Type | Private, nonprofit medical school |
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Established | 2001[1] |
Parent institution | Cornell University |
Affiliation | Weill Cornell Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar Foundation |
Endowment | Parent Institution, 10 Billion USD |
Dean | Javaid I. Sheikh, M.D.[2] |
Academic staff | 77 full-time, 690 affiliated[3] |
Students | 322[3] |
Location | , , 25°19′05″N 51°26′20″E / 25.3180°N 51.4389°E |
Campus | Education City |
Website | qatar-weill |
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) is a branch of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, established on April 9, 2001, following an agreement between Cornell University and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.[1] It is located in Education City, Qatar, near the capital of Doha.
WCM-Q has 322 students, 22 preliminary students, 103 pre-medical students, and 197 in its MD program.[3]