Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

The Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) was established on April 9, 2001, when Cornell University signed an agreement with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development to bring a branch of its medical school to Education City, Qatar near the capital of Doha. It is the first American medical school outside of the United States and is part of a group of branch campuses from American universities.

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April 9 - 2001 - Cornell University - Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development - Education City - Qatar - Doha - United States - Universities

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The medical college maintains the same standards for admission as the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, but offers both undergraduate and graduate courses of study, each with separate admission: a two-year non-degree pre-medical program followed by a four-year M.D. program. The pre-medical program opened in the fall of 2002, and was apparently the first coeducational institute of higher education in Qatar http://cunews.cornell.edu/releases/April01/weill.qatar.html. The medical program opened September, 2004 and the first degrees will be granted in 2008.

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Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City - Undergraduate - Graduate - Pre-medical - M.D. - 2002 - Coeducational - Higher education - Qatar - September - 2004 - 2008

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