Application Period Extended for WCM-Q Biomedical Research Training Program

Press release

Published November 8th, 2017 - 09:36 GMT

The deadline for applying to WCM-Q’s Biomedical Research Training Program for National has been extended until 26 November.

The deadline for applying to the Biomedical Research Training Program for Nationals, an initiative of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), has been extended from 5 November until Sunday, 26 November, 2017.

The initiative is a unique opportunity for Qatari college graduates with an interest in biomedical research to gain hands-on experience in the world-class laboratories at WCM-Q and in the different administrative and managerial responsibilities related to biomedical research.

The program was launched in 2011 and so far has helped 33 graduates take the first step on the path to a successful career in research. The program will restart in January 2018.

Although the program is aimed at recent graduates who are interested in pursuing a career as a bench or clinical researcher, or a research administrator, applications from nationals are welcomed irrespective of their discipline. The training program is a full-time, six-month employment commitment with trainees receiving a graduation certificate upon completion.

The trainees are paid a stipend as part of a comprehensive compensation package. The program is fully funded by WCM-Q and is organized in partnership with the Qatar Research Leadership Program at Qatar Foundation.

Interested applicants can contact the research training team for more information at brtp@qatar-med.cornell.edu.

Background Information

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar is a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation. It offers a comprehensive six-year medical program leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree with teaching by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty and by physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, the Primary Health Care Corporation, the Feto Maternal Center, and Sidra Medicine, who hold Weill Cornell appointments. Through its biomedical research program, WCM-Q is building a sustainable research community in Qatar while advancing basic science and clinical research. Through its medical college, WCM-Q seeks to provide the finest education possible for medical students, to improve health care both now and for future generations, and to provide high quality health care to the Qatari population.