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The new collaborative graduate program leading to the PhD degree in Medical Sciences is a research-based interdisciplinary program, committed to training PhD candidates as the next generation of health scientists and research leaders in Qatar.
Investigating and finding solutions to pressing research problems lies at the core of the research graduate program, the scope and depth of which will encompass published results and demonstrate mastery of the major health problems in Qatar.
The collaborative PhD program provides a common core curriculum to equip students with core knowledge to support their pursuit of a PhD in one of three disciplines (Biomedical Sciences or Medical Sciences or Pharmaceutical Sciences) with the aim of bridging basic research, translational therapeutics and clinical medicine in areas related to cancer, diabetes and infectious diseases.
The program is based on collaborative interprofessional health education
and training that eliminates unnecessary duplication in curriculum and infrastructure, creates opportunities to address common research themes, aligns resources based on functions and synergies, establishes targeted strategic direction and enhances the academic program to meet community needs without losing the autonomy of participating programs.
Locally, the PhD program collaborates in students’ supervisions and research with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Weill-Cornell Medicine Qatar (WCMC - Qatar), Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center (QCRC), Primary HealthCare Corporation (PHCC) and the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR).
Further international collaborations in the areas of teaching and research with various educational and medical institutions in the US, UK and Australia are being expanded.