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Friday, 24 May 2013

Hamad Medical Corporation to mark World Tobacco Day 2013

Hamad Medical Corporation to mark World Tobacco Day 2013
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will mark world No Tobacco Day later this month with a series of workshops and education activities for the public. Organized by the Smoking Cessation Clinic at HMC, the event is being held in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) under the theme “Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship”. Every year, on 31 May, WHO and...

HMC funds employees to attend unique IHI Open School Courses

HMC funds employees to attend unique IHI Open School Courses
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) employees will benefit from the unique Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School, as part of the organization’s commitment to continuous improvement and the delivery of quality patient care. Launched in September 2008, the IHI Open School provides students of medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy, health administration, dentistry, and...

Hepatitis C virus is a major challenge for this region

Hepatitis C virus is a major challenge for this region
About 150 million people are chronically infected and at risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer, and more than 350 000 people die from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) related liver diseases every year, Dr. Laith Abu-Raddad said last night at a community health forum in Doha. Dr. Abu-Raddad was addressing the monthly Medicine & U health outreach program at Weill Cornell...

ROTA hosted reflection event for RAEL program

ROTA hosted reflection event for RAEL program
Qatar’s leading educational not-for-profit organization Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), hosted a reflection event on Tuesday 14th May 2013 at the Education City to recognize the outstanding achievements of Education City’s low-skilled workers and volunteer student tutors who participated in ROTA’s Adult English Literacy (RAEL) Program. The RAEL Reflection Event at the Education City...

QNRF awards $121 million in research funding to national priority projects

QNRF awards $121 million in research funding to national priority projects
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has announced new research grants worth a total of $121 million today, under its flagship funding program, the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP). The announcement came in the eagerly-anticipated finale of QNRF’s fifth Annual Forum, held this morning at Qatar National Convention Centre, where more than 350 members of Qatar’s research...

Day of celebration for successful WCMC-Q Foundation students

Day of celebration for successful WCMC-Q Foundation students
The goal of becoming a qualified physician moved a little closer for 16 students at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) on Monday (May 6, 2013) as they celebrated completing the university’s Foundation Program. The students were presented with certificates of completion in front of an audience of their parents and faculty members, including college Dean Dr. Javaid I....

Promoting Academic Integrity at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its partners

Promoting Academic Integrity at Hamad bin Khalifa University and its partners
One of the core values of leading universities throughout the world is academic integrity. With higher education opportunity spreading throughout the Gulf region, Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, many educational leadership have undertaken efforts to make sure that students understand how important academic integrity is. Without a shared understanding and commitment to academic integrity...

Young Qataris highly keen on pursuing scientific careers

Young Qataris highly keen on pursuing scientific careers
Qatar Science Leadership Program (QSLP), the nation’s premier science and research management program announced today the marked increase in the quality of Qatari applicants this year. To date over 220 applications have been received, with over 70% of applications in the Research Scientist Track, which is tailored towards Qataris who want to pursue Masters or PhD degrees in areas that...

Graduation ceremony honors WCMC-Q Class of 2013

Graduation ceremony honors WCMC-Q Class of 2013
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar’s (WCMC-Q) 35 new graduates have been presented with their M.D. degrees in a ceremony held at Qatar National Convention Centre. The students of the Class of 2013 took to the stage to receive their U.S. accredited medical degrees in front of an audience of proud family members, friends and WCMC-Q faculty who had come to cheer them on. Dr. Javaid...

Graduates’ hard work and determination pays off

Graduates’ hard work and determination pays off
In an impressive display of triumph and achievement,437 graduates from Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, came together tonight at Convocation 2013 to celebrate their steadfast commitment to lifelong learning. The ceremony, which was held at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson...

Youngest graduating doctor in the region has noble dreams

Youngest graduating doctor in the region has noble dreams
Unlike most other toddlers Iqbal El Assaad’s favourite past time was reading a book or solving a mathematics equation. The little girl’s cognitive skills were so advanced that she learned algebra simply by sitting around her older siblings while they solved their homework. With an aptitude for processing words and numbers that were not taught to her, it did not take long for...

Qatari parents beam with pride as sons and daughters graduate

Qatari parents beam with pride as sons and daughters graduate
Behind the success of this year’s graduates stand hundreds of proud parents who have made infinite sacrifices to see their sons and daughters accomplish one of life’s key milestones. As the fresh graduates of 2013 bid farewell to their university campuses at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and prepare to embark on a promising career, their parents...