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Cornell Colors/2015-2016
Summer Enrichment Programs
A total of 68 students from 24 nationalities explored their ambitions of becoming doctors as Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) held its annual summer enrichment programs.
Students in years 10, 11 and 12 from schools across Qatar, as well as their peers at schools in the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Germany and the UK, spent two weeks at WCM-Q, participating in the Qatar Medical Explorer Program (QMEP) or the Pre-College Enrichment Program (PCEP). The QMEP is aimed at students entering 10th and 11th grades, while the PCEP is for those entering 11th and 12th grades. Both give prospective students a taste of life as medical students. Syed Hasnain, student recruitment programs manager at WCM-Q, said the programs were designed to allow students to explore the college and the field of medicine so that they could make informed decisions about their future. “Attending the Summer Enrichment Programs at WCM-Q is a great way for local, regional and international students to see the college first-hand, so that they can get a feel of what life as a student at WCM-Q would be like,” he said.
Three types of awards were given out to the top performing students. The Excellence Award was offered to the student(s) who demonstrated excellence, leadership and motivation throughout the program.
The JO award was offered to the students who showed the most marked improvement during their participation in the program. The JO Achievement Award is named after Drs. Jehan Al Rayahi and Osama Al Saied, WCM-Q graduates of the Class of 2008 who pioneered the initiation of the Summer Enrichment Programs launched in the summer of 2008.
Finally, the Best Presentation Award was offered to the members of the winning team for the best topic presentation delivered at the program.
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