(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The next generation of doctors has learned where they will spend the next chapter of their lives following a recent event at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q).
The annual Match Day is when 40,000 graduating medical students from around the world find out if they have been successful in applying for about 25,000 residency positions in the US. At WCMC-Q on March 20, 39 future medics announced where they would be heading next for their residency programmes, when they begin training in their chosen specialty.
In all, 32 of 33 of the students who entered the National Residency Match Programme (NRMP) also known as "the Match" will go to the US to such internationally renowned institutions as Cleveland Clinic Foundation, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and University Hospitals Case Medical Centre. Seven have chosen to continue their training in Qatar at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
Match Day marks the culmination of four years of medical training for WCMC-Q's students, who will graduate in May. Dr Javaid Sheikh, dean of WCMC-Q, said the Class of 2015 had shown commitment, hard work and talent to become physicians.
Dr Sheikh said: "We will soon be saying goodbye to these students as they embark on the next stage of their career, some in Qatar and some overseas. If I can give them one piece of advice, it would be to retain their curiosity of the world and to never stop seeking knowledge."
Dr Javaid Sheikh addressing the students.
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