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Source: BI-ME , Author: BI-ME staff
Posted: Sun November 22, 2009 4:41 pm
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QATAR. Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar hosted its second annual Medicine Unlimited event – a fun, interactive science-based experience for area high school students and their families – Saturday at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha.
 
The event was organized by WCMC-Q in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Diabetes Association, and the Ministry of Health Blindness Prevention Committee to highlight the many opportunities in the science and health professions and to encourage students to consider careers in health care and biomedical research.

“The students here tonight represent the future of healthcare and research in Qatar,” said WCMC-Q Interim Dean Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh.

“As the Medical College works with Qatar Foundation, HMC, and other partners to build research infrastructure and advance the delivery of quality patient care in Qatar, we look to this country’s youth as our future physicians and researchers.

This evening is just one way WCMC-Q is helping give them the encouragement and tools to do so,” he added.

The students were treated to a variety of activities that explored the complex relationship between our bodies and the world around us, including live experiments, hands-on simulations, and fun demonstrations.

Using WCMC-Q’s high-tech medical mannequins, students could try their hand at a range of basic medical procedures, from providing CPR to giving ear and eye exams. Science tables explored the areas of anatomy, physics, chemistry, biology, neurology, surgery and transplantation, and biomedical research. Quizzes and raffle draws tested the students, with digital frames and other prizes awarded to the winners.

Parents in attendance were provided with free health screenings provided by WCMC-Q partners, including tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, and pulmonary function, as well as free H1N1 vaccinations.

“We are once again very pleased with the turnout from students and their families at Medicine Unlimited, which has quickly become a flagship event in the Medical College’s outreach program.

WCMC-Q places great emphasis on its efforts to recruit Qataris and other local students by making visits to more than 20 area high schools and reaching out to more than 1,500 high school students through open house activities and its summer programs,” said Michael Johnson, PhD, associate dean for pre-medical education at WCMC-Q.

 

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