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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com CAMPUS | 3 HEALTH & FITNESS | 10 ENTERTAINMENT | 12 School students aim Health benefits Karishma Kapoor high at Engineering of vegetarian reaches divorce HHeroes Drone Camp diet settlement WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2016 Email: [email protected] thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE As the country’s first national medical college, Qatar University’s College of Medicine is sufficiently prepared to advance its mission having set and achieved a series of P | 4-5 targeted goals. WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2016 | 03 CAMPUS School students aim high at Engineering Heroes Drone Camp The Peninsula Dr Eyad Masad, Vice-Dean, TAMUQ, said the programme was inspired by scientific research that is finding limit- ducation has taken flight this less possibilities for drone technology week as Qatari students from in industry, commerce and defence. schools across Qatar learn “We are excited to put young Qatari Eabout exciting aspects of engi- students on educational pathways that neering and science through Engineer- will enable them to someday lead Qa- ing Heroes Drone Camp in Education tar’s implementation of technologies City. that support economic development,” Engineering Heroes is a unique and Masad said. learning opportunities highlight the naissance and Surveillance Centre of innovative academic outreach initiative Throughout the week-long pro- importance of drone technology in the the Ministry of Defence, students had that teaches principles of aviation, programme, faculty, staff and research- energy industry. a special opportunity to preview drone gramming and power electronics as ers from TAMUQ and HBKU are leading “I’m proud of MOQ’s sponsorship of technology recently adopted by Qa- students are immersed in drone tech- students through exercises and design the Engineering Heroes programme,” tar’s military forces. nology and its diverse applications. challenges in preparation for a drone he said. “At MOQ, our investment in de- General Khalid Ahmad Al Kuwari Maersk Oil Qatar is the exclusive obstacle course competition in which veloping STEM capacity, in partnership advised them to study hard to attain sponsor and industry partner for En- students will apply their learning to- with leading academic institutions, is knowledge needed to support tech- gineering Heroes, which is organ- wards simulated real-world problems an integral element of achieving the nology for Qatar’s national defence. ised by Texas A&M University at Qatar drones can solve. goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.” “This is an important opportunity for (TAMUQ) , in collaboration with Hamad Lewis Affleck, Managing Director, During an exclusive presentation you,” he told the students. “Engineer- Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). Maersk Oil Qatar (MOQ), said these on Monday by officers from the Recon- ing is a calling for our country.” The Gulf English Infants School hosts Fitness Week The Peninsula able slide during their slot. It was a competitive af- fair and every class that took part managed to do at least 150 slides. he Gulf English Infants School hosted Fitness On the second day, Year 1 and 2 students had Week where children spent time taking part in their annual Sports Day. This was held on the as- Tactivities like bouncy castle slide and sack and tro turf pitches of the secondary school, which was obstacle races, among others. a nice experience for everyone. The students took “During our annual Fitness Week, the children part in a selection of races, including flat race, sack had opportunities to try sports and learn how to race, obstacle race and egg and spoon race. They have a healthy lifestyle. We enjoy hosting Fitness particularly enjoyed the fact that their older broth- Week because the children are always super excit- ers, sisters or cousins were able to watch and cheer ed to be taking part in activities which are a little dif- them on. ferent from their normal PE lessons. They had fun The school celebrated the end of Fitness Week taking part in lots of activities,” said Rebecca Cruick- with a ‘Finals Day’ on the grass area in Infants school. shank, PE Faculty Coordinator for GES Primary and Several students cheered on their classmates to Secondary Schools. win the races and become the Champion Class of The first day witnessed every class taking part the Year! The winners were from Pre-School - Pre in a bouncy castle slide competition to see how School Green, Reception - RMS, Year 1 - 1MC and many times they could go up and down the inflat- Year 2 - 2MC. 04 | WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2016 COVER STORY Several Ministers and government officials during a visit to the anatomy museum and facilities of the college. By Fazeena Saleem programme The Peninsula CMED committed next semester. “As the country’s first nation- s the country’s first national medical college, al medical col- Qatar University’s College of Medicine (QU- to high-quality lege, CMED’s CMED), is sufficiently prepared to advance strengths are Aits mission, having set and achieved a se- manifold. Be- ries of targeted goals that include curriculum devel- ginning with opment, student recruitment, infrastructure devel- medical education support from opment, outreach and collaboration, faculty recruit- the nation- ment and development. al leadership, These, along with its research goals, continue to the college has advance in line with a strong collaborative agenda the need for a college of such national import to the witnessed growing confidence from the wider com- with national healthcare organisations and top inter- country’s fast-developing healthcare sector and for munity whose needs and aspirations stand at the national partners, says Dr Egon Toft, QU Vice-Presi- medical professionals who are trained within the lo- core of CMED mission and vision,” said Dr Toft. dent for Medical Education and Dean of the College cal environment in line with international standards “The college fields a student-focused, culturally of Medicine. and best practice,” he added. -sensitive and student-supportive learning environ- QU-CMED was officially established in November A total of 700 students applied to the QU-CMED, ment and applies an international standard, patient- 2014, and the first cohort of 59 students began their 583 of whom met the basic admission criteria. Six- centred, problem-based-learning curriculum. These medical education in September 2015. teen percent of these 583 were admitted of whom serve to intensify student enthusiasm and have al- During the past year, agreements were made 82 percent registered in Fall 2015. This amounted to ready produced favourable outcomes. Last week, 26 nationally with key healthcare providers, and MoUs 59 students comprising 28 Qatari and 31 non-Qatari distinguished students (44 percent of the first year’s were signed with Hamad Medical Corporation and currently studying in Year 1 at the college. Addition- cohort) were named on the Dean’s List for their out- Primary Health Care Corporation. ally, 19 national students were admitted to the col- standing academic performance — 3.5 GPA and over A team of distinguished faculty members joined lege as foundation students and are due to join the — during Fall 2015,” he added. the college since its establishment, coming from leading regional and international medical colleges and research centres. The college’s interim building is ful- ly operational with the needed facilities, technologies and equipment. Mean- while, a new state-of-the-art College of Medicine is in the design phase. It will combine, or be in close proximity to, facilities for the colleges of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, as well as related research centres. “This will create a modern, high quality education, research, and service cluster for medicine, pharmacy and health sciences. Plans have already been set in motion with the recent establishment of the QU Health Cluster that includes CMED, College of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, and relevant research centres,” said Dr Toft. “Positive reaction to the college from A total of 44 percent of the First Year students students, parents, partners and the made it to the Dean’s list. Dr Egon Toft, Vice- wider community serve to inform on President, Medical Education, is with some of them. WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2016 | 05 COVER STORY The college has an ongoing collaboration across established QU pro- grammes and access to QU’s broad range of courses, facilities and student services. Added to this is its close and organic integration with the Qa- tari healthcare sector that opens up numerous opportunities for scholarly work and development of research skills. Other strengths include a faculty body experienced in medical education; full alignment with international quality standards to prepare students for internationally accepted medical li- censing exams; and research-guided scholarly methods and focus on life- long-learning that ensure students’ skills and knowledge are continuous- ly developing and consistently aligned with the latest medical practice standards and innovations. Importantly, the college’s focus on strong leadership and Arabic com- munication skills uniquely position its graduates to become leaders in trans- forming healthcare in Qatar. Students taking However, being a new institution selfie. building confidence in students is a challenge, but CMED is confident that its first batch of graduates will be the best witness to quality. “It is the performance of the first co- Dean’s List, we have every reason to ance process that permeates through Seeking

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