•1.7% of 1.7% of worldworld GDP devoted to R&D GDP devoted to R&D
•OECD*OECD* spends 80% of world share on R&D spends 80% of world share on R&D
•U.SU.S: 2.8%: 2.8%
•EUEU: 1.9%: 1.9%
•Middle East RegionMiddle East Region: 0.2%: 0.2%
•Qatar: Qatar: 2.8%2.8%
**Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
2008 R&D AS % OF GDP: A GLOBAL COMPARISON2008 R&D AS % OF GDP: A GLOBAL COMPARISON
• Area 11,437 kmArea 11,437 km22
• Population 1.7MPopulation 1.7M• Third largest gas reserves in the worldThird largest gas reserves in the world• Qatar National Vision 2030Qatar National Vision 2030: :
knowledge based economy in 20 yearsknowledge based economy in 20 years
QATAR OVERVIEWQATAR OVERVIEW
““I firmly believe that the optimal investment of our I firmly believe that the optimal investment of our resources should not turn us into consumers of resources should not turn us into consumers of knowledge. It should rather encourage us, as well, knowledge. It should rather encourage us, as well, to produce knowledge”.to produce knowledge”.
Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser
Human Human DevelopmentDevelopment
Social Social DevelopmentDevelopment
Economic Economic DevelopmentDevelopment
Environmental Environmental DevelopmentDevelopment
•An Educated PopulationAn Educated Population•A Healthy PopulationA Healthy Population•A Capable and Motivated WorkforceA Capable and Motivated Workforce
•Social Care and ProtectionSocial Care and Protection•A Sound Social StructureA Sound Social Structure•International CooperationInternational Cooperation
•Sound Economic ManagementSound Economic Management•Responsible Exploitation of Oil and Responsible Exploitation of Oil and GasGas•Suitable Economic DiversificationSuitable Economic Diversification
•A Balance Between Development A Balance Between Development Needs andNeeds and Protecting the EnvironmentProtecting the Environment
Four PillarsFour Pillars VisionVision
QATAR NATIONAL VISION 2030QATAR NATIONAL VISION 2030
QATAR FOUNDATION QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Some notable projectsSome notable projects• Branch campuses of some of the world’s leading universitiesBranch campuses of some of the world’s leading universities• Qatar National Research FundQatar National Research Fund• Qatar Science and Technology ParkQatar Science and Technology Park• Sidra Medical and Research CenterSidra Medical and Research Center• Qatar Faculty of Islamic StudiesQatar Faculty of Islamic Studies• International research partnerships:International research partnerships:
o James A Baker III Institute for Public PolicyJames A Baker III Institute for Public Policyo The Royal Society of LondonThe Royal Society of Londono Imperial College of LondonImperial College of London
VISION:VISION: “To support Centers of Excellence which develop “To support Centers of Excellence which develop people’s abilities through Investments in human capital, people’s abilities through Investments in human capital,
innovative technology, state of the art facilities, and innovative technology, state of the art facilities, and partnerships with elite organizations, thus raising the partnerships with elite organizations, thus raising the
competence of people and quality of life.”competence of people and quality of life.”
• Education City Education City is flagship education initiativeis flagship education initiative• Area of 14 kmArea of 14 km22
• Houses educational facilities from school age to research levelHouses educational facilities from school age to research level• Home to branch campuses of: Home to branch campuses of:
o Weill Cornell Medical CollegeWeill Cornell Medical Collegeo Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth Universityo Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon Universityo Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M Universityo Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown Universityo Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern Universityo Qatar Faculty of Islamic StudiesQatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
QATAR FOUNDATION QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MISSION:MISSION: “…to make Qatar a leader in innovative education “…to make Qatar a leader in innovative education and research….”and research….”
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE IN QATAR WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE IN QATAR
• Founded in 2001 as a branch campus of WCMC in New YorkFounded in 2001 as a branch campus of WCMC in New York
• Teaching by Cornell University facultyTeaching by Cornell University faculty
• Unique Pre-medical & Medical programs (2 + 4 years)Unique Pre-medical & Medical programs (2 + 4 years)
• First American University to offer M.D. degree abroadFirst American University to offer M.D. degree abroad
• Clinical affiliation with Hamad Medical Corporation and Sidra Clinical affiliation with Hamad Medical Corporation and Sidra
Medical and Research CenterMedical and Research Center
• Centers of biomedical research being establishedCenters of biomedical research being established
WCMC-Q FIRST PHASE OBJECTIVES: 2002 - 2009WCMC-Q FIRST PHASE OBJECTIVES: 2002 - 2009
• Establish the first ever American medical school branch Establish the first ever American medical school branch campus overseascampus overseas
• Maintain the same high admission and educational Maintain the same high admission and educational standards of WCMCstandards of WCMC
• Achieve a historic first by awarding the Cornell University Achieve a historic first by awarding the Cornell University doctor of medicine degree to successful candidates abroaddoctor of medicine degree to successful candidates abroad
Qatar National VisionQatar National Vision WCMC-Q VisionWCMC-Q Vision
Human Human DevelopmentDevelopment
Developing physician leaders, scientists, Developing physician leaders, scientists, innovators, and a broad-based skilled workforce to innovators, and a broad-based skilled workforce to address pressing healthcare needs of societyaddress pressing healthcare needs of society
QATAR AND WCMC-Q: STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTQATAR AND WCMC-Q: STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
Social Social DevelopmentDevelopment
Through education and community involvement, Through education and community involvement, contribute to Qatar’s National Vision of contribute to Qatar’s National Vision of a just and moral societya just and moral society
Economic Economic DevelopmentDevelopment
Training, research, discoveries, patents, and Training, research, discoveries, patents, and commercialization of IP commercialization of IP
Environmental Environmental DevelopmentDevelopment
Contributing to a clean and safe environmentContributing to a clean and safe environment
QATAR AND WCMC-Q: STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTQATAR AND WCMC-Q: STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
WCMC-Q’s Plan for Human Development in the WCMC-Q’s Plan for Human Development in the Biomedical ArenaBiomedical Arena
• Largest health care provider in Qatar (1500 beds - five Largest health care provider in Qatar (1500 beds - five
hospitals)hospitals)
• Affiliated with WCMC-Q since October 2004Affiliated with WCMC-Q since October 2004
• Selected physicians are WCMC-Q facultySelected physicians are WCMC-Q faculty
• Medical students rotate for clinical trainingMedical students rotate for clinical training
• Residency training programs being modified to become Residency training programs being modified to become
aligned with ACGME standards aligned with ACGME standards
DEVELOPING CENTERS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE:DEVELOPING CENTERS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE:HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATIONHAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION
DEVELOPING CENTERS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE:DEVELOPING CENTERS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE:HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATIONHAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION
Transformation of HMC to an Academic Healthcare Transformation of HMC to an Academic Healthcare SystemSystem
Advanced Advanced Clinical CareClinical Care
EducationEducationResearchResearch
Developing Developing clinical and clinical and
translational translational research research capacity capacity
(establishing (establishing training training
programs & programs & innovative innovative research research projects)projects)
• Affiliation agreement signed October 18, 2010Affiliation agreement signed October 18, 2010• Center opens 2012, with initial focus on Peds and Ob/GynCenter opens 2012, with initial focus on Peds and Ob/Gyn• Fully digital Academic Medical CenterFully digital Academic Medical Center• Approximately 300 full-time faculty-physiciansApproximately 300 full-time faculty-physicians• Unmatched expertise through rotating faculty, telemedicine, Unmatched expertise through rotating faculty, telemedicine,
and medical informaticsand medical informatics• World-class clinical and translational researchWorld-class clinical and translational research• Be a magnet to patients from the Middle East and the wider Be a magnet to patients from the Middle East and the wider
regionregion
DEVELOPING CENTERS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE:DEVELOPING CENTERS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE:SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTERSIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHEXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Build sustainable Build sustainable research capacity research capacity
in Qatarin Qatar
Discover new cures Discover new cures & diagnostics& diagnostics
Address pressing Address pressing health needs in health needs in Qatar & regionQatar & region
Commercialize Commercialize inventions with QSTPinventions with QSTP
Contribute toward Contribute toward building knowledge building knowledge
based societybased society
BENCHBENCH(basic & trans-(basic & trans-
lational lational research)research)
BEDSIDEBEDSIDE(clinical (clinical
research & research & clinical trials)clinical trials)
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY(public health (public health
policies & policies & strategies)strategies)
Provide advanced Provide advanced research research
infrastructure infrastructure supportsupport
Develop targeted Develop targeted capacity building capacity building
initiativesinitiatives
Recruit and retain Recruit and retain world-class world-class
research facultyresearch faculty
Facilitate national Facilitate national and intl. research and intl. research
collaborationscollaborations
Offer training Offer training programs to programs to
strengthen human strengthen human capitalcapital
Multipronged Multipronged approachapproach
Multiple deliverablesMultiple deliverables
RESEARCH RESEARCH PROGRAMPROGRAM
EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHEXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Recruitment and Recruitment and training of training of research research
personnelpersonnel
Research FacultyPostdoctoral FellowsAdmin.
EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHEXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Locally recruited Locally recruited and trained and trained
research research specialists and specialists and coordinatorscoordinators
EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHEXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Research Research publications in publications in
high impact high impact journalsjournals
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10.10.33
10.10.11
REVIEWREVIEW Open Open AccessAccessMedical education and research environment in Qatar:
a new epoch for translational research in the Middle East
Lotfi Chouchane 1*, Ravinder Mamtani 1, Mohammed H Al-Thani 2, Al-Anoud M Al-Thani 2, Marco Ameduri 1, Javaid I Sheikh 1
Chouchane et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:16http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/16
Journal of Translational Medicine Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:16 2011, 9:16 doi:10.1186/1479-doi:10.1186/1479-5876-9-165876-9-16
EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHEXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY(public health (public health
policies & policies & strategies)strategies)
BEDSIDEBEDSIDE(clinical research & (clinical research &
clinical trials)clinical trials)
BENCHBENCH(basic & (basic &
translational translational research)research)
EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHEXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome (DOMS) Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome (DOMS) CenterCenter
Targeted research Targeted research projectsprojects
• Role of endoplasmic reticulum Role of endoplasmic reticulum in development of diabetes in development of diabetes (Dr. Mesaeli)(Dr. Mesaeli)
• Effect of glucose toxicity on Effect of glucose toxicity on vascular and beta cell function vascular and beta cell function (Dr. Triggle) (Dr. Triggle)
• Factors associated with Factors associated with bariatric surgery as cure for bariatric surgery as cure for Type 2 Diabetes (Dr.McGraw)Type 2 Diabetes (Dr.McGraw)
• Genetic variability and Genetic variability and susceptibility to Type 2 susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes in Qatar (Dr. Crystal)diabetes in Qatar (Dr. Crystal)
Clinical research Clinical research programsprograms
• Jointly recruiting with HMC a Jointly recruiting with HMC a critical mass of first-rate critical mass of first-rate clinical investigators focusing clinical investigators focusing on diabetes and its on diabetes and its complicationscomplications
• Gene therapy for diabetic Gene therapy for diabetic retinopathy to begin next year retinopathy to begin next year (Drs. Crystal, Damico)(Drs. Crystal, Damico)
Public health Public health initiativesinitiatives
• WCMC-Q recently created a WCMC-Q recently created a Center for Global and Public Center for Global and Public Health (Dr. Mamtani) to work Health (Dr. Mamtani) to work in close association with the in close association with the Public Health arm of the Public Health arm of the Supreme Council for HealthSupreme Council for Health
• Discussions underway on a Discussions underway on a detailed national survey of detailed national survey of diabetes in Qatar: prevalence, diabetes in Qatar: prevalence, risk factors, and genetics (Dr. risk factors, and genetics (Dr. Abu-Raddad)Abu-Raddad)
Qatar Is Qatar Is World’s Top World’s Top Natural Gas Natural Gas ExporterExporter
His Highness The Emir His Highness The Emir
Inaugurates Qatar’s Inaugurates Qatar’s
World-Class Shipyard World-Class Shipyard
World’s Largest District World’s Largest District Cooling Plant Opens At Cooling Plant Opens At The Pearl, QatarThe Pearl, Qatar
Qatar’s Financial Qatar’s Financial District Wins District Wins Top Global AwardTop Global Award
Qatar One Step Qatar One Step Closer To Closer To Becoming Becoming Global Leader Global Leader In Robotic In Robotic SurgerySurgery
QATAR AS A GLOBAL LEADERQATAR AS A GLOBAL LEADER
World’s First Sports Security Center for World’s First Sports Security Center for QatarQatar
FROM WORLD CLASS TO WORLD CUPFROM WORLD CLASS TO WORLD CUP
““The time has come…The time has come………the time is now…the time is now…
..we are not just dreamers, ..we are not just dreamers, we are achievers”.we are achievers”.
Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint NasserHer Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser