MIDDLE EAST REGIONMIDDLE EAST REGION

Arabian Sea

Caspian Sea

Black Sea

Mediterranean

Red Sea

Qatar

•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

WCMC-Q’S WCMC-Q’S VISION 2010 - 2015VISION 2010 - 2015

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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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

A Mark of Excellence on A Mark of Excellence on Qatar’s MapQatar’s Map

DALMDiabetes, Obesity & the Metabolic SyndromeDoha, Qatar March 14-16, 2011

XVIIInternationalSymposium