Doha
The College of Medicine at Qatar University (QU) has announced its acceptance of 17 Qatari students who are conditionally admitted and five students, who were transferred from other disciplines at QU.
"I intend to prove myself, persistently and with continued perseverance, as an excelling student in the first class of the College of Medicine," Fatima al-Mohannadi, one of the Qatari students, said.
"As a physician, I also aspire to enrich the medical field in my country and develop it in a manner commensurate with the health needs of individuals in Qatar,” she explained.
Her fellow student, Mariam Mansour hopes to complete her career and conduct graduate studies in order to specialise in heart disease because of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease significantly in Qatar.
For Hissa al-Marri, perhaps the most important reason that led her to join the College of medicine at QU is her volunteering work at Hamad General Hospital.
"I felt at some point in time the need to learn about rare diseases. I aspire to contribute to raising the awareness of individuals regarding new diseases and methods of prevention."
Doa’a Hajir said: "I aspire after six years of studying medicine to be able to help others and ease the pain and suffering of patients in hospitals. Diseases that have no cure were the focus of my research interest. Since I was in high school I aspired to conduct research that contributes to finding treatments for such diseases, God willing. I plan to specialise in internal medicine after graduating from the College."
Samir Ali said: "Joining the College of Medicine in a prestigious institution such as QU is a matter of self-pride."
Yaman Fareed felt that above all the medical profession is a humanitarian profession. He believes that practicing this profession is a way of applying the principles of Islam by helping others. He would like to specialise in neurosurgery after graduating from QU.
Sabyia Ansari recalled she wanted to be a doctor since childhood, because of its humane purpose in helping people, and alleviating pain and suffering.
