Admissions are now open at Michael E DeBakey High School for Health Professions-Qatar (DeBakey, Qatar) for the 2023-2024 academic year.
To enrol, one has to visit http://debakeyatqatar.org/admissions-2/admission-procedure-2/ for the admissions procedure. Registration can be done at http://debakeyatqatar.org/register-now/
DeBakey, Qatar is the first medical science-focused school in the Middle East. The award-winning school is considered one of the most outstanding schools in Qatar, offering a rigorous American curriculum for Grades 5 through 12, focusing on health sciences, engineering, business administration and information technology, a press statement notes.
Named in honour of renowned heart surgeon and medical researcher Dr Michael E DeBakey, DeBakey, Qatar opened its campus in the country in September 2008 at Al Messila, within the vicinity of Hamad Medical Corporation, to provide a rigorous American curriculum and academic excellence in science, engineering, mathematics and medical sciences.
DeBakey High School has become one of only two schools in the world to bear the name of Dr Michael E DeBakey, modelled after the Houston, Texas, high school that he helped create in partnership with the Baylor Medical College of Medicine and the Houston Independent School District. DeBakey, Qatar offers distinguished academic experiences, including being the only high school in Qatar that integrates medical internship in the curriculum that includes multiple collaborations and partnerships with leading medical organisations and educational institutions within Qatar and internationally.
The school offers Advanced Placement courses through the College Board, providing students with the competitive edge for acceptance into local as well as international universities. Given the rigorous academic schedule, the class size is kept at a ratio of 15:1. "DeBakey is the only private school in Qatar that has four doctorate holders and 20 team members who hold Master’s degrees. Student achievement include 100% graduation and 100% university acceptance rates," the statement points out.
DeBakey’s 2020-2021 school year introduced a Simulation Lab (SimLab), the first of its kind for a high school in Qatar, to facilitate training of medical simulation for health science and science students. By using life-like manikins, students learn and put into practice the patient/healthcare worker interaction that happens in a healthcare setting, and explore different medical subjects, illnesses and the anatomy.
Dr Virginia Parras, president/CEO of Michael E DeBakey High School for Health Professions–Qatar, said: “DeBakey High School has long been the establishment propelling a new generation of innovators and disruptors in the medical and engineering fields. We keep the memory and the work of our founder alive by empowering and preparing future healthcare workers, engineers, tech and business executives with the academic excellence and disposition needed to lead and succeed in a 21st century global society.”
Given its history of leadership and innovation, DeBakey High School has sustained its status as an Outstanding School and become a model for others locally and internationally. The school is fully accredited by the WASC Accrediting Committee for Schools. Known for its groundbreaking medical programmes, DeBakey Qatar strives to let students experience a wide range of innovative initiatives and academic and leadership programmes to provide an enriching and integrative learning experience.
DeBakey High School’s alumni have gone on to greater heights, excelling at distinguished academic institutes, including flagship universities in the US, England, Qatar and Canada, namely Penn State University, University of Texas-Austin, Weill Cornell Medicine, Texas A&M, Georgetown, Qatar University and Carnegie Mellon University, among other leading universities around the world.
