A total of 39 students from 24 high schools successfully completed the Qatar Aspiring Doctors Programme (QADP) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), a statement said.Organised by the Office of Student Outreach & Educational Development at WCM-Q, the year-long QADP prepares high school students for the pre-medical curriculum through advanced tuition in the physical sciences, biology, research skills, introduction to college writing, and college reading skills.The course instruction follows a hybrid model, with monthly face-to-face sessions and hands-on activities blended with online self-paced modules. To participate in QADP, students must be in grades 10, 11, or 12 and interested in pursuing a career in medicine. They must demonstrate excellence in the sciences and mathematics and be nominated by their high school counselor, with priority given to national students.Dr James Roach, associate dean for pre-medical education and professor of chemistry, who delivers the physical sciences modules of the QADP, said: “The QADP is an enriching and extremely rewarding programme that offers students the unique opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and skills.”The students who successfully completed the QADP celebrated their achievements during a ceremony held at WCM-Q and received certificates of completion, as well as personal congratulations from the WCM-Q faculty in attendance.Speaking during the closing ceremony, one of the participating students who completed the QADP with honors, Essa Mubarak al-Buainain, from Qatar Academy Al Wakra, said: “This programme has been a profound journey over two academic semesters, one that has not only demanded academic dedication but also instilled in us the capacity for self-directed learning.”Commenting on her experience, Fatma Wael al-Emadi, from Al Maha Academy for Girls, who also completed the QADP with honors, said: “All in all, I have become the best version of myself during this programme, and I will take the talent and skills that I have absorbed at WCM-Q and apply them to the rest of my educational and working life.”Dr Rachid Bendriss, professor of English as a second language, assistant professor of education in medicine, and associate dean for foundation, student outreach and educational development programmes, said: “The QADP supports talented high school students who excel in mathematics and the sciences with acquiring a solid foundation of knowledge and skills that will effectively prepare them to study medicine and become the physician-scientists of the future.”Year on year, the QADP continues to welcome many academically gifted students who aspire to become scientists. Since its inception in 2015, the QADP has attracted a record number of high school students who have successfully gone on to join WCM-Q’s Foundation and Pre-medical programmes.