Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) strengthened ties with the global healthcare education community by participating in the International Association for Health Professions Education (AMEE) annual conference for the first time. Held in Basel, Switzerland, the conference is a leading event for educators, researchers, and professionals in health professions education, drawing over 3,000 participants worldwide.
WCM-Q faculty and staff from the Division of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) attended to engage with peers, discuss educational innovations, and assess the impact of education on learners, patients, and society. The CPD division also hosted a booth to showcase WCM-Q’s medical education programs, research initiatives, and extensive range of continuing medical education courses and workshops for healthcare professionals.
As a silver sponsor of the conference, WCM-Q further elevated its profile within the global health education community. The college’s CPD activities, accredited locally and internationally, are designed to enhance professional skills, improve healthcare delivery, and promote scientific advancements.
Deema Al-Sheikhly, director of medical education and continuing professional development, was in attendance at the conference. She said: “The AMEE annual conference was an excellent opportunity for us to both promote WCM-Q overseas as an elite medical school and to highlight that we also provide world-class continuing medical education activities, which are available to healthcare professionals all over the world. We are now reaching out to a global audience and establishing Qatar as a global center for world-class continuing medical education activities.”
Also present was Laudy Mattar, manager of continuing professional development and AMEE CPD Committee member, who collaborated with global health educators to advance continuing professional development opportunities.
Two WCM-Q faculty members appeared on stage at the conference: Dr. Mai Mahmoud, associate professor of teaching in medicine & assistant dean for faculty affairs, gave a presentation on the subject of medical residents’ experiences with group biases in medical team decision-making; and Dr. Douglas Bovell, professor of physiology and biophysics, moderated a session on the subject of learning support, which featured presenters from around the world, including a representative of Qatar’s Primary Health Care Corporation.
Dr. Thurayya Arayssi, professor of clinical medicine & vice dean for academic and curricular affairs, said: “We are extremely happy for WCM-Q to have had a presence in Basel to connect with the global community of health professions educators and further our mission of enhancing healthcare outcomes for patients in Qatar, the wider region, and beyond.”
