Doha: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, honoured the achievements of the 2024-2025 graduating class of residents, fellows, medical doctors, and scholars. The event is part of its third annual Medical Education Day.
According to Qatar News Agency, the event was attended by several dignitaries, including HE Minister of Public Health Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud and HE Managing Director of Hamad Medical Corporation Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi. The Class of 2025 featured 68 individuals across Sidra Medicine's academic programs including 19 residents from Pediatrics; 36 fellows from both Women's and Pediatrics; 5 undergraduate students from Medicine, Nursing and Biological Sciences, and 8 sponsored staff from Genomics, Research, Medical Imaging and Neuroscience.
Chief Executive Officer at Sidra Medicine, Dr. Iyabo Tinubu-Karch, stated that the recognition of their graduates reflects Sidra Medicine's ongoing commitment to building a healthcare workforce prepared to meet the region's most pressing challenges through education, collaboration, and clinical innovation.
Chief Medical Officer of Sidra Medicine, Prof. Ibrahim Janahi, emphasized that the graduates of the Class of 2025 are now in a position to help lead critical change in healthcare across the region. He highlighted the need for more inclusive healthcare research and clinical trials in the MENA region, urging the current and future generations of graduates to bring necessary perspectives to the health and research sector.
To date, more than 173 students, including residents and fellows, have graduated from Sidra Medicine's medical education programs, marking a significant contribution to healthcare capacity building in Qatar and the region.
Key pediatric graduate programs included emergency medicine, medical genetics, pulmonology, neurology and epilepsy, hospital medicine, hematology, and oncology. Research specialties included genomics and precision medicine, biological, and biomedical sciences.
The graduation event also featured an Appreciation and Award Ceremony, recognizing outstanding contributions and achievements across various categories, celebrating faculty, trainees, and teams who exemplify excellence in education and clinical practice.