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Applying for HMC Residency Training Programs in Qatar!

The application period for Palestinian Doctors 2023-24, international medical graduates (IMGs) will be from 18 September to 30 November 2022 (11:59 p.m. Qatar time). An inventory of available programs and the number of positions available for IMGs will be attached to this post.

Hamad Medical Corporation, in collaboration with Qatar Red Crescent and the Palestine Red Crescent Society, is pleased to announce that Palestinian doctors can apply for selected HMC Residency Training Programs in Qatar through the Amiri Scholarship Program for Postgraduate Training in Medical Specializations. This charity program is funded through a special grant from HH the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to support the development of a medical workforce in the Palestinian Territories and to build a sustainable healthcare infrastructure for its people. This program is open exclusively to Palestinian nationals resident in West Bank and Gaza.

Programs and Seats Available

The available specialties for the 2023-24 intake are as follows, with one seat available in each.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Hold a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority or a traveling document issued by another country but which is not linked to a national number of that country and be in possession of a valid Palestinian Identity.
   
2. Currently resident in Gaza or West Bank.
   
3. Graduated within the past six years from a medical school listed on the register of the World Directory of Medical Schools (https://www.wdoms.org/). The graduation date is calculated based on the final medical school exam dates. For the current intake (2023-24 academic year), graduates of 2017 or more recently are eligible to apply.
   
4. Have completed, or will complete by 30 June 2023, an internship training program* or one (1) year of postgraduate, hospital-based training in several major medical specialties.
   *An Internship Training Program is 12 months of clinical rotations in major medical specialties (e.g. Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology) usually after graduation from Medical School. The trainee should receive a Certificate of Completion of Internship at the end of the Internship Training Program. Externship Rotations, Observership Rotations, and Clinical Attachment Rotations are not considered internship training. In some instances, we may accept internship training that has been completed as the final year of the medical school curriculum.
5. Hold a valid Medical License or be eligible for licensure in Qatar
6. Have been in continuous clinical practice in the one-year period preceding application and with no practice gaps of one year or greater at any time since internship completion (without appropriate justification of extenuating circumstances).
7. Passed any one of the following required clinical examinations:

8. Met the minimum listed score in any one of the following required English language proficiency examinations:

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through our online application portal, SMApply.

1. Register for a new account at https://hamad.smapply.io or log in to your existing account. New account registration will only be available while the application intake period is open.
2. a) For new users: complete the Eligibility Quiz, to determine eligibility to apply. Applicants who provide false information in the Eligibility Quiz, in order to bypass the system, may be disqualified from the application process.
   b) For account holders who have previously applied online to our programs: under Account Settings, update your existing Eligibility Quiz, in order to view programs to which you may apply. Programs will only become visible and open for applications while the application intake period is open.
3. Initiate the application. Take note of the unique application number, for future reference.
4. Complete all parts of the application, including the application form and uploading of all required documents. The various sections of the application can be modified or corrected prior to submission; however, no further changes are permitted once submission is complete.
5. Submit the completed application prior to the intake deadline. The system does not allow late submissions and will automatically close to submissions at 11:59 p.m. (Qatar time) on the day of the deadline. Incomplete applications or those not submitted prior to the deadline will not be considered for selection.

Its strongly recommended to review Frequently Asked Questions and Appendix (A) “General Guidelines on Completing the Application” before completing their application. 

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