Preventive and Community Medicine

Program Overview

The Preventive & Community Medicine Residency Program is a unique, comprehensive, and well-tailored 48-month graduate degree program designed for local and international medical residents. It is devoted to promoting public health through education, research, population-based and patient-centered advocacy, shaping health policy, and community-based service.

The department proudly announces that it has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGMEI), USA, in the academic year 2023 – 2024. This provides international recognition of the residency program for graduate students.

The Department of Preventive & Community Medicine strives to create and sustain a culture that reflects the values of integrity, respect, teamwork, innovation, and excellence. Upon successful completion of the program, the resident is equipped with the core knowledge, strategic leadership and problem-solving skills necessary to investigate, evaluate, and address complex and contemporary community and healthcare based public health challenges.

Goals and Objectives

Goals

1. To educate regarding the principles and practice of public health, clinical preventive medicine, and population medicine.

2. To educate about underlying determinants of health, causes of health disparities, and approaches for reducing disparities.

3. To develop skills in the core functions of public health practice, health systems change quality improvement, patient safety, and population health management.

4. To develop skills in clinical care and prevention services that are evidence-based and culturally relevant.

5. To develop skills in working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to improve health outcomes.

6. To promote skills in the conduct of high-quality research to improve the health and well-being of patients and the population.

7. To promote scholarships and leadership in public health and population medicine.

8. To foster critical thinking skills and life-long learning.

Objectives

1. To provide residents with a range of academic, clinical, public health, and population-based experiences to develop the knowledge and skills needed to practice.

2. To provide residents with a wide array of such experiences through ACGME's six core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice and their outcome measures for this specialty.

3. To cultivate within the department and residency an environment that emphasizes excellence in research, excellence in patient and population care, quality improvement, patient safety, professionalism, and commitment to the well-being of all members of the health care team.

4. To work as a role model and mentor by faculty to inculcate the value and importance of the health care team, scientific curiosity, problem-solving skills, intellectual rigor, and the effacement of self-interest that supports the professional development of aspiring physicians.

Clinical Training and Key Rotations

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Contact Information

Program Director:
Dr. Iheb Bougmiza

Associate Program Director(s):
Dr. Nagah Selim, Dr. Noora Ahmed Alkaabi

Program Coordinator:
Ms. Sara Hamandi, Ms. Maya Khattab Ertan

Program Email: shamandi@phcc.gov.qa, mertan@phcc.gov.qa​

Core Faculty Information

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​Academic Program 
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Assessment & Evaluations in a Glance

Scholarly Activities​