Transitional Year

Program Overview

​The Transitional Year (TY) Program is a 12-month rotating program designed to offer a well-rounded experience in multiple clinical disciplines, helping residents choose and prepare for a specific specialty. Developed to meet ACGME International accreditation standards, the program ensures that TY residents follow the same training guidelines as other residency programs in terms of supervision, assessment, and policies.

The mission of the program is to provide a comprehensive educational experience in medical practice, clinical judgment, surgical techniques, and professional development. The goal is to prepare residents for specialty training, fostering competency and independence. The program is structured to allow residents to develop the six ACGME competencies through a supervised curriculum that includes various rotations with specific goals and responsibilities, ensuring continuous quality improvement and opportunities for scholarly activities.

Goals and Objectives

• Learn the principles and knowledge with a balanced, comprehensive exposure to core clinical specialties and wide variety of elective sub- specialties relevant to their future residency training.
• Acquire clinical knowledge in diverse ambulatory and inpatient settings by caring for patients with a wide variety of illnesses with different socio- economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Develop professional behavior, including honesty, compassion and respect for others. All residents will have a detailed understanding of ethical issues in clinical and research settings.
• Develop an understanding of and experience with quantitative methods of outcome assessment as applied to outcomes in one’s own practice, to support practice-based learning.
• Develop interpersonal and communication skills necessary for effective participation in a multidisciplinary care team.
• Residents shall learn to employ clear, concise, and accurate verbal and written communication with colleagues, at an inter-professional level with other medical nursing and allied health professional staff, patients, and patient’s family members.
• Residents will develop an appreciation for the importance and impact of non- verbal communication, compassion and cultural sensitivity in all interpersonal interactions.
• Develop understanding of the organizational, managerial, and technical skills required for application and refinement of health systems designed to optimize clinical practice and patient safety.

Clinical Training and Key Rotations

Contact Information

Program Director:
Dr. Essa Abuhelaiqa

Associate Program Director(s):
Dr. Muhammad Aamir Waheed

Program Coordinator:
Ms. Wadha Almajli

Program Email:
Walmajli@hamad.qa