University of Doha for Science and Technology signs a research collaboration agreement with Qatar’s Primary Healthcare Corporation

University of Doha for Science and Technology signs a research collaboration agreement with Qatar’s Primary Healthcare Corporation

Doha, Qatar: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) signed an open-ended Research Collaboration Agreement with Qatar’s Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC). The partnership enables both institutions to engage in collaborative research of mutual interest supporting various educational activities under the UDST’s Master of Science in Diabetes Care and Patient Education program (M.A.Sc. DCPE). The agreement was signed by Dr. Rachid Benlamri, Vice President, Academic Affairs, UDST and Dr. Hanan Al-Mujalli, Executive Director of the Clinical Affairs Department, PHCC.

Under the agreement, investigators from the University’s College of Health Sciences and PHCC’s Department of Clinical Research will have joint responsibility for the scientific and technical conduct of the research, to be carried out under the direction and supervision of the same.

Dr. Salem Al-Naemi, President of UDST said: “As Qatar’s first applied sciences university, UDST’s College of Health Sciences has built a portfolio of leading-edge programs to educate and empower the country’s future healthcare professionals. Many of these programs are a direct response to Qatar’s specific, crucial healthcare needs such as the M.A.Sc. DCPE program that was created to develop competent individuals with advanced skills in diabetes care. The collaboration agreement with PHCC will bolster both institutions’ research capabilities, provide greater academic