Overview
65-week full-time PHCC family medicine certificate programme enhancing clinical and academic competencies for doctors pursuing primary care careers in Qatar.
The programme
- Training type
- Certificate Training Programme
- Duration
- 65 weeks (1.5 years), full time
- Start
- 1 September (first cohort started 1 September 2025)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- PHCC certificate; supports licensing in Qatar's government and private sectors
- Department
- PHCC Family Medicine training
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- MBBS or equivalent with at least one year of internship; must meet Qatar residency application criteria (IFOM 72 or USMLE pass plus English exam); not enrolled in or accepted to a Qatar residency
- International applicants
- Not explicitly stated; required documents include passport copy and Qatar ID (QID) copy
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Email documents to fmcertificate@phcc.gov.qa
Funding
- Funding
- Self-funded: tuition about US$5,000 (two instalments) plus QR1,000 exam fees