Campus notes
Health Celebrating World Diabetes Day In November, LAU held several events to commemorate World Diabetes Day – celebrated every year on November 14. In Byblos, the student Nutrition Club in collaboration with the National Diabetes Organization (DiaLeb) provided awareness publications and free glucose testing, as well as a nutritional assessment of diabetes risk factors. The Medical Students Association, under the motto “Are You At Risk”, meanwhile performed checkups on students, faculty and staff for their vital signs and blood glucose levels. Going beyond the campus, Nutrition Club students from Beirut organized a daylong awareness event at ABC Achrafieh.
Bright future for pharmacy students In November, LAU pharmacy students gathered at the University Medical Center - Rizk Hospital (LAUMC-RH), to mark the launch of the Student Society of Health System Pharmacies (SSHP). The first of its kind outside the U.S., the society’s fruition shows that pharmacy is evolving toward a bright future in Lebanon with LAU leading the way in the region. This initiative will offer pharmacy students a platform to engage within a student society, shape their own studies, connect globally to those in the pharmacy field and build their future careers.
Educating tomorrow’s doctors In November, LAU’s Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine (SOM) welcomed Dr. Ara Tekian, associate dean for the office of international education college of medicine at University of Illinois (UIC), to a four-day seminar on the latest trends in medical education. SOM Dean Dr. Youssef G. Comair noted that LAU is a leading contributor to medical education and that such lectures nurture its role as a significant player in this field. “Certainly there is a direct correlation between the quality of healthcare education and that of delivery of care for patients in the country and throughout the region,” he said.
Lectures MEA back to black: fifteen years of challenges In October, Chairman and Director General of Middle East Airlines (MEA) Mhammad Al Hout, kicked off LAU’s Leaders in Business lecture series with a presentation entitled “MEA back to black: Fifteen years of challenges.” The event was hosted by the School of Business, in line with its mission to encourage students to gain first-hand knowledge of economic development in Lebanon and the region. “It is important for us to give our students access to leaders in the field and allow them to ask questions and share concerns,” said Dr. Said Ladki, the school’s interim dean.
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