The Institutional Review Board (IRB), the core component of HRPP, is the committee formally designated by HRPP to review and approve the conduct of research involving human subjects at AUB/AUBMC and/or by AUB faculty, students and staff, regardless of the funding source or the location of the research.
The Healthcare Professional Development Center (HPDC) provides continuing education activities in Lebanon and the region with the participation of expert faculty and leaders in the fields of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health.
The mission of the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC) is to promote, support and administer sponsored research awards. It provides service and support to AUB administration, faculty, and staff in soliciting research funding and administering awards in the pursuit of research and scholarly activities; and in protecting and transferring inventions and technologies for the public good.
The Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP) provides graduates with the required foundation to pursue a career in clinical and translational research, focusing on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). SHARP offers both a certificate and an MSc. Degree in Health Research, both are jointly awarded by the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Sciences at AUB.
The Center for Systematic Reviews on Health Policy and Systems Research (SPARK) is a collaborative effort between the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) and the Faculty of Medicine (FM) at AUB. It produces systematic reviews that respond to national and regional health policy and system priority needs.
The Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH) is the hub for high-impact population and health research in Lebanon, the Arab region and globally. CRPH leads and supports methodologically robust research at the intersection of population and health to improve the health and well-being of populations in Lebanon, the Arab region and globally.