American University of Beirut

​​​​​Courses and Clerkships

All the following courses, except those listed as electives, are required of students working toward the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The electives designated may be chosen with the consent of the instructor. Detailed course descriptions are available under individual departments.

​Check the Catalogue​ (pages 490 to 496)​​​

​Clerkships Program ​

​Orientations

Medicine Year I Orientation

The Office of Medical Student Affairs hosts an orientation session to welcome all upcoming medical students to the Faculty of Medicine. The purpose of this orientation is to mark the start of the academic year and to orient the new students to the major tasks ahead of them. In addition, they will get to know more about the campus, Faculty, meet classmates and deans and have a comprehensive view about the schedule of the year. The Office of Medical Student Affairs aims to support all students to be more comfortable in their new environment.​

Medicine Year III Orientation

The Office of Medical Student Affairs hosts an orientation session for the medicine students starting a new juncture or transitional period at year three of medicine. This orientation aims to welcome the medical students to clinical years of medicine where they will truly begin applying their knowledge to patients. The orientation covers both clinical and administrative topics required prior to the start of clerkships. Thus, the attendance of such orientation is mandatory. ​
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AUB Electives

The Intramural Elective Form

​The ​Elective Evaluation Form​

Departme​​nt	What is the number of students that can be accepted for electives at any given time?	How much time before the desired rotation should the application be submitted?	The name of the Faculty Member in charge of electives	What is the maximum number of weeks to spend at the elective rotation?	What is the minimum number of weeks to spend at the elective rotation?	Is there a particular application form to be used?
Anesthesiology	2	1 month	Dr. Aliyyah Dabbous ​	4 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Dermatology	4-6	3-6 months	Dr. Mazen Kurban	2 months	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Diagnostic Radiology	4-5	2 months	Dr. Ali Haydar	4 weeks	Three weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Emergency Medicine	8	1 month	Dr. Nicholas Batley	8 weeks	3 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Family Medicine	2	April-May	Dr. Umayya Musharafieh	8 weeks	3 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Human Morphology	3-4	1 month	Chairperson	8-9 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine	3	3 months	Dr. Zeina Kanafani	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (OPD)	2	4 months	Dr. Mahmoud Shoucair	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (5 south)	2	4 months	Dr. Ali Taher	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Nephrology)	3	1 month	Dr. Walid Medawar	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)	2	4 months	Dr. Ali Taher	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)	2	3-4 months	Dr. Imad Uthman	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)	2 & residents	3 months	Dr. Kassem Barada	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology)	3	3 months	Dr. Mona Nasrallah	8 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Neurology)	1-2	3 months	Dr. Samir Atweh	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Internal Medicine (Cardiology)	2	6 months	Dr. Antoine Abchi	4 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Microbiology & Immunology	2	Oct. & Nov.	Dr. Alex Abdelnoor	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Obstetrics & Gynecology	3	1 month	Dr. Joseph Nassif	2 weeks	2 weeks	Dept. website
Ophthalmology	2	2 months	Dr. Haytham Salti	4 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Otolaryngology & HNS	2	3 months at least	Dr. Marc Bassim	4 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Pathology and Labortaory Medicine	1	One month	Dr. Rami Mahfouz	4 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Pediatrics	1	3 months	Dr. Nadine Yazbeck	4 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Pharmacology	1	1 month	Dr. Ramzi Sabra	4 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Physiology	3-4	1 month	Dr. Elie El Chaer	8-9 weeks	Four weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Psychiatry	2	3 months	Dr. Farid Talih	8 weeks	4 weeks	CV, letter of intent
Radiation Oncology	2	2 months	Dr. Fady Geara	8 weeks	2 weeks	Intramural Elective Form
Surgery	6	1 month	Dr. Walid Faraj	8 weeks	4 weeks	Intramural Elective Form

International Electives

Over the last 10-15 years, the Faculty of Medicine at the American University has been in connection with several US and other universities and medical centers through affiliations and agreements regarding academic collaboration in student exchange (see list below). These agreements tremendously increased in number in the last seven years, and are governed by mutually signed Memoranda of Understandings and affiliation agreements. The conditions and terms vary from one institution to another. Some of them offer non-tuition based rotations to AUB students with lodging and boarding on students’ expense, while others are tuition-based rotations and the students pay these fees. ​

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Here are some of the Affiliated Universities visited by AUB medical students lately: