Training the next generation of doctors

by Maya Sioufi April 22, 2014

written by Maya Sioufi April 22, 2014

Joseph Jabra is President of the Lebanese American University

The Lebanese American University (LAU) has had considerable medical ambitions for some time. From acquiring the Rizk Hospital five years ago and transforming it into the University Medical Center — Rizk Hospital (UMC-RH), to setting up a state of the art medical school in Byblos, LAU is not resting on its laurels. It has big plans ahead. Executive sat with LAU’s president Joseph Jabbra to discuss the university’s accomplishments so far with regards to medicine and its strategy going forward. Five years on from the acquisition of the Rizk Hospital, what are the LAU’s main accomplishments with regards to this purchase? They are on two accounts. First, our graduates from the school of medicine now have a place to go to for their internships. Secondly, our mission is to serve society and we do that in a variety of ways: education and healthcare delivery. We have been renovating the

Maya Sioufi

Maya is a research consultant on Arab youth entrepreneurship and employment. She headed Executive's banking, finance and entrepreneurship sections from 2011 to 2013. Previously, she worked at JP Morgan in London in equity sales for three years. She holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA in Economics from the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Training the next generation of doctors

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