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Undergraduate medical education in Lebanon
Elie Nemr1, Malek Meskawi, Rita Nemr
1Saint-Joseph University Medical School, Beirut, Lebanon. elie.nemr@usj.edu.lb
Background:
Lebanon, located on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea, is a multi-confessional, multi-cultural country with a long history of medical education. One of the first medical schools in the Middle East was established in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, in 1868.
Aims:
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the current status of undergraduate medical education in Lebanon.
Methods:
The descriptive data were collected from the medical schools' institutional website and the analysis was performed by the authors. No statistical analysis was required.
Results:
Currently, seven medical schools serve a population of 4 million people. Those schools adopt different curricular systems reflected in their admissions, study length, and language of instruction, mainly based on the French or the American model.
Conclusion:
Lebanon's diversity translates into medical education, with the various schools adopting different systems.
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