In the news: Lebanese American University Medical School
Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star reports that construction has begun on the LAU Medical School. From the article:
Once completed, the 12,500-square-meter 21st-century structure will house both the new medical school and the Alice Ramez Chaghoury School of Nursing. The $18-million state-of-the-art complex will be the nation’s most technologically advanced medical school - a world-class facility with video streaming, videoconferencing, digitized collections of microscope slides, multi-disciplinary laboratories, an electronic library, and 24/7 cyber cafe.
The new medical school will contain a simulation and skill assessment center for patient encounters, including a mock-up laboratory, full-scale-simulation surgical-procedure room, multi-purpose bays and control room.
“The underlying concept behind the design is to build the medical and nursing school around people rather than just technology. Fundamental human needs like comfort, and social ambiance will take prominence. The blueprint allows for ample natural light and large windows to maximize daytime illumination for a motivating atmosphere and inspirational view,” said LAU’s public relations director Christian Oussi.
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Since becoming LAU’s president in 2004, professor Joseph G. Jabbra has been the driving force behind LAU’s aggressive and unprecedented $100 million expansion campaign.
“The establishment of the Medical School is an integral part of our exceptional achievements; building upon past successes,” said Jabbra. “The Medical School was also established to fill the void created by not having proper indigenous disease research in the region,” he added.
See additional coverage from this blog and revisit the beginnings of the LAU-PHMI collaboration.
“The underlying concept behind the design is to build the medical and nursing school around people rather than just technology.”
When the minds of service providers are open to the minds of service receivers, most of the cure “happens” internally - just like with guru and disciple. External media beyond the level required to facilitate this passage - often become blocks in that path between service providers and receivers. Sometimes service providers have greater need than service receivers.This is often indicated through excessive technology.