Dr. Umayya Musharrafieh, received the first clinical simulation diploma offered in the MENA region, in collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago and the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine.(2017)
Dr. Beatrice Khater was appointed as Vice President of the Arab Coalition for Adolescent Medicine (ACAM) aiming at promoting adolescent health among professionals and health leaders. (2017)
Dr. Jinan Usta was elected to be the president elect of the World Organization of Family Physicians (WONCA) East Mediterranean region. WONCA's mission is to improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world by fostering and maintaining high standards of care in general practice/family medicine.