About

Inaugurated in August 2013, the LAU Clinical Simulation Center (LAU-CSC) is a state-of-the-art center that was established in-line with the LAU Health Sciences Schools’ vision of developing a curriculum modeled after the highest quality standards of international medical education.

Located in the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury Health Sciences Center on the Byblos Campus, the center is designed to support the interdisciplinary learning of LAU’s students from the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, and School of Pharmacy. The CSC provides learners from all health science schools with experiential learning opportunities emphasizing the importance of skills enhancement and patient safety.

These schools are among the first national and regional health sciences schools to integrate simulation technology, the latest international standard for medical education, surgical training and professional development, into their curricula. In addition, the LAU-CSC serves the needs of the Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital (LAUMC-RH) and the larger healthcare community.

The center is accredited from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), reflecting the center’s position as a leading simulation hub in Lebanon and the region and its ability to provide simulation-based education activities that model the highest administrative, educational, and ethical standards.

The LAU-CSC is a certified American Heart Association International Training Center, delivering the Basic, Advanced and Pediatric Life Support courses and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Committees

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee holds the overall responsibility for the direction and administrative oversight of the LAU Clinical Simulation Center. The committee is comprised of the deans of the three health sciences schools. 

• Dr. Sola Aoun Bahous
• Dr. Costantine Daher
• Dr. Naser Alsharif

Liaison Committee

The Liaison Committee is composed of members from the various health sciences schools and is chaired by LAU-CSC Director appointed from the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine. The committee is comprised of nine members: four representing the Clinical Simulation Center, and the rest from each of the schools of medicine, nursing and pharmacy. 

Members from the Clinical Simulation Center:

• Hanane Barakat, MD  –  Director of Clinical Simulation Center
• Wael Salame, MD – Associate Director of the Clinical Simulation Center
• Teresa Grobler
• Elias Harb

Members from the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine: 

• Nadia Asmar, MD
• Vanda Abi Raad, MD
• Micheline Bou Khalil, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor

Member from the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing: 

• Zeina El-Jordi – MSN, RN

Member from the School of Pharmacy:

•  Lamis Karaoui, PharmD