NOVEMBER 2008

• FHS Seminar: "Community intervention (2): Challenges and lessons learned" by Elie Aaraj,  November 19th, 2008 at 12:00pm in the Van Dyck Auditorium.
  
  
• HBED Seminar: "Médecins Sans Frontières: Humanitarian Action," by Dalita Cetinoglu, Head of Mission in Lebanon.  November 18th, 2008 at 6:00pm in the Van Dyck Auditorium.
  
  
• FHS Seminar: "Community intervention (1): Challenges and lessons" learned by Rima Afifi.  November 12th, 2008 at 12:00pm in the Van Dyck Auditorium.
  
  
• HMPD: HMPD introduces the concept of block courses to teaching

• FHS: FHS closed regional workshop entitled "Reaching 'Hard to Reach' Populations in HIV/AIDS Research in the Middle East" to take place at FHS October 23-25, 2008

• ENHL: First Prize awarded to Dr. May Massoud for the Saudi Arabia for Environmental Management Award 2008
  
  
• HMPD: HMPD introduces the concept of block courses to teaching
  
  
• HMPD: Two new full-time faculty to join HMPD in AY 2008-2009

• FHS: FHS regional partnership to publish a book through Cambridge University Press
  
  
• EPHD: Zainab Slim, MSc Epidemiology 2008 has been selected as a winner for the Young Investigators Award APLAR 2008 for her thesis on "The study of rheumatic/musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders in southern Lebanon"

• HMPD: Setting policy relevant research priorities for the MENA region
  
  
• EPHD: Zeinab Slim, MSc Epidemiology 2008 has been selected as a winner for the Young Investigators Award APLAR 2008 for her thesis on "The study of rheumatic/musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders in southern Lebanon"

• FHS: Dean Zurayk's Graduation Address
  
  
• FHS: The Faculty of Health Sciences at AUB announces a new Dean
  
  
• ENHL: Professor Iman Nuwayhid nominated by the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon
  
  
• HMPD: Hospital balanced score-card initiative launched in Lebanon