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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Observer Visiting Resident Elective.
- Leadership as published
- No director is named on the cited AUB pages
- Evidence reviewed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- American University of Beirut Medical Center — Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Observership
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Observer Visiting Resident Elective
An institutional observer elective for currently enrolled residents and fellows that the AUB Department of Surgery lists for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, joining the division's ongoing training programme.
- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Duration
- 4 weeks to 3 months per academic year
- Clinical participation
- Observer visiting residents may watch procedures, surgery, histories and physicals and attend rounds and conferences, but may not examine patients, scrub or write in records. The Department of Surgery page also names a 'Visiting Resident' category; the institutional GME page states residents can only apply as observers — confirm which applies
- International applicants
- The cited AUB pages state no separate international-applicant policy; applicants must be enrolled in a residency or fellowship programme, have programme-director approval and hold private health insurance covering the elective
- Funding
- Self-funded: US$50 non-refundable processing fee plus US$50 on acceptance; private health and liability insurance required; lodging at the visitor's expense
- Application timing
- Submit the complete application to the GME Office at least three months before the elective start
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Space-available basis; approval takes about four to six weeks
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Currently enrolled in a residency or fellowship programme with the program director's approval; the elective must fall within the applicant's training period.
Published training
- Observation in clinics and operating rooms
- Rounds and teaching conferences
- Exposure to a division covering reconstructive, hand, craniofacial, burn, microsurgical and aesthetic surgery
Application route
Send the observer visiting resident application (CV, ID, diploma, transcript, three recommendation letters, immunisation record, insurance) to the AUB GME Office at least three months ahead.
Published application documents
- Updated CV, ID or passport copy, passport-size photo, medical diploma copy and official medical school transcript
- Three letters of recommendation
- Application for Observer Visiting Resident Elective Rotation (Parts I and II, signed) and completed immunisation record
- Valid private health or medical insurance policy covering the elective; evaluation form if required by the home programme
- US$ 50 non-refundable processing fee (plus US$ 50 on acceptance)
Published contact note: Division GME coordinator listed on the AUB plastic surgery page: ls64@aub.edu.lb
Official institution page · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Official sources
- American University of Beirut — Department of Surgery visiting residents page ↗
- American University of Beirut — GME observership requirements ↗
Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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