Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with American University of Beirut Medical Center — Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Training pathways
- Observership
- Named leadership
- 1 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 2 linked sources
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
- No director is named on the cited AUB pages
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Observer Visiting Resident Elective
No director is named on the cited AUB pages
Programmes and application details
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 and review dates
- American University of Beirut — Department of Surgery visiting residents page ↗Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
- American University of Beirut — GME observership requirements ↗Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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