1. Welcome To MedICAL school
Standing Committee on Medical Education
(SCOME)

2. Why do Students want to be Doctors?
Help others & be responsible of their lives
Humane Mission
It has been my dream since childhood
Independent Job
To be Rich
My parents want that
When we asked students why do they want to do medicine, their responses were:

3. Why do YOU want to be a DOCTOR? How can you achieve that?
Let’s Think
Why do YOU want to be a DOCTOR? How can you achieve that?

4. Common Universities in Lebanon
American University of Beirut(AUB)
Universite Saint-Joseph De Beyrouth (USJ)
University of Balamand(UOB)
Lebanese American University(LAU)
Lebanese University(LU)
Beirut Arab University(BAU)
Universite Saint-Esprit De Kaslik(USEK)

5. Process to Enter AUB UOB LAU BAU USJ LU 3-5YEARS (BS,BA,MS,MA)
Directly From School
BAU
USJ LU
3-5YEARS
(BS,BA,MS,MA)
+Premedical Courses
AUB
UOB
LAU
4 YEARS
Medical School
Process to Enter
Some universities follow this system, others …

6. Admission to Medical School
Bachelor’s degree (Any Major, Doesn’t have to be Biology)
Completed the premedical requirements
Competitive Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score.
Consideration for acceptance is limited to students with a minimum general average of
75% or its equivalent in each of the following:
1) Required premedical core courses
2) Major courses
3) General average
Interviews are granted to a selected group of applicants based on above.
Disregard This note:
Applicants in their senior year expecting to graduate with a Bachelor's degree in June are eligible to apply
provided they have completed the premedical requirements by the end of the first semester of
their senior year and have taken the MCAT. (We may use it later on if we will give the lecture to premeds) For applicants from North American colleges, aminimum GPA of 3.2 is required. Applications from individuals holding (or expecting by June of
the same year) a Master or a Doctoral degree are encouraged. These applicants will be
considered based upon their academic performance and their research productivity; in these
cases, some of the premedical requirements may be waived depending on the field of study. For
Masters or Doctoral students, a minimum cumulative grade average of 80% or its equivalent is
required.
For applicants from North American colleges, a
minimum GPA of 3.2 is required. Applications from individuals holding (or expecting by June of

7. Students are accepted to medical school on the basis of :
Academic qualifications
MCAT score
Results of their interviews
Letters of recommendation from teachers and mentors their curriculum vitae
Among the traits that the successful applicant should demonstrate:
Humanistic and ethical attitudes
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Emotional maturity and personal integrity
Previous experience in research, community service and volunteer work are considered positive attributes.

8. Journey School College Hospital/Clinic
Lets Discuss the journey from School to Hospital or Clinic

9. Acceptance into College
College acceptance criteria:
Lebanese Baccalaureate /French system/High school Degree
Grades at school (usu. Grade 10,11,12 – 1st semester)
Entrance Exams/SATs/English Exams(TOEFL/EEE)

10. Your Major at College You can choose any major you want: Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Psychology
Engineering
Business
Nutrition
Moreover: You don’t have to be LS to be accepted into Biology or GS to be accepted into Engineering. In fact, it makes no difference if you’re LS or GS when you get to your undergrad years.

11. Premedical Courses In addition to taking major courses
In order to fulfill Medical School requirements
This way, you can belong to any major and be evaluated for the same courses as other applicants.
These courses may be also :
Major Requirement
University Requirement
No overlap
While being in College and throughout your years of studying, you have to be taking certain premedical courses in order to fulfill requirements for medical school

12. Premedical Courses Biology Chemistry Physics English
Humanities: History, Philosophy, Civilization Sequences (given priority), Fine Arts..
Social Science

13. Bachelor’s degree of Biology
(90 Credits)
Bio 201
Bio 202
Bio 220,223
Bio Electives
Chem 201
Chem 210
Chem 211
Chem 212
Physics 205
Arabic 201
English 203,204
CS courses
Humanities
Social Science
Stat 210
FREE ELECTIVES
Premed Courses
(43 Credits)
Chem 206
Physics 204

14. Medical School
Preclinical
2 years
Clinical MD
Please explain further about the beauty and happiness you get when you get to see patients and be responsible of their lives and when you interact with people and they get to call you a Dr. especially in med III & med IV.
This means by around 7 years you are a doctor

15. Preclinical (Med I & Med II)
Anatomy Courses (Dissection)
Epidemiology
Pathology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Histology
Intro to Medicine: Cardiology(Heart), Nephrology(Kidney), Pulmonary(Lungs)
Biophysics
Physiology
Neurology
Physical Diagnosis
Biostatistics
Pharmacology
Social Preventative Medicine
Talk how its hectic but you still enjoy it, can use personal experiences
Also mention it seems too much but we all went through that
We were like you and we knew nothing, now we are here to give some overview

16. Preclinical (Med II) Shadowing
Rotations (OBGYN, Pulmo, Nephro, Rheuma, Cardio…)
Talk how its hectic but you still enjoy it, can use personal experiences
Also mention it seems too much but we all went through that
We were like you and we knew nothing, now we are here to give some overview

17. Clinical Years(Med III & Med IV)
Rotate in different Departments in Hospitals:
Surgery (enter Operating Room(OR) & assist the physicians)
Internal Medicine (examine your own patients)
Pediatrics (examine Babies & Children)
Emergency Room (ER)
Ophthalmology
You are called a Dr
You have your own patients

18. Graduation You are an MD (Medical Doctor)!
You either stop  general Medicine
Specialization( 3- 5 years)
Sub-specialization
Lebanon
Or Travel: Europe, U.S., others

19. Medical School Hectic BUT fun Lose some old friends BUT make new ones
A lot of studying BUT Extracurricular Activities (LeMSIC!!)
Chance to attend Conferences
Go for Exchanges
Meet medical students from all over the world
Long journey but its worth it!

20. Students to Doctors

21. Work & Play

22. Old friends, New friends

23. Extracurricular Activities

24. Conferences/General assemblies/Exchanges

25. We are not here to make you love it
We are not here to make you hate it
We are here to introduce you to it
Whether you’ve always wanted to
Or you’ve always feared it
The decision should be YOURS
And if you really want it, it’s worth it!
If you haven’t considered medicine – please do. It could be the career most suitable to you.

26. Fun Hectic YOUR Decision Long
Finally, you may think its Hectic and Long, but its not Its still fun and you can enjoy it as much as you can ,
You will lose some friends you will gain others
You will have studying but still engage in extracurricular
You just have to know

27. THANK YOU