Undergraduate medical education in Lebanon

Nemr, Elie; Meskawi, Malek; Nemr, Rita; Yazigi, Alexandre

doi:10.3109/0142159x.2012.716184

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“…No significant difference was noted in the age between those prioritizing a competency and those not. Lebanon, some authors have suggested to start by reducing the variation in practices and proposed a unification of medical schools' curricula [25]. Unexpectedly, our study found a higher proportion of men prioritizing the medical expert role despite the fact that the educational level across gender was similar.…”

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How do Lebanese Patients Perceive the Ideal Doctor Based on the CanMEDS Competency Framework?

Aoun

Sleilaty

Jaoude

et al. 2019

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Background During their training, Lebanese medical students develop a high medical expertise but are less acquiring other competencies such as communication, collaboration, erudition, professionalism, leadership and health promotion. There is also insufficient data about patients’ preference for these skills. This study describes the different weights patients attribute to these physician’s competencies. Methods This is a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire distributed to 133 Lebanese patients. It included 15 questions assessing how patients prioritize the physician’s competencies, with open-ended questions asking them to define “the good doctor”. Krippendorff’s alpha coefficient was used to analyze the reliability of the competencies’ classification. Results 125 patients completed the questionnaire in this cross-sectional study. Their mean age was 48 ± 16.76 years. When classifying competencies, 73.6% opted for medical expertise as first choice and 48% put communication as second. Based on the Krippendorff’s coefficient, we identified a moderate agreement for the seven choices (alpha=0.44). In open-ended questions, patients defined the good doctor in 325 answers: 64.3% mentioned medical expertise, 34.1% high ethics and 26.2% communication. Conclusions This patient-centered study concurs well with the worldwide practice that puts medical expertise at the center of medical education. However Lebanese patients don’t perceive equally other competencies and favor professionalism and communication that should be integrated in priority in students’ curricula.

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Section: Comparisons Based On Gender and Agecontrasting

confidence: 43%

How do Lebanese Patients Perceive the Ideal Doctor Based on the CanMEDS Competency Framework?

Aoun

Sleilaty

Jaoude

et al. 2019

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“…Medical expertise is placed at the heart of the CanMEDS 2015 flower diagram and all other competency frameworks agree that a good doctor should be excellent in questioning, examining, diagnosing and treating the patient [7, 15, 17]. In order to optimize the clinical expertise of medical graduates in Lebanon, some authors have suggested to start by reducing the variation in practices and proposed a unification of medical schools’ curricula [26]. Unexpectedly, our study found a higher proportion of men prioritizing the medical expert role despite the fact that the educational level across gender was similar.…”

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How do Lebanese patients perceive the ideal doctor based on the CanMEDS competency framework?

et al. 2019

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BackgroundDuring their training, Lebanese medical students develop a high medical expertise but are not focusing on other competencies such as communication, collaboration, erudition, professionalism, leadership and health promotion. There is also insufficient data about patients’ preference for these skills. This study describes the different weights patients attribute to these physician’s competencies.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire distributed to 133 Lebanese patients. It included 15 questions assessing how patients prioritize the physician’s competencies, with open-ended questions asking them to define “the good doctor”. Krippendorff’s alpha coefficient was used to analyze the reliability of the competencies’ classification.ResultsOne hundred twenty five patients completed the questionnaire in this cross-sectional study. Their mean age was 48 ± 16.76 years. When classifying competencies, 73.6% opted for medical expertise as first choice and 48% put communication as second. Based on the Krippendorff’s coefficient, we identified a moderate agreement for the seven choices (alpha = 0.44). In open-ended questions, patients defined the good doctor in 325 answers: 64.3% mentioned medical expertise, 34.1% high ethics and 26.2% communication.ConclusionsThis patient-centered study concurs well with the worldwide practice that puts medical expertise at the center of medical education. However Lebanese patients don’t perceive equally other competencies and favor professionalism and communication that should be integrated in priority in students’ curricula.

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“…Later, four additional medical schools were founded as part of the following universities: Beirut Arab University, Saint-Esprit University of Kaslik, University of Balamand, and the Lebanese American University. All the mentioned medical schools have a hematology/oncology training program [25]. There are two radiation oncology programs in Lebanon at the AUBMC and USJ.…”

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General Oncology Care in Lebanon

Mohty

Tfayli

2022

Cancer in the Arab World

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Lebanon is a relatively small country located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It includes one of the most developed healthcare systems and world-renowned healthcare workers in the region. Cancer cases are steadily increasing in Lebanon reaching 11,589 new cases in 2020. Preventions and screenings programs are conducted to decrease cancer incidence and aim for early cancer detection. Cancer treatment is provided in public and private hospitals and financial coverage is assured through the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and third-party payers. All Lebanese cancer patients have access to treatment through universal cancer drug coverage by the MOPH. Recently, economic, financial, and political constraints have increased the burden on the healthcare system. Further improvements are needed to keep the healthcare system resilient enough to face these difficulties.

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Undergraduate medical education in Lebanon

Abstract: Lebanon's diversity translates into medical education, with the various schools adopting different systems.

Cited by 11 publications

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How do Lebanese Patients Perceive the Ideal Doctor Based on the CanMEDS Competency Framework?

How do Lebanese Patients Perceive the Ideal Doctor Based on the CanMEDS Competency Framework?

How do Lebanese patients perceive the ideal doctor based on the CanMEDS competency framework?

General Oncology Care in Lebanon

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