For the third year, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital was honored to host the Orthopedics Arab Board examination on June 30th and July 1st, 2018. This successful event was made possible through the persistence of Dr. Johnny Abdelnour, head of the Orthopedic Arab Board Committee, along with Dr. Chahine Assi the head of Orthopedics Division at LAUMedical Center- Rizk Hospital.
For the occasion, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital hosted 11 regional and 11 local examiners as well as 93 candidates for the Arab Board certification in Orthopedics, coming from different Arab countries: Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Emirates, Egypt, Soudan and Yaman. The exam consisted on OSCE exam, Long cases discussion,Pathology exam and short cases discussion.
The Arab Board of Medical Specializations aims to improve health services in the Arab world by raising the level of medical practice in various disciplines through promoting skills in the medical field.