 |
|
Surgery in Lebanon
Antoine Ghossain, MD, FACS;
Fuad Freiha, MD, FACS;
Nagib Geahchan, MD
Arch Surg. 2003;138:215-219.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. |
|
|
|
INTRODUCTION
In the Middle East, Lebanon has traditionally been known for high standards of medical education and a high quality of medical care. Its health care system is characterized by an abundance of medical schools, hospitals, equipment, and manpower; multiple systems of medical education; prevalence of the private sector; and paradoxical proficiency of the system in the face of lack of regulation. The Lebanese value individualism and are firmly attached to their liberal system, which contributes to their creativity and inventiveness and, on the other hand, leads to a paucity of government policies and control, lack of statistics, excessive competition, and no clear effort at organization.
Lebanon is a small country located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. The surface area is 10 452 km2, and it extends 217 km from north to south and 85 km from east . . . [Full Text of this Article]
ANCIENT MEDICAL HISTORY
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
MANPOWER
MEDICAL EDUCATION
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine Saint Joseph University Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Medicine at The Lebanese University Beirut Arab University Medical School University of Balamand Medical School
PATTERNS OF DISEASE
CONCLUSIONS
From the Departments of Surgery, Saint Joseph University (Drs Ghossain and Geahchan) and the American University of Beirut (Dr Freiha), Beirut, Lebanon.
|
