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The Family Medicine Clinics
Introduction
The Family Medicine Practice clinics are situated in in
Building 56, adjacent to AUBMC Visitors’ Parking lot, and is part of the American University of Beirut Medical Center. The main function of the
clinics is to provide comprehensive ambulatory primary care. The
clinics are manned by qualified
faculty members,
residents,
nurses
and staff. Its facilities include clinics, minor surgery room, record room,
and conference room.
The Family Medicine clinics includes the following
services
Services
| - General medical exam |
| - Care of children at all stages of development |
| - Prenatal, postnatal care, in addition to normal deliveries |
| - Family planning and advice on different contraceptive methods, including intrauterine device insertion |
| - Curative health services for all ages and common chronic and infectious diseases |
- Preventive services:
- Children and adult vaccination
- Screening tests and examination as per international and national guidelines for early detection of diabetes, hyperlipidemias, malignancies and others
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| - School health |
| - Occupational health |
- Minor surgeries:
- Circumcision
- Sebaceous cysts and lipomas removal
- Ingrown toe nail removal
- Intra-articular injections
- Suturing of wounds
- Incision and drainage of abscess
- IUD insertion
- Others
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- Health education on several topics:
- Smoking cessation
- Hypertension
- Exercise
- Hyperlipidemias
- Obesity
- Diabetis mellitus
- Asthma
- Stress management
- Others
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- Travel and Private Services
- ARAMCO (Saudi Arabia)
- Australian Embassy
- Belgium Embassy
- Canadian Embassy
- Citibank
- Consolidated Contracting Company (CCC)
- Dar El Handassa
- Driving License
- King Faysal (Saudi Arabia)
- Marriage Certificate
- Middle East Airline (MEA)
• Pre employment
• Wellness
- Qatar Embassy
- Residency in Lebanon
- Saudi Arabia Embassy
- Travel Advice (Africa, India, China etc)
- United Nations
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Family Medicine staff will be always happy to help in anyway possible.
Please click here to download the
Family Medicine manual. (pdf format)
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