Scholars in HeAlth Research Program - AUB

Scholars in HeAlth Research Program - AUB Provides graduates with required foundation to pursue a career in clinical and translational research

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The American University of Beirut (AUB) was awarded a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2012 to establish a new interdisciplinary program, the Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP). The NIH granted 14 full awards of which only two were outside the US, AUB being one of them

SHARP launched at the American University of Beirut in 2013, with the main goal to advance the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) agenda in Lebanon and the region. Spearheaded by Dr. Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, principal investigator and program director, SHARP is an interfaculty collaborative effort involving co-investigators from several faculties across AUB. The program administers a 12-credit summer certificate, open to graduates of health fields, as well as a 35-credit master’s degree. Credits earned for the SHARP certificate can also be credited towards other master’s degrees at AUB and to other institutions worldwide. Both the SHARP certificate and the SHARP master program equip participants with the skills to conduct clinical and epidemiological research in Non-Communicable Diseases, the leading cause of mortality in the world. SHARP provides graduates with the required foundation to pursue a career in clinical and translational research, a successful model available in several top-tier academic institutions in the US, and among the first in the region. It helps create and sustain a cadre of highly trained researchers who will conduct patient-oriented and population-oriented studies on Non-Communicable Diseases. It also equips trainees with management and leadership skills needed to become “change agents” and lead research groups, academic departments, or other health care settings. Since its launch, SHARP has filled a major gap and spans short-, intermediate-, and long-term research training in the region. Building on the pillars of its core curriculum, SHARP has been granted a five-year renewal from the NIH to expand its impact with new aims and activities. These aims reflect dynamic changes in our societies, national health priorities, advances in information technology, and the health research landscape. SHARP Instructional strategies in the blended format will be founded on educational technologies that answer students’ needs while retaining authenticity of content quality. Courses content will be delivered through a series of highly interactive lectures where students will be given the opportunity to interact with the content and explore a specific topic. Complex topics will be delivered through more varied formats such as animated videos. As part of their learning, students will also be involved in highly engaging activities that foster real life conversations and skills that are at the heart of leaning.

𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘂𝗽 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆: 𝘋𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮 ...
26/01/2026

𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘂𝗽 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆: 𝘋𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘰𝘶𝘬-𝘖̈𝘺𝘳𝘺


𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 — 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝐻𝐴𝑅𝑃 𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐷𝑖𝑝...
22/01/2026

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 — 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝐻𝐴𝑅𝑃 𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐷𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑎, 𝑎𝑐𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛-𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡-𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ, 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠.

𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚: March 31, 2026

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://join.aub.edu.lb/apply/


𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗘𝗹-𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗷 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻 participated in the 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗢𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 & ...
12/01/2026

𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗘𝗹-𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗷 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻 participated in the 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗢𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 & 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, held on January 11–12, 2026, in Dubai.

During the conference, Dr. El-Hajj Fuleihan delivered two impactful presentations:

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.”
“𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁: 𝗔𝗦𝗕𝗠𝗥–𝗕𝗛𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗝𝗕𝗠𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰).”

Her contributions highlighted the latest evidence-based approaches to optimizing bone and musculoskeletal health and reinforced the importance of translating cutting-edge research into clinical practice.



𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
23/12/2025

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.


17/12/2025

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 | 𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶Dr Amer Kaissi from Trinity college was the invited guest Faculty, for th...
17/12/2025

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 | 𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶

Dr Amer Kaissi from Trinity college was the invited guest Faculty, for the Dec 13, 2025 long day session entitled: “Self Awareness and Humility for Leaders and Their teams."


01/12/2025

𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗣 | 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Giving Day 2025 highlights the continued growth of SHARP—an initiative dedicated to empowering scholars, elevating scientific inquiry, and enriching the regional health research landscape.

𝘖𝘯 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘢𝘺 2025, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.

𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙚: https://alumni.aub.edu.lb/s/1716/giving/interior.aspx?sid=1716&gid=2&pgid=3915&_gl=1*1devqnj*_ga*ODE1NzE3NTcyLjE2NDg3MTk0NDE.*_ga_5G09CXDJQ3*czE3NjQzMzE3MDYkbzg4MiRnMSR0MTc2NDMzMjk0MCRqNyRsMCRoMA..&_ga=2.166630526.131283746.1764079766-815717572.1648719441

28/11/2025

𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗣 | 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

This Giving Day, we reflect on the strength of the SHARP community—scholars, faculty, and alumni who continue to drive meaningful progress in health research.

𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥.

𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: https://secureca.imodules.com/s/1716/giving/interior.aspx?sid=1716&gid=2&pgid=1266&cid=4764&bledit=1&dids=416.478

26/11/2025

At the AUB Faculty of Medicine, we remain committed to advancing medical education, clinical excellence, and impactful research.

Through the Hardship Fund and the 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗣), we support our students, empower our physicians, and strengthen health research for Lebanon and the region.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙮, 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://alumni.aub.edu.lb/s/1716/giving/interior.aspx?sid=1716&gid=2&pgid=3915

🎓 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘀. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗮 𝗘𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗵!We are delighted to celebrate Ms. El Sheikh’s successful defense of 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 ...
20/11/2025

🎓 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘀. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗮 𝗘𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗵!

We are delighted to celebrate Ms. El Sheikh’s successful defense of 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀.

Her research, titled “𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱? 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁–𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀,” 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 to identify latent profiles of child psychopathology in Lebanon—an important contribution to understanding intergenerational mental health patterns in our region.

We commend Ms. El Sheikh for her 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Wishing her continued success as she advances in her academic and professional journey.

🌟 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗮!


27/10/2025

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