Allied Medical Sciences

Mohamed Salahat, a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the Arab American University, and Dr. Mitchell Wiley from the Department of Physical Therapy at Shenandoah University delivered a lecture. This lecture comes within the ongoing partnership project between the two universities, within the COIL program, which aims to exchange experiences between academics and students from both universities.

The course, which was over three days, targeted physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychotherapists, doctors, university employees, governmental, and private institutions. The lecturers were Carla Silar, Director of Acupuncture without borders, via Skype, Dr. Nawal Awad, a specialist in Chinese medicine, Fadia Qamoa Rahal, an expert in Chinese medicine from the Palestinian interior, Ms. Ataf Awad, an expert in psychological counselling, and Dr. Wael Abu Hassan, a professor of health psychology at the Arab American University.

The University and the Society had previously signed an agreement of joint cooperation to provide the necessary training for students of medical and health faculties at the University. The agreement provides that the Society hosts students for training and provides them with a suitable environment.