AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Joe-max Wakim , IT Director , Medical Centre Processes and Systems director , explains how ambitious and trusted leadership assisted in enabling the medical transformation of American University of Beirut Medical Centre
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A merican University of Beirut Medical Centre ( AUBMC ) has been a gem in the Lebanese health sector since its foundation in 1902 , holding a number of accreditations from bodies such as Magnate JACI and CAP . The facility handles over 360,000 patients annually and , to meet growing demand , is implementing what Joe-max Wakim , IT Director , Medical Centre Processes and Systems Director describes as a clinical transformation .
Wakim has been with AUBMC for over 25 years and has seen the company grow exponentially . It was a fine chance that Wakim came to work with AUBMC in 1994 , as he was home in Lebanon from his studies in the UK when he was introduced to the head of Biomedical Engineering , who later offered him a job . Wakim initially worked in the medical engineering department on the
NOVEMBER 2020