Racha AARAJ (EL)

Chargé de cours

École de techniciens de laboratoire d'analyses médicales
Faculté de pharmacie
Institut de physiothérapie

+961 (1) 421 000 racha.aaraj@usj.edu.lb

•Pharm D, MPH and Masters in Cancerology. •Trilingual (French, English and Arabic) medical writer of 14 years’ experience, mostly gained in France and the Middle East and North Africa region. •Head of Medical Writing and Biostatistics at Phoenix Clinical Research. •University Instructor at Saint Joseph University, Lebanon. •Member of the European Medical Writers Association. •Her special areas of expertise lie in regulatory medical writing, medical communication, editing and proofreading. •Has written over 45 original research articles, case reports, consensus reports and reviews with an acceptance rate of 94%. •Has written over 30 research protocols, case report forms and clinical study reports (Phase I-IV). •Has attended over 180 advisory boards and written the comprehensive reports in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.

Education

Diplôme Université Pays Année
Master professionnel - Public health Institut Pasteur/ Hôpital Saint-Antoine France 2011
Master recherche - Pharmacie Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI) France 2009
Doctorat d'exercice 2008

Expérience professionnelle hors USJ

Expérience professionnelle Organisation Date début Date fin
Rédactrice Médicale - Stagiaire GSK 2010-05-03 2011-01-31
Hopital Cochin - APHP, Paris et Institut Gustave Roussey, Villejuif, France 2008-10-01 2009-06-30
Stage de recherche en cancérologie Hopital Cochin - APHP, Paris et Institut Gustave Roussey, Villejuif, France 2008-10-01 2009-06-30
Chargé d'Affaires Réglementaires Broadmed Liban 2013-07-01 2014-01-15
Rédactrice Médicale Monitoring Force Group France 2012-03-01 2016-12-30
Responsable du Départment de Rédaction Médicale et de Biostatistique Phoenix Clinical Research 2013-03-01
Rédactrice Médicale - Stagiaire Novartis 2011-04-01 2011-06-30
Rédactrice Médicale Sanofi-Aventis 2011-09-01 2012-02-29
Chargée de Cours de Biostatistique et d’Epidémiologie Université Saint Joseph-FP 2014-03-03
Université Saint Joseph-FP 2014-03-03

Domaine d’expertise

Médecine et Santé

Thématiques de recherche

PharmacieStatistiqueEpidemiologie

Publications et communications

Chaar EA, Hallit S, Hajj A, Aaraj R, Kattan J, Jabbour H, Khabbaz LR. Evaluating the impact of spirituality on the quality of life, anxiety, and depression among patients with cancer: an observational transversal study. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018;26(8):2581-2590. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4089-1.   Kmeid M, Azouri H, Aaraj R, Bechara E, Antonios D. Vaccine coverage for Lebanese citizens and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. International Health. 2019;11(6):568-579. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz023.

Prix et distinctions

Prix de distinction pour etre classee 2eme au Baccaluareat Liban (Sciences de la Vie)