The Psychological Assessment Center, housed within the Department of Psychiatry at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), provides services in psychological and neuropsychological assessments spanning clinical, educational, research and social avenues. In 2012, the PAC launched a training affiliation with the Baltimore-based Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The KKI, and specifically its neuropsychology department, serve as a model of practice throughout the United States in their approach to diagnosing and treating complex neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. Being the first regional center to launch such an affiliation, PAC is steadily expanding its expertise in psychological/neuropsychological assessment and developing its scope of practice to serve a wide range of patients and adhere to evidence-based standard of care. The PAC houses the largest library of up-to-date tests in English, Arabic, and French. Instruments are utilized clinically within the PAC, made available to trained researchers throughout AUBMC, and are also used for clinical training of psychology interns.
