ðə skˈuːl mˈuːvd tə beɪɹˈuːt tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ. wɪððə kəlˈæps ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðæt wˈɔːɹ, ðə skˈuːl wʌz bɹˈɔːt bˈæk tə dɐmˈæskəs ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðɪ ˈæɹəb mˈɛdɪkəl skˈuːl, ænd ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd tʊ ˈæɹɐbˌɪk.
The school moved to Beirut temporarily during World War I. With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following that war, the school was brought back to Damascus and renamed the Arab Medical School, and the language of instruction was changed to Arabic.