School of Medicine

UKH Medical Faculty Member Achieves Fellowship of the Royal College in UK

UKH Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division at the School of Medicine (SOM) Dr. Srwa Khalid was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the UK. The fellowship was awarded in a ceremony held in London on the 28th of October 2022. This certificate indicates a senior status and is given […]

November 2, 2022

Graduation Ceremony – Class of 2022

On Thursday, 20 October 2022, the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) held the graduation ceremony for the class of 2022. In an eventful evening, UKH graduates of undergraduate and postgraduate levels celebrated their success in a memorable ceremony. The ceremony was attended by KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, ministers, other dignitaries and diplomats. Graduates and […]

October 24, 2022

UKH-SoM to Host Special Workshop on Kurdish Hospital Receivers for Chemical Incidents

The School of Medicine (SoM) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is glad to host a special workshop titled “Kurdish Hospital Receivers for Chemical Incidents”, in cooperation with Health Security Partners (HSP) on 14 and 15th October 2022. The purpose of this workshop is to codify chemical incident response among Kurdish hospitals. This workshop […]

October 6, 2022

UKH SOM Staff Participate in National Accreditation Evaluation

UKH Assistant Professor Dr. Souzan Eassa who chairs the BioMed Division at the School of Medicine, participated as an evaluator to assess the accreditation process of the College of Medicine at the University of Baghdad. Dr. Souzan is a member of the National Assessor Team of the National Accreditation process for Iraqi Medical Colleges. This […]

September 21, 2022

UKH & AUSOM Summer School Collaboration

The School of Medicine at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is glad to announce a new collaboration with Aristotle University School of Medicine, with support from the Greece Consulate General in Erbil and Study in Greece (SIG). The programme is titled Greek Medical Peshmerga: Advances in Emergency Medicine and is scheduled to kick off […]

June 9, 2022

Accreditation Awareness Campaign for UKH Medical Students

UKH School of Medicine (SOM) announced an awareness campaign on the accreditation of the school in March 2022. The first step was a seminar organised by SOM Professors Dr. Lars Peschke and Dr. Souzan Eassa in which UKH medical students were invited. Dr. Lars gave an overview of the outcome-based integrated spiraling curriculum that SOM […]

March 5, 2022

UKH Announces new Dean of the School of Medicine

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Teshk Nouri Shawis as the new Dean of the School of Medicine (SOM). Dr. Teshk Nouri Shawis was in the top 10 graduates of the class of 1984 of Salahaddin University Medical School. Subsequently he graduated again as an MBChB from […]

February 15, 2022

UKH Medical Students OSCE Exams

UKH Medical Students OSCE Exams Students of the School of Medicine (SOM) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) conducted Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) on 3rd, 4th and 6th of January 2022. The SOM has a special focus on evidence-based training to the students in addition to the mainstream medical education to help students […]

January 6, 2022

Seminar on Medical Curriculum Vitae for SoM Students

The UKH Career Development Centre (CDC) organised a seminar to guide students of the School of Medicine (SOM) through the process of writing a medical curriculum vita. This session is particularly useful to those of those students who wish to or are applying for internships, postgraduate programmes, and jobs. The seminar was presented by Dr. Rebin […]

December 12, 2021

UKH White Coat Ceremony

On Thursday 11 November 2021, the School of Medicine (SOM) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) organized the White Coat Ceremony for the freshmen of the class of 2027. The ceremony started with welcoming speeches and motivation from the previous Dean of the school, Dr. Bahram Resul followed by the current acting dean Dr. […]

November 14, 2021