Kurdistan Board for Medical Specialties

The establishment of kurdistan board for medical specialties came after many years of sufferings wich faced Kurdistan Region with shortage in medical specialists in the National Health Service. After uprising of 1991, there was no hope or path for training in all medical specialties due to United Nation sanction and Iraq Kurdistan Region. It was impossible to depent on scholarships outside the country as it was very expensive and not the ideal solution for the problems wich lead the authorities in Kurdistan to think about an alternative utilizing national potentials and experties inside and outside. Highe Education Conference was held in 2001 in Erbil to unify the regulations and rules of Kurdistan Univerisities (Salahaddin, Erbil and Duhok). During this conference the problem of postgraduatede medical training was discussed and a draft was prepared and submittied to Priministers Office. Kurdistan Parliament has legislated a law for Kurdistan COuncil for Medical Speci...