We are deeply saddened by the news of the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria in the early morning of Monday 6 February 2023. Our sympathies and condolences go out to the people of these regions who have suffered great losses in the Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, and Diyarbakir...
Dr Omar Hiraki and Dr Ola Fahham, both of whom are SBMS members and have successfully navigated getting their first job in the UK have provided the first in our Arabic language blog series for 2023. In this blog, they provide first hand, practical advice that will help those who...
Welcome to our next Seminar in our Series to support Syrian healthcare workers in the UK We plan a panel of SBMS committee and other members who have recent experience of GMC registration and examinations (IELTs/OETS and PLAB 1 & 2) as well as membership (MRCP, MRCS and others.) Our...
Next Seminar will be run by Dr Abdallah Mawas, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Chair of SBMS. It will focus on Communication, Professionalism and Teamwork Please registrar on Zoom here: Topic: Seminar: Communication, Professionalism & Teamwork Time: Oct 23, 2022 07:00 PM London Meeting ID: 842 5631 2969 Passcode: 497037 More information...
SBMS statement on the cholera outbreak across Syria. The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS) notes with alarm the cholera outbreak which is now widespread across Syria; cases were first noted in northeast Syria but have now also been reported in northwest Syria in all areas of geopolitical control. Cases of...
SBMS Education Working Group are pleased to invite you to our next in the seminar series for Syrian doctors who are new to the UK. The next session will be on Sunday 18th September 2022 between 1900-2000. Register below. Do also review our previous webinars and resources for Syrian doctors...
On 3rd April 2022, SBMS co-organised a webinar in Arabic for the general public on their health during Ramadan. It was broadcast live on facebook with more than 200 attendees. Please see here for the recording. We thank our chair and speakers Dr Mohamed Najjar, Dr Mohamed AlHadj-Ali (also...
Former SBMS chair Dr Yaser Sabouni provides life-changing surgeries to Syrian refugees in Lebanon in collaboration with MAPS (Multi-Aid Programs) in March 2022 SBMS are pleased to announce the completion of a surgical mission named ‘Mission of Hope’ with MAPS (Multi-Aid Programs) with whom Dr Yaser Sabouni (SBMS’s former chair,)...
Please see SBMS committee’s statement on the 11th anniversary of the Syrian uprisings: SBMS Committee Statement on 11th Anniversary of the Syrian uprising الترجمة العربية بالأسفل March 2022 marks eleven years since uprisings in Syria were violently suppressed leading to a protracted conflict which has led to widespread destruction,...
We are pleased to announce our first webinar (Seminar for Syrian Dentists) aimed at Syrian dentists in the UK – which follows on from the successful seminar series for Syrian doctors. We already have Dr Yazan Douedari, a Syrian dentist who is now GDC registered and working in the UK...
