New Blog Post: All you need to know about Clinical Attachments in the UK Dr Ola Fahham and Dr Omar Hiraki, both Syrian doctors now working in the UK have developed extensive experience and knowledge of the UK health system. In the second of their blog posts, they share useful information about how to get […]
SBMS Statement: Immediate Release On the 14th June 2023, hundreds of refugees and migrants were on a fishing boat which left Libya on the 10th June 2023. Around 104 survivors have been rescued by the Greek authorities with hundreds more missing and presumed dead. Read SBMS’s statement about this horrific tragedy here.
The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria on 6th February 2023 has caused significant damage in south eastern Turkey and northern Syria. The immediate impact on morbidity and mortality is still being understood with, as of 12th February 2023, at least 25,000 dead though thousands more remain under the rubble. There are a number of practical […]
So far SBMS has raised £80,000 for our mobile clinics with our implementing partner UOSSM. Funds have already reached UOSSM and the clinics including medication and equipment have reached northwest Syria. We would like to thank our supporters and encourage you to continue to donate to support our efforts. This can either be direct to […]
Dear colleagues, Syrian British Medical Society is Fundraising for 2 shift/mobile Medical units to help people affected by the today devastating earthquake in the North Of Syria where there are 4.5 million mostly internally displaced during the war in Syria. Please make your donation to the below Society Account Reference: Earthquake Bank: Royal Bank […]
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 governorates in southern Turkey, and […]
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 are new to this process. […]
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 panel will answer any questions […]
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 on our previous seminars is […]
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 acute watery diarrhoea (a syndrome […]