The  mission  of  the  department  is  to   graduate,  in integrative manner with other  departments ,  doctors   who   are remarkably efficient   and safe  and    to maintain  a   distinguished   creative    researches    that   try   to   solve mainly    local medical problems.  It  also  encourages   community    orientation   by  identifying health problems and  risk factors that could  contribute  at  maintaing a distinguished level of  health services .  The department  also  aims   at enduring  a comprehensive continuous medical education program. In addition ; the members of the department are sharing actively in the treatment of patients in the main hospital of Basrah centre, and participate in all health committees  of Basrah health  directorate to affair their services to Basrah citizens.  In order to achieve a high standard health services in Basrah particular and in Iraq as  a whole.