The Scientific Research Services Unit at the college of Medicine, University of Basra, under the auspices of the President of the University of Basra, Prof. Dr. Saad Shaheen, and under the supervision of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Murtadha Al-Musafer, held an introductory seminar on the opening of the unit,during which they reviewed the activities of the unit and the schedule of workshops scheduled to be held successively in cooperation with the continuous Medical Education Unit and in the presence of a number of college teachers and post graduate students.