The College  of Medicine / University of Basrah, held a scientific and educational workshop under the auspices of the President of the University of Basra, Prof. Dr. Saad Shaheen Hamadi, and under the supervision and presence of the Dean of the college of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Murtadha Mohammed Saleh Al-Musafer, on the occasion of International Women's Day and in cooperation with the Student Activity Unit The workshop included explanation the history of international women’s day and  discussion of women's  achievements in the medical field in the past and present . Where the teaching lecturer in the Anatomy department , Dr. Khadija Sami and student Nour Haitham gave a lecture on the role of women in leading society medically, socially and politically and their achievements globally and locally, and with the  participation of the official of the Student Activity Unit in the college, Prof. Dr. Qusay Al-Dirawi, and a group of Professors and students from the  college of Medicine  in dialogues and discussions regarding this occasion, which was formed to do justice to women and celebrate their great achievements.