The College of Medicine, University of Basrah, represented by Assistant Professor Dr. Nizar Haddad, a member of the National Accreditation Council for Medical Colleges in Iraq, presented an introductory lecture on the accreditation criteria for the fourth axis. During the lecture, each criterion and method of extracting evidence for each criterion was introduced to ensure the completion of the accreditation requirements through the National Accreditation Council for medical colleges in Iraq.