Koya University Lecturer Delivers Specialized Seminar for Medical Institute Graduates on Patient Communication Skills

As part of its commitment to community outreach and medical personnel development, Koya University, in collaboration with Khaween Organization, organized a specialized scientific seminar on medical communication skills for new healthcare professionals.

Dr. Dawan Jamal Hawezi, Dean of the Faculty of General Medicine, delivered a seminar titled "Communication Skills in Dealing with Patients During Illness, Emergencies and Surgeries" on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Dr. Khalid Teaching Hospital.

The seminar targeted medical institute graduates and healthcare personnel, witnessing broad participation from medical specialists. It focused on developing essential skills required in daily medical practice.

Main Seminar Topics: 

The seminar addressed three vital aspects of medical work: effective communication techniques with patients during regular illness periods, methods for handling emergency and critical cases, and skills required in surgical environments and post-operative care.

Dr. Dawan emphasized during the seminar the importance of developing communication skills as an integral part of medical education, noting that healthcare quality is not limited to technical aspects alone, but extends to include the ability to interact positively with patients and their families.

University Strategic Framework

Koya University has dedicated a special pillar in its strategic plan to "Community Outreach" as one of the main pillars, where the first objective of this pillar, "Focus on Social Excellence," works within the framework of the first strategy "Create and promote a university family concept" to provide services according to society's needs and fulfill the requirements of the public sector.

This seminar comes within the framework of the university's commitment to implementing its mission of serving the community through transferring scientific knowledge and academic expertise to practitioners in the health sector, contributing to raising the level of healthcare and improving the quality of medical services provided to citizens.

Presenting such specialized seminars reflects the university's role as a leading academic institution in contributing to solving practical problems in the health sector, and enhancing cooperation between the university and health institutions to develop specialized cadres and update their knowledge with the latest scientific developments in the field of infection control in hospitals.

Expected Positive Impact: This seminar is expected to contribute to raising the professional performance level of new medical personnel and enhancing the quality of healthcare services provided to citizens. It also represents a model of fruitful cooperation between academic and healthcare institutions in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Such initiatives reflect Iraqi universities' commitment to keeping pace with the latest developments in medical education and investing in training a new generation of doctors and healthcare professionals capable of providing comprehensive and distinguished healthcare

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Koya University (KOU) is located in the city of Koya (Koy Sanjaq) which is 1.0 hr drive to the East of the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil (Arbil, Hewlér) in Kurdistan Region of F.R. Iraq. It is on the foothills of a beautiful high mountain. Its campus has been carefully laid out to embrace the beautiful mountainous nature.

There are 4 Faculties and 2 Schools in KOU; Faculty of Engineering (FENG), Faculty of Science and Health (FSCH), Faculty of Education (FEDU), Faculty of Humanities and Social Silences (FHSS), Shcool of Physical Education (SPHE) and School of Medicine (SMED).

Also, there are two research centers; Genome Center and Malai Gawra Center. Moreover, at KOU there is an English Language Center (BELC) at KOU has been opened with the sponsorship of IREX and American embassy in Baghdad as well as with the support of Spring International Language Center of The University of Arkansas. KOU has two Scientific Journals; ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University, which is indexed by Clarivate Analytics (ESCI), and Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (KUJHSS). KOU is a proactive member of Erasmus/ Marhaba Project and Erasmus+.

KOU signed many Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with many International Universities, e.g., The University of Arkansas (June 2015). The Lulea University in Sweden (April 2014), The University of Nottingham in the UK, The University of Buckingham in the UK (Oct 2008), Belkin University in Turkey (Sep 2009) The University of Greenwich in the UK, Cihan University-Erbil (2021) and Tishk International University (2021).

Koya University is a memebr of The Association of Arab Universities and the International Association of Universities.

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