The College of Medicine at the University of Nineveh hosted a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Nineveh Health Department, chaired by Dr. Dalshad Abdullah, Director General of the Nineveh Health Department, and the Dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Nineveh, Prof. Dr. Mu’min Junaid al-Dabouni, along with the deans of the medical colleges at the University of Mosul and Al-Batoul University, and in the presence of the President of the University of Nineveh, Prof. Dr. Osama al-Mashhadani, the directors of Nineveh’s hospitals, and senior staff from the Nineveh Health Department. The meeting began with a welcoming remarks by Prof. Dr. Mu’min Junaid Al-Dabouni, in which he welcomed the attendees and emphasized the importance of communication and coordination between academic and health institutions to serve medical education and the health sector in the governorate. The meeting discussed a number of topics of mutual interest, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation and integration between medical schools, healthcare institutions, and hospitals in Nineveh, thereby supporting clinical training and medical education and contributing to the improvement of healthcare services. The Faculty of Medicine’s hosting of this meeting underscores its role in strengthening the partnership between the academic institution and the health sector and opening broader avenues for cooperation to benefit medical students and the community in Nineveh Governorate. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)