Under the auspices of the university president Prof. Dr. Youssuf Gharabawy, the university participated in the 13 International Conference of Moroccan Hand Surgery Society that was organized in Marrakech. Prof. Dr. Ali Abdel Rahman Ghowayel, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, emphasized in his speech that the university encourages the academic staff for participating in such conferences to improve their scientific level. Besides, Prof. Dr. Sayed Abdel Hamid, Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, added that the conference dealt with new hand surgeries, and he presented a rare case that was discussed in one of the conference sessions. Also, he was honored by the organizing committee by presenting the conference shield to him.