The Council of the College of Medicine held its fourth meeting for the academic year 2020-2021 on Sunday November 15th 2020. The meeting was chaired by the Dean, Prof Dr Basil M. Nathir Saeed, and in the presence of the Scientific Associate (Secretary of the Council) Assistant Prof Dr Humam Gh. Ibrahim, and the Administrative Assistant Prof Dr Hazim Kh. Al-Allaf and the other council members. At the beginnig , the Dean presented the admission plan for preliminary studies for the current academic year 2020-2021 which was discussed during the meeting of the deans of medical colleges in Iraq with His Excellency the Minister. The Secretary of the Council reviewed the tasks assigned to the scientific committees in the departments and the need to activate them, according to the directives of the Ministry and the University Presidency. In the focus of postgraduate studies, research projects for doctoral students in the Department of Pharmacology with their comprehensive examination results as well as research projects for master’s students in the Departments of Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry were approved. The meeting witnessed the hosting of the Chairman of the College Curriculum Committee, Assistant Prof Dr Arwa M. Fawzi, as it was focused the need to update the curriculum. The Official of the Quality Assurance and Performance Assessment Division, the lecturer Dr Ahmed A. Ahmed, was also hosted where the requirements for international accreditation and self-study were presented with the members of the Council.