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Practical training for Sudan's surgical community, online and in person.

Whether you are a medical student, house officer, registrar or early-career researcher, our three academies offer structured courses to help you take the next step. Pick your academy, find your course and register in a few clicks.

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Research & QI Academy

Training clinical researchers and quality improvement specialists
Online
Basic

Basic Research Knowledge

Go from research idea to proposal in five online sessions. Learn to shape a research question, plan your study and sampling, apply basic biostatistics, and write up your work with confidence, from referencing to abstract.

  • Students, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • 5 online sessions
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  • Who it’s forStudents, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • LevelBasic
  • FormatOnline
  • Duration5 online sessions
What you’ll learn
  • Explain the fundamentals of medical research and the main types of research and literature reviews.
  • Build a structured research proposal: problem, question, objectives and study variables.
  • Plan data collection: sampling techniques, sample size, pilot studies and key ethical principles.
  • Classify variables, choose suitable charts and statistical tests, and interpret research data.
  • Reference properly, apply scientific writing principles and write a clear research abstract.
Instructor

Dr. Sayed

Online
Intermediate

Biostatistics & Data Analysis

Make sense of your data. Build practical skills in data management, descriptive and inferential statistics and visualisation using free software like Jamovi, so you can analyse, interpret and report your findings with confidence.

  • Students, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • 5 online sessions
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  • Who it’s forStudents, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • LevelIntermediate
  • FormatOnline
  • Duration5 online sessions
What you’ll learn
  • Understand the role of biostatistics in health research: data types, variables, samples, bias and confounding.
  • Use Jamovi to explore distributions, summarise data and create histograms, bar charts and box plots.
  • Select and interpret t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA (conceptually) and correlation analyses.
  • Apply data management principles: cleaning, collection tools, validity and reliability.
  • Get introduced to regression and survival analysis, write up results and avoid common statistical mistakes.
Instructor

Dr. Thoraya

Online
Intermediate Coming soon

Qualitative Research

Explore the “why” behind health outcomes. In five interactive sessions, learn how to design and run a qualitative study, from choosing a design and sampling approach to interviews, focus groups, coding and thematic analysis.

  • Students, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • 5 interactive sessions
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  • Who it’s forStudents, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • LevelIntermediate
  • FormatOnline
  • Duration5 interactive sessions
What you’ll learn
  • Define qualitative research and understand its purpose and key characteristics.
  • Follow the qualitative research funnel and the inductive approach from problem to reporting.
  • Tell the main designs apart: phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and narrative research.
  • Choose a sampling strategy (purposive, convenience, snowball, theoretical) and understand data saturation.
  • Compare interviews, focus groups, observation and document analysis.
  • Learn the basics of transcription, coding, theme development and thematic analysis.
Online
Intermediate Coming soon

Systematic Review & Meta-analysis

Learn to synthesise evidence to international standards. Build a review protocol, search and screen the literature, appraise study quality, extract data, understand meta-analysis and prepare your review for publication.

  • Students, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • 5 online sessions
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  • Who it’s forStudents, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • LevelIntermediate
  • FormatOnline
  • Duration5 online sessions
What you’ll learn
  • Understand the concepts, importance and applications of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
  • Formulate a focused research question and develop a review protocol.
  • Search the literature efficiently, select studies and extract data.
  • Assess study quality and risk of bias using standard tools.
  • Understand the fundamentals of meta-analysis and interpret the results.
  • Write, report and publish a systematic review to international standards.
Instructor

Dr. Basil Abubker

Online
Intermediate

Quality Improvement & Clinical Audit

Turn good intentions into measurable improvements in patient care. Five online sessions cover QI methods and tools, the clinical audit cycle, and how QI, audit and research differ, with practical exercises you can apply in your own hospital.

  • Students, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • 5 online sessions
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  • Who it’s forStudents, interns, residents, health professionals & early-career researchers
  • LevelIntermediate
  • FormatOnline
  • Duration5 online sessions
What you’ll learn
  • Understand the principles of quality in healthcare and why quality surgical care matters.
  • Understand what Quality Improvement means and follow the QI road map step by step.
  • Apply QI tools to real examples, with homework to practise further.
  • Differentiate between QI, clinical audit and research.
  • Identify the types of clinical audit and understand the audit cycle.
  • See how clinical audit fits into the broader picture of quality improvement.
Instructor

Mr. Mohammed A. Adam

Surgical Skills & Science Academy

Hands-on technical training in surgical technique and anatomy
Online
Basic

Online Laparoscopy Course

A beginner-level introduction to laparoscopic surgery for surgical registrars, taught online with video tutorials in a supportive space where it is safe to learn from mistakes.

  • Surgical registrars
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  • Who it’s forSurgical registrars
  • LevelBasic
  • FormatOnline
What you’ll learn

Detailed learning objectives coming soon.

Instructors

Rini Kuruvilla  ·  Rahul Pandey

In collaboration with

RK School of Endoskills

What learners say
“The faculty were incredibly patient and knowledgeable”
“The video tutorials were great refreshers”
“It was a safe environment to fail and learn without pressure”
In-person
Basic

Onsite Laparoscopy Course

Five days of hands-on training, from laparoscopic fundamentals to a safe cholecystectomy. Three days of theory and simulation build your core skills, then two days focus on safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a small cohort.

  • Junior surgeons & surgical registrars
  • 5 days · 25–30 participants
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Minimally invasive surgery means fewer complications, faster recovery and better patient satisfaction. This programme gives you the structured, supervised practice needed to offer it safely.

  • Who it’s forJunior surgeons & surgical registrars
  • LevelBasic
  • FormatIn-person
  • Duration5 days · 25–30 participants
What you’ll learn
  • Learn the core concepts: instrumentation, setup, ergonomics, principles of laparoscopy and pre/post-operative care.
  • Build hand-eye coordination, depth perception, precise tissue handling and safe instrument handling on simulation tools and models.
  • Observe basic procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy and practise in a supervised setting.
  • Get hands-on practice, including virtual simulators where available.
  • Learn to troubleshoot common intraoperative challenges and apply laparoscopic techniques safely.
In-person
Basic Coming soon

Basic Surgical Skills Bootcamp

Strong theory, now the hands-on skills. This three-day simulation bootcamp covers sterile technique, instrument handling, suturing, knot tying, wound management and minor procedures, with direct feedback at every step.

  • House officers & newly graduated doctors
  • 3 days · 30 participants
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Move from medical school to clinical practice with confidence through supervised practice, direct feedback and competency-based assessment.

  • Who it’s forHouse officers & newly graduated doctors
  • LevelBasic
  • FormatIn-person
  • Duration3 days · 30 participants
What you’ll learn
  • Demonstrate competence in suturing, knot tying, sterile technique and surgical instrument handling.
  • Gain the confidence to perform basic surgical procedures under supervision.
  • Practise wound management and basic minor surgical procedures.
  • Strengthen patient safety habits: clear communication, aseptic technique and teamwork.
Online
Mixed

Teaching Anatomy Series

Bring surgical anatomy to life through real clinical cases. This online series sharpens your clinical reasoning and shows how anatomy applies at the bedside and in the theatre.

  • Senior medical students, house officers, medical officers & junior registrars
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  • Who it’s forSenior medical students, house officers, medical officers & junior registrars
  • LevelMixed
  • FormatOnline
What you’ll learn
  • Connect surgical anatomy with clinical practice.
  • Learn through clinical cases and strengthen your diagnostic skills.
  • See anatomy as a clinically useful science, not just theory.
In-person
Basic Coming soon

Trauma Course (ATLS)

Trauma care training for house officers, delivered with the American College of Surgeons and Code Blue. Full details coming soon.

  • House officers
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  • Who it’s forHouse officers
  • LevelBasic
  • FormatIn-person
What you’ll learn

Detailed learning objectives coming soon.

In collaboration with

American College of Surgeons (ACS)  ·  Code Blue

Surgical Pathway Academy

Exam preparation and career progression for aspiring surgeons
Online
Intermediate

MRCS B Course

Preparation for the MRCS Part B OSCE exam.

  • Surgical trainees
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  • Who it’s forSurgical trainees
  • LevelIntermediate
  • FormatOnline
Online
Advanced

MD Second Part Course

Preparation course for the MD Second Part examination.

  • Senior residents & registrars
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  • Who it’s forSenior residents & registrars
  • LevelAdvanced
  • FormatOnline

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