Iraqi Kurdistan Pediatric Surgeons Association IKPSA, is a professional association for surgeons who specialize in treating infants, children, and adolescents.

The association focus on improving pediatric surgical care through education, advocacy, and fostering a community for surgeons and other healthcare professionals.

They provide continuing medical education, support research, and work to ensure high standards of care for pediatric surgical patients locally and regionally.

Key functions and activities

• Education and Training: Provide continuing medical education (CME), training programs, and educational resources for medical students, residents, and practicing surgeons.
• Community Building: Create a community for pediatric surgeons to interact, network, and share knowledge.
• Advocacy: Advocate for policies that support access to high-quality pediatric surgical care and the well-being of children.
• Promotion of a high standard of pediatric surgery
• Encouragement of the ethical practice of pediatric surgery
• Improve the standards of education for the training of pediatric surgeons
• Promotion and Encouragement of pediatric surgical research