Deputizing for the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the President of Yarmouk University, Prof. Islam Massad, opened the activities of the conference “Developing an Innovative Curriculum for Medical Laws and Ethics”, which was organized by the Faculty of Medicine at the University on Wednesday and Thursday, November 30 and December 1, 2022, in the presence of the Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees, Dr. Rowaida Al-Maaita, and the Senator Dr. Youssef Al-Qusous.

Prof. Massad , Prof. Al-Maaita, Prof. Manar Al-Lawama the Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Senator Al-Qusous gave speeches in the opening ceremony of the conference. They talked about defining a new curriculum of medical laws and ethics that correlates with the new advances in the modern life including the social media development, new medical technologies and modern ways of learning.

The conference program included holding a dialogue session in which the deans of the faculties of medicine in the Jordan University of Science and Technology, the Hashemite University, and the Al-Balqa Applied University participated, entitled "Teaching Medical Ethics and Laws in the Jordanian Medical schools: Reality, Need, and Challenges."

The conference program also included, on its first day, a scientific session that discussed several topics dealing with "medicine between ethics and law" and "medical responsibility in civil law and penal", "Medical Responsibility in Islamic Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics".