Over two intensive days this weekend, board candidates and GI fellows across the Kingdom covered every high-yield examination topic — from General GI to Hepatology, IBD, Radiology and Pathology — in person at the KFSH&RC Postgraduate Auditorium and live online.
The SGA Board Review Course 2026 — two days, hybrid format, KFSH&RC Postgraduate Auditorium, Riyadh, 6–7 November 2026.
The Saudi Gastroenterology Association (SGA) concluded its Board Review Course 2026 on Saturday evening, 7 November, after two intensive days of exam-focused teaching delivered in hybrid format — in person at the Postgraduate Auditorium of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in Riyadh, and simultaneously to virtual attendees joining live from across the Kingdom.
Chaired by Dr. Fahad Alsohaibani (KFSH&RC, Riyadh), who opened the course on Friday morning, the programme ran from 07:45 to 17:45 on both days and worked systematically through the high-yield territory of the Saudi Board GI final examination. Day one was anchored by a three-part General Gastroenterology review — delivered in successive 90-minute blocks by Dr. Suliman Alshankiti, Dr. Moteb Alabdulwahhab and Dr. Omar Alomair — followed by Dr. Ahmed Bazerbashi on pancreatic and biliary disorders and an image-based Radiology review with Dr. Faisal Alballa.
"Two days, every high-yield topic, one room — and everyone who couldn't be in the room joined us live. This is exactly how the Society wants to prepare its board candidates."
Day two turned to the liver and beyond: a two-part Hepatology review from Dr. Ahmed Aleid and Dr. Abdullah Alfhaid, inflammatory bowel disease with Dr. Mashary Attamimi, esophageal and motility disorders with Dr. Abdulaziz Alkahtani, and a closing image-based Pathology review from Dr. Aymen Aldeheshi. Three sponsored satellite symposia were interleaved through the two days, including an Alfasigma session on hepatic encephalopathy — "Earlier is Better."
The hybrid design was central to the course's reach. Candidates who could travel joined faculty in the Postgraduate Auditorium for direct Q&A and informal networking during the scheduled breaks, while trainees in other regions followed the same sessions virtually — an accessible format the Society deliberately priced at 150 SAR for virtual attendance and 250 SAR in person for SGA members (500 SAR for non-members).
The course was designed for senior Internal Medicine residents preparing for the GI board, GI fellows in their final year, general gastroenterologists refreshing exam-relevant knowledge, and medical residents rotating on gastroenterology services. All attendees receive a certificate of attendance issued by the SGA.
The Society thanks Dr. Alsohaibani and the full faculty — drawn from KFSH&RC and other Saudi tertiary centres — the KFSH&RC Postgraduate Auditorium team, its supporting partner Alfasigma, and every candidate who gave up a weekend to prepare seriously for the board. SGA wishes all candidates success in the upcoming Saudi Board Fellowship examination and its international equivalents.