Pictured (l-r) Dr Nabeel Mansi, ACFP Higher Surgical Trainee; Dr Ameera Balhareth, ACFP Higher Surgical Trainee; Mrs Brenda Farrell, Development Executive for International programmes RCSI; Dr Mohammed Tahtouh, ACFP Higher Surgical Trainee; Professor Oscar Traynor, Professor of Postgraduate Surgical Education RCSI; Ms Aina Artola, Marketing Coordinator Surgical Affairs RCSI; and Mr Paul Nolan, Associate Director for International Programmes RCSI. In conjunction with King Fahad Specialist Hospital – Damman (KFSH-D) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, RCSI launched the Academic and Clinical Fellowship Programme (ACFP) in July 2013. An end of year event was held recently to mark the successfully completion of this inaugural programme.