Mohammed Abduh Alshaqi is a Consultant and Head of Palliative Medicine, division of Oncology Department at Prince Sultan Military Medical City at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his MBBS from King Saud University 1992/1993, Arab Board of Family Medicine 2001, then Palliative Care from Canada and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center at 2006 and 2008. He is a member of many affiliations and societies like American Academy of Family Physicians and Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine since 2001. In addition to that, he is a Member of Middle East Academy of Medicine of Aging (MEAMA) since 2003, Member of International Association for Hospice and Palliative care since 2006, Member of Saudi Oncology Society since 2008, member of Saudi Pain Society since 2009, Member of Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) for Medical Education Research Program (MERC) since 2011, and Member of Arab Society of palliative care since 2014 till present. Dr. Alshaqi is a trainer and external examiner of Palliative Medicine of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and Acting director of Saudi Society of Palliative Care since 2013 till present.