From July 23rd to November 19th, 2022, lmedcare successfully held three preliminaries and a semi-final of the First Sophysa Young and Middle-aged Neurosurgeon ICP/ICT Clinical Application Speech Contest in north region of China. A total of 23 neurosurgeons participated in the competition, and hundreds of neurosurgeons participated in the communication.

On July 23rd, the first preliminary was held in Jinan, Shandong province. This competition covered whole area of Shandong and Anhui Province, and total 9 neurosurgeons participated in the competition. With great honor, we have invited Prof. Huang Qibing, Prof. Li Zefu, Prof. Sun Xizhou, Prof. Wang Guangyu, Prof. Li Shengli, Prof. Wang Zhe, Prof. Zhu Jianxin, Prof. Yan Jingfeng, Prof. Wang Jianjun and Prof. Zhang Zeli as the judges. Dr. Zhang Yuxuan, Dr. Zhu Xide, Dr. Du Xiaolong and Dr. Zhang Xueguang, successfully advanced to the semi-final of the Northern Region.

On September 29th, the second preliminary was held online. This competition covered Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces and total 6 neurosurgeons participated in the competition. With great honor, we have invited Professor Liang Guobiao, Professor Xiong Jian, Professor Zhang Xiangtong, Professor Bieli, Professor Zhang Xianfeng, Professor Li Xiaodong, Professor Meng Wei and Professor Liu Ronghui as our judges. Dr. Liang Hongsheng, Dr. Wei Yun, Dr. Liang Yong and Dr. Sun Yang, successfully advanced to the semi-final of the Northern Region.

On November 5th, the third preliminary was held online. This competition covered Hebei and Shanxi provinces, total 8 neurosurgeons participated in the competition. With great honor, we have invited Professor Zhao Zongmao, Professor Ji Hongming, Professor Zhang Gengshen, Professor Chen Laizhao, Professor Niu Xiaomin, Professor Hong Jun, Professor Tian Shiwen, Professor Zhu Jun, Professor Liu Wei and Professor Zhao Di as our judges. Dr. Xu Chaopeng, Dr. Guo Yuhong, Dr. Guo Hao and Dr. Li Meng, successfully advanced to the semi-final of the Northern Region.

On November 19th, the 12 finalists from the three preliminary rounds met in the semi-final of the Northern Region online. The semi-final was judged by Prof. Huang Qibing, Prof. Gao Guoyi, Prof. Jiang Rongcai, Prof. Chen Wenjin, Prof. Zhang Xiangtong, Prof. Xiong Jian, Prof. Hong Jun, Prof. Niu Xiaomin, Prof. Zhu Jianxin, Prof. Xu Min, Prof. Zhang Rui and Prof. Zhao Di. Dr. Zhang Yuxuan, Dr. Guo Hao and Dr. Guo Yuhong successfully advanced to the grand final.

The preliminaries and seme-fianl of the North Division have been successfully concluded, and the grand final will be held on December 3rd. We hope that all the finalists will make persistent efforts and have a better performance in the grand final!