Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) is public medical school
located in Shiraz, Iran
. It is ranked as one of Iran's top medical schools, with more than 5000 students studying for 83 different degrees, and a staff of nearly 13,000 faculty and personnel. as it is one of the best medical universities in Iran,it has established an International Branch[ib.sums.ac.ir].students of this branch study their terms in English.
With 13 hospitals, SUMS is a regional health care provider and the main medical center in Fars Province.
overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty
, drastic changes were implemented at all universities. The name of Pahlavi University was immediately changed to Shiraz University. In 1986, the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education took over the departments and faculties in the medical sciences and SUMS became an independent institution.
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
located in Shiraz, Iran
Shiraz, Iran
Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...
. It is ranked as one of Iran's top medical schools, with more than 5000 students studying for 83 different degrees, and a staff of nearly 13,000 faculty and personnel. as it is one of the best medical universities in Iran,it has established an International Branch[ib.sums.ac.ir].students of this branch study their terms in English.
With 13 hospitals, SUMS is a regional health care provider and the main medical center in Fars Province.
History
The Foundation of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences dates back to about 60 years ago when Shiraz Institute of Higher Health Education admitted a few medical students (1945). The High Institute of Health developed into Medical Faculty in 1949. The medical school is located in central Shiraz, which was founded in 1949 as a college within Pahlavi University. In 1953, a Faculty of Nursing was added, followed by a Faculty of Dentistry in 1969. After the 1979 Islamic RevolutionIranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty
Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...
, drastic changes were implemented at all universities. The name of Pahlavi University was immediately changed to Shiraz University. In 1986, the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education took over the departments and faculties in the medical sciences and SUMS became an independent institution.
Faculties
- Faculty of Medicine, 1949
- Faculty of Dentistry, 1969
- Faculty of Pharmacy, 1990
- Faculty of Health, 1973 as Kavar College of Health and then, in 1984, as Faculty of Health in Shiraz
- Shiraz Hazrat-e-Fatemeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 1953 as Nursing Education Center and then, in 1976, as Nursing Faculty
- Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, 1987
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, 1977
- Lar Hazrat-e-Zeinab Nursing Faculty, 1987
Notable alumni
- Kamran Bagheri LankaraniKamran Bagheri LankaraniKamran Bagheri Lankarani M.D., was Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education.Born in 1965, he finished medical school at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, and attained an advanced fellowship degree in Medicine from the same university. He specializes in gastroenterology.Baqeri-Lankarani...
, former Minister of Health and Medical Education of Iran - Professor Seyyed Ali MalekHosseini: The founder of liver transplantation in Iran. This discipline has been started by him since 1993, and now SUMS is the only center active in providing liver transplant treatment option for those who require that in Iran.