Mashad University of Medical Sciences
Encyclopedia
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) is a medical school in Iran
.
Located in Razavi Khorasan province in the city of Mashhad
, it was established in 1949 along with Ferdowsi University of Mashad
, and separated in 1986 from its parent institution by national legislation.
The University is currently ranked as one of the best in the Middle East
. In 2001, its department of Medicine was ranked first among the Iran
ian universities
. The latest rankings put Mashhad University in 3rd place nationally.http://www.mums.ac.ir/resaneh/MA_amozeshee.htm#1
The university has 8 faculties, operates 32 hospitals plus 179 rural and 147 urban health care centers. Its faculty include 600 teaching staff, 1700 physicians, 140 dentists, 130 pharmacists, and 25,402 staff employees.
In 2001, 7,000 students were enrolled full time at the university.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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Located in Razavi Khorasan province in the city of Mashhad
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
, it was established in 1949 along with Ferdowsi University of Mashad
Ferdowsi University of Mashad
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is the largest research university in eastern Iran named after the great epic poet and historian of Iranian national history Ferdowsi, whose Shahnameh is a chef-d'oeuvre in Persian literature. FUM campus is located in Mashhad, the capital city of the Razavi...
, and separated in 1986 from its parent institution by national legislation.
The University is currently ranked as one of the best in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. In 2001, its department of Medicine was ranked first among the Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. The latest rankings put Mashhad University in 3rd place nationally.http://www.mums.ac.ir/resaneh/MA_amozeshee.htm#1
The university has 8 faculties, operates 32 hospitals plus 179 rural and 147 urban health care centers. Its faculty include 600 teaching staff, 1700 physicians, 140 dentists, 130 pharmacists, and 25,402 staff employees.
In 2001, 7,000 students were enrolled full time at the university.