Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences (UMSHA) is a medical school in Hamadan, Iran. It was founded in March 1972 as a joint program between Iran and France under the name of the Bu-Ali Sina University. In 1986, the present university was established under the supervision of the Ministry of Health. UMSHA has 11 schools, 16 teaching hospitals, and 20 research centers. As of 2024, it has 7,145 national and international students in more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs, including Associate degrees, Bachelor of Sciences, Masters, PhD and Specialties programs. There are 543 faculty members. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services is the main institution responsible for providing, promoting and restoring health at the provincial level. The main mission of this university is to train health care specialist human resources and establish and equip health care centers at various levels, including health homes, urban and rural health care centers, health bases, hospitals, clinics and research centers. In order to achieve health, medical, educational and research goals, this university carries out its activities in the form of 8 educational, research and technology, health, food and medicine, treatment, student and cultural, management and resource development and international affairs, 11 faculties, 17 hospitals, 3 medical clinics, 4 research institutes and 20 research centers.

Dr. Mohammad Ebrahim Shadmani (1976) Dr. Houshang Tarzi (1978) Dr. Mahmoud Tehrani (1986) Dr. Abbas Moeini (1986) Dr. Soleimani Asl (Dec. 22, 1987) Dr. Ahmad Ameri (Dec. 5, 1989) Dr. Farid Abolhassani Shahreza (July 26, 1994) Dr. Seyed Hamid Hashemi (July 7, 1998) Dr. Abbas Zamanian (Feb. 27, 2001) Dr. Aref Salehi (Nov. 11, 2002) Dr. Abdullah Farhadi Nasab (Feb. 21, 2006) Dr. Reza Safi Arian (Oct. 11, 2009) Dr. Habibollah Mousavi Bahar (May 19, 2013) Dr. Rashid Heidari Moghadam (May 2, 2019) Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Majzoubi (Oct 10, 2021) Dr. Behrouz Karkhanei (Aug 11, 2024) Dr. gholamreza kalvandi (June, 2026)

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences has 11 faculties as follows:

Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Health Faculty of Rehabilitation Faculty of Paramedical Sciences Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Modern Medical Sciences and Technologies Malayer Faculty of Medical Sciences Nahavand Faculty of Paramedical Paradental Training School

Research Institutes: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences has 4 research institutes: Neuroscience and Mental Health, Health Sciences and Technology, Clinical Sciences and Cancer, which have a total of 20 research centers, including cancer research centers, hearing disorders, behavioral disorders and substance abuse, fertility and infertility, occupational health and safety, infectious diseases, molecular medicine, dentistry, urology and nephrology, nutritional health, neurophysiology, modeling of non-communicable diseases, health sciences, maternal and child care, social factors affecting health, medicinal plants and natural products, and chronic disease care. Laboratories: Numerous laboratories in the faculties of medicine, pharmacy, health, dentistry and paramedical science, as well as health centers affiliated with the university, provide educational, research, and treatment services. The Comprehensive Research Laboratory in the field of the Vice-Chancellor's Office for Research and Technology of the University was established in 2016 with the aim of utilizing the capabilities of professors in various fields of basic medical sciences and using modern and advanced laboratory equipment, as well as employing and strengthening experienced experts and providing specialized and sub-specialized services in the field of diagnostic and research tests. It was put into operation in 2017. International cooperation, consulting services, technology services, educational services, and skill development are among the goals of this laboratory. This laboratory is currently set up in a space of 700 square meters and on two floors next to the Faculty of Rehabilitation. Providing laboratory services (specialized and sub-specialized, unique, consulting, and skill development) based on world-class technology and the international level required for researchers and technologists of the university and the province, providing services to researchers at a reasonable cost that is competitive with other existing laboratories, transparency in providing services (time, cost, priority, quality), avoiding any monopoly and autonomy are among the important and fundamental issues in equipping and launching the comprehensive research laboratory of the university. Scientific Cooperation: Signing of memorandums and contracts with Shahid Beheshti, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Rafsanjan Universities of Medical Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University and Hamadan University of Technology for scientific and research cooperation has been among the actions of this university. 4. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Several measures have been taken in the field of the Vice-Chancellor's Office for Research and Technology of the University and in the Technology Growth Center and the Science and Technology Park to provide financial, logistical and moral support to entrepreneurs and elites, as well as knowledge-based companies.

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