Iran University of Medical Sciences

Iran University of Medical Sciences is one of the most important universities of its kind in Iran.

History

The license to set up the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), originally called “Iran Medical Center” was issued by the Council for the Development of Higher Education on August 27, 1975. The schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Medical Sciences were the first schools to start their operations, and the first students were recruited to study medicine at the Iran Medical Center in September 1977. As the first step to establish a comprehensive scientific center in the field of medical sciences, a process of collecting authentic scientific journals and books and shaping the university library was launched and in less than two years, several thousand books and authentic scientific journals formed the initial structure of a library that became one of the most important medical information centers in the region and was referred to as a library and health information center in the Eastern Mediterranean region by World Health Organization.

At that time, Iran Medical Center was considered as one of the leading centers in providing medical services and training in West Asia. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, several colleges and institutions of higher education were merged into this center and it was officially renamed “Iran University of Medical Sciences” in 1986.

Iran University of Medical Sciences Today

Presently, Iran University of Medical Sciences has over 9400 students and with more than 1100 faculty members the university has greatly raised the level of its educational services. This university has the following 11 faculties:

• School of Persian Medicine
• School of Medicine
• School of Allied Medical Sciences
• School of Nursing and Midwifery
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Public Health
• School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine
• School of Rehabilitation Sciences
• School of Health Management and Information Sciences
• School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health
• School of Dentistry

Currently, 17 hospitals and, in total, more than 3300 hospital beds benefit from the services of this university, providing health care services to around 5.5 million city dwellers. There are also 47 research centers as well as the Endocrine and Metabolism Research Institute and the Five Senses Research Institute are affiliated with this university. The university offers higher education in 63 fields at the MD level and in 37 fields at the non-continuous PH.D. level.

Six English and six Farsi journals publish the researches conducted by scientific centers, professors, and students of Iran University of Medical Sciences and other universities of medical sciences in the country.

The International Campus of Iran University of Medical Sciences

With the establishment of an International department at Iran University of Medical Sciences, it has become possible to provide face-to-face and virtual education to non-Iranian students. Presently, the international campus of this university admits students in three fields of dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy.

International Rankings

According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, Iran University of Medical Sciences ranks among the top 500-600 universities in the world. The IUMS has also achieved the top rank in “Good Health and Well-being” and placed 6th in terms of “Quality Education”.

With the addition of the newly established School of Dentistry to this university, the ranking of Iran University of Medical Sciences is likely to improve in global and regional rankings. Moreover, having the highest record of producing scholarly articles, in proportion to the number of its faculty members, among all universities of medical sciences in Iran, shows that this university has the capacity for further progress.

In the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities in 2023, Iran University of Medical Sciences ranked 301 to 400 in the fields of public health and clinical medicine.

Similarly, according to the ISC World University Ranking, Iran University of Medical Sciences ranks third in the field of medical and health sciences in the country. In this ranking, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences rank first and second respectively.