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Yasuj University of Medical Sciences (YUMS) (Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یاسوج, Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye Yasuj) is one of the State Universities of Iran under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran.[1]
Type | Public |
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Established | 1990 |
President | Saeed Javdansirat |
Academic staff | Approximately 177 |
Students | Approximately 2000 |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Language | Persian |
Website | http://en.yums.ac.ir |
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The University has about 177[2] faculty members and approximately 2,000 students. The University accepts students in medicine, dentistry, paramedical, nursing, midwifery, Nutrition Sciences, and healthcare majors, at undergraduate and graduate levels. Admissions are decided by scores earned on an annual national examination.[3]
History
editThe establishment of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences (YUMS) as a college in 1990 was aimed at transforming it into a regional center for treatment in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad. In 1995, it began accepting medical students through the national entrance test. Following three years as an Institute, the organization was elevated to Yasuj University of Medical Sciences in September 1995.[4]
Campus
editThe School of Public Health, the New University Campus, and the University Management Complex make up the campus.
Schools
editResearch centers
editMedicinal Plant Research Center
editThe Medicinal Plant Research Center was the University's first Research Center and was approved in 2007. Dena peaks in the South zone is located in the Dena district. The Boyer Ahmad district is considered a natural museum of medicinal plants. Diversity in this region is unparalleled and Iran's unique genetic resources help support this center. The center examines the advantages, disadvantages, and properties of medicinal plants for the treatment and preparation of cosmetics and health.[5]
Social Determinants of Health Research Center
editIn February 2011, the Department of Health launched the Social Determinants of Health Research Centre. Its goal is to look at how fundamental necessities and health are influenced by society.[6]
Molecular Cellular Research Center
editScholarly research is conducted at the Cellular-Molecular Research Centre. The centre was founded in 2010 and provides a framework for graduate student and professor research initiatives in medicine and other disciplines.[7]
Provincial Health Networks
editOfficial Website
editReferences
edit- ^ "سايت دانشگاههاي علوم پزشكي كشور". وزارت بهداشت درمان و آموزش پزشکی. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ "Discovering Yasuj". english website yasuj university of medical sciences. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- ^ "Yasuj University of Medical Sciences". english website Yasuj University of Medical Sciences (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ "Yasuj University of Medical Sciences in September 1995" (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ "مرکز تحقیقات گیاهان دارویی - معرفی مرکز". History of Medicinal Plant Research Center. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ "History of Social Determinants of Health Research Center". Social Determinants of Health Research Center. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ "مرکز تحقیقات سلولی و مولکولی - تاریخچه". history of molecular cellular Research center. Retrieved 2017-06-09.