Qom University of Medical Sciences

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Qom university of medical science

Type	Public
President	Dr. Mehdi Mesri
Location	Qom , Qom province , Iran
Website	http://www.muq.ac.ir

The Qom University of Medical Sciences, (Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قم, Danushgah-e 'lum Pezeshki-ye Qâm) in Qom, Iran.

History

The agreement on establishing a School of Nursing and School of Public Health was announced by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. In 1997 the school began work by admitting students for a B.Sc in nursing. In 1998, the Development Center for Medical Universities agreed to admit students in Environmental Health to the school and the first group began their course in 1999. In the next step, ratified by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 2000, six subordinate hospitals of the school became teaching hospitals.

The establishment of the School of Medicine was the result of a ratification by the Development Center for Medical Universities agreeing upon admitting a series of medical students in 2003 and following that a final agreement on establishing the school of medicine in 2004. The first group of medical students was admitted and began their courses in 2004.

Qom University of Medical Sciences consists of three schools, five majors, 51 faculty members and PhD students on scholarship, approximately 720 students and some invited professors. The university is responsible for educating students in majors of medicine, conducting medical academic and clinical researches as well as holding scientific and academic seminars and conferences and offering health care services.

The organization structure

The organizational structure of the university, ratified by The Iranian Management and Planning Organization, is:

• Dean of the university, along with
• Six Vice-deans:
  • Vice-dean for Education and Research,
  • Vice-dean for Culture & Student Affairs,
  • Vice-dean for Health Care,
  • Vice-dean for Medicine and Food,
  • Vice-dean for Public Health,
  • Vice-dean for Resource and Management Development.

The heads of faculties are chosen by the Dean, and operate the faculties in association with the office of Vice-dean for Education. The heads of teaching hospitals are also chosen and assigned from faculty members and by the Dean.^[1]

Hospitals

• Kamkar
• Nekuei
• Hazrat zahra
• Hazrat masoome
• Shahid beheshti
• Izadi

Schools

• School of medicine
• School of dentistry
• School of public health
• School of Nursing & Midwifery
• School of Paramedical

See also

• University of Medical Science

References