Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, the largest university of medical sciences in Fars province, has the main role in the process of educating and training students of medical sciences and providing healthcare services in this province.

History of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) was initially established in 1946 as a Higher Health Education Center to educate medical experts within four years. Three years after its establishment, this center became a “Medical School” and continued to operate as one of the faculties of Shiraz University. With the establishment of the Higher School of Nursing and Midwifery in 1953, the activities of this faculty expanded. By 1976, seven other schools, including the School of Nursing, the School of Dentistry, the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, the School of Health, the School of Paramedical Sciences, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, were also founded in this faculty and after a law was passed on the separation of universities of medical sciences from comprehensive universities Shiraz University of Medical Sciences was officially established in 1986.

Educational and Research Activities of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Presently, more than 10,000 students follow their higher education in 91 fields at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences under the supervision of 782 full-time faculty members in the following schools on the main campus of this university:

School of Medicine

School of Dentistry

School of Pharmacy

School of Paramedical Sciences

School of Nursing and Midwifery

School of Rehabilitation Sciences

School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies

School of Health

School of Health Management and Information Sciences

School of Nutrition and Food Sciences

In 2008, this university developed a strategic plan and prepared the required infrastructure in the form of a virtual faculty for providing online education to applicants all over Iran in a coherent manner.

In addition to the schools located on the main campus of the university, the other schools of medical sciences affiliated with this university are the “Higher Health Education Complex” in Mamasani, the “Baqir ral-Ulum Higher Health Education Complex” in Sepidan, the “Paramedical Faculty” of Darab, the “Paramedical Faculty” of Estehban, “Hazrat Umm al-Banin Nursing School” in Lamard, and “Hazrat Zahra (SA) Nursing School” in Abadah.

The Comprehensive Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine is one of the main research centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, which was founded in 2017. In addition, 54 other research centers operate under the supervision of this university.

Several growth centers have also been formed at the university to provide facilities and support services to entrepreneurs and small and medium units that come up with creative ideas and can commercialize them. These centers provide services in the fields of "Biotechnology", "Medical Equipment", "Medicinal Plant Products and Traditional Medicine", "Information Technology", "Technological Units of Pharmaceutical Products" and "Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells".

International Position and Activities of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

In the Shanghai ranking published in 2023, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences was ranked 401 to 500 and one of the top universities in Iran in the fields of clinical medicine and public health. Similarly, according to the Times ranking announced in 2023, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences was ranked 801 to 1000 and 28th among all universities in Iran. In this ranking system, this university has been ranked 12th among universities of medical sciences in Iran. In the 2021 ISC ranking system, too, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences had been ranked 501 to 600 and one of the top universities in Iran in the field of medical and health sciences.

This Iranian center of higher education publishes a call for admitting foreign students every year. According to the announcement made by the university officials, in the call that was published for the admitting foreign students in the academic year 2022-2023, applications were received from 42 countries of the world and, finally, 80 foreign students were given admission.