Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) is a medical school in

Khuzestan Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

Province of

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. Located in southwestern

in the city of

Ahvaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

, the university was established as a ''College of Medicine'' administered by the

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is a major Iranian University in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran. By the ISC ranking, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is 13th largest and top university in Iran. SCU University is considered one of Iran's "Grade A" u ...

in 1955, which itself was a revived reincarnation of the ancient

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that existed in the same area in antiquity. The university separated and fell under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran in 1986. The university has 3 campuses in

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, and

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, and is constituted of 9 Schools, offering doctorate degrees in science and medicine in 27 fields. The university administers 8 public hospitals in the city of

, and 20 other hospitals in the surrounding areas, as well as dozens of clinics scattered across the province.

Faculties

*Faculty of Pharmacy: The faculty of

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...

is the only pharmacy faculty in the south of Iran. It was established in 1974. The educational program offered in this school are based upon Iran's nationwide educational schedule prepared by the

Ministry of Health and Medical Education The Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has executive responsibility for health and medical education within the Iranian government. The MOHME comprises five departments headed by deputy ministers: # Research and Technology #Educati ...

of Iran. The degrees available in this faculty are Doctorate of Pharmacy (for Pharmacy students), Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and MSc in Toxicology. *Faculty of Medicine *Faculty of Paramedicine: the School of

Hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

Sciences was established at the university in 1972. The school offered programs in the fields of laboratory sciences, radiology sciences, and maritime sciences. The school was renamed afterward to a school of Para-Medicine Sciences. The Para-Medicine school expanded its programs to nutrition sciences, laboratory sciences, anesthesiology, library and information sciences, radiology sciences and health information technology sciences. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Taha Jalali is the dean of the Para-medicine School. *Faculty of Health *Faculty of Dentistry *Faculty of Nursing: the

nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

and

midwifery Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many cou ...

faculty was established in October 1968. It began by accepting 20 nursing students per year. Students attend a three-year program and received a certificate equivalent to a bachelor's degree. In 1970 the program was extended to four years and enrolled 30 nursing students per year. In 1986, the Ministry of Health and treatment was established and all faculties were transferred to Ahvaz Medical University. At this time three majors were offered: nursing, midwifery and operating room technician. A postgraduate degree (Master's degree) in both nursing and midwifery was offered in 1993, covering medical-surgical, psychiatric nursing and pediatric nursing as well as a master's degree program for

and an associate degree of

Emergency Medical Technician An emergency medical technician (EMT), also known as an ambulance technician, is a health professional that provides emergency medical services. EMTs are most commonly found working in ambulances. In English-speaking countries, paramedics are ...

. In 2008, this school began a Nursing Ph.D. program. In 2016 297 students enrolled in bachelor's degree of nursing, 175 in bachelor's degree of midwifery, 91 in master's degree of nursing, 85 in master's degree of midwifery, 41 in bachelor's degree of operating room and 114 in straight bachelor's degree of operation room and 19 in the Ph.D. program.

Scientific journals

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology Kowsar is an STM publishing company which was founded in 2002 by S.M. Miri and Seyed-Moayed Alavian. Kowsar journals have been peer reviewed and are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution License Non Commercial 4.0. The compa ...

(Editor in chief, Professor Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi, mycologist) *Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products *Jentashapir Journal of Health Research *Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care *Jundishapur Journal of Health Sciences *Jundishapur Journal of Oncology

References

External links

Official websiteimam khomeini hospital7th Iranian Congress of Medical Physics at AJUMS, 2006Emergency Medicine Department
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