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About KUMS

KUMS is one of the top medical universities nationwide (Type I) and has a good world ranking.

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) was inaugurated as the Nursing High School in 1968 and became a medical college in 1975. After the Islamic Revolution, in 1985, it was further developed into a medical university. Currently, the university has 536faculty members and 6349 students studying at various levels of health-related fields at its affiliated faculties, and doing their practical training and placement in teaching hospitals, and prepare them for the demands of today and tomorrow’s job market.

The university regulates and coordinates the activities of medical education, training and research in healthcare profession throughout Kermanshah Province. In addition to teaching and treatment, it has also been dealing with such areas as research and innovations in order to improve allied health sciences. Among the countless research activities, the university mainly focuses on higher research programs in Basic Medical Sciences, Allied Health Sciences and Nursing. The university also serves the recent scientific and technological leap in the country and promotes the public health by means of scientific strategies and measures.

KUMS greets people from all over the world, providing historical and general information about campus to visitors and the public. This university has Seven Vice-Chancellors, nine faculties, and seventeen hospitals. Eight of these hospitals are in Kermanshah, and the others are located in its towns as follows: Islam Abad, Paveh, Javanroud, Sarpole’ Zahab, Sonqor, Sahneh, Qasre-Shirin, Kangavar, Gilan Qarb and Harsin.
Based on the vote of 222th meeting of the Development Council of Universities of Medical Sciences on March 18, 2013, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences was promoted to type I university. It was also recognized as the national pole of community-oriented medicine at the same year.

Moreover, the educational management of KUMS has ranked first in the latest educational ranking of universities (RAD plan). Furthermore, in the overall educational ranking of universities in 2011, KUMS ranked first among the universities in the west of Iran and ranked sixth in the domain of qualitative development of education among universities in Iran. Moreover, it was listed by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) among the top 200-300 universities in the world.
KUMS academic staff are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge.

Mission & Vision Statement

KUMS aims at encouraging research and training scholars who excel in their field of study and to promote learning and research, and to develop leaders who improve the future of our global society in many disciplines. It is also committed to bringing about a qualitative and quantitative revolution in medical education by providing an environment geared towards promoting research and academic culture in order to improve the existing healthcare system.


Our mission

 KUMS strategic vision has been generated from five specific goals, articulating its aspirations and providing a framework for pursuing excellence in scholarship, research, and community enrichment. We havepledged ourselvesto:

  • anticipate, understand, and prepare for the future of higher education.
  • promote students’ success.
  • strengthen research enterprises.
  • develop a sustainable revenue model to allow a constant growth and improvement.
  • improve community’s involvement.

Our vision

 Our vision is to represent a model public research university and train creative scholars across a broad range of disciplines that have a profound impact on one another, and subsequently the world. To fulfill this aim, KUMS is to accomplish the following goals to benefit the students, society, country and ultimately the world:

  • Acquiring the required capabilities in rendering higher educational services to promote academic status both regionally and internationally.
  • Having an active role in documenting our achievements and production of science, research, and publishing scientific articles in international journals.
  • Improving the health status of individuals in the society by meeting their health needs and obtaining the required technology for producing strategic medical supplies, and enhancing the quality and the diversity of the sub-specialized healthcare services.

Chancellor

Ali Soroush, Professor of Sports Medicine and Lifestyle Modification

 
● Faculty Member, Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, KUMS. 
● Email address: riasat@kums.ac.ir ; ali.soroush@kums.ac.ir

● Telephone: +98-83-54434

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Vice Chancellors

dr.vaziri Vice Chancellor for Education >>
Professor Siavash Vaziri
dr.gholami Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs >>
Dr. Mohammad Reza Gholami

 

دکتر ابراهیم شکیبا Vice Chancellor for Public Health >>
Professor Ibrahim Shakiba

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About Iran

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Iran, a country with a history of over 3,000 years and home to one of the oldest known civilizations, is the 18th largest country in the world and the 17th most populated nation. It is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan on the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan on the east, Turkey and Iraq on the west, and the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman on the south.
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is located in the northern part of the country below Alborz Mountains. Other large metropolitan areas include, but are not limited to, Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Ahwaz, Yazd and Hamadan. The population of Iran is mostly urban with people mostly living in large metropolises and sprawling urban complexes around major cities.

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About Kermanshah

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Located in the western part of Iran, Kermanshah, the capital city of Kermanshah Province, was founded in the 4th century AD under the patronage of the Sassanids. As the largest city in the west of the country, Kermanshah is situated on the foothills of the Zagros Mountain Range, 525 km from Tehran, the capital of Iran and has a total of 371 kilometers of shared border with Iraq. Enjoying a population of around one million people, it is also the 9th populous city in the country. Being situated in a mountainous region, the city enjoys a mountain climate with colder winters and milder summers, although owing to global warming and subsequent climate change the summers might get hotter than it is expected. The hottest month of the year in Kermanshah is July, with an average high of 38°C and a low of 18°C. The coldest month of the year is January, with an average low of -3°C and a high of 8°C.
Being surrounded by several rolling mountains and hills, having a large number of natural springs, rivers, lakes, gardens, and farms, as well as a myriad of historical sites and monuments, the city offers a unique blend of history and natural beauty and diversity. With its generous nature, the city also enjoys exquisite food culture with unique wildflowers and aromatic herbs to give a different touch of flavor to foods. Having about 80 types of food, 11 sorts of bread, 20 types of sweets, and various kinds of snacks, Kermanshah was registered as the 37th creative city of gastronomyin 2021.