Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences explained

Kermanshah University
Native Name:دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی کرمانشاه
Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti-ye Dârmati-ye Kârmanshah
Coordinates:35.7483°N 51.3812°W
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Type:Public
Chancellor:Ghobad Mohammadi, M.D.
Academic Staff:521
Students:5500
Undergrad:4504
Postgrad:996
City:Kermanshah
State:Kermanshah province
Country:Iran
Campus:Urban
Colors:Turquoise and Orange  
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Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences is a medical university in Kermanshah, Iran. was inaugurated as the Nursing High School in 1968, and became a medical college in 1975. After the Islamic Revolution, it was further developed into the Medical University in 1985. The University has 521 academic staff and 5500 students studying at all levels of medical fields at its faculties, and doing their practical training and placement in Teaching Hospitals, and prepare them for the 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 research activities, the university mainly focuses on higher research programs in Basic Medical Sciences, Allied Health Sciences and Nursing. This university has eight Vice-Chancellors, eight faculties, and seventeen Hospitals. eight of these Hospitals are in Kermanshah city, and the others are located in its towns as follows: Islam Abad, Paveh, Javanroud, Sarpole’ Zohab, Sonqor, Sahneh, Qasre-Shirin, Kangavar, Gilan Qarb and Harsin.

Collaborating schools

Collaborating schools[1]
Country University
Eastern Mediterranean University
Kharkiv National Medical University(KNMU)
IraqUniversity of Sulaymanyah
FranceInstitut Francais de research et Denseignement Superieur International
IraqHawler Medical University
NetherlandsAcademic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam
IraqUniversity of Garmian
RussiaPacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
NetherlandsMaastricht University
IraqUniversity of Human Development Sulaymanyah

Adjunct and Visiting Professors

The Adjunct and Visiting Professors below collaborate with KUMS:[2] [3]

Adjunct Professors Visiting Professors
Khosrow Adeli,PhD/University of TorontoJuan Francisco Asenjo,MD/McGill University
Mohammad Abdoli-Ermaki,PhD/Ryerson University Serge Brand,PhD/Basel University
Farahnak Assadi,MD/Chicago UniversityWalter Klimscha,MD/Vienna University
Ali Asgari,PhD/Toronto UniversityChristopher Franco,PhD/Flinders University
Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi,PhD/UCLA UniversityMichael Nelson,PhD/King's College London
Bijan Bijan,MD/University of California
Elaheh Mahdavian,PhD/Louisiana State University Shreveport
Mohammad Amin Mohammadifar,PhD/Thecnical University of Denmark
Ramin Pakbaz,MD/Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla(CA)
Amir Sharafkhaneh,MD,PhD/Baylor College of Medicine
Ziaeddin Shariat-Madar,PhD/University of Messissippi
Hojatollah Vali,PhD/McGill University

Rankings

According to the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities that released by Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subject 2019, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences ranks between 201 and 300 among the top universities in the world based on Clinical Medicine.[4]

Faculties

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1975. Currently, 192 medical students are studying at this faculty, and over 3878 medical students have graduated so far.

Educational Status

Currently, there are eleven basic sciences department, eight departments in master programs, two departments in PhD programs, and twenty two clinical departments at the faculty of medicine.

Table 1: Academic Staff of the Faculty of Medicine According to Academic Level and Ranking
Academic StaffNumber
Basic Sciences87
Clinical206
Professor17
Associate Professor79
Assistant Professor193
Instructor3
Total293

Departments

There are over 35 clinical and basic sciences departments and programs in the faculty of medicine, which are summarized in Table 2.

Table 2. The Departments in the Faculty of Medicine
AnatomyMedical Physics
AnesthesiologyMicrobiology
Clinical BiochemistryMycology & Parasitology
Biomedical EngineeringNeurology
CardiologyNeurosurgery
Clinical PsychologyObstetrics & Gynecology
DermatologyOphthalmology
Emergency MedicineOrthopedics
Languages & LiteraturePathology
E.N.TPediatrics
General SurgeryPsychiatry
Health & Social MedicinePhysiology - Pharmacology
ImmunologyRadiology
Infectious DiseaseRadiotherapy & Oncology
Internal MedicineSports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Islamic EducationAlternative & Complementary Medicine
Medical BiotechnologyUrology

Background

Established in 2008, the faculty started admitting students in general dentistry in 2009.

Educational status

The Faculty of Dentistry has 46 academic staff, working in 10 departments in which they have trained 417 students including six international residency students. The table below summarizes the academic staff of the faculty based on their specialties.

Table 1. Academic staff of the Faculty of Dentistry by specialty
SpecialtyNumber
Endodontics4
Orthodontics6
Oral and maxillofacial medicine5
Periodontics6
Dental prostheses4
Restorative dentistry4
Oral and maxillofacial surgery5
Oral and maxillofacial radiology5
Pediatric dentistry5
Research Center of Dentistry2
Total46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MOUs and Contracts. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) -GSIA.
  2. Web site: Adjunct Professors. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) -GSIA.
  3. Web site: Visiting Professors. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) -GSIA.
  4. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Clinical Medicine | Shanghai Ranking - 2020. www.shanghairanking.com. 2020-02-11. 2017-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701112836/http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/clinical-medicine.html. dead.