Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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Established: 1949
Type: Public
President: Masoud Maleki, M.D.
Students: 7,000
Location: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Campus: Urban
Website: www.mums.ac.ir/

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) is a medical school in Iran.

Located in Razavi Khorasan province in the city of Mashhad, it was established in 1949 along with Ferdowsi University of Mashad, and separated in 1986 from its parent institution by national legislation.

The University is currently ranked as one of the best in the Middle East. In the year 2001, its department of Medicine was ranked first among the Iranian universities.[citation needed] The latest rankings put Mashhad University in 3rd place nationally.[1]

The university has 8 faculties, operates 32 hospitals plus 179 rural and 147 urban health care centers. Its faculty include 600 teaching staff, 1700 physicians, 140 dentists, 130 pharmacists, and 25,402 staff employees.

In 2001, 7,000 students were enrolled full time at the university.

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