Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهيد بهشتی
© Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Established:	1960
Type:	Public
President:	Dr. Zaali
Faculty:	1,000
Students:	13,000
Location:	Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Campus:	Urban
Website:	www.sbmu.ac.ir

The Medical school is adjacent to Shahid Beheshti University, in northern Tehran.

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services is a large medical school in northern Tehran, Iran.

The school was founded in 1960 as part of Shahid Beheshti University, and was re-structured in 1986 when it separated off onto its own. In 2007, the two universities signed an agreement to be cited by ISI uniformly as Shahid Beheshti University. Shahid Beheshti University, M.C. refers to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.[1]

Apart from its teaching and research commitments, the university is also responsible for health care provision to a community of four million people living in northern and northeastern Tehran and the neighbouring cities of Damavand , Firouzkooh, Varamin and Pakdasht.

The school has a national and international reputation for excellence in postgraduate teaching and research in clinical sciences and practices. It consists of 8 Faculties, 12 Teaching Hospitals, 6 Non-teaching Hospitals, and 7 District Health Centers.

Currently, 13000 students study there in various fields.

[edit] Colleges and schools

Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Services is composed of the following schools teaching students in various fields of Medical Science: