Amir Asoodeh

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد Mashhad University of Mehdi-cal Sciences Logo © Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Motto Worship of GOD through service to man Established 1949 Type Public President Dr. Shabestari, Mahmood Mohammadzade (MD) Students 7,000 Location Iran 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 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.[citation needed] In 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] MUMS 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. http://mums.ac.ir Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, 2012: International Rank: 1459, National Rank: 11.