Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences is a public university located in the center of Iran in the city of Yazd. The university offers 115 degree programs in medicine, dentistry, public health, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, paramedical sciences, and advanced medical technologies, ranging from bachelor's degrees to sub-specialties and fellowships.
History Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services is the first medical university founded after the Islamic Revolution in 1983. This was followed by the establishment of the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Paramedical Sciences. In 1994, following the national plan of merging medical schools into the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the School of Medicine was officially transformed into Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. As the University continued to expand, the Schools of Public Health and Dentistry were also established. Today, the University comprises seven vice-presidencies, 11 schools, 18 nationally recognized research centers, 13 university hospitals, and 10 district health networks. It serves approximately 6,000 students, of whom 12% are enrolled in postgraduate programs (M.Sc. and Ph.D.), while 6% are clinical residents and fellows pursuing specialty, subspecialty, and fellowship training programs.
Overview
According to Iran's health care system, the president of medical sciences university in each province is in charge of the whole health care system and related educational affairs of that province.
Research
Research Institutes
Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute
Affiliated research centers:
Research and Clinical Center for Infertility Stem Cell Biology Research Center Abortion Research Center Biotechnology Research Center
Yazd Non‑Communicable Diseases Research Institute
Affiliated research centers:
Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center Yazd Diabetes Research Center Hematology and Oncology Research Center Social Determinants of Health Research Center Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center
Nationally recognized research centers
Abortion Research Center Biotechnology Research Center Children Growth Disorder Research Center Environmental Science and Technology Research Center Hemotology & Oncology Research Center Industrial Diseases Research Center Infectious Diseases Research Center Mother and Newborn Health Research Center Otorhinolaryngology Research Center Reproductive Immunology Research Center Research and Clinical Center for Infertility Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center of Food Hygiene and Safety Social Determinants of Health Research Center Stem Cell Biology Research Center Trauma Research Center Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center Yazd Diabetes Research Center
University hospitals
Shahid Sadoughi Hospital Shahid Rahnemoon Hospital Afshar Hospital Shohadaye Mehrab Hospital Psychiatric Hospital Taft Shahid Beheshti Hospital Meybod Imam Jafar Sadegh Hospital Fatemeh Al-Zahra Hospital Ardakan Ziaei Hospital Abarkooh Khatam Alanbia Hospital Bahabad Hakim Hospital Bafq Valiasr Hospital Khatam Ayatollah Khatami Hospital
See also Higher Education in Iran
References
External links Official website


