Urmia University of Medical Sciences

The university has six schools (medicine, pharmacy, paramedical, health, nursing, and dental) and administers public hospitals in and around the city of Urmia.

• Name — Urmia University of Medical Sciences • Native Name — دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ارومیه Danushgah-e 'lum Pezeshki-ye Arumih • Established — 1985 • Type — Public • City — Urmia • State — West Azarbaijan • Country — Iran • President — Dr. Mohamadamin Valizad Hassanlouyi (Anesthesiologist) • Campus — Urban • Website — www.umsu.ac.ir

Joseph Cochran, one of the children of immigrant missionaries, was born in 1855 in the city of Urmia. After completing his childhood and secondary education, he traveled to the United States, where he finished his higher education in medicine. He then returned to his birthplace, Urmia, with the idea of establishing a hospital and a medical school. In 1878 (1257 SH), with the cooperation of his colleagues, he began constructing a large hospital with a capacity of one hundred beds. The hospital included two general wards for non-infectious diseases, five small rooms for infectious diseases, two operating rooms, and a large pharmacy room. A large basement was built at the entrance of the hospital for anatomical dissection and use as a morgue. Construction of the hospital was completed in 1879. During this period, Dr. Cochran provided medical and public health services to the people of Urmia in a building located at the present site of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. After completion and equipping of the hospital, and due to the shortage of medical and healthcare staff, Dr. Cochran decided to establish a medical college. For this purpose, a separate building was constructed near the hospital specifically for the medical school. This building is the well-known wooden structure that still remains alongside other buildings at Urmia University. Students of the medical college, after completing five years of theoretical and practical training, were awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The first graduating class consisted of 27 students, who went on to practice medicine in cities throughout the Azerbaijan region. In 1977 (1356 SH), the Faculty of Medicine began its activities as one of the educational units of Urmia University under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, admitting 48 medical students. In 1986 (1365 SH), following the approval of the law establishing the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education, this faculty was transformed into Urmia University of Medical Sciences.

• School of Medicine: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-School-of-Medicine • School of Allied Medical Sciences: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-School-of-Allied • School of Health: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/-About-School-of-Health • School of Nursing and Midwifery: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-school-of-Nursing- • School of Dentistry: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-school-of-Dentistry- • School of Pharmacy: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-school-of-Pharmacy- • Mahabad School of Medical Sciences • Khoy School of Medical Sciences • Salmas School of Nursing • Miandoab School of Medical Sciences • Bukan School of Nursing • Naqadeh School of Health and Higher Education Complex

• Shahid Motahari Hospital (General & Children’s Hospital): https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-Motahari-Hospital • Ayatollah Taleghani(General Hospital & Hemodialysis Center): https: en.umsu.ac.ir/History-of-Taleghani-Hospital • Kowsar(Women’s Hospital): https: en.umsu.ac.ir/about-Kosar • Seyed al-Shohada(Heart Hospital): https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-Seyed-ol-Shohada • Imam Khomeini(General Hospital): https: en.umsu.ac.ir/About-imam-hospital • Razi(Psychiatric Hospital): https: en.umsu.ac.ir/Razi-Hospital- • Specialized & Super Specialized Tadbir Cilinic: https: en.umsu.ac.ir/Introduction

• Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute • Clinical Research Institute

• Urmia Lake Cohort Study Center • Cellular and Molecular Research Center • Comprehensive Research Laboratory • Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Research Center • Food and Beverage Safety Research Center • Reproductive Health Research Center • Social Determinants of Health Research Center • Experimental and Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center • Neurophysiology Research Center • Solid Tumor Research Center • Maternal and Childhood Obesity Research Center • Patient Safety Research Center • Clinical Research Development Unit (CRDU) • Hematology, Immune Cell Therapy, and Stem Cell Research Center

According to a report by the Public Relations Office of the Islamic World Science Citation and Monitoring Institute (ISC), Dr. Seyed Ahmad Fazelzadeh, then President of the ISC, stated: Out of the 11 subject areas announced in the Times Higher Education rankings, Iranian universities have succeeded in being placed among the world’s top universities in 10 subject areas. A total of 73 universities from the Islamic Republic of Iran are represented in this ranking. In the field of Health, Clinical, and Medical Education, Urmia University of Medical Sciences achieved a ranking of 501–600, placing it among the top 600 universities worldwide.

• Health Science Monitor: https: hsm.umsu.ac.ir/ • Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences: https: ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/ • Nursing and Midwifery Journal: https: unmf.umsu.ac.ir/ • Studies in Medical Sciences: https: umj.umsu.ac.ir/