Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) is a medical school in Khuzestan Province of Iran.

Located in southwestern Iran in the city of Ahvaz, the university was established as a College of Medicine administered by the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 1955, which itself was a revived reincarnation of the Academy of Gundishapur that existed in the same area in antiquity. The university separated and fell under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran in 1986. The university has 3 campuses in Ahvaz, Behbahan, and Abadan, and is constituted of 9 Schools, offering doctorate degrees in science and medicine in 27 fields.

The university administers 8 public hospitals in the city of Ahvaz, and 20 other hospitals in the surrounding areas, as well as dozens of clinics scattered across the province.

Faculties

Faculty of Paramedical Sciences: The faculty of pharmacy is the only pharmacy faculty in the south of Iran. It was established in 1974. The educational program offered in this school are based upon Iran's nationwide educational schedule prepared by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran. The degrees available in this faculty are Doctorate of Pharmacy (for Pharmacy students), Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and MSc in Toxicology.

Faculty of Medicine: The School of Medicine at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences provides education and training in basic medical sciences and clinical disciplines. Its basic science departments include physiology, medical genetics, immunology, medical biotechnology, microbiology, virology, parasitology, mycology, medical ethics, biochemistry, anatomy, medical physics, and medical education. Clinical departments cover cardiology, internal medicine, otolaryngology, neurology, anesthesiology, asthma and allergy, neurosurgery, general surgery, urology, pathology, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, toxicology and forensic medicine, psychiatry, ophthalmology, orthopedics, dermatology, radiology, social medicine, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. The school offers medical education at the professional doctorate (MD) level, as well as specialty and subspecialty training. Its academic activities include teaching and research in basic and clinical medical sciences.[1]

Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences: the School of Hospital Sciences was established at the university in 1972. The school offered programs in the fields of laboratory sciences, radiology sciences, and maritime sciences. The school was renamed afterward to a school of Para-Medicine Sciences. The Para-Medicine school expanded its programs to nutrition sciences, laboratory sciences, anesthesiology, library and information sciences, radiology sciences and health information technology sciences. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Taha Jalali is the dean of the Para-medicine School.

Faculty of Health sciences: The School of Public Health at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences was established in 1995. Its academic departments cover public health, environmental health engineering, occupational health engineering, medical entomology and vector control, health services management, biostatistics, epidemiology, and health education and health promotion. The school offers educational programs at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels in relevant fields. Its facilities include laboratories supporting teaching and research in public and environmental health. The school also hosts research centers focusing on environmental technologies and the social determinants of health.

Scientific journals

• Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
• Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products
• Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care
• Jundishapur Journal of Health Sciences
• Jundishapur Journal of Oncology
• Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences
• JundiShapur Educational Development
• The Journal of Telemedicine

Ranking

• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Times Higher Education Ranking
• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition
• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition
• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences SCImago

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