Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Coordinates: 35°42′14″N 51°23′42″E / 35.7038°N 51.395°E
| Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | |
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| دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتي، درماني شهيد بهشتی | |
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| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Hassan Abolghasemi |
| Academic staff | 1,000 |
| Students | 13,000 |
| Location | Tehran, Tehran province, Iran |
| Website | www.sbmu.ac.ir |
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (formerly: National University of Iran) is a large medical school in northern Tehran, Iran.
The school was founded in 1961 as part of Shahid Beheshti University, and was re-structured in 1986 when it separated off onto its own. 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, Firuzkuh, Varamin and Pakdasht.
The school consists of 8 Faculties, 12 Teaching Hospitals, 6 Non-teaching Hospitals, and 7 District Health Centers.
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[edit] Colleges and schools
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services is composed of the following schools teaching students in various fields of Medical Sciences:
- School of Medicine
- School of Dentistry
- School of Pharmacy
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute
- School of Paramedical Science
- School of Public Health
- School of Rehabilitation
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
- School of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute
[edit] Programmes
[edit] Optometry
The optometry program was established in 1972. Initially the course was designed as a higher diploma in optometry (two years undergraduate studies) and was upgraded to a four-year BSc with Honours programme in 1984. The teaching medium is Persian though most text books and literature are used in English.
