kermanshah university of medical sciences kermanshah university of medical sciences kermanshah university of medical sciences was inaugurated as the nursing high school in 1968, and became a medical college in 1975. after the islamic revolution, it was further developed into the medical university in 1985. the university has 521 academic staff and 5500 students studying at all levels of medical fields at its faculties, and doing their practical training and placement in teaching hospitals, and prepare them for the demands of today's and tomorrow's job market. the university regulates and coordinates the activities of medical education, training and research in healthcare profession throughout kermanshah province. in addition to teaching and treatment, it has also been dealing with such areas as research and innovations in order to improve allied health sciences. among the countless research activities, the university mainly focuses on higher research programs in basic medical sciences, allied health sciences and nursing. the university also serves the recent scientific and technological leap in the country and promotes the public health by means of scientific strategies and measures. this university has eight vice-chancellors, eight faculties, and seventeen hospitals. eight of these hospitals are in kermanshah city, and the others are located in its towns as follows: islam abad, paveh, javanroud, sarpole’ zohab, sonqor, sahneh, qasre-shirin, kangavar, gilan qarb and harsin. based on the vote of 222nd meeting of the development council of universities of medical sciences on march 18, 2013, kermanshah university of medical sciences was promoted to type i university. it was also recognized as the national pole of community-oriented medicine at the same year. moreover, the educational management of kums ranked first in the latest educational ranking of universities (rad plan). furthermore, in the overall educational ranking of universities in 2011, kums ranked first among the universities in the west of iran. accordingly, it ranked sixth in the domain of qualitative development of education among universities in iran. kums academic staff are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. kums greets people from all over the world, providing historical and general information about campus to visitors, and the public. not to be confused with kerman university of medical sciences. kermanshah universityدانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی کرمانشاه danushgah-e 'lum-e pezeshki-ye vâ xedâmat-e behedashti-ye dârmati-ye kârmanshahtypepublicestablished1968 (1968)chancellormahmoud reza moradi, m.d.academic staff521students5500undergraduates4504postgraduates996locationkermanshah, kermanshah province, iran35.7483°n 51.3812°e﻿ / 35.7483; 51.3812campusurbancolorsturquoise and orange nicknamekumswebsitegsia.kums.ac.ir/en collaborating schools collaborating schools countryuniversity cypruseastern mediterranean university ukrainekharkiv national medical university(knmu) iraquniversity of sulaymanyah franceinstitut francais de research et denseignement superieur international iraqhawler medical university netherlandsacademic medical center at the university of amsterdam iraquniversity of garmian russiapacific institute of bioorganic chemistry netherlandsmaastricht university iraquniversity of human development sulaymanyah adjunct and visiting professors the adjunct and visiting professors below collaborate with kums: adjunct professorsvisiting professors khosrow adeli,phd/university of torontojuan francisco asenjo,md/mcgill university mohammad abdoli-ermaki,phd/ryerson universityserge brand,phd/basel university farahnak assadi,md/chicago universitywalter klimscha,md/vienna university ali asgari,phd/toronto universitychristopher franco,phd/flinders university shahrzad bazargan-hejazi,phd/ucla universitymichael nelson,phd/king's college london bijan bijan,md/university of california elaheh mahdavian,phd/louisiana state university shreveport mohammad amin mohammadifar,phd/thecnical university of denmark ramin pakbaz,md/scripps memorial hospital la jolla(ca) amir sharafkhaneh,md,phd/baylor college of medicine ziaeddin shariat-madar,phd/university of messissippi hojatollah vali,phd/mcgill university rankings according to the latest academic ranking of world universities that released by shanghai ranking of academic subject 2019, kermanshah university of medical sciences ranks between 201 and 300 among the top universities in the world based on clinical medicine. faculties faculty of medicine faculty of medicine was founded in 1975. currently, 192 medical students are studying at this faculty, and over 3878 medical students have graduated so far. the first specialist residency recruitment was started by admitting residents of anesthesiology in 1991. nowadays, kums is pledged to admit a total number of 141 medical specialties in all medical specialty fields per year. the university is well known for its ability to develop clinical skills in medical students through one of the nation's most robust standardized patient programs and partnerships with lading hospital systems. educational status currently, there are eleven basic sciences department, eight departments in master programs, two departments in phd programs, and twenty two clinical departments at the faculty of medicine. the faculty of medicine has a mission to educate science-based, skilled, and compassionate clinicians prepared to meet the challenges of practicing medicine in the 21st century and conduct cutting-edge biomedical research that enhances people life and advanced the fundamental understanding of medical sciences. table 1: academic staff of the faculty of medicine according to academic level and ranking academic staff number basic sciences 87 clinical 206 professor 17 associate professor 79 assistant professor 193 instructor 3 total 293 departments there are over 35 clinical and basic sciences departments and programs in the faculty of medicine, which are summarized in table 2. table 2. the departments in the faculty of medicine anatomy medical physics anesthesiology microbiology clinical biochemistry mycology & parasitology biomedical engineering neurology cardiology neurosurgery clinical psychology obstetrics & gynecology dermatology ophthalmology emergency medicine orthopedics languages & literature pathology e.n.t pediatrics general surgery psychiatry health & social medicine physiology - pharmacology immunology radiology infectious disease radiotherapy & oncology internal medicine sports medicine & rehabilitation islamic education alternative & complementary medicine medical biotechnology urology faculty of dentistry faculty of dentistry as a professional educational institution offers a full range of academic courses, including comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate programs in collaboration with highly experienced academic staff along with proper facilities and the most advanced teaching methods. background established in 2008, the faculty started admitting students in general dentistry in 2009. also, students in oral health have been accepted at kums since 2015. in terms of infrastructure, the newly established faculty of dentistry in kums campus, with an area over 11500 square meters. is the largest faculty in west part of iran which will be opened at december 2019. educational status the faculty of dentistry has 46 academic staff, working in 10 departments in which they have trained 417 students including six international residency students. the table below summarizes the academic staff of the faculty based on their specialties. table 1. academic staff of the faculty of dentistry by specialty specialty number endodontics 4 orthodontics 6 oral and maxillofacial medicine 5 periodontics 6 dental prostheses 4 restorative dentistry 4 oral and maxillofacial surgery 5 oral and maxillofacial radiology 5 pediatric dentistry 5 research center of dentistry 2 total 46