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دانشگاه علوم پزشکی آبادان | |
| Type | Public medical university |
|---|---|
| Established | September 1941 |
| Founder | Ministry of Health and Medical Education |
| Accreditation | IRI Medical Education Council,MOHME |
Academic staff | 300 |
| Students | 3,500 |
| Location | ,, 30°21′46″N48°13′31″E / 30.36278°N 48.22528°E /30.36278; 48.22528 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | Persian, English |
| Website | abadanums |
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Abadan University of Medical Sciences (AUMS) (Persian:دانشگاه علوم پزشکی آبادان,Danushgah-e Olum Pezeshki-ye Abadan) is a public medical university located in Abadan, Khuzestan Province in central-westIran near the Iraqi–Iran border. Established in September 1941 by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education as the country's first Nursing Faculty, it evolved through successive upgrades and on June 22, 2021 was formally transformed into an independent medical university.[1]
In September 1941, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education founded a Nursing Faculty in Abadan—the first nursing school in Iran.
In 1974, for the first time local students were admitted via the national university entrance exam to two associate degree programs in nursing and midwifery.
With the outbreak of theIran–Iraq War in 1980, educational activities were halted and remaining students were transferred to the universities of Shiraz and Isfahan.
After the war’s end and rebuilding of facilities, the 50th meeting of the Council for the Expansion of Medical Sciences Universities approved the reopening of the center under the name Abadan Nursing College. From that point until 2007, the college offered continuous and non-continuous bachelor’s programs in nursing.
In 2011, the Abadan Nursing and Midwifery Unit was upgraded to Abadan College of Medical Sciences, and in 2012 it achieved full independence as Abadan University of Medical Sciences.[2]
On July 26, 2013, preliminary approval was granted to establish a School of Medicine at AUMS.[2]
On July 24, 2020, accreditation decrees for Ayatollah Taleghani, Shahid Beheshti, and Hazrat Valiasr educational hospitals affiliated with AUMS were confirmed for one year.[1]
On May 9, 2021, the “Health and Research Journal” of Abadan University of Medical Sciences received publication permission.[3]
On May 23, 2021, a Clinical Research Development Unit was approved at the Ayatollah Taleghani Educational and Medical Center.[1]
On June 22, 2021, the institution was formally renamed Abadan University of Medical and Health Services.[2]
On August 4, 2021, the establishment of an Environment Research Center was approved.[1]
*Health and Research Journal of Abadan University of Medical Sciences