History

Medical University of Isfahan (MUI) was established in 1946, as the Isfahan Higher School of Health Education. In 1950, the Isfahan Faculty of Medicine was inaugurated and students were admitted for the M.D. degrees after a 6-year medical training course.

In 1955, the faculty of medicine was permitted to establish the school of pharmacy, which offered bachelor programs. In 1958 the school of pharmacy became independent and the faculty of literature was also established. The University of Isfahan was established with three schools and the first university chancellor was appointed.

In 1967, the university began a new era in its history as a modern university and moved to the current Hezar Jerib Campus. Residency programs were first introduced in 1967. In the academic year of 1968-1969, two higher education units, the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences and school of nursing, were established and a bachelor degree for laboratory sciences was offered for the first time in the University of Isfahan. Residency programs were first introduced in 1967. In the academic year of 1968-1969, private university clinics were established in Amin, Khorshid, and Kashani hospitals. In 1972, the 4-year bachelor program of pharmacy was changed to a 6-year doctorate program in pharmacy and the faculty was renamed as the faculty of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Five years later, a master s degree in physiology was introduced for the first time.

Following the development of a nationwide health network and the integration of health services provision and medical education in 1985, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services was inaugurated to focus on education, training and research in medical sciences and health services.

At present MUI includes ten schools, namely School of Advanced Medical Technology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, School of Dentistry, School of Health, School of Management Medical Information Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Nursing Midwifery, School of Nutrition Food Sciences, School of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Rehabilitation Sciences.