About Mazums

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (MAZUMS), affiliated to the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, is one of the most outstanding medical universities in Iran. It is a state medical university located in Sari, Mazandaran Province, Iran. MAZUMS has been recognized as a center of excellence for healthcare and teaching since its foundation. It began its activities in 1986 by developing Sari Higher Institute for Midwifery which was founded in 1975. 

MAZUMS has always been involved in academic, health and treatment activities, and offers a variety of opportunities and excellent facilities for study and research in medical fields. Currently, the university admits students in a variety range of fields including fellowship, sub-specialty, specialty, PhD, general medical fields (medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy), MSc and BSc.

The university tries to accomplish its research, education and healthcare objectives through its 7 vice chancellors. MAZUMS benefits from 13 schools including Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Allied Medical Sciences, Public Health, Nursing and Midwifery, Advanced Technologies in medicine, Iranian Medicine as well as Ramsar International Campus. Besides, Behshahr Nursing School, Amol Nursing School and Amol Allied Medical Sciences School have started their activities in recent years. 

Most of the schools in MAZUMS are located in Payambar Azam Academic Complex with an area of about 100 hectares, 17 kms away from Sari. The schools offer a lot of academic and recreational facilities such as library, dormitory, laboratories, research centers, gym, transportation, restaurants to the students and academic staff. The university has more than 6915 students in a wide range of fields. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences has 627 faculty members including 93 professors, 145 associate professors, 376 assistant professors and 13 instructors.

Currently, 197 international students are studying in the fields of MBBS, DDS, Pharm. D., and MSc, at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences.