Birjand University of Medical Sciences is located in a province with a surface area of about 150,800 square kilometers which covers more than 9.1 percent of the lands of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This university has had a major role in the economic growth and development of the province. This university has now more than 3787 students in 65 fields of study in residency, doctorate of dentistry and general medicine, master s, bachelor s and associate degrees, with 311 faculty members, enjoying modern advanced research and training facilities, including a comprehensive and modern library with more than 30950 resources, including about 192 articles, 27314 Books, 1379 theses, 29730 all subjects, and about 9044 digital content with digital and physical access. It is equipped with seven training laboratories, one comprehensive laboratory, as well as 16 amphitheater classrooms that are equipped with full audio-visual facilities and a clinical skills unit.
A 155 Mbps bandwidth internet service inside university and 100 bandwidth outside university connecting the university network to other cities of the Province through fiber-optics is also a big step forward in providing quality electronic services for the noble people of Southern Khorasan Province.
Birjand University of Medical Sciences (as the biggest medical School in the east of Iran) educates and nurtures creative leaders in medicine and science, promoting curiosity and critical inquiry in an inclusive environment enriched by diversity. We advance discovery and innovation fostered by partnerships across the University, our local community, and the world. The educational program is designed to develop physicians who are highly competent and compassionate practitioners of the medical arts schooled in the current state of knowledge of both medical biology and patient care. It is expected that -BUMS-trained physicians will establish a lifelong process of learning the medical, behavioral, and social sciences by independent study. The aim is to produce physicians who will be among the leaders in their chosen field, sustain and improve health, alleviate the suffering caused by illness and disease, and provide outstanding care and service for patients in a compassionate and respectful manner.
Provision of public health services with desirable and standard quality in line with social justice and public participation is also one of BUMS missions and aims. This university cooperates with three teaching-therapeutic hospitals, seven therapeutic hospitals with 857 approved beds and 979 active beds, two air ambulances, 59 urban and road emergency bases, 11 public health networks, 100 health centers for comprehensive urban rural services, 316 public health centers, and 62 active health bases. Birjand University of Medical Sciences is proud of serving the noble and honorable people of South Khorasan Province as well as all the people from different parts of the country and also respectable people from other countries mostly neighboring countries.
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