Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS) () is located in Gorgan, northeastern Iran, south of the Caspian Sea. The university was first established in 1967 and consists of seven major faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, New Technologies in Medical Sciences, Paramedicine, Nursing and Midwifery, and the Center for Medical Education Studies and Development.
The International Campus Branch of Golestan University of Medical Sciences began its educational activities in August 2013 and accepts Iranian and non-Iranian students.
This university has 7 vice-chancellors including development and management, education, student culture, treatment, health, food and medicine, and vice-chancellor for research and technology, and 55 educational groups.
This university has 22 research centers including gastroenterology and liver, infectious diseases, health management and social development, nursing research center, dentistry, clinical research development of Sayyad Shirazi Hospital, congenital anomalies, support for clinical research development of 5 Azar, stem cells, environmental health, rheumatology, cancer research, ischemic, metabolic, psychiatry, children, health of food and pharmaceutical products and supplements, cellular and molecular, neuroscience, laboratory sciences, reproductive health and counseling in midwifery, student research committee, as well as 2 research centers entitled biomedicine and clinical sciences of Jorjani.
Golestan University of Medical Sciences has 19 teaching hospitals including 5 Azar Hospital of Gorgan, Taleghani Hospital of Gorgan, Sayyad Shirazi Hospital of Gorgan, Deziani Specialized and Super-Specialized Clinic of Gorgan, Shohada Bandargaz Hospital, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Bandarturkman, Amiralmomenin Hospital of Kordkoy, Imam Reza Khan Hospital of Babbin, Alavi Maraveh Tappe Hospital, Prophet Azam Gonbad Hospital, Al Jalil Hospital of Aq Qala, Shahid Motahari Gonbad Hospital, Baqiyatullah Al Azam Hospital, Taleghani Gonbad Hospital, Shohada Gonbad Hospital, Hazrat Masoumeh Azadshahr Hospital, Fatemeh Zahra Mitodasht Hospital, Hazrat Rasool Akram Kalaleh Hospital, and affiliated Iranian and Complementary Medicine Health Centers.
The university has 14 health centers in different cities of the province including Ramian Health Center, Gomishan, Bandargaz, Gorgan, Gonbadkavous, Galikesh, Minudasht, Kalaleh, Bandarturkman, Kordkoy, Azadshahr, Ali Abad, Maraveh Tappe and Aq Qala.
Golestan University of Medical Sciences has 6 journals, 2 of which are indexed in Scopus.
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal – Medical Laboratory Journal – Journal of Clinical and Basic Research – Journal of Research Development in Nursing & Midwifery(Scopus) – International Journal of healthcare and Management and Development – Journal of Gorgan University of medical Science (Scopus)
The university is conducting the largest cohort project in the Middle East (Golestan Cohort Study) in collaboration with internationally renowned scientists. Since Golestan province is a high-risk region for upper gastrointestinal cancers, promoting cancer research has been considered a priority by the medical research community and policymakers. For this purpose, the Golestan Cancer Biobank (GoCB) was established in 2016 to provide biological samples and data related to cancer patients by applying international standards and supporting high-quality cancer research.
The university is currently ranked 801-1000 in the World University Rankings 2025, 601-800 in the Medicine & Health 2025, and 301-400 in the Times Higher Education Impact 2021..
Schools Medicine Golestan Medical School was established in 1992. It currently offers educational activities in master's degree programs (microbiology, anatomical sciences, clinical biochemistry, virology, immunology) and clinical residency programs (pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, anesthesia and intensive care, radiology, orthopedics, psychiatry, general surgery) and doctorate programs (traditional medicine, clinical biochemistry, virology) with more than 3,500 students.
Dentistry In 2009, after the second presidential visit to Golestan Province, a license to establish the faculty was issued by the Council for the Development of Medical Sciences Universities, and since October 2010, the first group of doctoral students in dentistry and bachelor's degree in prosthetics have been studying.
Health care In 1995, the establishment of the Paramedical School and also admission to the two majors of Laboratory Sciences and Public Health (Family Health Orientation) were proposed to the Development Council. In 1995, the establishment of the two aforementioned majors was approved by the Development Council, and finally, in 1997, the establishment of the Paramedical School was definitively approved. Also, in 1999, the associate degree in environmental health was added to the school's majors, and in 2000, the disease control major was added to the school's majors. In July 2007, based on the resolution of the University Board of Trustees and also on the resolution of the Council for the Development of Medical Sciences Universities of the country on 17/8/2008, the school was upgraded to the Faculty of Paramedical and Health. Based on the vote issued in the 209th meeting of the Council for the Development of Medical Sciences Universities on 23/11/2008, the establishment of the Faculty of Health was approved, and the Faculty of Health was separated from the Faculty of Paramedical. In 2016, with the permission of the Ministry of Health, the Master's degree program in Biostatistics was launched at the Faculty of Health, in 2022, the Master's degree program in Health Services Management, and in 2024, the Master's degree program in Environmental Health Engineering was launched at the Faculty of Health. Currently, the Faculty of Health accepts students in the fields of Environmental Health Engineering (full-time undergraduate, part-time undergraduate, and master's degrees), Public Health (full-time undergraduate and part-time undergraduate), Nutritional Sciences (bachelor's degree), Biostatistics (master's degree), and Health Services Management (master's degree).
Nursing The School of Nursing and Midwifery began its operations in 1967 under the name of Buyeh Nursing School and became a nursing school in 1977 with the admission of students in the associate degree in nursing. In 1988 with the admission of students in the bachelor degree in nursing and in 1993 with the admission of students in the field of midwifery, the School of Nursing and Midwifery was formed. This school has been accepting students in postgraduate studies, including Master of Critical Care Nursing since 2009, Master of Geriatrics since 2015, Master of Counseling in Midwifery since 2013, and Doctorate in Nursing since 2014. The School of Nursing and Midwifery is currently located in a philosophical educational complex with an infrastructure of more than two thousand square meters on two floors. The school has a suitable educational space equipped with modern technology for holding classes. The school has a library, nursing practice, midwifery practice, an amphitheater, a workshop room, and a computer site. The school has 28 faculty members at the levels of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor. Currently, the faculty has 470 undergraduate students, including 404 nursing students, 66 midwifery students, 58 graduate students, including 14 critical care students, 17 geriatrics students, 27 midwifery counseling students, and 17 doctoral students in nursing. The faculty has so far graduated 1,755 undergraduate nursing students, 519 bachelor's degree midwifery students, 87 master's degree specialists, 23 master's degree geriatrics students, 36 master's degree midwifery counseling students, and 14 doctoral students.
Paramedicine In 1995, the establishment of the Paramedical School and also the admission to two majors of Public Health Laboratory Sciences (Family Health Orientation) were proposed to the Development Council. In 1995, the establishment of the two aforementioned majors was approved by the Development Council, and finally, in 1997, the establishment of the Paramedical School was definitively approved. In 1997, after the establishment of the Gorgan Paramedical School, two majors of operating room and anesthesia, which are considered sub-majors of paramedical majors, were separated from the Boyeh Nursing Faculty and joined the Paramedical School. Also, in 1999, the associate degree in environmental health majors and in 2000, the disease control major were added to the school's majors. In July 2007, based on the resolution of the University Board of Trustees and also based on the resolution of the Development Council of Medical Universities of the country on 17/8/87, the school was upgraded to a faculty. In the second semester of the academic year 1399-1400, the admission of postgraduate students for specialized studies (fellowship) in laboratory sciences was approved, followed by the admission of postgraduate students for medical mycology in the first semester of the academic year 1399-1401, and they are currently studying at the faculty. Currently, the Faculty of Paramedical Sciences accepts students in the fields of operating room (bachelor's degree), anesthesia (bachelor's degree), laboratory sciences (bachelor's degree), health information technology (bachelor's degree), medical mycology (master's degree), and the postgraduate course in laboratory sciences (fellowship).
Medical Modern Technologies The purpose of establishing the Faculty of Modern Medical Technologies is to train specialized and efficient personnel who, with a correct understanding of the developments in science and technology in various fields of medicine, are able to take the necessary steps correctly by conducting applied and innovative research in order to provide technological services in the field of health and produce product-oriented knowledge. With precise operational planning, the role of all the elements of the faculty, including the respected members of the faculty, students and staff, in achieving the lofty goals of the faculty in producing science and technology and creating a network of excellence and mission-oriented in various fields of medical technology is realized. In this regard, it is necessary to upgrade the structures and scientific foundation of the faculty in accordance with its operational programs and create the necessary mechanisms for the development of technology. Most importantly, our main mission at the faculty is to first accurately define technology and explain its role in various fields of medical sciences, followed by continuous identification and follow-up of technology needs in related fields of medical sciences at various levels of prevention, diagnosis and treatment, so that the faculty's connection with other basic and clinical science groups is formed based on a purposeful and needs-based relationship with mutual interests. In the meantime, it is appropriate to pay special attention to the strengths of the faculty, including the esteemed members of the expert and creative faculty, the presence of talented and interested students, and caring and motivated staff, and not to neglect creating golden opportunities in establishing purposeful relationships with reputable domestic and foreign scientific and technological centers, creating the basis for high-level scientific production along with the transfer of technical knowledge through domestic and foreign knowledge-based companies. The faculty's educational fields include: Medical Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine, Human Genetics, Medical Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Applied Cellular Sciences, Medical Bioinformat
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