Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Kashan University of Medical Sciences (KAUMS), located in the central city of Kashan, Iran, was founded in 1986. Now it has more than 3125 students in 53 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery, Health, and Allied Medical Sciences. KAUMS has affiliated hospitals with more than 1000 beds, nine research centers, and four scientific journals. The high level of academic performance including educational, research, inpatient care and health care has resulted in its recognition as a "Type I" level university by the Ministry of Health & Medical Education (MOHME). 

Council of Trustees
It has its own specific regulations ratified by the Highest Council for Cultural Revolution (HCCR) and has 7-9 members. It's directed by the Minister of Health and Chancellor is secretary of the council.

Chancellor

The university chancellor is appointed by the minister of health after obtaining the approval of the HCCR.


Koroush Saki, All of the responsibilities of the university in the fields of education research, cultural and students affairs, health and therapeutic affairs, financial and logistic affairs, national and international relations are carrying on under the direct supervision of the chancellor, and he is presenting these, as well as university proceeding plans, problems, and so on to the council of trustees, on a yearly based program.

The chancellor has seven deputies working with him in the presidential board of the university.

 Vice chancellor for Education,
Fatemesadat Ghoreishi, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry

  Vice chancellor for Foods and Drugs
  Mohsen Taghizadeh,Ph.D, Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences

  Vice chancellor for Health
  Reza Razzaghi, MD, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases

 Vice chancellor for logistics
Mehrdad Farzandipour, PhD, Health Information Management

 Vice chancellor for Research & Technology
 HamidReza Banafsheh, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Pharmacology

 Vice chancellor for Students and Cultural Affairs
 Hamid Reza Gilasi, Ph.D, Assistance Professor of Epidemiology

 Vice chancellor for Treatment
 Mohamamd Reza Hajijafari, MD, Assistance Professor of Anesthesiology
 

 It is the highest council of the university and is directed by the chancellor, Its members are:

•     Members of the presidential board of the university,
•     Deans of the faculties,
•     Two members of each councils of university,
•     Two academic members at associate prof, or prof. level,