20 Foreigner Students Admitted to the Faculty of Health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: for the first time, followed by an agreement with a university in Kabul, 20 foreigner students will be admitted to the faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences to do a two-and-a-half year master’s course in the field of health services management in the faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

According to WebDa, reporting on measurements taken by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences to receive new students, Dr. Safarian said: faculty of health has 800 students and 24 faculty members and the conditions are ideal to receive students in the new academic year.

He continued: “faculty members work in four departments and students study in PhD, master’s and bachelor’s courses”.

Dr. Safarian said: “faculty of health has updated its computer systems; therefore, the space in which computers are located has been doubled and it is possible for students to use computers, internet and electronic education”.

Dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: “faculty of health suffers from worn out buildings and facilities as well as little educational space; this was why three classes were canceled last year”.

He said: “to solve this problem, we asked for help from other units to provide educational space; besides, by changing the use and reconstructing some of the classrooms we managed to add three 50 and 25 person classrooms to the current building”.

Pointing to improvement of heating and cooling systems of the faculty, the dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: “the heating and cooling system was not applicable due to exhaustion, so it was needed to design and install a new system and the necessary measures were taken in this regard”.

He said: “the cooling system was equipped and we managed to prevent from waste of water and damage in the ceiling of the building by installing and running a powerful cooling system (ducted split system)”.

Pointing to improvements made in educational spaces and the area of the faculty, Dr. Safarian said: “thanks to the Research Deputy of the university, for the first time a counselling center was established in the faculty of health which is the first experience of the university in providing scientific counselling services for the students”.

He pointed out that this center provides counselling services for students who have problems in the area of statistics and are doing their thesis; besides, the costs are paid by the university”.

Dr. Safarian said: “equipping and reconstructing the consolidated space of Razi Hall and the area of the faculty, reconstructing the old building of the faculty, etc. prevented from cancelling two or three levels of study due to lack of educational space”.

Dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated: “in this faculty it is attempted that high quality educational services be provided for students so that they study in an organized space”.

Mentioning that 20 foreigner students will be admitted to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, he said: “admitting these students requires special planning and good measures have been taken in this regard”.

Dr. Safarian said: “to receive students, educational planning, distributing lessons, identifying curriculums and evaluating professors are being conducted as usual and we are now ready to admit foreigner students for the September semester and to provide quality services for them”.

Dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: “according to an agreement held with a university in Kabul, these students will major in health services management. Among these students, there are some instructors and professors who will continue their education for two years and a half by doing an intensive master’s course”.

Pointing that laboratories of faculty of health have become equipped, Dr. Safarian said: “the environment and vocational health laboratory, the skill lab to train health house personnel and the chemistry laboratory were also equipped this summer and most of laboratory needs of the faculty have now been met”.

Dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: “the faculty has four departments: statistics and epidemiology, health education, health and health services management and environment and vocational health which present both bachelor’s and master’s courses”.

He said: “a PhD course is presented in the field of statistics and health education and three new majors including health economy have obtained permit from the Ministry of Health to admit students”.

Dean of faculty of health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated: “totally, faculty of health has 25 majors that should increase because other faculties of health have better majors, faculty members and educational space than faculty of health of Mashhad”.

“Despite being established only for seven years”, he added: “faculty of health should move with a faster pace to catch up with developed faculties such as faculty of health of Tehran and this is considered one the faculty’s aims”.

Dr. Safarian said: “the Development Deputy attempts to concentrate other faculties of the university in the university complex that will be completed by the next three years”.

He said: “concentrating faculties in one space leads to saving costs and facilities of the complex; this causes students to communicate better with other faculties”.

Dean of faculty of health of Mashhad said: “reconstruction and fixing made in the faculty are done only for the next three years and we hope we can move to the new place within this period and students benefit from better welfare and educational facilities”.

Dr. Safarian said: “a briefing seminar will be held this September for new students and their families; besides introducing the faculty, this seminar mainly focuses on training behavioral and educational issues”.

He said: “an inside the faculty tour to familiarize students with facilities in the faculty and educational departments will be run”.