30 To 35 Percent of Students in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Study in the Post-Graduate Programs

Referring to the fact that admitting students in post-graduate programs has increased during the past decade, vice-president for education in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said “currently, 30 to 35 percent of students study in post-graduate degree programs”.

According to WebDa, in a ceremony held in Razi Hall of the faculty of health to welcome new post-graduate students, pointing that post-graduate programs have increased during recent years and the focus is now on improving the quality of these programs, Dr. Mohammad Reza Darabi said: “currently, 2700 students are studying in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in M.Sc., PhD, specialty and sub-specialty programs”.

Vice-president for education in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences mentioned the difference between post-graduate students of the Ministry of Science and those of the Ministry of Health; he said: “besides education and research, post-graduate students, directly and indirectly, play an effective role in enhancing people’s health and quality of life”.

Noting that improving professional ethics is necessary to work and study in the area of health, he said: “beware that before being a good graduate, you should be a nice, conscientious human to provide the best and high quality services for people”.

Pointing that due to their prior experience from academic space, post-graduate students are different from new-comer students, Dr. Darabi said: “the students should focus on their social aspects and the deputy for cultural-student affairs has set the grounds in this area”.