Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Type	Public
Established	1961
President	Alireza Zali[1]
Academic staff	1,300
Students	13,000
Location	Tehran , Evin, next to Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital 35°48′00″N 51°23′53″E / 35.800088°N 51.398057°E / 35.800088; 51.398057
Campus	Urban
Website	www.sbmu.ac.ir

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS, Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی-درمانی شهيد بهشتی, Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti - Dârmani-ye Shihid Beheshti) is one of the three medical universities in Tehran, the capital of Iran. It began in 1961 with the establishment of the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. Following the merging of some of the treatment and educational units and organizations affiliated with the then-Ministry of Health and “Melli University” (National University) in 1986, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences began its activities independently.

The university is government funded.