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About us

 

The faculty of Nursing and Midwifery is one of the oldest faculties in Kermanshah that started its activity in 1965 as the Academy of Nursing. This faculty has been known as the faculty of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedicine since 1985. In 2007, paramedical departments started to work independently under the name of the faculty of Allied Medical Sciences.

This faculty is committed to providing an exceptional nursing education and conducting innovative research which help build a scientific foundation for clinical practices, advance preventive care, manage symptoms of illness, enhance end-of-life and palliative care, and influence the development of health care policy at all levels. It is particularly concerned with reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes among the population. 


Physical Environment and Facilities

Nursing and Midwifery faculty is located in an area of 50000 square meters with substructure of 12000 square meters, green space of 8000 square meters, and logistic environment of 8000 square meters.

 

Facilities

  • Microbiology and Parasitology Laboratory to offer practical courses in bacteriology and Parasitology for different Program s in the Faculty.
  • Immunology and Hematology Laboratory to offer hematology, immunology, physiology, biochemistry and midwifery’s applied tests, and applied physics courses.
  • Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Laboratory is equipped to facilitate laboratory study affairs, Chemistry and Biochemistry courses.
  • Centers of fertility research and life quality promotion
  • Clinical skills Center is equipped with three separated rooms for nursing skills, emergencies and anesthesia, and gynecology in an approximate area of 420 meters.
  • Contact Information

    Address:

    Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, 

    Ashayer St., Isar Sq., across from Farabi Education and Treatment Center

    Kermanshah, Iran

    Postal code: 6719851351

    Tel: +98831-8279796, 8279899

    Fax: +98831-8279394

    E-mail: fac_n.m@kums.ac.ir

    Web: http://gsia.kums.ac.ir/en/School-of-Nursing-Midwifery

  • Academic Staff of Faculty of nursing and midwifery in different departments

    Number of faculty members

    Departments

    No

    19
    Nursing

    1

    13
    Midwifery

    2

    3
    Psychiatric Nursing

    3


    Annually, more than 500 students are accepted to this faculty in the following majors and levels:

    Different majors of faculty of nursing and midwifery according to academic level and establishment year


    Establishment year

    Level

    Major

    No

    1965

    B.Sc.

    Nursing

    1

    1986

    B.Sc.

    Midwifery

    2

    2008

    M.Sc.

    Intensive Care Nursing

    3

    2014

    M.Sc.

    Psychiatric Nursing

    4

    2015

    M.Sc.

    Internal Surgery Nursing
    5

    2013

    M.Sc.

    Counseling Midwifery
    6


  • Major capabilities:

     

    • Skill lab (center of clinical skills), with an area of 150 square meters for nursing and midwifery departments separately.
    • Faculty library in an area of 500 square meters containing 51031 Persian books, 3896 Textbooks and 700 educational CDs.
    • Holding two educational programs for the interns coming from Al-Sulymanyeh, Kurdistan, Iraq.

     

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Last Update : Feb 15, 2023 14:07