Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

The main mission of the University's Medical Information Management is to strengthen the educational, research and health activities of the University by providing, developing and facilitating access to a variety of information resources and specialized databases needed by the academic community and making optimal use of scientific information resources. One of the most important goals of the Medical Information Management is to support the University's efforts to improve its ranking at the national and international levels, by striving to participate in global ranking systems and share knowledge from the research of university researchers in the national and international arenas. The specialized units active in the University's Medical Information Management include: the Central Library and University Document Center, the University's Digital Library, the University's affiliated faculty and hospital libraries and information centers, the Scientometrics and Scientific Monitoring Department, the Knowledge Translation and Transfer Department, the Information Consulting Unit, the Education and Empowerment Unit and the University's Ranking Unit. The Central Library and Documentation Center of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences is located in an area of more than 2,000 square meters and has various sections: technical services (knowledge organization, indexing, information entry into the system and its management, etc.), public services and lending, a repository of information resources, journals and reference resources, a digital library and databases, information consultation, and reading rooms for men and women. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, with a total of 18 libraries and information centers (8 faculty centers, 9 hospital centers, and a central library and university documentation center), with more than 121,000 copies of Persian and English books, more than 17,000 electronic book titles, and more than 14,000 thesis reports and research projects, access to various specialized databases of medical and health sciences through the university's digital library, has a valuable treasure trove of scientific and specialized information resources to provide information services to professors, students, researchers, physicians, and other health and medical personnel.

Research Institutes: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences has 4 research institutes: Neuroscience and Mental Health, Health Sciences and Technology, Clinical Sciences and Cancer, which have a total of 20 research centers, including cancer research centers, hearing disorders, behavioral disorders and substance abuse, fertility and infertility, occupational health and safety, infectious diseases, molecular medicine, dentistry, urology and nephrology, nutritional health, neurophysiology, modeling of non-communicable diseases, health sciences, maternal and child care, social factors affecting health, medicinal plants and natural products, and chronic disease care.

Laboratories: Numerous laboratories in the faculties of medicine, pharmacy, health, dentistry and paramedical science, as well as health centers affiliated with the university, provide educational, research, and treatment services. The Comprehensive Research Laboratory in the field of the Vice-Chancellor's Office for Research and Technology of the University was established in 2016 with the aim of utilizing the capabilities of professors in various fields of basic medical sciences and using modern and advanced laboratory equipment, as well as employing and strengthening experienced experts and providing specialized and sub-specialized services in the field of diagnostic and research tests. It was put into operation in 2017. International cooperation, consulting services, technology services, educational services, and skill development are among the goals of this laboratory. This laboratory is currently set up in a space of 700 square meters and on two floors next to the Faculty of Rehabilitation. Providing laboratory services (specialized and sub-specialized, unique, consulting, and skill development) based on world-class technology and the international level required for researchers and technologists of the university and the province, providing services to researchers at a reasonable cost that is competitive with other existing laboratories, transparency in providing services (time, cost, priority, quality), avoiding any monopoly and autonomy are among the important and fundamental issues in equipping and launching the comprehensive research laboratory of the university.

Scientific Cooperation: Signing of memorandums and contracts with Shahid Beheshti, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Rafsanjan Universities of Medical Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University and Hamadan University of Technology for scientific and research cooperation has been among the actions of this university. 4. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Several measures have been taken in the field of the Vice-Chancellor's Office for Research and Technology of the University and in the Technology Growth Center and the Science and Technology Park to provide financial, logistical and moral support to entrepreneurs and elites, as well as knowledge-based companies.