The third Internationalization Council of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences meeting held in January 2024
The third meeting of the Internationalization Council of the ZAUMS was held on 21/01/2024, with the presence of the Chancellor, the chancellor's advisor for international affairs and vice chancellors of the Treatment Affairs, Education, Development and Resource Management and Student and Cultural Affairs of the university, a group of managers and a number of heads of schools and deans of hospitals and relevant experts, focusing on attracting international students and foreign patients.
Report from: Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, International Affairs Office
Published on: 29 January 2024
The third meeting of the Internationalization Council of the ZAUMS was held on 21/01/2024, with the presence of the Chancellor, the chancellor's advisor for international affairs and vice chancellors of the Treatment Affairs, Education, Development and Resource Management and Student and Cultural Affairs of the university, a group of managers and a number of heads of schools and deans of hospitals and relevant experts, focusing on attracting international students and foreign patients.
At the beginning of the session, Dr. Tabatabaei, the Advisor to The Chancellor for international affairs, reviewed the previous session's approvals, and the officials in each field reported on the measures taken.
Continuing on, the most important issues that were discussed during this meeting regarding the recruitment of international students include:
- Allocating suitable physical spaces for conducting educational classes for international students
- Allocating the necessary financial resources for updating and equipping the laboratories of the basic sciences groups.
- Signing a contract with the Islamic Azad University to allocate several student dormitory units and equip them for international student
- Allocating the necessary financial resources for refurbishment, renovating, and equipping the specified spaces for international students accommodation
- Planning for the provision of welfare and cultural services specifically for international students
- Translating and uploading the medical education curriculum based on global standards and the regulations communicated by the Iran’s Ministry of Health with priority given to basic medical science groups
- Conducting workshops on innovative teaching methods such as “Small Group Teaching” and standardized assessment methods
- Organizing workshops on English language proficiency, implementing a schedule by the end of the current Iranian year to empower the faculty members of the basic sciences department of the medical school
- Signing a contract with Sistan and Baluchestan University to conduct special Persian language classes for international students
- Developing a curriculum for the MBBS program for international students and conducting orientation sessions for the implementation of the mentioned program
In the second part of this session different measures taken for providing medical services for international patients by three hospitals that have received IPD certificates where discussed.
At the end of the meeting, the following areas were agreed upon for implementation and follow- up:
- Signing contracts with Patient recruitment companies for attracting foreign patients by hospitals holding IPD certification
- Organizing a meeting of the Health Tourism Working Group, with the presence of the Director-General of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Sistan and Balouchestan Province and the member organizations
- Finalizing the pricing of the medical service packages and related tariffs for health tourists
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