title: A brief history of the establishment of Shiraz Medical Auxiliary Training School: the forerunner of Faculty of Medicine at Shiraz University.
abstract: Shiraz Faculty of Medicine was officially inaugurated in 1952. Indeed, it replaced the former "Medical Auxiliary Training School" (Amouzeshgah-e Alee Behdari Shiraz) that was founded in 1946. The school was intended to run a four-year course, the so-called Behdar training. The graduates of the Medical Auxiliary Training School were allowed to work only in small areas with population of less than 10,000. They had to pass a final exam after their four-year training. The graduates could also continue their medical education at medical school after practicing few years in selected areas, to become a licensed physician. Therefore, the Medical Auxiliary Training School in Shiraz can be considered as the forerunner of the Faculty of Medicine at Shiraz University. The present article provides a brief history of the establishment of Medical Auxiliary Training School of Shiraz.
authors.affiliation: ENT Private Clinic, Tehran, Iran. f_azizi2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad-Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Azizi
mesh_terms: D005178:Faculty / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*