Iranian students are recruited to SUMS through National Entrance Exam (concours) and registered to the main campus of the university.

[c] The university also supervises 17 private hospitals (including 3 charity hospitals) in Shiraz.Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) was founded in 1946[1] when Shiraz Institute of Higher Health Education (also known as Amouzeshgah-e Alee Behdariye Shiraz) started educating medical experts.

Currently, Over 10,000 students study in a variety of academic disciplines at SUMS teaching facilities and research centers.

The private sector of the health system in these regions also operates under direct and indirect surveillance of SUMS.

In total, SUMS comprises: 17 schools, 55 active research centers, 6 research incubators, 45 public hospitals (including 14 teaching hospitals), 2 community health centers in Shiraz, and 28 health networks throughout Fars province.