Azerbaijan Medical University

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name = Azerbaijan Medical University
native_name = Azərbaycan Tibb Universiteti
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established = 1930
type = Public
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faculty = 1000
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rector = Əhliman Tapdıq oğlu Əmiraslanov
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students = 8000
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postgrad =
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city = Baku
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country =Azerbaijan
campus = Urban
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website = [http://amu.edu.az/ amu.edu.az]

Azerbaijan Medical University, named after Nariman Narimanov ( _az. Azərbaycan Tibb Universiteti) is the formal name of the public medical school located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Due to difficulties with translation, the school is sometimes called: Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan State Medical University, Azerbaijan State Medical Institute, or simply Medical University, with any of the preceding including the "named after N. Narimanov" or full "Nariman Narimanov". The school is named after Nariman Narimanov, a famous Azeri in Soviet politics, notably Party Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.

Founded in 1930, the medical school grew out of the Department of Medicine of Baku State University. The school has 8000 students in 74 academic departments, with a faculty of scientists, physicians and lecturers numbering just over 1000.

ource

*Ahliman Amiraslanov, [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/34_folder/34_articles/34_meduniversity.html Azerbaijan Medical University] , "Azerbaijan International", Winter 1995 (3.4), "Accessed on April 17, 2006"

External links

* [http://amu.edu.az/ AMU website]