Research and Technology Department 
From its inception as a medical school affiliated with the former Pahlavi University (now Shiraz University), Fasa University of Medical Sciences has had strong foundations for conducting research in rural communities, small towns, and districts. The university's early research primarily focused on addressing health problems in the regions under its coverage.

In subsequent years, as the university expanded, several prominent researchers emerged from this institution, contributing to frontier scientific studies and publishing academic papers. However, a structured and strategic approach to targeted research was initiated around 2012 (1391) under the leadership of Dr. Askari, then president of the university (Dr. A. Askari), by establishing an independent Vice-Chancellor for Research, headed by Dr. Bahram Ali (Dr. Bahramali).

At that time, the university’s research activities gained national and international dimensions, and with the establishment of the Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC), several large-scale national megaprojects were approved by the Ministry of Health. One of the most prominent projects was the Fasa Cohort Study, a branch of the Persian Cohort Study ([Links to Fasa Cohort, Persian Cohort, and National Iranian Cohort]). This initiative included the registration and monitoring of major diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, trauma, and diabetes.

These infrastructure projects resulted in the publication of a significant number of high-impact scientific papers, many of which tackled health issues in the region and country through problem-solving approaches. Special attention in these studies was devoted to underlying conditions and risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases.

The Vice-Chancellor for Research also established a Central Laboratory equipped with the latest technologies for medical and cellular-molecular biology research, along with a state-of-the-art biobank as part of its foundational efforts.

With the introduction of specialized programs, master’s and PhD degrees, the university witnessed extensive studies in basic and clinical sciences, leading to a remarkable increase in the number and quality of publications and a significant rise in the H-index: (usid)

In the past decade, the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology has also established a Technology Incubator, home to several knowledge-based companies and innovation teams engaged in applied technology development.
The incubator currently hosts three knowledge-based companies, producing marketable and competitive products, some of which are innovative or original inventions by the university’s researchers.

Today, the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology at Fasa University of Medical Sciences holds a prominent position in the national ranking of universities in Iran.