Introduction

 Ergonomics Department of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences was first approved to be a stand-alone department servicing graduate studies in ergonomics in 2009 following a need to expand the medical research in the human-centered research area. Over 60 graduate students have been awarded a graduate degree in ergonomics since its establishment.  

Mission

 Department of ergonomics objective is to provide the both objective and subjective solutions to complex human factors problems in the society in general and specifically related to the medical as well as industrial domain. The other major objective of our department is to train students in three main focuses of ergonomics domain, cognitive, physical, and organization to use their innovative ability and unique vision to help to solve the complex human factors challenges.

 Being in the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences has allowed us to invest in solving the problems that our clients raise and, simultaneously conduct basic research on human factors and ergonomics when current knowledge is not enough to solve those problems.

Vision

 The goal of human factors is to reduce human error, increase productivity, and enhance safety and comfort with a specific focus on the interaction between the human and the devices of interest. Our vision is to understand the effect of human-machine interaction, provide the human with the tools or knowledge to increase productivity and performance .