Urmia University (Persian: دانشگاه ارومیه) (also known as University of Urmia), is a major university in the city of Urmia the Capital of West Azarbaijan province of Iran. Urmia University with its 5 Campuses, 7 Faculties, more than 14,000 students, and its exclusive research centers, is the second largest university of Iran's NorthWest after University of Tabriz. The University also has another campus in Khoy city. Urmia University is one of Iran's "Grade A" Universities. The university was founded by Joseph Cochran as a medical school in 1878, who is also often credited for founding Iran’s "first contemporary medical college". The website of Urmia University credits Cochran for "lowering the infant mortality rate in the region" and for founding one of Iran's first modern hospitals ("Westminister Hospital") in Urmia. The medical faculty Cochran established there was joined by several other Americans, namely Drs. Wright, Homlz, van Nourdon, and Miller. They were all buried in Urmia. The website of Urmia University says this about Cochran and his team: The Urmia University of Medical Sciences detached from the main school in 1985.