Gerash University of Medical Sciences [OR Medical Sciences University of Gerash, OR Medical University of Gerash, OR Gerash Medical University] was established in 1989, after the agreement of the Council of Nationwide Expansion of Medical Universities. Doctor Malekzadeh, the Minister of Health and Medical Education at the time, inaugurated the building of the campus in 1990 in a 170-acres ground located in the northern part of Gerash. The first round of admissions in the university was in Laboratory Sciences in 2000 (associate degree). The students began their courses in a temporary school. In 2007, the main campus of the university was inaugurated. The campus includes a mosque, official buildings, educational buildings, an amphitheater and a conference hall, laboratory buildings, dormitories for boys and girls, dining hall, sports centers, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, etc.

The infrastructure of these buildings is approximately 43,600 square meters. There is also an area of over 26 acres of green space in the campus, containing more than 13,000 trees including palm, citrus and other trees. The office building is 5,000 sqm.; the dining hall, 2950 sqm.; the mosque, 1200 sqm.; the dormitories, 5100 and 6,200 sqm.; the Classes, 7000 sqm.; and the labs. 13,000 sqm. All the expenses for the buildings and the green space in the campus was paid by benevolent people of Gerash.