Introduction: The most important feature of smart organizations in the 21^st century is their emphasis of on knowledge and information. This study aimed to investigate the level of intellectual capital in Medical University of Ilam, Iran, in 1394.
 
Materials & Methods: This descriptive survey was conducted on the employees working at Medical University of Ilam. The population consisted of 330 employees, 178 of whom were randomly selected as the sample using Cochran’s method. The main instrument for data collection was Bontis’s scale of intellectual capital with 25 items and high level of validity and reliability. The analysis of data was preformed through Kolmogrov-Smirnov method, the parametric tests of t-test, Pearson correlation, and regression in SPSS software.
Findings: The findings of the current study indicated that intellectual capital and knowledge management and their sub scales in Medical University of Ilam were at an acceptable level. The results showed that knowledge management could positively and significantly affect intellectual capital in the organizations.
 
Discussion & Conclusions: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that organizational creativity and innovation can be developed if intellectual properties and knowledge management are set as the primary concern of an organization.