Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

The first center of medical training in Iran was founded in 1851. It was a part of the Institute of Higher Education. The School of Medicine was established as a part of University of Tehran (UoT) in 1934. After the Islamic Revolution, medical schools and departments associated with medical fields were separated from the Ministry of Higher Education and were taken under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education. Since 1986, all those schools of (UoT) which specialize in medical fields have carried on their activities independently as Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

TUMS is the oldest and most well-known medical center in Iran, nationally as well as internationally.

TUMS, as one of the country’s top research universities, accepts applications from the most qualified students. It also has the largest schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, advanced technologies in medicine, nutritional sciences and dietetics, and nursing and midwifery in Iran as well as a virtual school.

Over a hundred specialized research centers such as Science and Technology in Medicine, Rheumatology, Auditory, Digestive Disease, Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Trauma and Oncology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Reproductive Allergy etc. are under the immediate supervision of this university.

TUMS has many teaching hospitals: Sina, Shariati, Ziayian, and Baharloo are general and referral hospitals; Children’s Medical Center and Bahrami Hospital are TUMS pediatric centers; Farabi Hospital is a special center for ophthalmology; Razi Hospital is devoted to dermatology; Roozbeh Hospital is a center for psychiatry; Arash is a special hospital for gynecology, obstetrics and infertility. In addition, TUMS has excellent sports facilities for academics and students. These factors, along with the abilities and drive of its specialists, have made TUMS an important center with a notable reputation in the region and Central Asia.

Collaborating with international universities and sharing resources is crucial to provide excellent teaching and research. As part of our mission to attract the most promising students, promote our groundbreaking research, and forge new links with business and industry, we have developed close relationships with talented people and organizations around the world. TUMS expert staff member will be trained on developing training material on use ICT in education through mutual visit to EU partners.

TUMS will provides the contributing to the dissemination of the program, selection of equipment and assisting in the center development, monitoring the progress of the project by providing index and planning, participating in surveying and benchmarking activities. TUMS also be responsible for dissemination of results of common work within the project. TUMS Staff member will be trained on use ICT in education and deliver learning objects to be uploaded at the educational portal.

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