Tehran University of Medical Sciences
University in Tehran, Iran
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) (Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران, Danushgah-e 'lum Pezeshki-ye Tehran) is a public medical university in Tehran, Iran.[1][2]
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران | |
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Former name | Dar ul-Funun, University of Tehran Faculty of Medicine |
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| Motto | مراقبت از نسل جدید (Persian) |
Motto in English | Caring for a New Generation |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1851 (as Dar ol-Fonoon) |
| Founder | Amir Kabir |
| Accreditation | IRI Medical Education Council, MOHME |
| President | Seyed Reza Raeeskarami |
Academic staff | 1815 |
| Students | 11,543 |
| Location | , Iran 35.706°N 51.394°E |
| Campus | Urban, 55 acres |
| Language | English, Persian |
| Newspaper | SinaMedia (سینا رسانه) |
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| Mascot | Ibn Sina |
| Website | en |
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Located in Tehran, adjacent to the main University of Tehran campus, it was founded as part of Dar ol-Fonoon in 1851, and absorbed into the University of Tehran in 1934. It finally separated from University of Tehran by parliamentary legislation in 1986, coming under the new Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.
The university operates The National Museum of Medical Sciences History as well. TUMS is accredited with Premier Status by Accreditation Service for International Colleges and Universities (ASIC UK).
Schools
Pharmacies
- Taleghani[5]
- Shahid Abedini
- Dr. Amini
- BooAli
- Isar
- 13 aban
- Sina
- Imam Khomeini hospital
- Dr. Shari'ati hospital
- Razi hospital
- Children Hospital
- Subspecialty of 13 Aban
Research centers
13 research institutes with over 100 research centers are in charge of Tehran University of Medical Science research affairs.[6]
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute
- The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS)
- Neuroscience Institute
- Digestive Diseases Research Institute
- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute
- Iranian Institute for reduction of High-Risk Behaviors
- Institute for Environmental Research
- Advanced Medical Technologies and Equipment Institute
- Cancer Research Institute
- Dental Research Institute
- Family Health Research Institute
Rankings
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[9] | 401-500 (2025) |
| THE Worldhttps://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking | 501-600 (2026) |
| USNWR Global[citation needed] | 588 |
International ranking of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in recent years is as follows:
- U.S. News & World Report[10]
- 2025: Global: 588
- QS World University Rankings[11]
- 2025: Medicine: 251–300
- Nursing: 151–225
- Pharmacy & Pharmacology: 201–250
- Life Sciences and Medicine: =309
- 2025: Medicine: 251–300
- Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU/Shanghai Ranking)>
- 2025: International rank : 401–500
- Pharmacy: 51–75
- Food Science & Technology: 101–150
- Public Health: 101–150
- Dentistry: 151–200
- Nursing: 201–300
- Clinical Medicine: 201–300
- Environmental & Engineering: 401–500
Notable alumni
TUMS has trained many distinguished national and international physicians and scientists. Notable graduates of Tehran University of Medical Sciences are:
- Mohammad Gharib, father of Iranian pediatrics
- Moslem Bahadori, pathologist
- Minoo Mohraz, AIDS specialist
- Abbas Shafiee, pharmaceutical chemist
- Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
- Ahmad Reza Dehpour
- Fereydoun Davatchi
- Alireza Mashaghi, physician-scientist, pioneer of dual-degree/parallel education
- Reza Malekzadeh, gastroenterologist
- Parviz Kambin, pioneer of minimally invasive spinal surgery
The dean of the International College of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences is Roja Rahimi.[12]
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