Tehran University of Medical Sciences
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران | |
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 research university |
| 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°42′22″N 51°23′38″E / 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 |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) (Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران, Danushgah-e 'lum Pezeshki-ye Tehran) is a medical university in Iran.
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).