TUMS Achieves the First Rank in Research for the Eighth Year in a Row

TUMS Achieves the First Rank in Research for the Eighth Year in a Row
Date: 11/6/2010

TUMSPR News: Tehran University of Medical Sciences has achieved the first rank in research for the eighth consecutive year in the latest release by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education in late October 2010.

In the latest release by the Deputy for Research of the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education in October 2010, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) has achieved the first rank in research for the eighth consecutive year. Shahid Beheshti (SBMU), Shiraz (SUMS) and Iran Universities of Medical Sciences have ranked second to fourth, respectively. Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz, Ahvaz and Kerman Universities of medical sciences have ranked 5th to ninth. Iran University of Medical Sciences was recently integrated into TUMS and SBUM.

TUMS has gained 54447 marks, Shahid Beheshti 24577 and Shiraz 17890 in the evaluation among first type universities in the country.

TUMS has also gained 42% of the top three ranks in the research centers evaluations.

Among clinical research centers with independent budget, TUMS Matabolism and Endocrinology Research Center, 7576, TUMS Digestive Diseases Research Center, 6368, and Shahid Beheshti's Metabolism Research Center have ranked first to third.

And among clinical research centers with dependent budgets all the three top research centers are from TUMS: Ophtalmology, Psychiatry and Cancer Research Centers.

The crude mark gained by universities have been from the evaluation of four categories: Governance, Empowerment, knowledge production and student research. Other items included have been the number of faculty members, the number of researchers, the university’s budget, the research budget, number of ongoing projects, and the prioritized research budget.

Among the second type medical sciences universities, Baghiat-allah, 7109 and Mazandaran, 5907 and Tarbiat Modares have topped other universities among similar institutions.

Among third type medical sciences universities, Shahr-e-kord, 2520, Kurdestan, 2000, and Boushehr have ranked one to third.

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