Health Minister on TUMS Four-year Undertakings: “I can’t say anything except thanking you!”

Health Minister on TUMS Four-year Undertakings: “I can’t say anything except thanking you!”
Date: 8/10/2009

TUMSPR News: The Health Minister, Dr. Kamran Bagheri Lankari, attended TUMS head quarters to closely listen to the report on the four-year long undertakings of TUMS, including those on construction projects, research, education and administrative affairs on Sunday August 2, 2009.

Before a constellation of faculty members and those at the managerial position of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), the health minister, Dr. Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, stood to comment on the 2-hour long report on the four-year undertakings of TUMS construction projects, research, education and administrative affairs. At some he had played a key role to facilitate them or even help to materialize.

In his speech the minister said: “Most of the activities have produced tangible results in the university and I want to take the opportunity to thank the chancellor for the past four year’s undertakings”.

He added that “The important point is that TUMS has been active in two dimensions: Production of knowledge and provision of [health] services and has been able to achieve noticeable success in both of them”. He added that “Scientific growth would not be achieved by just talking about it but it will be done by universities such as TUMS and that’s why expectations are so high too. Therefore we should foster programs that their output results in knowledge-based growth”.“Hardware growth is very good and fascinating but if it is not objective and it lacks software growth, no desired results will be produced”.

[Witnessing the fruits of your efforts] I can’t say anything but thank you for your 4-year efforts. The university is more mirthful now and it is moving thoughtfully in a direction that guarantees the state’s advancement”.

“At 75, TUMS is as energetic as before and it hasn’t lost its vitality”, the minister said.

On health he said “Some think telescopically about health. For example, they just work on prevention, or just [limit themselves] to treatment. But the fact is that one should think holistically, and see the whole cycle and not forget about the smallest pieces”.

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