New Academic Year 2011-2012 Officially Commences in TUMS

New Academic Year 2011-2012 Officially Commences in TUMS
Date: 9/28/2011

TUMSPR News: The new academic year 2011 – 2012 officially began in Tehran University of Medical Sciences by the participation of students, newcomer students and their parents, and the Universities steering committee and staff on September 26, 2011.

The new academic year 2011 – 2012 officially began in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) by the participation of students, newcomer students and their parents, and the Universities steering committee, including the Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, the head of TUMS Public Relations, Dr. Seyed Mansour Gatmiri, vice-chancellor for research, Dr. Fotouhi, vice-chancellor for education, Dr. Jalili, vice-chancellor for student affairs, Dr. Mohaghegh and for Cultural Affairs, Dr. Parviz at Razi Congress Hall on September 26, 2011.

The opening speech was by the head of TUMS Public Relations who said “You have been fortunate to be led to the land of knowledge, and to the largest and best of all, TUMS”. He hoped the students could serve the society by recognition of true science. He advised them to respect their parents and professors and value their efforts.

Dr. Moslem Bahadori, the head of TUMS Alumni Office, was the second to give his speech in recognition of science from 4500 years ago in Persia and called it the cradle of science and exemplified some of those glories still present such as the cylinder of Cyrus the Great, the “first declaration of human rights”, to the medical school and hospitals of Jondishapour and Neishabour despite the invasion by Alexander or that of Arabs who set ablaze to large libraries.

Dr. Bahadori, called educating the best students, training unique humans and production of knowledge, the three characteristics of TUMS and said the students were the heir of the great scientific advances of the University and expected to follow this path to greatness.

Dr. Malekzadeh, the former Health Minister and one of the 1% top scientists of the world, was the next person to take the podium. Appreciating the years of holly defense against Iraq invasion, he said the field of medicine was a difficult one and becoming a medical doctor necessitated self-sacrifice and devotion. He said practicing medicine was [one of] the greatest blessing(s) that God had given to man to serve the sick. Being trusted by people was the main asset of medical doctors, he said.

Dr. Parvin Pasalar, the head of TUMS Talented Students Center, introduced 7 rules of success, planning, maintaining high spirits, time management, understanding lessons, giving and getting feed backs, being multidimensional and doing evidence-based practice in her speech and encouraged the new-comer students to study basic sciences in depth.

Putting the emphasis on seeking science, Dr. Shafiei, the former dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, said the Country needed the students to help eradicate illiteracy and solve the problems.

He also emphasized on the ethical issues and encouraged students to pray God as it was the way to beatitude.

Finally, the Chancellor congratulated the new academic year to the students and their families and shortly introduced the undertaking of the University and its educational and research frameworks. He said by 80 research centers the university had been able to organize vast educational and research activities that had gained both honor and reputation for the institute.

On the international achievements of the University and its faculty members, the Chancellor said the University accompanied by its sister institute, University of Tehran, had gained a position between 3001 – 400 among 1000 top universities of the world in July 2011 based on Shanghai ranking of world universities. TUMS also had achieved the 1278th rank in Essential Sciences Indicators (ESI), he added .

He finally urged the students to shoulder the responsibility for developing their talents and the University.

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Shahid Rahnemoon Field Hospital's 3-day Lab Performance Maneuve

Shahid Rahnemoon Field Hospital's 3-day Lab Performance Maneuve
Date: 9/27/2011

TUMSPR News: Shahid Rahnemoun Field Hospital's 3-day lab performance maneuver came to an end with success on Sept 27, 2011.

Based on the news by the Public Relations of Sina Hospital, the three-day laboratory performance of Shahid Rahnemoun Field Hospital ercted by the oldest hospital in Iran, Sina Hospital, came to an end on September 27, 2011.

Heidari, the head of the laboratory, was quoted as saying that the activities had been a good experience, especially for those who had never taken part in such activities and the personnel in the laboratory had tried to perform all the requested tests.

Heidari further mentioned that the staff had never the experience of working in a field hospital and such programs had been of great help them to evaluate themselves and make themselves ready for the times of crises.

He added that "Working in a field hospital in teams is necessary for the healthcare staff. Being in such an environment is a lesson for cooperation with the staff from other organizations when the function of the whole system needs agility and precision".

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TUMS Chancellor’s Message of Hope and Encouragement for the Commencement of 2011-2012 Academic Year

TUMS Chancellor’s Message of Hope and Encouragement for the Commencement of 2011-2012 Academic Year
Date: 9/26/2011

TUMSPR News: In a message to the students, TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, has congratulated the news academic year and has asked them to perceive the greatness of their responsibility to properly add to the values of the University by developing their talents.

In a message to the students, Dr. Bagher Larijani, the Chancellor for Tehran University of Medical Sciences, has congratulated the new academic year to the students and especially to the newcomer students and has asked them to perceive the greatness of their responsibility to properly add to the values of the University by developing their talents.

The message reads as follows:

In the Name of God

The 2011-2012 academic year has officially been started. The University is commencing its 76th year but [in fact] the history of modern medicine at Tehran University of Mmedical Sciences (TUMS) is at its 160th year from the day modern medicine came to life at Dar ul-Funun, the first modern institution of higher learning in Persia, and TUMS is its continuum.

I personally congratulate the new academic year to all students, especially the ones that newly have joined this great scientific and research institution, and the faculty members and staff of the University and hope they begin a vibrant year full of happiness.

But I intend to briefly remind a few points, especially to the freshman students and attract their attention to them.

First of all, you are truly the best medical sciences students of the country to have been able to compete with hundreds of thousands of students and enter the University. This is a great reward for your efforts and your respected families support. Cherish this blessing and sufficiently benefit from it.

Secondly, this gift from God has been completed by another blessing and that is being exposed in tender age with more than 2000 of the most knowledgeable and most valued professors in the field of medical sciences in the country.

Thirdly, this prosperous scientific institute with its educational and research frameworks that are unique to the country provides a place for you to develop your talents.

Availability of the access to more than 5000 scholarly journal in TUMS Digital Library, hundreds of electronic textbooks and experienced professors in every field all provide an environment to do research better than anywhere else in the country.

At the present time, the University with its 200 specialty programs and 11 schools and 27 hospitals, more than 2000 research projects in 80 research centers has organized vast activities in the realm of education and research. These activities have gained both honor and reputation for the University. An example for this is the latest research ranks that place us ahead of other universities for the ninth year in a row with marks twice as much of others in the evaluations could better describe our commitment to research.

In essential science indicators (ESI) the University has gained the 1278th rank in the world and in Shanghai ranking of world universities TUMS with its sister institute, University of Tehran, gained a position between 3001 – 400 among 1000 top universities of the world in July 2011.

More than 40% of high quality research articles in the field of medical sciences indexed in ISI Web of Knowledge and MedLine are produced and published by TUMS while only 12% of the faculty members in medical universities are from this university.
Graduates and postgraduates of this University and more than 80 research centers affiliated to it usually rank the highest in the country.

These are some of the honors achieved by the University in education and research and we should not forget the great inventions and innovations of the University that are the fruit of the efforts put to world by many researchers in different fields.

Your responsibility is one of the most eminent one by joining this constellation of elites. Do your best to gain as much as possible in this atmosphere and develop you scientific dimensions and prepare yourself to add to its valuable achievements. This way you make sure you have responded properly and added value to your talents and the University.

Finally, I wish you the true men of this country great health and success.

Dr. Bagher Larijani,
Chancellor

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WHO-EMRO Director, Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, Meets with Dr. Ahmadinezhad

WHO-EMRO Director, Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, Meets with Dr. Ahmadinezhad
Date: 9/25/2011

TUMSPR News: Following his meeting with TUMS Chancellor and his visit to TUMS School of Traditional Medicine and Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine, Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, the Director of the World Health Organization in Eastern Mediterranean Region meets with Dr. Ahmadinezhad on September 13, 2011.

Based on the news by the Iranian Presidential website, Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, the Director of the World Health Organization in Eastern Mediterranean Region met with Dr. Ahmadinezhad, following his meeting with the Chancellor for Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) and his visit to TUMS School of Traditional Medicine and Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine on September 13, 2011.

In his talks, Dr. Ahmadinezhad emphasized on the importance of the revival of traditional medicine which is congruent with the Iranian culture and it is much more economical in comparision with the current commercial look at treatment in the west.

He argued that health was the center of all issues and without health, humans would not have much function and they could not develop their potentials. He also emphasized on the priority of prevention and said any investment in health was much needed and its promotion entailed education, investment and development of proper grass root activities.

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TUMS Research Centers Gain First Rank for the Ninth Year in a Row in Iran

TUMS Research Centers Gain First Rank for the Ninth Year in a Row in Iran
Date: 9/25/2011

TUMSPR News: The Ministry of Health and Medical Education released the result of eight research center categories for the year 2011 and Tehran University of Medical Sciences has gained 42% of the first to third ranks.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) released the result of eight research center categories for the year 2011 and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) has gained 42% of the first to third ranks.

TUMS Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute and Psychiatry Research Center (R.C.) have ranked first, Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases R.C., Pharmaceutical Sciences R.C. Ophthalmology R.C., Research Center for Science and Technology In Medicine and Cardiac Surgery and Grafting R.C. have ranked second and the Center for Application of Health Sciences and Cancer R.C. have ranked third among peer centers in Iran.

Among research centers with independent budget, TUMS Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute with 9922 points, TUMS Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases R.C., Pharmaceutical R.C. with 9259 points and Endocrinology and Metabolism RC. Affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) with 2888 points have ranked first to third.

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Dr. Hulki Uz, the United Nations Population Fund Representative in Iran Visits TUMS Nour Saadat Urban Health Center

Dr. Hulki Uz, the United Nations Population Fund Representative in Iran Visits TUMS Nour Saadat Urban Health Center
Date: 9/20/2011

TUMSPR News: Dr. Hulki Uz, the United Nations Population Fund representative in Iran visited Nour Saadat Urban Health Center, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences on September 18, 2011.

The representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iran, Dr. Hulki Uz, visited Nour Saadat Urban Health Center, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) while accompanied by Dr. Zahra Talebi, in charge of the reproductive health unit of the Center, and Ms. Maryam Saadi a family planning unit staff on September 18, 2011.

Attending a vasectomy operation, Dr. Safaari, a vasectomist, and Dr. Habibi, the head of the Center briefly introduced the wide range of family planning activities offered in the center.

Nour Saadat Urban Health Center is one of the most equipped health center in southern Tehran to offer reproductive health services in Tehran.

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The Director of WHO in EMRO Visits TUMS School of Traditional Medicine

The Director of WHO in EMRO Visits TUMS School of Traditional Medicine
Date: 9/15/2011

TUMSPR News: Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, the Director of the World Health Organization in Eastern Mediterranean Region visited the School of Traditional Medicine affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences and engaged in talks with the dean and authorities of the School on September 14, 2011.

Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMRO) and an affiliate professor of TUMS, visited theSchool of Traditional Medicine affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) and engaged in talks with the Dean of the School, Dr. Shams-ardekani, Dr. Niknam, the acting health minister, and some academics there before visiting the School’s clinics in action on September 14, 2011.

Welcoming Dr. Gezairy on his visit to the School, Dr. Sahms-ardekani reminded the brilliant and long history of traditional medicine of Iran which formed part of the Iranian civilization and Islamic culture and availability of more than 17000 books on the subject was on top of the list among similar practices. He then said the science had been forgotten for nearly two centuries till the time after the revolution in Iran that decisions were made to revive it and introduce it to its universities. Upon its introduction to universities in 2007, a lot of progress has been made to develop the subject for scholarly education and establishment of TUMS and Shahid Beheshti University of medical Sciences (SUMS) Schools of traditional medicine plus some other ones were the examples of the efforts, Dr. Shams-ardekani said.

TUMS School of Traditional Medicine (STM) also recruits students from Mashhad, Shiraz, Yazd, Kerman, Shahed and Tehran universities and it has launched a PhD. Program in Traditional Pharmacy.

The Dean of the School also mentioned the rewriting and publishing and republishing of traditional medicine books. He added that the books are translated into the new language of the contemporary medicine despite being time-consuming and costly. Establishing a research center and some traditional clinics around Tehran and one in TUMS largest hospital, Imam Hospital Complex have been some other activities of the School, Dr. Shams-ardekani said. He also talked about the establishment of a life modification clinic which some professors and some “Hakims”, a term used to describe medical doctors who were philosophers and polymath scientists centuries ago, like other countries such as Pakistan, India and China which benefit from the work of both scholars and Hakims.

Expressing his pleasure for attending the School, Dr. Gezairy said he had visited Chinese medicine, where they have been employing traditional medicine as well as acupuncture and low voltage electricity in their practice in the same hospital that modern medicine was offered.

He later wished to raise some question from the health point of view to be regarded for future research. He said sometimes the patients went to physicians in hospital and then decide to take traditional medicine or vice-versa which could end in noticeable cost, therefore research must be done to determine which practice was more beneficial for certain diseases. Or some herbs have some active ingredients which are used for some symptoms and there are some other herbs with nearly the same effects, then one should know which one to take. Therefore, comparative clinical trials should be undertaken to provide the . best options and even practices. Therefore standardization of practice was to be considered, he added.

Encouraging establishment of links between countries possessing traditional medicine, Dr. Gezairy said in Kuwait they had established traditional medicine that was used only for some and not all diseases, such as hypertension, asthma and some skin disease with good results.

He finally said “I would like to congratulate you for starting the program, especially for the [revival] of the history of medicine as we all have to know about our history”. He then said if the Greek science and history had not been translated to Arabic it would have been forgotten now.

Dr. Goushehgir, the vice-dean for Research, expressed his pleasure for hosting Dr. Gezairy and welcomed the suggestion for cooperation with other countries regarding practice and teaching of traditional medicine. He then disclosed the plan for holding a traditional medicine congress for physicians in the region.

Finally, Dr. Gezairy visited the clinic of the School and talked to some patients and a some of the practicing physician who have already completed medicine and now they have pursued traditional medicine too.

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Regional Director of WHO-EMRO, TUMS Chancellor Meet

Regional Director of WHO-EMRO, TUMS Chancellor Meet
Date: 9/14/2011

TUMSPR News: Regional Director of WHO-EMRO, Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, met with TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani upon his visit to TUMS Faculty of Traditional Medicine and TUMS Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine (RCSTIM) on September 14, 2011.

Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, the Regional Director of WHO-EMRO, met with Dr. Bagher Larijani, the Chancellor for Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), upon his earlier visit to TUMS Faculty of Traditional Medicine and TUMS Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine (RCSTIM) on September 14, 2011.

Welcomin Dr. Gezairy, the Chancellor briefly described the changes made to the educational system of the University, its national, regional and world stage positions, its knowledge production and the way it was rendering health services.

The head of Ministry of Health’s Policy Making Council also hinted at the activities of the organization, its achievement, health system challenges, and its role as the body for unifying health system policies.

Reporting the research output of the University, the Chancellor said 29% of the scholarly papers of Iranians in ISI Web of Knowledge and 45% of the ones indexed in PubMed are produced by TUMS faculty members.

On the inclusion of three fields of science, clinical medicine, pharmacology and toxicology and social sciences, among the top 1% institutions with highest citation in Essential Science Indicators (ESI), the Chancellor said the University ran a website that was unique in Iran the region and could compete in the world arena.

He also briefly talked about the participation of TUMS in the macro projects of the Country, such as development and production of Angipars for diabetic foot ulcers, use of stem-cell technology for hard-to-treat disease and development of an intelligent surgical navigation system among other disclosed or unpublished works.

On rendering health services to the one third of Tehran which covers a population of about 4.2 million, the Chancellor said outsourcing of the services had been adopted for the first time by the University in an attempt to integrate non-communicable disease surveillance into primary healthcare (PHC).

Outpatient care to more than 3 million patients in TUMS clinics, carrying out more than 200,000 surgical procedures, visiting 1,200,000 patients at Emergency Departments in the past 2 years plus hospitalization of more than 120,000 patients in the first 3 months of the Iranian year, and 100,000 clients in hospital pharmacies in a period o one month were other undertakings of the University in its commitment to the people’s health.

On the policies of the Council, the Chancellor said there have been remarkable achievements such as increase in life expectancy, decreases in maternal, neonatal and 1- to-59 month old children’s mortality rate, over 90 percent primary healthcare coverage in rural areas, expansion of school health services to more than 80 percent of the country, attaining self-sufficiency in the production of 95% of the country’s pharmaceutical needs and eradicating many communicable diseases such as malaria, polio.

The Chancellor believed high out of pocket expenses for treatment compared with other countries, not so routine evidence-based decision making, inability of evasion of insurance companies from paying back their debts to medical universities, inequity in distribution of resources and unproportionate health tariffs were amongst factors threatening the health system. He finally notified of the health system road map development and its future finalization.

Thanking the Chancellor for the meeting, Dr. Gazairy expressed his pleasure of the abundance of achievements by the University and the Council and having been briefed in TUMS Research Center for Science and Technology on neuroimaging techniques he believed the teaching of anatomy as well as physiology and other courses could be totally changed and education without health and health without education meant impossible.

On coordination of the activities of different health stake-holders the WHO-EMRO director said that the successful propaganda for breast-feeding there seemed to be some incongruencies when advertisements for formula milk appeared in the market upon the ability to produce them. Therefore coherence and coordination was essential in health activities.

He finally said “I congratulate you personally and congratulate the University and I am glad to see these positive developments”.

On the flexibilities of Iran’s health system in the inclusion of non-communicable services, Dr. Niknam, the acting minister of health, said that the model of health adopted by Iran was unique in the region and had the ability to be used by other countries, especially in the third world.

Dr. Dinarvand, the Dean of the School of Pharmacy, also involved in the talks and said the school’s curriculum for Pharm-D degrees had been altered to 6 years to include rotations in hospitals and community services and the school was offering PhDs in nanotechnology, biotechnology and pharmacognosy. He also said the school had established an incubator center to develop the ideas to products by the faculties and there were already five recombinant protein products in the market.

Dr. Jalili, the vice-chancellor for Education, concluded the session by saying that the deputy had tried to revise the curriculum of the medical education and nursing and had taken action to improve the quality the quality of education, teaching methods and content of the programs to meet the competencies expected for the graduates. Modifying the look towards the sole treatment of diseases to inclusion of prevention of disease and working to enhance TUMS International’s Schools competence in internationally were other objectives of the deputy mentioned by Dr. Jalili.

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Center for Studies and Research on the Integument of Franche-Comte University, TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy Signed an MOU to Develop their Collaboration

Center for Studies and Research on the Integument of Franche-Comte University, TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy Signed an MOU to Develop their Collaboration
Date: 9/13/2011

TUMSPR News: TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy and the Center for Studies and Research on the Integument affiliated to University of Franche-Comte signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop their scientific collaboration on September 13, 2011.

In a visit by Professor Philippe Humbert, the head of Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur le Tegument (CERT) under the University Hospital of Besancon affiliated to Franche-Comte University to TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy a memorandum of understanding was signed to further develop the one year cooperation of the two centers for serious research.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Yahya Dowlati, the head of the Center, welcomed Professor Philippe Humbert and said “We are happy to have Dr. Humber as our guest and we are looking forward to the future [cooperation] as well” and added that despite a period less than a year the two centers have moved fast and hoped the two could keep up the pace to continue all the collaborations and extend them. Then he asked Prof. Humbert to introduce the French center.

At the beginning Professor Humbert thanked Prof. Dowlati and expressed his pleasure for being in the center for the second time. He then said from the time he left Iran a year ago he had travelled to more than 40 countries but it was only in Iran that he had been so warmly welcomed. He said “Iran is in my heart [and] it is why it’s a great honor and pleasure to be here.

In introducing CERT he said the Center which is situated in the city of Besancon, there existed the largest department of dermatology in France as his predecessors, Prof. Legagneux and Prof. Agache developed the department.

Professor Humbert explained that three kinds of research were going on in the center including the one in the laboratory of cutaneous biology that new skin models are developed and their new development kind of skin with internal mechanical properties for in vitro studies of healing and immunological, cancer or oncological studies. He argued that with age skin loses its elasticity needed for the movement of mediators.

He then described that fibroblasts taken from stretch marks developed more strength than normal ones and this could justify an abnormality in fibroblasts in these skin lesions.

On research in skin pharmacology, Prof. Humbert said, penetration of different ingredients into skin in both in vitro and in vivo conditions by microdialysis method, an accurate method to observe what happens to skin when a substance is applied to it.

Dr. Humbert then talked about the experience done four years ago involving the depletion of vitamin C in the skin which has a linear relationship with increasing age resulting in the appearance of Bateman's Purpura or ekhymosis in the arms of old people.

The third part of research at CERT includes cosmetic sciences, Dr. Humbert said. And methodologies and devices have been developed to measure the properties of the skin such as the ones done in TUMS Skin Diseases Research Center. The Professor Humbert said 15 years ago he had said cosmetology should be treated as a science and being science it needed scientific methodologies therefore any cosmetic product had to be studied as a drug. That means randomized, double blind studies.

Professor Humbert finally expressed his pleasure to develop collaboration in every of the three research areas, especially in clinical trials that are of high importance.

Then, Dr. Dowlati reminded his saying in Besancon that science knows no boundaries as people are living in a single world.

Finally Dr. Firouz, the Deputy for Education of the Center welcomed Dr. Humbert and thanked him for accepting the invitation to the coming congress by the center and signing of the memorandum.
Dr. Firouz fully introduced the center as the first and largest research center on skin in Iran and its establishment in 1992. He then describe the type of research going on in the center such as its DERMALAB department, established in 2010, that is an authorized lab by the Ministry of Health for the safety evaluation of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and hygienic products.

On educational activities all the dermatology residents in the country have to attend the courses on leprosy and leishmaniasis in the center, Dr. Firouz said.

Dr. Frouz said that leporasy had been eradicated in national levels in 1992, in provincial levels in 1996 and in districts in 1997. He then described the 15-year effort for the development of a vaccine for cutaneous leishmaniasis under the supervision of WHO.

The meeting ended by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two centers, exchanging gifts and visiting different parts of the center before serving the lunch.

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TUMS Erects a Field Hospital in a Slum Area in Tehran

TUMS Erects a Field Hospital in a Slum Area in Tehran
Date: 9/13/2011

TUMSPR News: Tehran University of Medical Sciences erects a field hospital at Ghiamdasht area, in southern Tehran, to serve the patients, practice rapid deployment, says TUMS Chancellor on September 12, 2011.

The field hospital erected by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) at Ghiamdasht area, in southern Tehran was inaugurated by Dr. Vahid-dastjerdi, the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bagher Larijani, TUMS Chancellor, Mr. Tamadon, Tehran Governor, Dr. Imami-razavi, Vice-minister for Treatment, Dr. Pourmand, the Head of Sina Hospital which is one of TUMS oldest and largest trauma hospitals, and some other authorities on September 12, 2011.

Dr. Larijani justified the deployment as an opportunity to serve the people there and rehearse rapid deployment. On choosing Ghiamdasht area, he said that despite residence of large populations in the suburban areas of Tehran these areas lack proportional health coverage. He added that the University should have the capability for erecting field hospitals in times of crisis in addition to provision of health services to people living in suburban areas of Tehran.

The Chancellor said the hospital would operate for two weeks and the University sought to establish some other similar hospitals in the future by the help of the Mobilization Office of Tehran Medical Society.

A mobile facility for the screening of breast cancer would also operate in the hospital.

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TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy to Sign an MOU with University of Franche-Comte

TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy to Sign an MOU with University of Franche-Comte
Date: 9/12/2011

TUMSPR News: TUMS Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy will sign a memorandum of understanding with the French University of Franche-Comte on September 13, 2011.

The Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy (CRTSDL) affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Center for Studies and Research on the Integument of University of Franche-Comte on September 13, 2011.

Professor Philippe Humbert, the head of the Center and the head of the Department for Dermatology, will attend the meeting.

Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur le Tegument (CERT) or the Centre for Studies and Research on the Integument is a structure situated within the Unit for Functional Exploration of Skin at Besançon hospital University (CHU) where clinical investigations are carried out. This centre provides expertise in the field of clinical studies and experimental work in vitro and ex vivo for partners.

Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy (CRTSDL) is an affiliation of Tehran University of Medical Sciences involved in research and educational activities on various aspects of skin diseases and leprosy.

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TUMS Awards Distinguished Professorship to Five Faculty Members

TUMS Awards Distinguished Professorship to Five Faculty Members
Date: 9/11/2011

TUMSPR News: In the third meeting of the Council for the Selection of Distinguished Professors, Dr. Hossein Malekafzali, Dr. Shams Shariat Torbaghan, Dr. Alireza Yalda, Dr. Mosleem Bahadori, and Dr. Ahmadreza Dehpour were awarded distinguished professorship in September 2011.

Dr. Hossein Malekafzali, Dr. Shams Shariat Torbaghan, Dr. Alireza Yalda, Dr. Mosleem Bahadori, and Dr. Ahmadreza Dehpour were awarded distinguished professorship in the third meeting of the Council for the Selection of Distinguished Professors, in September 2011.

The distinguished professors are selected when they fulfill the set conditions set for the professorship. The process usually entails introduction of those professors by schools or research centers to the secretariat of the Council of the University before their selection in the Council.

Achieving 300 marks from the publication of original articles in international and domestic scientific databases, registration of patents, being innovative in education during full professorship period and having been a full professor for at least 15 years are the criteria to be met for the promotion of faculty members to this academic degree.

The Council is composed of the chancellor himself, the vice-chancellor for education, the vice-chancellor for research, three nationally distinguished scientific figures and three full professors of the university.

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TUMS “Iran Occupational Health Journal” Indexed in SCOPUS

TUMS “Iran Occupational Health Journal” Indexed in SCOPUS
Date: 9/11/2011

TUMSPR News: Iran Occupational Health Journal, one of TUMS scholarly journals, has been indexed in Scopus in September 2011.

Based on the news by the Scientometrics Office affiliated to TUMS Deputy for Research, Iran Occupational Health Journal has been indexed in Scopus.

According to the Office for the Promotion of TUMS Journals, this is the third journal published in Persian with English abstracts which has been indexed in Scopus. In the present time, 22 of TUMS journals, nearly 50%, have been indexed in this data base.

Iran Occupational Health Journal is a quarterly journal and the first of its kind in the field of occupational health that is indexed in Scopus.

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The Third Medical Sciences Student Olympiad Kick Starts at TUMS

The Third Medical Sciences Student Olympiad Kick Starts at TUMS
Date: 9/10/2011

TUMSPR News: The third Medical Sciences Student Olympiad commenced at Razi Congress Hall at Tehran University of Medical Sciences by the participation of about 600 students in different fields of medical sciences on Friday September 9, 2011.

The third Medical Sciences Student Olympiad commenced at Razi Congress Hall atTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) by the participation of about 600 students from 46 medical sciences universities across the country on Friday September 9, 2011.

In his opening speech, Dr. Kamran Soltani Arabshahi, the secretariat of the congress, said the occasion was to promote students to socialize and make new acquaintances in a scientific atmosphere to produce knowledge to advance the country, direct scientific extracurricular activities, boost spirit, and to become oriented about the health system.

The secretariat of the Olympiad added that an innovative category in the field of medical ethics has been suggested by TUMS Chancellor, D. Bagher Larijaniin to the three previous categories including clinical reasoning in outpatient settings, critical thinking in basic sciences – neurology – and management in the health system.

In his speech, TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, said Olympiads could serve our purpose in developing educational and research environments and talented students could help the University prosper as they could make more efforts to respond to the gaps in the health system in the country.
Referring to the neglected capacities in the Universities, the Chancellor said a great scientific growth was not out of reach by the addressing those capacities by the students.

He finally wished the students a great time and stay at the University.

Dr. Mohagheghi, the vice-minister for Education of the Ministry of Health, as the final word said the prosperity of a country, its greatness and its people’s dignity all rooted in universities and the look to scholars should be a major strategic one to fulfill the aspirations of the country by this great asset.

He also said the Olympiads were a [scientific] arena accompanied by spirituality, ethics and great efforts and it had better follow a spiritual model that it does not allow laziness or negligence.

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Cultural Programs for the Third Medical Sciences Olympiad

Cultural Programs for the Third Medical Sciences Olympiad
Date: 9/7/2011

TUMSPR News: In the program announced for the third Medical Sciences Olympiad which will be held by Tehran University of Medical Sciences from September 9 – 15, 2011 the University will try to make the meeting even more fruitful by providing cultural events.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) which is going to host 500 medical sciences students who will compete from September 9 – 15, 2011 announced the Olympiad’s programs and it will try to make the meeting even more fruitful by providing some cultural events.

Parallel to the competitions for the students, team coaches could participate in scientific workshops designed for them.

The cultural events would include a visit to the Museum of Astronomy, Sa’ad-Abad and Niavaran Palaces, Milad Tower, the National Museum of the History of Medicine, etc.

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TUMS Chancellor at the Joint Mega Congress of Implantology Stresses the Need for a Scientific Map in Faculties, Universities

TUMS Chancellor at the Joint Mega Congress of Implantology Stresses the Need for a Scientific Map in Faculties, Universities
Date: 9/7/2011

TUMSPR News: TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, emphasized on the need for adopting a scientific map for every field of science to be able to locate problems and have a clear strategy for research areas of need at Persian Gulf Congress Hall on December 7, 2011.

The Mega Congress of Implantology / the Third ICOI Congress with guest speakers from France, the United States, Brazil and Taiwan started at Persian Gulf Congresses and Exhibitions building at on December 7, 2011. The congress is a joint effort by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), Association of Dental Implant Auxillaries (AIDA) and Iran Implant Innovations and it will last for three days.

At its opening speech, TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, referred to the finalization of the scientific map of the country and said it mostly focused on research and education and it is intended to cover health services too. He then emphasized on the need for adopting a scientific map for every faculty and university to be able to locate problems and have a clear strategy for research in areas of need in different fields. He said this outlook would bring about growth through structured and futuristic activities.

Referring to the publication of 30% of all Iranian ISI-indexed scholarly articles by TUMS and 40-50% in PubMed, plus the recent indexing of Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in PubMed and PubMed Central, Dr. Larijani said this would create the opportunity to develop international interaction in specialty fields.

Dr. Akbar Fazel, the dean of TUMS School of Dentistry, announced the plans for the promotion of oral health in the country by sticking to the primary, secondary and tertiary services and revision of the oral and dental health curriculum for two-year (technician’s) courses that recruit students from natives of villages to work in Health Houses across the country and would only provide preventive services such as screening, fluoride therapy, etc unlike the past that they used to do minor dental procedures and could follow their studies to turn to dentists. He added that the new curriculum would let these technicians to follow their studies up to doctoral degree in health subjects only.

On the secondary services, Dr. Fazel said dentistswould provide services in 30,000 out of the nearly 60,000 Urban and Rural Health Centers across country and tertiary services would be provided in faculties of dentistry.

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TUMS to Hold the Third National Medical Sciences Olympiad

TUMS to Hold the Third National Medical Sciences Olympiad
Date: 9/6/2011

TUMSPR News: Tehran University of Medical Sciences will host students in the field of medical sciences from around the country to hold the third Medical Sciences Olympiad on September 9, 2011.

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) will host students in the field of medical sciences from around the country to hold the third Medical Sciences Olympiad on September 9, 2011.

The first such Olympiad was held in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in August 2009 and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) followed the year after.

Trying to fill the gap between the educational systems of about 46 medical universities in the country, these Olympiads specifically aim to:

1. Foster a movement to attain the 20-year plan of the country,
2. Identify gifted students
3. Encourage students
4. Direct scientific extracurricular activities
5. Boost scientific spirit of the students
6. Encourage cultural exchange between universities

In these Olympiads students from different fields of med sciences form teams and creatively solve problems that are common to the state’s health system or that of the world.

The values ruling these Olympiads are:

1. Giving value to creative and critical thinking
2. Being oriented with health system objectives
3. Encouraging team work
4. Creating a competitive and cheerful atmosphere
5. Honoring scientists and observing Islamic values

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Tehran Governor Visits and Monetarily Supports TUMS Baharlou Hospital

Tehran Governor Visits and Monetarily Supports TUMS Baharlou Hospital
Date: 9/6/2011

TUMSPR News: Tehran Governor and accompanying authorities paid a visit to Baharlou Hospital, one of TUMS 26 hospitals on September 5, 2011.

Mr Tamadon, center left, is alongsid Dr. Sadegh-niat, the head of the Hospital.

Mr. Morteza Tamadon, Tehran Governor, and accompanying authorities including the vice-chancellors for Treatment and Food and Drug, respectively Dr. Mohammadpour and Dr. Shams-Ardekani visited Baharlou Hospital in southern Tehran on September 5, 2011.

Visiting the renovated wards of the Hospital and inaugurating its new wards, Tehran Governor talked to some of the patients and was briefed about their medical management there.

Mr. Tamadon contributedd $ 1000,000 to help construct the first phase of the new building for the facility.

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Dr. Reza Malekzadeh amongst the Top One Percent Scientists of the World in Clinical Medicine

Dr. Reza Malekzadeh amongst the Top One Percent Scientists of the World in Clinical Medicine
Date: 9/5/2011

TUMSPR News: Dr. Reza Malekzadeh is amongst the top one percent scientists of the world in the field of clinical medicine in the latest release of the Essential Science Indicators for September 2011.

Based on the report by the Office for Scientometrics of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Dr. Reza Malekzadeh has been included amongst the top one percent scientists of the world in the field of clinical medicine in the latest release of the Essential Science Indicators for September 2011.

Dr. Malekzadeh is the fourth person with high citations from TUMS to be included in the list of top 1% scientist in the field of clinical medicine.

The four TUMS faculty members with highest citations are Dr. Mohammad Abdollahi with 2449 citations and a world rank of 455 in pharmacology and toxicology, Dr. Mohammad Reza Zarindast with 1614 citations and world rank of 1798 in pharmacology and toxicology and 3542nd rank in neuroscience and behavior, Dr. Reza Malekzadeh with 1591 citations in clinical medicine and Dr. Ahmad Reza Dehpour with 1401 citations and a world rank of 1755 in pharmacology and toxicology.

The former Health Minister, Dr. Malekzadeh, is presently the head of TUMS Digestive Diseases Research Center.

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TUMS Doing Better in ESI Ranking during June - September 2011

TUMS Doing Better in ESI Ranking during June - September 2011
Date: 9/4/2011

TUMSPR News: Going 26 steps up the ladder, Tehran University of Medical Sciences has gained the 1278th rank in Essential Sciences Indicator for the June-September 2011 period.

Based on the news by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Scientometrics Office, the institute has made a 26-step progress in Essential Sciences Indicators (ESI) for the June-September 2011 and it has gained the 1278th rank among peer institutes worldwide.

Compared to the last year’s results, the University has moved up 277 ranks. In Clinical Medicine, the University has ranked 922 which it shows a 19-step betterment as it has been the case in Pharmacology and Toxicology ̶ 324th rank and a three-step progress. In Social Sciences, the University is among the top 1% by holding the 653rd rank which is 6 steps higher.

The mean number of citations per paper is 4.4 which is better than the previous figure of 4.34.

Regarding the number of citations, Iran holds the 39th rank in the world and it has kept its 42nd and 34th positions in clinical medicine and pharmacology-toxicology respectively.

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Dr. Shin-Da Lee from China Medical University Visits TUMS Rehabilitation School

Dr. Shin-Da Lee from China Medical University Visits TUMS Rehabilitation School
Date: 9/3/2011

TUMSPR News: Dr. Shin-Da Lee from Department of Physical Therapy affiliated to China Medical University in Taiwan visited TUMS Rehabilitation School on August 30, 2011.

Based on the news by the Public Relations of the School of Rehabilitation affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Professor Shin-Da Lee the head of Department of Physical Therapy at China Medical University in Taiwan visited TUMS Rehabilitation School on August 30, 2011.

The Chair of Asia Confederation for Physical Therapy, Dr. Attarbashi, the vice-dean for Education, Dr. Shadmehr, the vice-dean for Research, Dr. Sarafzade and Dr. Ansari convened in a three-hour session to discuss topics of interest for research and holding joint workshops.

In the end, Professor Lee visited different clinics of the School and its research laboratories. Regarding the research capabilities of the School Professor Lee expressed his will for scientific collaborations.

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Journal of Tehran University Heart Center Indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center Indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central
Date: 9/3/2011

TUMSPR News: Journal of Tehran University Heart Center which is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences has been indexed in the PubMed Central and PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine in 2011.

Based on the news dispatched by the Office for the Promotion of Journals, affiliated to the vice-chancellor for Research, the Journal of Tehran University Heart Center which is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) has been indexed in the PubMed Central and PubMed, a service provided by the US National Library of Medicine.

This is the second time a journal which is published by a local publisher is indexed in PubMed.

PubMed Central is a digital database which provides full-text of biomedical and life science journals for free. PubMed Central was developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and grew from the online Entrez PubMed biomed search system.

With links to the full-texts of many articles, PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature.

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Inauguration of the New Building for School of Traditional Medicine and its Clinic

Inauguration of the New Building for School of Traditional Medicine and its Clinic
Date: 8/30/2011

TUMSPR News: The Health Minister, TUMS Chancellor and Tehran Governor inaugurate the new building for TUMS School of Medicine and its clinic on August 29, 2011.

The new building for the School of Traditional Medicine and its clinic affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) was inaugurated by the Health Minister, Dr. Vahid-dastjerdi, TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, and Tehran Governor, Mr. Morteza Tamadon on Behesht Street in downtown Tehran, on August 29, 2011.

At the opening speech, TUMS Chancellor considered the due attention to this science was indicative of its importance and medical doctors who graduate from medical schools could follow their studies in traditional medicine.

Dr. Larijani, the head of Policy Making Office of the Ministry of Health, pointed out that traditional medicine was an asset to the country and emphasized on the need for its presence in the world stage to help it grow and prosper.

In the end, the Chancellor mentioned the establishment of a traditional medicine incubator center by the help and participation of some countries.

Mr. Morteza Tamadon, Tehran Governor, said traditional medicine has been regarded as one of the province’s priorities by the government.

Hinting at the positive attitude of people toward traditional medicine, Mr. Tamadon emphasized on the need to update the science. He finally promised to support the School by provincial resources.

Calling traditional medicine a treasure, the Minister of Health, Dr. Marzieh Vahid-dastjerdi, mentioned its presence in the history of man and the benefit we could get from the kind of practice that makes use of traditional medicine in conjunction with modern medicine.

The Minister added that traditional medicine has had a good but controlled growth in the country and good results are emerging.

In the end Dr. Shams-ardekani, the Dean of the School said thanked the authorities and said that the Chancellor has been vigilant about the steps the School was taking to make sure they were in the right direction.

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TUMS Chancellor’s Message for Avicenna’s Birthday, Physicians Day 2011

TUMS Chancellor’s Message for Avicenna’s Birthday, Physicians Day 2011
Date: 8/23/2011

TUMSPR News: TUMS Chancellor send a message to physicians on the birthday of Avicenna and Physicians Day to honor their undertakings in alleviating pain and suffering of patients on Aug 23, 2011.

Honoring Avicenna’s contributions to medicine in his homeland, Iran, his birthday is celebrated as Physicians Day on the 23rd of August each year.

Sending a message to physicians on the occasion, TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, has appreciated the undertakings of physicians in alleviating pain and suffering of patients on Aug 23, 2011.

In his message he has hoped the physicians’ community could follow the path left by Avicenna to better serve the society and has wished the authorities could solve the problems arising from job security and working conditions of physicians, especially the younger ones, regarding the difficulties of medical field which necessitates perseverance, huge intelligence and efforts to put to day and night work.

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