Date: 10/3/2011
TUMSPR News: In a ceremony attended by German, French and Iranian academics, Professor Madjid Samii from International Neuroscience Institute in Hannover, Germany was appointed as the affiliate member of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) on October 2, 2011.
In a ceremony attended by German, French and Iranian academics, Professor Madjid Samii, the renowned Iranian-born neurosurgen who is the president of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI) in Hannover, Germany, was appointed as an affiliate member of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) on October 2, 2011.
In the opening speech, Dr. Ghodsi, the head of TUMS Trauma and Surgery Research Center and the head of Neurosurgery Department talked about the characteristics of Professor Samii that has great affinity for training and educating and has his own school of neurosurgery which is reflective of his undertakings.
He believed cooperation of Dr. Samii would help the University would be developed scientifically [in neuroscience] and a new path would be opened for the development of neuroscience in Iran.
In his speech, Dr. Majid Ghaffarpour, the head of TUMS Neurology Research Center at TUMS Neuroscience Institute, gave a short account of the history of neurosurgery in Iran that once started by the help of Professor Narimani and it has now developed to the Neurology Research Center with advanced biochemistry and neurogenetic labs and advanced imaging wards. He added that all the progresses had been made possible by following Imam Khomeini’s recommendations for being self-confident and self-reliant.
He said by the development of medicine and introduction of new fields some criticized specialists for losing their holistic approach in treating patients but this weakness has been taken care of by team work that Professor Samii has always suggested.
Expressing his delight for the affiliation, Dr. Imami-razavi, the Vice-minister of Health and head of TUMS Neuroscience Institute said Professor Samii was the symbol of the elite Iranians in the world in some sense and TUMS has also been regarded as the symbol of higher education in Iran by the leader and this cooperation would be a good source of scientific activity.
He also hinted at the two memorandum of understandings that had been prepared by TUMS Chancellor and authorities of Hannover University to empower and train human resources by the help of INI and collaborate with the Center for Comprehensive Neurological Services that would be established in the near future.
On the potentials of the University in the field of neuroscience, Dr. Imami-razavi said about 100 faculty members were actively doing research and practicing and give service to more than 200 patients in outpatient and inpatient settings every month in TUMS Neuroscience Institute.
In his speech, TUMS Chancellor, Dr. Bagher Larijani, called Professor Samii a national asset and a person of high impact and very valuable for the University whose cooperation would be a source of positive changes. He then introduced the university, its teaching hospitals and research centers and the scientific output of the university that composed a remarkable portion in international databases. He said TUMS was training more than 50% of PhD candidates in the field of medical sciences.
In the end, Dr. Larijani said affiliate professors of TUMS were an honor for the University and by their help TUMS has developed good ties with reputed universities in the world and it was an honor to have affiliate professors like Dr. Hussein Al-Gezairy, the director of WHO-EMRO, Dr. Mahathir Muhammad, the former prime minister of Malaysia, Professor Gharib, Professor Ketabchi, Dr. Fotourch, and the latest one, Professor Samii.
Eventually, Professor Samii said the ceremony was of a historic importance to him as he had lived in Tehran in his childhood, and completed his primary school there, and being a faculty of the largest and most important University Iran which was situated in Tehran was a point to be proud of although he was a member of many other universities worldwide.
On the introduction of neurosurgery to Iran, Professor Samii said Dr. Nasrollah Ameli and Dr. Ibrahim Samii were the first pioneers who established and developed this field in Iran.
On the importance of the collaborations and establishment of the Comprehensive Center for Neurological Services, he hoped he could gather the best scientist in the field of neurosciences there.
In the end the affiliation ceremony was performed and the agreement for collaboration for a joint PhD program and clinical neurosurgery fellowship with INI were signed.
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