Tehran University of Medical Sciences
About university
(TUMS) is located in Tehran, Iran. In 1851, Dar-ol-Fonoon was created with medicine as one of its main subjects..png)
The first modern center of medical training in Iran was founded in 1851. It was a part of the Institute of Higher Education (Dar-ol-Fonoon). The School of Medicine was established as a part of University of Tehran in 1934. After the Islamic Revolution, medical schools and departments associated with medical fields were separated from the Ministry of Higher Education and were taken under the administration of the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education. Since 1986, all those schools of University of Tehran which specialize in medical fields have carried on their activities independently as Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.
TUMS is the oldest and most well-known medical center in Iran, nationally as well as internationally. TUMS, as one of the country’s top research universities, accepts applications from the most qualified students. It also has the largest schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, rehabilitation, allied medical sciences, public health, advanced technologies in medicine, nutritional sciences and dietetics, and nursing and midwifery in Iran as well as a virtual school. Over a hundred specialized research centers such as Science and Technology in Medicine, Rheumatology, Auditory, Digestive Disease, Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Trauma, Hematology and Oncology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Reproductive Health, Urology, Immunology, and Asthma and Allergy are under the immediate supervision of this university.
TUMS has many teaching hospitals: Imam Khomeini, Sina, Shariati, Vali-e Asr, Amir Alam, Ziayian, and Baharloo are general and referral 
hospitals;Children’s Medical Center and Bahrami Hospital are TUMS pediatric centers;Farabi Hospital is a special center for ophthalmology;Razi Hospital is devoted to dermatology;Roozbeh Hospital is a center for psychiatry;Arash and Moheb-e Yas are special hospitals for gynecology, obstetrics and infertility;Tehran Heart Center is a cardiology center;and Cancer Institute, as the name suggests, specializes in cutting-edge cancer research and treatment. In addition, TUMS has excellent sports facilities for academics and students. These factors, along with the abilities and drive of its specialists, have made TUMS an important center with a notable reputation in the region and Central Asia.
TUMS is a large university. One of the many advantages of its size is that it can offer a wide range of courses. Admission to TUMS is granted without regard to race, color, religion, gender or national origin. TUMS admits by field of study and degree, and, when you apply, you must indicate your interest in a major and degree. Residency and fellowship programs are also offered to international students. The academic schedule at TUMS is semester-based. The fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The spring semester begins in February and ends in June. All international students will be admitted to start at the beginning of each semester.
Admission
Students from more than 30 countries choose TUMS as their academic destination each year because of our high quality standards and excellence in education.
Undergraduates
Majors
Explore our innovative and unique undergraduate programs that merge in-depth classroom and laboratory experiences with opportunities to apply these skills to real-life challenges.
Requirements
Students seeking admission into TUMS undergraduate programsmust comply with the admission requirements.
What are the Academic requirements?
An undergraduate or a first-level university student is a student working towards a B.Sc., M.D./M.B.B.S., D.D.S./ B.D.S.or Pharm.D. degree. For further information regarding undergraduate programs offered by TUMS, click here. To apply for the undergraduate level, filling out the Online Application Form and uploading high-quality scans of the following documents are required (some documents are mandatory and some are optional):
Documents with (*) symbol are mandatory.
A letter of application or motivation in which you clearly specify your major and level of interest. Guidelines on writing a letter of motivation is available here:
A Resume or C.V.
* High School Diploma/Secondary School Certificate/Higher Secondary School Certificate with courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and physiology along with its complete transcript of records (Minimum GPA of 3.00/4.00 or equivalent)
Proficiency in English and Acceptable Scores:
IELTS with a minimum band score of 5.5 or its equivalent in TOEFL iBT (minimum 69) or TOEFL PBT (minimum 525) is required upon registration. For further information, click here.
* A passport-size photograph
A high-quality scan of the main pages of your passport
Applying
Aiming to facilitate the admission procedure, the Office of Admissions has taken all necessary measures to make this process as simple as possible.
Graduate Studies
Majors
Studying at a graduate level is where you develop expertise, knowledge and skills within a particular field. TUMS offers more than 240 outstanding diverse and rigorous professionalgraduate programs backed by world-class research facilities.
PhD Programs:
Master Programs :
Residency Programs :
Subspecialty Programs:
Flowship Programs :
Requirements
Admissions to the TUMS programs is very competitive, and only highly qualified applicants are admitted to the TUMS programs.
What are the Academic requirements?
A graduate applicant is an applicant who has already completed and obtained his/her first-level university degree and wishes to pursue his/her education beyond that level in M.Sc., Ph.D., Specialty, Subspecialty, Fellowship, etc. For further information on graduate programs offered by TUMS, click here.
To apply for the graduate level, filling out the Online Application Form
and uploading high-quality scans of the following documents are required:
Documents with (*) symbol are mandatory.
* A letter of application or motivation in which you clearly specify your major and level of interest. Guidelines on writing a letter of motivation is available here:
* A Resume or C.V.
Previous degree(s) in original: *
Graduate applicants who are applying for M.Sc. level should provide us with B.Sc. degree, SSC, and HSSC along with their complete transcripts of records.
Graduate applicants who are applying for Ph.D. level should provide us with M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees along with their complete transcripts of records.
Graduate applicants who are applying for Specialty level should provide us with Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or their equals and M.B.B.S./M.D. degree or their equivalents along with its complete transcript of records. They should also provide their Certificate of Practice (COP)/Certificate of Internship.
Graduate applicants who are applying for Subspecialty or Fellowship level should provide us with M.B.B.S./M.D. or their equivalents, and Specialty degrees along with their complete transcripts of records. They should also provide their Certificate of Practice (COP)/Certificate of Internship.
Proficiency in English and Acceptable Scores:
IELTS with a minimum band score of 5.5 or its equivalent in TOEFL iBT (minimum 69) or TOEFL PBT (minimum 525) is required upon registration. For further information, click here.
* Two letters of recommendation
* A passport-size photograph
* A high-quality scan of the mane pages of your password
For students intending to study in a graduate program, providing a certificate of any publications or published papers will be considered as an advantage, though providing these types of material is not obligatory and part of the requirements.
Applying
As one of the Middle East’s top universities, TUMS has competitive admission requirements at graduate level, and attracts outstanding applicants from around the world. Important information about the application procedure, deadlines and requirements have been provided by the Office of Admissions.
