Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) is public medical school located in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It is ranked as one of Iran's top medical schools, with more than 5000 students.

The University consists of six schools: Medical, Dentistry, Paramedical Science, Health & Nutrition, Pharmacy, Rehabilitation, and Nursing & Midwifery. The school offers professional degrees in Medicine (M.D.), Dentistry (D.D.S.), Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Bachelor's, Master's, and doctorates (Ph.D.) in various other medically-related subjects. The school also offers technical courses in pursuit of Associate's degrees and certification in medically-related fields.

In addition, TUMS operate 13 teaching hospitals and is a major medical care provider in East Azarbaijan Province and the surrounding provinces.

History
TUMS was founded in 1947 as a college within the University of Tabriz. The university was called University of Azarabadegan prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and renamed the University of Tabriz afterwards. In 1985, the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education took over the departments and faculties in the medical sciences and TUMS became an independent institution.