In September 2008, Iran's Minister of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education, Lankarani, called TUMS a pioneer in research throughout the country with a noticeable lead over its peers.

It finally separated from University of Tehran by parliamentary legislation in 1986, coming under the new Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.

The school trains over 13,000 students (40% of whom are women) in approximately 290 undergraduate, graduate and non-degree (short-course) programs.

The university has 11 schools, operates 16 teaching hospitals, is equipped with over 44 libraries, and publishes 58 journals, some in collaboration with academic societies.

TUMS is accredited with Premier Status by Accreditation Service for International Colleges and Universities (ASIC UK) Before the establishment of Dar-ol-Fonoon, there had been systematic medical education in Iran dated back to ancient times, as noted in Avesta.Large academic medical education during Sassanid era was embodied in Gundihapur University [see Wikipedia article Ancient Iranian medicine - Wikipedia] Systematic mastery and pupillage created early high quality research and practice of all main "Of all the healers O Spitama Zarathustra, namely those who heal with the knife, with herbs, and with sacred incantations, the last one is the most potent as he heals from the very source of diseases.

On February 4, 1934, the Department of Anatomy was inaugurated as the first step to establishing the School of Medicine in the main campus of University of Tehran.

In 1986, the Islamic Consultative Assembly ratified a bill for the establishment of the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.

[5] Using different advanced biotechnology and bioinformatics techniques, academic members try to fill the gap between university and industry in medical sciences.

The place where the anatomy hall, as the first part of the School of Medicine, was built 80 years ago was in the most northern point of the capital city of Tehran.

Today, what is located at the central campus is a complex of the oldest Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Public Health.

In order to provide equal opportunities for talented students who come from a modest background, scholarships and financial aids are available.

In 2006, a group of professors and researchers established the International Campus of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS-IC).

Their main goal was to break new ground in education excellence in the medical fields with an international outlook.

Iranian students must submit the results of their National Exam, also known as "concours," and have a successful interview with the members of the Selection Committee.

International students, after having completed an online application form for international admissions, submit their education documents, copy of previous educational degree(s), English proficiency documents, letters of recommendation, letter of motivation, résumé or C.V., passport-size photograph, and a copy of passport's main pages.