There are 664 foreign students from 36 countries currently studying in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), most of whom are from China, Indonesia, India and Pakistan. Three US citizens are also studying at TUMS, said Dr Ali Arab-Kheradmand, deputy of international affairs at the university. Stating that TUMS has the largest schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, rehabilitation, allied medical sciences, public health, nutritional sciences, and nursing and midwifery, he said, “As the top research university, it accepts applications from the most qualified students,” IRNA reported. TUMS is the oldest and the most distinguished medical university in Iran.
