Dermatology is a clinical specialty that addresses health, prevention, diagnosis, medical treatment, and minor surgeries of the skin related to benign and malignant diseases, relevant mucous membranes, hair and nails, and dermal presentations of systemic and sexually transmitted diseases at all ages.
Program Description:
Due to significant progress of knowledge and technology in recent years, dermatology has undergone considerable development. Using laser technology in the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases; changes in disease distribution patterns such as metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, and emerging diseases with various cutaneous pictures and substantial developments in immunology that have a close relationship to dermal diseases, emergence of new methods of diagnosis and treatment, and new pharmaceutical products all made the revision of dermatology curriculum necessary.
Objectives:
At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:
Duration:
4 years full-time (48Months)
General Reguirements: To apply for this program, you will need to fulfill a number of requirements, which can be found in the Graduate Admission Requirements.
Specific Requiremetn: Degree in General Physicians (M.D) or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) by one of the Iranian or foreign universities.
The eligible candidate should have successfully completed an approved general physician program and should be proficient in English or Persian.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a rolling application system and reviews student applications all year round.
However, the deadline for the September intake is June 31.
For complete and comprehensive information about fees and expenses, please refer to the Education Fees and Yearly Expenses section.
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Department, unit or area of education |
Department |
Duration (Month) |
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Clinic |
Visiting outpatients, selecting patients, making medical records, and hospitalizing patients, following up with patients who require specialized consultations from other specialized disciplines, educating lower-level students, responding to requested specialized consultations, and performing other measures according to the curriculum |
5 days a week during the course |
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Hospitalization (inpatient) department |
Visiting hospitalized patients, managing hospitalized patients in the ward, performing diagnostic therapeutic procedures at the bedside, educating lower-level students, and performing other measures according to the curriculum |
One month a year in a fixed period and during the course (in total, the residency is 4 months during the course according to the department’s curriculum) |
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Procedure room |
Participating in procedures in the form of observing, assisting, or performing independently, according to the department’s curriculum |
during the course according to the department’s Program |
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Internal ward (1) |
Familiarity with skin presentations in rheumatology patients, familiarity with diagnostic therapeutic procedures for rheumatology patients |
1 month |
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Department of Pathology |
Becoming familiar with and participating in slide preparation and dermatopathologic diagnoses, slide-reading practice |
4 months |
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive, and Burns |
Being familiar with and participating in skills related to plastic and reconstructive surgery in the curriculum, such as skin cancers and related surgeries, fat transfer, liposuction, and various permissible flaps and grafts |
2 months |
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Department of Microbiology |
Being familiar with and using methods of identifying skin parasites and fungi |
2 Weeks |
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Laser and phototherapy unit |
Laser therapy with different types of devices and using devices for diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases |
1 month |
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Elective department (2) |
Residents will perform in an elective department in accordance with the curriculum |
1 month |
Defense of the dissertation:
Students are required to present and defend their thesis with the approval of faculty committee.
Contact Information:
In case of any inquiries, please contact the Department of Dermatology through the following:
Contact Person: Dr. Maryam Nasimi
Address: Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital- Vahdate-e-eslami St, Tehran, Iran
Postal Code: 1199663911
Tel: +98 02155618989
Fax:
Website: http://razihos.tums.ac.ir/en/Home
Email: nsm.maryam@gmail.com
To contact the Office of International Admissions, please use the following information:
Tel.: (+98 21) 8890 2090-93, Ext.: 169
Email: admission@tums.ac.ir
Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Iran
In case you are ready to apply, please refer to TUMS Online Application Form below.
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