TUMSAO:

Accordance to 80^th University anniversary, we review University history, can you explain more about this history?

In the name of Allah, at the first TUMS and TU was one University and after that were divided, at last this University was independent at 1985 A.D. This University was established with appointment of some alumni and Dr. Hekmat was the first chancellor of University and University has solved many problems. Within war II, TUMS could maintain its independency and also head of University selected with professors’ polling until August 28 coup and some professors published opposition notice against Oil consortium. After that University’s decision was done with 3 persons: Culture minister, king and head of University. This leads to shortage of University Ranking. And Until now we couldn’t promote our ranking. We want to make a healthy society and it means prevention. What’s the role of University in the field of diseases prevention? How to reduce Society disease burden? We must review and there is a great ability. But these University’s advances must be within society health.

How to Use these opportunities to have a healthier society?

First of all we must define healthy society, we must know about this point that how much money is spending on amendment of bad nutrition, air pollution and many other things. What works TUMS have been doing in this field? We warn that society is being fat that its result is cancer, diabetes II, cardiovascular diseases and many other things. Fast foods are very dangerous. This is one of University’s important duties. University’s 1^st duty is prevention. Treatment is like after-sale service. We must produce healthy human that doesn’t need treatment. For amendment of our weakness points, we must be in contact with foreign Universities;

How can you afford this weakness point? And draw authorities’ views.

It’s our duty to warn this point that prevention is more important than treatment. For example when goiters are high, salt was recommended in the society and this was very bad. At that time I warned that with increasing salt consumption in society, many diseases will be increased too. These problems can be said with Universities, principally authorities want to solve problem but they do not know how to solve it and we must help them.       I think University must have a more emphasis on prevention and paramedic, health and nutrition schools must be strengthened. Nutrition school is very important and can be effective in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd levels.

What’s the aim of nutrition and dietitian school in holding joint exhibition?

Our school has planned to have a pavilion and exhibit its achievements, although this school is young but our 1^st alumni were graduated in 1976 A.D and we want to appreciate best graduations and professors.

Can you provide equipment to participate dietitians in the exhibition?

Until now, we haven’t programmed in this field, we cannot reclaim that in an abstract sentence? We can have some recommendations like have vitamin D; we mustn’t forget that Vitamin D deficiency is really disaster. In some places, people have Vitamin D deficiency up to 80% - 85%. Vitamin D Deficiency is counterpart with many patients like cardio vascular diseases, cancer and ….

Has nutrition school some programs for amendment of personnel health?

No, we have only 200 students that most of them are Ph.D. and most of our manpower is devoted to them, unfortunately we have not enough manpower for doing these affairs.

Can you explain more about most important weakness and power points for University?

Comparing our University with other Iranian Universities is not relevant; we must compare ourselves with world prominent Universities. Approximately 15 years, I was in Torento University and I was shocked for TUMS wasn’t in top 500 Universities, when I came back Iran I said that to authorities and fortunately we are reaching to this level. For promoting our level, Alliance among schools must be maintained. Students for doing administrative affairs have many problems.

What’s your opinion about this point that with introducing of pioneer professors and their services, we can maintain their moralities and transfer them to younger students?

When you introduce pioneers and appreciate them, younger alumni will learn that if they try very well, they will be appreciated. At now, I have gotten bachelor approximately 50 years ago and PhD 40 years ago.

At now great Universities like Harvard and Stanford, their main budget is supplying through alumni because they are private and we couldn’t use from our alumni.

Presence of alumni in this ceremony and their relations with University can establish this potential?

Yes, of course today communication ways have been increased and we can inform University’s news to them and with social networks you can find them.

As a dean of school, can you explain more about your future plans?

We have a 4 years program but we have main problems first of all, place. We are two groups, 1^st group is in health school and 2^nd group is here, therefore we have not place enough for laboratory. One of our future programs is providing laboratory atmosphere and other is increasing technical and scientific manpower.

What a message have you for academics?

University independency and emphasize on prevention instead treatment. And we must try very well in these fields to have a healthy society. My message is prevention…