Audiology Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Overview

At Audiology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) students will learn the theory and science underlying practical skills including but not limited to acoustics, psychoacoustic, the anatomy, physiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the auditory and balance mechanisms. The first year of the major provides the scientific background of auditory and balance mechanisms and an introduction to clinical skills. The second year gives a comprehensive training in all aspects of clinical practicum along with research methods in this field and completion a dissertation and oral defense.

Students at Audiology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) will be prepared for professional activities such as:

• Maintaining professional and effective communication.  

• Audiological assessment and examination of normal people and patients.

• Filing and data entry, audiological records and appropriate reports.  

• Clinical decision making to solve the problem of patients.  

• Selecting the appropriate approach to diagnosis and appropriate management and its implementation.  

• Establishing the necessary coordination and referral and required Following-up   .

• Managing of clinical, educational, hospital, industrial, and military hearing canters.

• Providing audiological prevention and hearing well-being services in different populations.