title: The first medical journal of Tehran University.
abstract: The School of Medicine of Tehran University was officially established in 1934. Then, in December 1939, Professor Charles Oberling (1895-1960), the famous French pathologist was appointed as the Dean of Medical, Pharmacy, and Dentistry Schools and a new era of medical education was ushered in. He suggested to the Ministry of Culture's authorities to publish a medical journal; subsequently, the first Persian academic medical journal in Iran was founded and published in 1943. Herein, we present a brief account of this medical journal's foundation as well as biographies of its founders and editorial board.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Medical Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Moslem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahadori
authors.forename: Mohammad-Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Azizi
mesh_terms: D035081:Editorial Policies; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*