Medicine School of Tunis

The Faculty of Medicine of Tunis (كلية الطب بتونس; faculté de médecine de Tunis, FMT) is one of the four medical schools in Tunisia. It is a public institution that belongs to the Tunis El Manar University.

History
The school was founded in 1964 with only 59 students enrolled. The courses took place in the human and social sciences faculty of Tunis in that year. In 1965, they changed into the University Hospital Charles-Nicolle. Amor Chadli was the first dean of the school.

Location
The school is located in 15 Djebel Lakhdhar Street La Rabta 1007 in Tunis .

Deans
Since its foundation, the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis had eight deans.
 * 1964–1971 : Amor Chadli (anatomo-pathologist)
 * 1971–1974 : Mongi Ben Hamida (neurologist)
 * 1974–1976 : Amor Chadli (anatomo-pathologist)
 * 1976–1977 : Zouhair Essafi (surgeon)
 * 1977–1986 : Hassouna Ben Ayed (nephrologist and internist)
 * 1986–1994 : Abdelaziz Ghachem (specialist in medical work and forensic medecine)
 * 1994–2000 : Chalbi Belkahia (pharmacologist)
 * 2000–2005 : Rachid Mechmèche (physiologist)
 * 2005–2011 : Abdeljelil Zaouche (surgeon)
 * 2011–2017 : Ahmed Maherzi (pediatrician)
 * 2017–present : Mohamed Jouini (surgeon)

Notable people

 * Habiba Djilani
 * Sleim Ammar