YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY

History

History

April, 1944  Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical School
June, 1947  Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College, Premedical Course Opened
April, 1949  Medical College Hospital
March, 1951  Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical School, Premedical   Course closed
April, 1952  Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College
Institutes of Protein Chemistry Industrial Medicine Practical School for Nurses
April, 1954  Yamaguchi Prefectural College for Nurses in Ube
April, 1955  Premedical Course
September,1955  Neuropsychiatry Ward of the Medical College Hospital
April, 1957  School of Nurses in Yamaguchi Prefectural Medicine College (Yamaguchi Prefectural College for Nurses in Ube closed)
School campus was transposed with Ube Engineering High School
July, 1957  Regulation for doctoral thesis review, defined by Judging Committee
November,1957  Number of beds in College Hospital, 535 beds
April, 1958  Graduate School of Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College
June, 1959  Ceremony of the 15th Anniversary
April, 1960  School of Medical Technologists in Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College
Ovtober, 1963  Departments of Dermatology and Urology from Dermato-Urology Department
April, 1964  Yamaguchi University School of Medicine
The 1st year of the transfer ; The 1st and 2nd Premedical Courses, the first Medical Courses and 10 Basic Medicine Departments (Anatomy Ⅰ, Anatomy Ⅱ, Physiology Ⅰ, Physiology Ⅱ , Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology Ⅰ , Pathology Ⅱ , Microbiology and Hygiene) and the Library
April, 1965  The 2nd year of the transfer ; 2 Basic Medicine Departments (Public Health and Legal Medicine), 6 Clinical Medicine Departments (Internal Medicine Ⅰ, Internal Medicine Ⅱ, Pediatrics, Surgery Ⅰ, Surgery Ⅱ, and Obstetric and Gynecology)
April, 1966  The 3rd year of the transfer ; 5 Clinical Medicine Departments (Neurology and Psychiatry, Orthopedic Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology)
April, 1967  The 4th year of the transfer ; 2 Clinical Medicine Departments (Urology and Radiology) and Post-Graduate School of Medicine (50 students)
June, 1967  University Hospital (transfered from Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College) Authorized to open the 14 Clinical Divisions with 750 beds in the University Hospital. Divisions of Internal Medicine Ⅰ , Internal Medicine Ⅱ , Neuropsychiatry, Pediatrics, Surgery Ⅰ , Surgery Ⅱ , Orthopedics Surgery, Dermatology, Urology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Dentistry and Oral Surgery.
June, 1967  Central Facilities ; Clinical Laboratory and Central Operation Rooms. School of Nurses and Medical Technologist transfered to Yamaguchi University School of Medicine.
The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine (14 Clinical Medicine Departments)
March, 1968  Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical School and Post-Graduate School of Medicine were closed
April, 1968  Department of Anesthesiology (15 Clinical Medicine Departments)
Division of Internal Medicine Ⅲ (15 Clinics)
January, 1969  Number of beds in University Hospital; 759 beds
March, 1969  Facilities (campus and building) were completely transfered to Yamaguchi University
April, 1969  Division of Anesthesiology(16 Clinics)
April, 1970  Division of Blood Transfusion
April, 1972  School of Medical Technologists was renamed to Clinical School of Medical Technologists
Department of Neurosurgery (16 Clinical Medicine Departments)
May, 1972  Division of Neurosurgery (17 Clinics)
March, 1973  School of Medical Technologists closed
April, 1973  Division of Supplies
July, 1974  A Ward for the Infection Control closed and renamed as a Common Ward
November,1974  Ceremony of the 30th Anniversary
April, 1975  Department of Immunohematology (13 Basic Medicine Departments)
October, 1975  Division of Radiology
Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery was renamed to Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
May, 1976  Division of Nursing
The 2nd Department of Biochemistry (14 Basic Medicine Departments)
October, 1976  Division of Rehabilitation
October, 1977  Division of Perinatal
October, 1979  The School of Allied Health Sciences
April, 1980  Administrative Office of University Hospital was re-organized General Affairs, Management and Medical Affairs Section Intensive Care Unit
April, 1981  Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (17 Clinical Medicine Departments)
Institute of Laboratory Animals for Medical Research
April, 1982  Division of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine School of Nurse closed
April, 1983  Department of Clinical Laboratory Science (18 Clinical Medicine Departments)
Administrative Office was re-organized General Affairs, Management, Educational Affairs and Medical Affairs Sections
School of Medical Technologists closed
September,1984  Ceremony of the 40th Anniversary
May, 1987  Department of Anesthesiology was renamed to Department of Anesthesiology-Resuscitology
April, 1988  Division of Neurology (18 Clinics)
May, 1989  Division of Anesthesiology was renamed to Division of Anesthesiology-Resuscitology
June, 1990  Division of Total Care Unit
October, 1990  Critical Care Medical Center
Medical Care Center for Mother and Child
April, 1993  Department of Neurology (19 Clinical Medicine Departments)
Medical Care Center for Mother and Child was renamed to Perinatal Care Center
January, 1994  University Hospital, approved as Hospital of Special Functions
April, 1994  Premedical Course closed (new medical curriculum)
June, 1994  Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (20 Clinical Medicine Departments)
November,1994  Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary
April, 1995  Credit System for Medical Education
March, 1996  Faculty of Liberal Arts of Yamaguchi University was closed
May, 1996  Department of Medical Humanities (15 Basic Medicine Departments)
Department of Medical Informatics and Decision Sciences
April, 1997  New Central Clinical Building
Division of Surgical Pathology
Division of Cardiology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Allergy, Cardiovascular Surgery and Rheumatology
Classes of Elementary and Junior High School in the University Hospital
May, 1997  50th Anniversary Memorial Hall (SOJINKAIKAN)
August, 1997  Endowment Department (Department of Bioregulatory Function)
April, 1999  Division of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine was renamed to Advanced Medical Emergency and Critical Care Center
June, 1999  Endowment Department (Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology)
October, 1999  Return 15 beds of tuberculosis beds and regain 15 general beds Approval of the Medical Emergency and Critical Care Center
March, 2000  Approval of the Advanced Medical Emergency and Critical Care Center (AMEC3) Clinic for AMEC3
April, 2000  Five medical doctoral courses for philosophy 「Physiology」, 「Pathology」, 「Sociological Medicine」, 「Internal Medicine」, 「Surgery」 are reconstructed into 4 course 「Higher Biointegration」, 「Organ Pathophysiology」, 「Molecular Medical Science」, 「Environmental Information」
October, 2000  Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Nursing : Fundamental Nursing, Clinical Nursing, Maternal/Child Nursing, Community/Gerontological/Nursing,
Department of Laboratory Sciences : Basic Laboratory Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Sciences
April, 2001  35 departments in Faculty of Medicine were reorganized to 13 departments
Applied Medical Engineering Science in Graduate School of Medicine
Pharmaceutical Clinical Research Center
October, 2001  Endowment Department (Department of Ocular Pathophysiology)
March, 2003  School of Allied Health Sciences was closed
April, 2003  Division of Endoscopy
Research Institutes was renamed to Yamaguchi University
Science Research Center
March, 2004  Reserch and Education Building
April, 2004  National University Corporation
Pharmaceutical Clinical Research Center was renamed to Center for Clinical Research
July, 2004  Nutrition Care Section was re-organized to Division of Medical Nutrition
April, 2005  Graduate School of Medicine
Master’s Program in Graduate School of Medicine
March, 2006  Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Tau Nu Chapter in Faculty of Health Sciences
April, 2006  Graduate School of Medicine reconstructed (Applied Molecular Bioscience in Graduate School of Medicine)
Division of Chemotherapy for Outpatients
Division of Infection Control Management
September,2006  Number of beds in University Hospital ; 737 beds
October, 2006  Oncology Center
January, 2007  Cooperative Base Hospital for cancer diagnosis and treatment in Yamaguchi
April, 2007  Doctor’s program in Graduate School of Medicine
Number of beds in University Hospital ; 736 beds
June, 2007  Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Respiratory, Chest Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
September,2007  Repair of the Advanced Medical Emergency and Critical Care Center (AMEC3 )
May, 2008  Division of Clinical Laboratory
December, 2008  Accredited the Assessment system division4(Ver.5.0)
February, 2009  Cooperative Base Hospital for liver diagnosis and treatment in Yamaguchi
April, 2009  Endowment Department (Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Leukemia Research)
June, 2009  Division of Clinical Skill-up Center
October, 2009  Center for Liver Disease
April, 2010  Endowment Department (Department of Community Health and Medicine)
Endowment Department (Department of Diabetes Research)
Therapeutic Radiology
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
January, 2011  The Flight of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service started
April, 2011  General Perinatal Medical Center
October, 2011  Career Development Center
March, 2012  Center of Education for Community Medicine
February, 2013  Radiation Oncology
October, 2013  The Center for Reparative Medicine was renamed to Center of Research and Education for Regenerative Medicine
April, 2014  Department of Cellular Signal Analysis was renamed to Department of Immunology
Center for Clinical Research was renamed to Center for Clinical Research
Secondary radiation emergency medicine
Hospital Accreditation(3rd G:Ver.1.0)
Diagnostic Pathology
June, 2014  Emergency department
Feburuary, 2015  Rehabilitation
April, 2015  Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine was renamed to Department of Acute and General Medicine
Department of Medical Humanities was closed
Department of General Internal Medicine was closed
Department of Medical Education
Department of Respirology
Respiratory Medicine
Admission and Discharge Center
Division of Infection Control Management was re-organized
Division of Medical Safety Management was re-organized
A parking lot was completed
September,2015  Center for Intractable Disorders
March, 2016  Palliative Care Center
Endowment Department (Department of Community Health and Medicine)was closed
April, 2016  Five medical doctoral courses for philosophy 「System Control Medicine」,「Intelligent and Analytical Medical Sciences」, 「Applied Medical Engineering Science」,「Applied Molecular Bioscience」,「Nursing and Laboratory Science」 are reconstructed into two course「Medicine」,「Nursing and Laboratory Science」
A lot of Chair was renamed
Endowment Department (Department of Translational Research and Developmental Therapeutics against Cancer)
Division of Surgical Pathology was renamed to Division of Surgical Pathology
Center for Community Health and Medicine
October, 2016  Day Nursery was rebuild
March, 2017  Center for Community Health and Medicine was closed
April, 2017  Depertment of Environmental Health Medicine was renamed to Department of Systems Bioinformatics
September,2017  Public Relations Strategy Center established
January, 2018  Center for Clinical Education established
March, 2018  Master’s program, Applied Molecular Bioscience, closed
April, 2018  AI Systems Medicine Research and Training Centerestablished
Blood Purification Therapy Section renamed to Blood Purification Therapy Center
July, 2018  Division of Medical Safety Promotion renamed to Division of Medical Quality and Safety Management
September,2018  Master’s program, Applied Medical Engineering, closed
December, 2018  Department of Neurology renamed to Department of Neurology (cranial nerve)
January, 2019  Research and Education Building A, Ishukan, completed
March, 2019  The University Hospital new building A completed
April, 2019  Division of Plastic Surgery established
Regional Medical Liaison Center, Patient Consultation Room, and Admission and Discharge Center integrated into Patient Support Center
Quality Indicator Center established
Division of Medical Genetics renamed to Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Department of Neurology renamed to Department of Neurology (cranial nerve)
Endowed Departments of Diabetes Research, Pulmonary Gerontology, and Liver Regenerative Medicine opened
Joint Research Department of Translational Research and Developmental Therapeutics against Cancer opened
June, 2019  Number of bedsin the University Hospital: 756
July, 2019  Endowed Department of Advanced ThermoNeuroBiology opened
March, 2020  The University Hospital designated as a base hospital for disaster management
Ambulance service with pediatrician (on board) for newborn babies
Outpatient Department of Women’s Health closed
Accreditation by Japan Council for Quality Health Care (3rdG:Ver.2.0)
April, 2020  The University Hospital designated as a base hospital for allergy diseases
July, 2020  Certified the satisfaction of the standards for Basic Medical Education
August,2020  Community Cooperation Chair Department of Health Promotion for the Elderly opened
April, 2021  Endowed Chairs Department of Neurotherapeutics opened
Endowed Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine opened(closed in June 2022)
November, 2021  Joint Research Department of Blood Brain Barrier Research Center opened
March,2022  The University Hospital designated as a base hospital for nuclear disaster
April,2022  Allergy Center opened
Endowed Department of Therapeutic Science for Heart Failure in the Elderly opened
Community Cooperation Department of Pediatric Emergency and Community Medicine opened
July,2022  Community Cooperation Course of Developing Support System for Social Distancing Syndrome opened
December,2023  Department of Otolaryngology renamed to Department of Otolaryngology-Head and NeckSurgery
January,2024  Center for Improving Daily Activity closed
April,2024  Department of Emergency and General Medicine renamed to Department of Emergencyand Critical Care Medicine
Department of Genomics and Molecular Analysis renamed to Department of Microbiology
Center for Nursing Practice and Professional Education opened
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