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Historical Timeline

1928  June 30 Establishment of a Corporation to Found
Osaka Women’ s Medical College approved
Establishment of Osaka Women’ s Medical College approved
 July 10  Opening ceremony held
 1932 April 1 Nursing School Affiliated with Osaka Women’ s Medical College
established
 April 9 Hospital Affiliated with Osaka Women’ s Medical College established
 1933  October 4 Establishment of a Nursing School Affiliated with
Osaka Women’ s Medical College approved
 1947  June 18 Establishment of Osaka Women’ s Medical College approved,premedical course initiated
 July 25 Renamed to Osaka Women’ s Medical College
 August 1 Kori Hospital Affiliated with Osaka Women’ s Medical College
established
 1949  March 25 Establishment of departments of Osaka Women’ s Medical College
approved
 1950  August 30 Makino Hospital Affiliated with Osaka Women’ s Medical College
established
 1951  February 28 Organizational change to an educational corporation approved
 March 31 Premedical Course at Osaka Women’ s Medical College discontinued
 1952  February 20 Establishment of Osaka Women’ s Medical College approved
(under the new educational system)
March 31  Osaka Women’ s Medical College closed
 1954 December 1  Renamed to Kansai Medical University,
coeducational system introduced
 1960 January 6  Corporate Administrative Office moved from the City of Hirakata
to the City of Moriguchi, Osaka
January 20  Establishment of a Pre-Medical Preparatory Course
(General Education) approved
 1961 March 31  Establishment of a Graduate School
(Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Medicine) approved
September 1  Establishment of a Nursing School Affiliated with KMU approved
 1969 June 30  KMU Makino Hospital closed
 1975 October 11  KMU Otokoyama Hospital opened
 1979 March 1  Emergency and Critical Care Center established at KMU Hospital
 1980 April 1  Establishment of the First College of Nursing Affiliated with KMU
approved
 1982 May 1  KMU Rakusai Newtown Hospital opened
 1984 April 1  A two-year course was added to the Medical Care Program (three-year course) in the First College of Nursing.The College is renamed to the College of Nursing.
 1986 April 8  Institute for Liver Research established
 1992 April 26  KMU Hospital Cardiovascular Center established
 1998 July 7  University Information Center established
 1999 November 9  Historical Archives established
 2002 September 3  Clinical Training Center established
 2005 December 31  KMU Kori Hospital closed
 2006 January 1  KMU Hirakata Hospital established
KMU Hospital renamed to KMU Takii Hospital
March 31  Management of KMU Rakusai Newtown Hospital
transferred
August 1  The Institute of Biomedical Science was established
as a result of restructuring of the Institute
for Liver Research
October 1  Medical Safety Management Center established
 2007 April 17 Office of Research Management and
Intellectual Property established
October 1  Internal Audit and Compliance Office established
 2008 February 1  KMU Hirakata Hospital designated as an
Emergency and Critical Care Center
 2009 March 31  Operations of KMU Otokoyama Hospital transferred
April 1  Admission Center established
 2010 July 1  KMU Kori Hospital established
 2011 July 12 Center for International Exchange established
August 1  Center for Molecular Imaging of Disease established
October 1  Center for Health Professions Education established
 2012 April 1 KMU Temmabashi General Clinic established
Regional Medical Center established
Procurement Center established
 2013 April 1 New Hirakata Campus established

Corporate Administrative Office moved from the City of Moriguchi to the City of Hirakata, Osaka
 2016 April 1 KMU Hirakata Hospital renamed to KMU Hospital
KMU Visiting Nurses' Station Kori established
May 1   KMU Takii Hospital renamed to KMU Medical Center
May 6 KMU Medical Center New Main Building started medical care
July 1  Ethical Review Center established
 2017 May 1  KMU Care Plan Center Kori established
 2018 January 1 KMU Kuzuha Hospital established
April 1  Faculty of Nursing and Graduate School of Nursing established
KMU Day Care Center Kori established
May 22  KMU Medical Center officially opened
 2019 January 1  Medical Information Analysis Center established
KMU Visiting Nurses' Station Takii established
KMU Care Plan Center Takii established
March 1  KMU Day Care Center Takii established
April 1  iPS/Stem Cell Research Support Center established
June 5  KMU Continuing Education Course for nurses initiated
June 12  Kitakawachi Medical Network, a Corporation to
Promote Regional Medical Coordination, approved
 2020 January 1 KMU Visiting Nurses' Station Hirakata established
KMU Care Plan Center Hirakata established
KMU Day Care Center Hirakata established
April 1  Career Center for Female Doctors established
KMU Biobank Center established
 2021 April 30  KMU Annex1 acquired
March 31  College of Nursing Affiliated with KMU closed
April 1 Faculty of Rehabilitation established
Nursing Career Development Center established
Master’ s Degree Program established in the Graduate School of Medicine
2022 March 1  KMU Jijin-Kan acquired
April 1 KMU Tower established
Near InfraRed Photo-ImmunoTherapy Research Institute established
at Kansai Medical University
Center for Global Engagement established
June 1  KMU Tower Hotel established
September 1  International graduate school established
September 28  KMU Annex2 acquired
November 1  Kuzuha Health Promotion and Physical Examination Center established
2023 January 1  Division of Digital Transformation established
April 5  KMU Center for International Exchange Lounge established


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