History

History

April, 1944

Is established as Osaka City School of Medicine (Campus: Nishiogimachi, Kita-ku; University hospital: on the present site)

April, 1948

Opens as Osaka City Medical School.

April, 1951

Toneyama Institute for Tuberculosis Research is established.

April, 1952

The new Osaka City Medical School is opened.

April, 1953

Campus: moves to the present site from Nishiogimachi (Abeno Campus)

April, 1955

Is incorporated into Osaka City University (Faculty of Medicine)

April, 1958

Graduate School of Medicine is established.

February, 1984

Radioisotope facility and library wing are completed.

March, 1989

Animal experimentation facility is built.

May, 1993

The present University Hospital is completed.

December, 1995

Medical Information Center is opened.

April, 1997

Medical Training Center is opened.

April, 1998

Geriatric Medicine Research Department is established.

September, 1998

The present School of Medicine campus is completed.

April, 2000

Graduate School of Medicine Doctoral Program is reincorporated.

April, 2002

Graduate School of Medicine Medical Science Major (master’s program) is established.

April, 2006

Transfers to Osaka City University, a public university corporate body.

April, 2019

The university becomes Osaka City University, a public university corporation, after corporate integration.

April, 2022

Osaka Metropolitan University is opened after the merger of Osaka City University and Osaka Prefecture University.