History

8.16.

The preparatory section for an institution for national medical
education was established in Kochi University.

5.10.

According to the Education Minister, the preparatory section was renamed the preparatory section for foundation of Kochi Medical School.

10.1.

Kochi Medical School was founded. The Administration Office was established in Kochi University, Asakura, Kochi-shi.
Kochi Prefectural Central Hospital became an affiliated teaching hospital.

4.5.

The administration office was transferred from Kochi University in Asakura,
Kochi-shi, to the new school building in Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku-shi.

4.17.

The first entrance ceremony was performed.

5.16.

The foundation ceremony was performed.

4.1.

The preparatory section for the Medical School Hospital was established.

4.1.

The Medical School Hospital was established.

10.12.

The opening ceremony for the Medical School Hospital was performed.

10.19.

Clinical services started.

4.1.

The institute for Laboratory Animals was established.

3.26.

The first graduation ceremony was held.

4.11.

The Medical Research Center was established.

4.12.

The Medical Graduate School was founded.

4.27.

The first entrance ceremony of the Medical Graduate School was held.

5.17.

Center of Medical Information Science was established.

4.22.

Emergency Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

The program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery started.

3.25.

The first commencement ceremony of the Medical Graduate School was held.

5.25.

Blood Transfusion Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

6.28.

The program in Laboratory Medicine started.

4.1.

Enrollment limit of medical undergraduate students was changed from 100 to 95.

4.24.

Nutritional Management Section was established in Hospital Division.

6.8.

Intensive Care Unit was established in the Medical School Hospital.

10.12.

The tenth anniversary celebration for foundation of the Medical School Hospital was held. "

4.1.

Student Health Center was established.

Perinatal Intensive Care Center was established in the Medical School Hospital.

3.25.

International Residence Hall was completed.

4.1.

Rehabilitation Department was established in the Medical SchoolHospital.

4.1.

Department of General Medicine was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Nursing Course, Medical School was established.

4.1.

A branch of Kochi Enokuchi Yogo Gakko(a Kochi prefectural school for physically challenged children)was established in the Medical School Hospital (as an intra-hospital class).

4.24.

The first entrance ceremony of the Nursing Course.

6.12.

The opening ceremony for foundation of Nursing Course was performed.

10.23.

The 20th anniversary celebration for foundation of Medical School was performed.

4.1.

Enrollment limit of medical undergraduate students was changed from 95 to 90. The number of students admitted into the third year class of Medical Course was changed to 5.

4.1.

The number of students admitted into the third year class of Nursing Course was changed to 10.

5.30.

The ceremony for completion of Science of Nursing Building was held.

3.25.

The first graduation ceremony of Nursing Course was held.

4.1.

Kochi Medical Graduate School changed its Japanese formal name from"daigakuin igaku kenkyuka" to "daigakuin igakukei kenkyuka.

Nursing Course(Master's Course) was established in the Medical Graduate School.

Postgraduate Clinical Training Center was established in the Medical School Hospital.

Admission Center was established in the Medical School.

Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Medical Science Course(Master's Course)was established in the Medical Graduate School.

Surgery Ⅰ and Surgery Ⅱ in the Medical School Hospital were integrated into Surgery.

10.1.

Former Kochi University and former Kochi Medical School were integrated into Kochi University.

4.1.

National University Corporation Kochi University was founded.

6.16.

Center to Promote Creativity in medical education was established.

3.16.

Agreements for collaboration were concluded with Kohasu, a neighboring area to the Medical School,in Oko-cho, Nankoku-shi.

3.28.

Kochi Medical School Hospital was authorized again as a Japan Council for Quality Health Care.

4.1.

Community Healthcare Network Office was established in the Medical School Hospital.

3.20.

EBM Research Center for medical services for the elderly was established.

4.1.

PET Center and Intra-Hospital Day-care Center were established.

Eight school facilities for education and research and 3 facilities affiliated with the Medical School were reorganized into four centers: General Education Center, Science Research Center, Center for Regional and international Collaboration, and Integrated Information Center.

5.16.

Diagnostic Pathology Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

5.23.

The memorandum of collaboration was concluded with Nankoku-shi.

7.18.

Cancer Treatment Center was established in the Medical School hospital.

11.1.

Hospital Administration Section was established.

4.1.

Internal Medicine Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Geriatric Medicine were integrated into Internal Medicine.

7.1.

Department of Family Medicine was established.

10.2.

Kochi System Glycobiology Center(KSGC)was established.

11.13.

Child Mental Health and Development Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Six courses (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Science, Medical Graduate School,
Graduate School of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kuroshio Science) were
integrated into Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences.

6.20.

Pelvic Floor Center was established in the Medical School Hospital.

7.1.

The Medical School was designated as the administrator of a clinic in Tosayama,Kochi-shi, located in a remote rural area.

2.10.

Minimally Invasive Surgery Education and Training Center was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Clinical Research Center was established in the Medical School Hospital.

8.26.

Enrollment limit of medical undergraduate students was changed from 90 to 100 and the number of students admitted into the second year class of Medical Course was changed to 5.

9.1.

Center for Innovative and Translational Medicine (CITM) was established.

10.1.

Smoking was prohibitedon the premises of the Medical School Hospital.

10.10.

Advanced Medical Personnel Training Support Office was established in the Medical School Hospital.

3.5.

Kochi Medical School Hospital was authorized again as a Japan Council for Quality Health Care.

4.1.

Enrollment limit of medical undergraduate students was changed from 100 to 107.

Information Medical Science Course was added to Medical Science (Master's Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

Infection Control Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.12.

Authorized as a unit center for nationwide investigation of children's health and environment. (Japan Environment & Children's Study)

5.6.

Designated as a main hospital for medical services in remote rural areas.

4.1.

Nutrition Management Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

Infection Control Departmente was established in the Medical School Hospital.

Enrollment limit of medical undergraduate students was changed from 107 to 110.

Midwifery Education Course was added to Nursing Science (Master's Course) of the Graduate School.

10.1.

Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine,which is sponsored by Kochi Prefecture, was established.

Clinical Genetics Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

10.15.

The ceremony for the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Medical School Hospital was held.

12.1.

Kochi Community Medical Support Center was established in Medical School.

3.28.

Resident House "Minakaze" was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Clinical Engineering Department was established in the Medical School Hospital.

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine was changed to Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.

Anesthesiology & Resuscitology was changed to Anesthesiology in the Medical School Hospital.

Clinical Oncology and Minimally Invasive were added to Department of Surgery of the Medical School Hospital.

Clinical Oncology and Endoscopic Surgery were established in Department of Surgery of the Medical School Hospital.

6.1.

Neuro-Psychiatry was changed to Psychiatry in the Medical School Hospital.

10.1.

Kochi Medical School Promotion Fund was established.

3.1.

Integrated Center for Advanced Medical Technologies (ICAM-Tech) was established in the Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Environmental Health Course was added to Medical Science (Master's Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

Neurology/Psychiatry in Child and Adolescence Course was added to Medicine Doctoral Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

6.1.

Geriatrics, Cardiovascular Medicine and Neurology were established in Department of Internal Medicine of the Medical School Hospital.

7.8.

A project team was set up to develop the areas around the Oko campus.

12.1.

Plastic Surgery Section in Department of Surgery was upgraded to Department of Plastic Surgery in the Medical School Hospital.

12.25.

Agreements with Kochi prefecture on the implementation of Community Mental Health Support Project were concluded.

2.1.

Kochi Prefectural Dementia-Related Disease Medical Center was established in the Medical School Hospital.

3.28.

Hospital Ward Building 2 began offering medical services.

4.1.

Advanced Research building went into operation.

10.1.

Breast Center, Spine Center and Stroke Center were established in the Medical School Hospital.

2.1.

Blood Transfusion Department was changed Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy Department in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

A course for the Department of Neurology was established.

Diabetes Center, Rheumatoid Arthritis Center, lnterventional Radiology Center and Diagnostic Pathology were established in the Medical School Hospital.

The Infection Control Department was changed the Infection Control and Prevention Department in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Postgraduate Clinical Training Center and Advanced Medical Personnel Training Support Office were reorganized into Center for the Support and Development of Medical Professionals in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Kochi Medical School Hospital was authorized again as a Japan Council for Quality Health Care.

6.1.

Inpatient Registration was established in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

10.1.

Otorhinolaryngology was changed Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Office for the Strategic Promotion of Hospital Functions was established in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

4.1.

Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine Department was changed Department of Endoscopy in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Center for Photodynamic Medicine, Center for Intractable Immune Disease Were established in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Master of Public Health Course was added to Medical Science (Master's Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

5.9.

Office of Institutional Research in Medical Education was established in Center for the Support and Development of Medical Professionals.

8.31.

Shikoku Hospital Management Program was adopted.

3.20.

The Consortium of Immune-inflammatory Intractable Drugs was started.

4.1.

Kochi Umaji Yuzu Functionality Institute for Life Sciences was established in Kochi Medical School.

MD-PhD Course was added to Medical Science (Doctoral Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

6.1.

Department of Neurology(Shinkeinaika) was changed Department of Neurology(Noshinkeinaika).
Neurology(Shinkeinaika) was changed Neurology(Noshinkeinaika) in Department of Internal Medicine of Medical School Hospital.

12.1.

A Course for the Department of Clinical Immunology was established.

3.31.

Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, which is sponsored by Kochi Prefecture, was disbanded.

4.1.

Center for Photodynamic Medicine was established in Medical School.

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , which is sponsored by Kochi Prefecture, was established.

Agreements with Kochi Prefecture on the implementation of Disaster and Emergency Medical Support Project was concluded.

Agreements with Kochi Prefecture on the implementation of Clinical Research Fellowship Program Development Support Project was concluded.

Cardiovascular Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery were established in the Medical School Hospital.

6.1.

Department of Hematology and Respiratory Medicine was changed Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Hematology.

Precision Oncology Center was established in Medical School.

Inpatient Registration was changed Admission and Discharge Office in the Medical Shool Hospital.

8.1.

Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine was established in Kochi Medical School.

8.29.

Amenity Facilities was established in the Medical Shool Hospital.

3.1.

YAMAKIN Next Generation Dental Medical Development Lecture was established in Kochi Medical School.

4.1.

Ocean and Medicine Course was added to Medicine (Doctoral Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

Department of Clinical Epidemiology was established in Kochi Medical School.

Department of Surgery was changed Surgery(1), Cardiovascular Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Surgery(2), Clinical Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery in Kochi Medical School.

12.1

Radiology was changed to Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Oncology in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

1.1.

Regenerative Medicine Research Center for Cerebral Palsy was added to Perinatal Intensive Care Center in Kochi Medical School Hospital.

3.1.

Department of Medical Virtual Reality was established in Kochi Medical School.

4.1.

Healthcare Innovation Course was added to Medical Science (Master's Course) of the Medical Graduate School.

Liaison Healthcare Engineering Section was added to Department of Human Health and Medical Sciences in Kochi Medical School.

Department of Surgery was changed Gastroenterological Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery in Kochi Medical School.

Department of Medical Technology was established in Kochi Medical School Hospital.