1970s

1976

May 10
The Preparatory Office for the National Medical College Foundation was established at Kagawa University

1978

October 1
Kagawa Medical School was opened

1979

April 1
Opening of the first subject (Psychology)
December 20
Lecture and Practical Training Building (6,785m²) was completed

1980s

1980

April 1
8 courses (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Maternal and Child Science) and 7 subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Mathematics, German, Health and Physical Education) were opened
April 10
1st Entrance Ceremony for the Medical School
June 2
Commemoration Ceremony for the opening of the Medical School

1981

January 31
Cafeteria (480m²) was completed
March 18
Basic and Clinical Research Building (12,028m²) was completed
March 31
Administration 0ffice Building (3,132m²),Gymnasium (1,077m²) and Energy Supply Center (1,607m²) were completed
April 1
2 courses (Pharmacology and Pediatrics) and 1 subject (Sociology/Economics) were opened
Setting up of the Preparation Office for Medical School Hospital Foundation

1982

March 1
Medical School Library (1,741m²) was completed
March 10
Establishment of the memorial monument for donor bodies and the cenotaph for experimental animals
March 26
RI and Experimental Animal Center (phase 1: 1,795m²) was completed
April 1
3 courses (Microbiology, Human and Environmental Medicine, Radiology) were opened
November 25
Medical School Hospital (31,753m²) and Clinical Lecture Building (934m²) were completed

1983

March 19
Nurse Dormitory B (2,470m²) was completed
March 23
Student Hall (1,287m²) was completed
April 1
Medical Hospital was established
4 courses (Neuropsychiatry, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine) were opened
The Preparatory Office for Medical School Hospital Foundation was ceased operations after the establishment of Medical School Hospital
October 14
Commemoration Ceremony for the facilities completion and the opening of the Medical School Hospital
October 20
Medical School Hospital started in practice (331beds)

1984

March 26
Nurse Dormitory C (1,313m²) was completed
March 31
Martial Arts Gymnasium (410m²) was completed
April 1
1 course (Forensic Medicine) was opened
May 25
High Energy Facility (529m²) was opened at the Medical School Hospital
August 31
Medical School Hospital East Ward (7,061m²) was opened
October 15
Increased the number of beds of the Medical School Hospital (Total 449 beds)

1985

March 20
Nurse Dormitory A (1,313m²) was opened
March 25
RI (Radioisotope) Treatment Building (627m²) was completed at the Medical School Hospital, and Swimming Pool (1,133m²) was completed at the Medical School
April 24
Increased the number of beds of the Medical School Hospital (Total 600 beds)
September 28
Increased the number of beds of the Medical School Hospital (Total 613 beds)

1986

February 5
Graduate School Building (3,747m²) was opened
March 24
1st Graduation Ceremony from the Medical School
March 28
Experimental Animal Center (phase 2: 906m²) was completed
April 1
Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Courses) was established
April 26
1st Entrance Ceremony for the Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Course)
August 20
The Guest House, "Akatsuki-so" (423m²), was completed
("Akatuski" means Dawn or Daybreak in Japanese. "so" means guest house.)

1987

April 1
Emergency Department was set up at the Medical School Hospital

1988

January 16
Ultra-high Power Receiving Room (50m²) was completed
May 25
Establishment of Research Equipment Center was set up at the Medical School

1989

March 20
MRI-CT Equipment Building (489m²) was completed
March 24
Experimental Animal Center (phase 3: 1,210m²) was completed
June 28
1 course (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) was opened
Integrated Medicine Unit was opened at the Medical School Hospital

1990s

1990

March 24
1st Commencement Ceremony of Diploma for Ph.D. in Medicine
October 1
Commemoration Ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of the Opening of the Medical School

1991

April 1
Endowed Chair (Pharmaco-Bio-Informatics (Teikoku Seiyaku Co.,Ltd.)) was established
Endowed Chair (MBC Dynamic Information Analysis) was established

1992

June 5
Basic and Clinical Research Building (1,333m²) was extended

1993

October 22
Commemoration Ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of the Opening of the Medical School Hospital

1994

February 10
RI Research Center (423m²) was completed
March 28
MRI-CT Equipment Building (220m²) was extended at the Medical School Hospital
May 20
Experimental Animal Center was set up at the Medical School
Intensive Care Unit was set up at the Medical School Hospital
July 1
Approved as an Advanced Treatment Hospital

1995

April 1
1 course (Laboratory Medicine) was opened

1996

April 1
School of Nursing was established at the Faculty of Medicine
Kagawa Medical School and Medical School Hospital were renamed Kagawa Medical University and University Hospital, respectively.
1 subject (Life Sciences) was opened
Blood Transfusion Department was established at the University Hospital
April 24
1st Entrance Ceremony for School of Nursing
July 3
Commemoration Ceremony for the Opening of School of Nursing

1997

April 1
3courses (Fundamental Nursing, Clinical Nursing, Community / Psychiatric Nursing) were opened

1998

March 31
Nursing Education and Research Building (phase 1: 3,659m²) was completed

1999

March 31
Nursing Education and Research Building (phase 2: 2,655m²) was completed
April 1
Department of Diagnostic Pathology was established at the University Hospital
July 2
Commemoration Ceremony for the Completion of Nursing Education and Research Building
September 8
Establishment of Clinical Trial Management Center at the University Hospital
November 26
Commemoration Ceremony for the Completion of the International House (622m²)
December 8
Infection Control Office was established at the University Hospital

2000s

2000

March 24
1st Graduation Ceremony from the School of Nursing
April 1
Graduate School of Nursing (Master's Course) was established at the University
Health Care Center was established
Entrance Lead Management Office was established
Department of Medical Informatics was established at the University Hospital
April 24
1st Entrance Ceremony for Graduate School of Nursing (Master's Course)
October 17
Commemoration Ceremony for the 20th Anniversary of the Opening of the University

2001

March 19
Approved by Japan Council for Quality Health Care (CQHC)
March 30
Cyclotron Treatment Building (690m²) was completed
April 1
Endowed Chair (Pharmaco-Bio-Informatics (Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd.)) was established
July 1
Obstetrics and Gynecology and Perinatal was reorganized into Perinatology and Gynecology
August 1
Information and Multimedia Center was established
November 1
Emergency Medical Center was established at the University Hospital

2002

March 22
1st Commencement Care Ceremony of Diploma for Master in Nursing
April 1
Perinatal Center was established at the University Hospital
Safety Management Office was established at the University Hospital
May 22
Rare Sugar Applied Research Center was established
June 19
18 courses in the Basic Medlcine were reorganized into 4 courses
October 1
Endowed Chair (Cell Regulatory Medicine, "Galpharma") was opened

2003

April 1
Community Care Center was established
Regional Outreach Office was established at the University Hospital
Post-graduate Clinical Education Center was opened
September 1
Endowed Chair "Division of Glycosylation Functions Analysis Research (Kagawa Pref.)" was established at the Faculty of Medicine
October 1
Kagawa Medical University and Kagawa University were merged,and became Faculty of Medicine,Kagawa University

2004

April 1
Migrated to Faculty of Medicine,Kagawa University,National University Corporations
Dialysis Room was established at the University Hospital
August 25
Emotional Medical Care Unit of Children and Families was established at the University Hospital

2005

June 1
ME Equipment Management Center was established at the University Hospital
October 1
Medical Care Information Management Office was established at the University Hospital

2006

January 1
At the University Hospital, 9 departments were renamed and 1 department was established as follows:
the department of Internal Medicine 1 was renamed Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine;
the department of Internal Medicine 2 was renamed Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine;
the department of Internal Medicine 3 was renamed Gastroenterology and Neurology;
the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was renamed Maternal Fetal Medicine and Women's Health;
the department of Surgery 1 was renamed Cardiovascular Surgery;
the department of Surgery 2 was renamed General Thoracic Surgery / Breast and Endocrinological Surgery;
the department of Urology was renamed Urology, Adrenal Surgery and Renal Transplantation;
the department of Plastic Surgery was renamed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery;
the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was renamed Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
the department of Gastrointestinal Surgery was newly established
April 1
In the courses at University, 5 courses were renamed and 1 course was established as follows:
Internal Medicine was renamed Endocrinology and Metabolism Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine;
Internal Medicine 2 was renamed Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine;
Internal Medicine 3 was renamed Gastroenterology and Neurology;
Surgery 1 was renamed Cardiovascular Surgery;
Surgery 2 was renamed General Thoracic Surgery / Breast and Endocrinological Surgery:
Gastrointestinal Surgery was newly established
May 1
Women's Outpatient Unit was established at the University Hospital
June 1
Clinical Education and Training Control Room was established at the University Hospital
July 1
Dialysis Room at the University Hospital was renamed Blood Purification Therapy Room
August 1
Café Building was completed at the University Hospital (120m²)
September 1
Outpatient Chemotherapy Room was established at the University Hospital
September 30
Ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the opening of School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine was held

2007

April 1
Endowed Chair, Integrated Immune System course (Natural Immunity Application Science) was established at Faculty of Medicine
Tumor Center was established at the University Hospital
October 1
Pediatric Surgery was renamed Children's Growth Surgery at the University Hospital

2008

February 1
Higher Brain Dysfunction Outpatient Unit was established at the University Hospital
Endoscope Medical Care Unit was established at the University Hospital
April 1
Medical Education Center was established
Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine course was reorganized into Anesthesiology course and Emergency Disaster Medicine course
Medical Education course was established
Gene Diagnosis and Therapy Unit was established at the University Hospital
Hospital Nursery, "Ichigo Nursery" (229m²), was established at the University Hospital
(The word "Ichigo" means strawberry in Japanese)
July 1
Hospital Redevelopment/Maintenance Planning Office was established at the University Hospital
September 17
Network Management Office was renamed Information Network Management Office
December 10
Work-Life Balance Support Office was established at the University Hospital

2009

April 1
In the courses at University, 2 courses were renamed and 1 course was reorganized as follows;
Basic Radiology was renamed Medical Physics;
Elderly Nursing was renamed Gerontological Nursing;
Hygiene and Public Health course was reorganized into Hygieiology course and Public Health course

2010s

2010

April 1
University Hospital Safety Office was reorganized into the Medical Safety Management Department
April 16
Café/Retail Building, "Peony Court" (1,317m²), was completed
June 1
Advanced Medical Development Center was established at the University Hospital
July 1
Clinical Laboratory Medicine course was renamed the Advanced Medicine and clinical Laboratory Medicine
Diabetes Center was established at the University Hospital
Infection Control Room at the University Hospital reorganized into the Infection Control Unit
July 14
The Regional Medical Education Center was established at the University Hospital
August 6
University Hospital Library for patients, "Olive Town-Medical Information for everyone,from A to Z", was opened

2011

March 10
The lecture and the celebration for the 30th Anniversary of the Opening of the University were held
March 25
ECT (Singlephoton Emission Computed Tomography) Medical Care Building (1,317m²) was completed
April 1
Radiation Therapy Unit was established at the University Hospital
May 18
2 courses (Nursing Administration and Nursing Education, Comprehensive Nursing) were abolished

2012

April 1
Immunopathology was renamed Immunology
3 courses (Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Health Policy and Management) were abolished
2 Endowed Chairs (lnfectious Diseases, Neural lntractable Diseases) were established at the Faculty of Medicine
April 18
The Nursery Room for sick and convalescent children (69m²) was established at the University Hospital
April 25
Clinical Education Development Building (857m²) was completed at the Faculty of Medicine