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1989-
2019-
1736
November 1stEstablish “Sendai han MeirinYohkendo” (Sendai Kita-sanbancho Yokocho)
1760
JulyStarting medical education (Bessho Genri was appointed as a medical professor)
1761
MarchOpen medical education to public doctor (move to Sendai Kotodai Park)
1817
Establish "Sendai han Medical School" (divided from Yohkendo)
1822
Start up "Sendai han School, Faculty of Ran" (the first course that gave education on Western medicine in Japan)
1869
Rename "Sendai han Medical School" to "Free Dispensary"
1872
MayEstablish Miyagi Prefectural Medical Institution. At the same time set up Private Kyoritsu-sya Hospital and attached Private Academy.
1872
AugustAbolish Miyagi Prefectural Medical Institution.
1872
SeptemberDeveloped United Hospital Private Academy
1873
MarchRename United Academy to "Kyoritsu gijuku"
1873
AugustDisperse Kyoritsu gijuku. Continue education as United Hospital Private Academy.
1879
MayUnited Hospital became Sendai Public Hospital
1879
JulyRename "Miyagi Hospital". Old United Hospital Private Academy became Miyagi Hospital Medical School
1880
Rename "Miyagi Hospital Medical School" to "Miyagi Medical School"
1881
Rename "Miyagi Medical School" to "Miyagi Hospital Medical School" (adopt Prefecture Committee resolution)
1882
JulyRename "Miyagi Hospital Medical School" to "Miyagi Medical School"
Rename "Miyagi Hospital" to "Miyagi Medical School Clinic"
1887
AugustEstablish "Medical Department of the Second Tertiary School"
1888
AprilRename "Miyagi Medical School Clinic" to "Miyagi Hospital"
1890
AugustEstablish Faculty of Pharmacy
1894
JuneRename "Medical Department of the Second Tertiary School" to "Second High School Faculty of Medicine"
1901
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy as an annex to the "Sendai Medical College" (Faculty of Medicine seceded from Second Tertiary School)
1907
June 22ndAn imperial ordinance to establish "Tohoku Imperial University"
1907
September 1stEstablish "Tohoku Imperial University"
1912
April 1st"Sendai Medical College" was subsumed into "Tohoku Imperial University Specialised Medical Department"
1913
April 1stEstablish clinic annexed to Tohoku Imperial University Specialised Medical Department (transferred Miyagi Prefectural Hospital)
Establish an annex facility for the training of nurses (transferred Miyagi Prefectural Hospital facility for the training of nurses)
1915
July 14thEstablish "Tohoku Imperial University College of Medicine"
School of Medicine: Anatomy 3 courses, Pathology/Pathological Anatomy 1 course, Pharmacology 1 course, Physiology 2 courses, Medical Science 1 course and Bacteriology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.115)
Annexed clinic Specialised Medical Department became College of Medicine annex clinic.
Medical University annex facility for the training of nurse become College of Medicine annex facility for the training of nurses
1916
June 8thExtend; Pathology/Pathological Anatomy 1 course, Hygieiology 1 course, Internal Medicine 2 courses, Surgery 2 courses, Obstetrics/Gynecology 1 course and Psychopathology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.164)
1917
September 12thExtend; Internal Medicine 1 course, Surgery 1 course, Medical Jurisprudence 1 course, Pediatrics 1 course, Ophthalmology 1 course, Dermatology/Syphilology 1 course and Otolaryngology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.137)
1918
April 26thAbolish clinic annexed to Tohoku Imperial University Specialised Medical Department
1919
April 1stCollege of Medicine became Faculty of Medicine (Medical University medical course became Faculty of Medicine Medical Course) [Anatomy 3 courses, Pathology/Pathological Anatomy 2 courses, Pharmacology 1 course, Physiology 2 courses, Medical Science 1 course, Bacteriology 1 course, Hygieiology 1 course, Internal Medicine 3 courses, Surgery 3 courses, Obstetrics/Gynecology 1 course, Psychopathology 1 course, Medical Jurisprudence 1 course, Pediatrics 1 course, Ophthalmology 1 course, Dermatology/Syphilology 1 course and Otolaryngology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.16)]
Establish Postgraduate
Establish Postgraduate School of Medicine
College of Medicine annex clinic became Faculty of Medicine annex clinic
Start up Faculty of Medicine annex facility for the training of Midwife
1919
June 12thEstablish Faculty of Medicine annex facility for the training of Midwife (was specified in the law)
1939
May 15thEstablish Temporarily Medical College
1939
September 22ndExtend Faculty of Aviation Medicine 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.657)
1941
December 15thExtend; Radiology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.1, 117)
1944
April 1stRename Temporarily Medical College to Medical College
Establish annex clinic Naruko branch
1945
April 1stStart up annex clinic welfare Girl’s Academy
1945
June 16thEstablish annex clinic welfare Girl's Academy (specified in the law)
Establish facility for the training of nurse
1946
January 9thDiscontinue Radiology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.7).
Establish temporally Physiology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.8)
1946
March 1stEstablish annex clinic Nagamachi branch
1946
March 14thDiscontinue temporally Physiology 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.141)
1946
AugustDiscontinue facility for the training of nurse. Extend Environment Medicine 1 course (Imperial Ordinance No.372)
1947
May 2ndRename Faculty of Medicine annex facility for the training of Midwife to Faculty of Medicine annex facility for the training of Accoucheuse
1949
April 1stEstablish annex clinic welfare Girl's Academy (requirements for admission is High School Graduate)
1949
May 31stAbolish Tohoku University (under the prewar system)
Establish Tohoku University
Start up; Faculty of Medicine, annex Hospital, annex Hospital Naruko branch, annex Hospital Nagamachi branch, annex Hospital Girl's Welfare Academy, annex Hospital facility for the training of accoucheuse
1951
MarchDiscontinue annex Hospital Girl's Welfare Academy
1951
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine (under the new educational system)
Rename annex Hospital Girl's Welfare Academy to annex Hospital Higher Nurse School
1952
April 1stAbolish Specialised Medical College
Abolish annex Hospital Higher Nurse School
Abolish annex Hospital facility for the training of accoucheuse
Establish Faculty of Medicine Nurse School
Establish Faculty of Medicine Accoucheuse School
1953
August 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine Diagnosis X ray Engineer School
1955
July 1stEstablish Graduate School, Division of Medicine (under the new educational system) [Doctorial course of; Physiology, Pathology, Social Medicine, Internal Medicine and Surgery] (Ministry of Education Announcement No.81)
Establish; Anatomy 3 courses, Pathology 2 courses, Pharmacology 1 course, Physiology 2 course, Medical Science 1 course, Bacteriology 1 course, Hygieiology 1 course, Medical Jurisprudence 1 course, Environmental Medicine 1 course, Public Hygiene 1 course, Hospital Administration 1 course, Internal Medicine 3 courses, Surgery 2 courses, Orthopaedics 1 course, Tocology/Gynecology 1 course, Psychiatry 1 course, Dermatology and Urology 1 course, Ophthalmology 1 course, Otorhinolaryngology 1 course, Radiology 1 course and Anesthesiology 1 course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.12)
Establish annex Research Institution for Balneology
1957
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Pharmacology
1958
March 31stRe-establish Dermatology 1 course, Urology 1 course instead of Dermatology and Urology 1 course
1960
March 31stAbolish Graduate School, Division of Medicine (under the prewar educational system)
1961
April 1stEstablish Graduate School of Pharmacology (under the new educational system)
Extend; Pharmacy 1 course, Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry 1 course, Pharmaceutical Engineering 1 course, Pharmacognosy 1 course, Hygienic Chemistry 1 course, Pharmaceutics 1 course and Chemical Pharmacology 1 course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.8)
1962
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine Annex School of Clinical Technologist
Extend; Fundamental of Radiotherapeutics 1 course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.11)
1963
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine Annex Research Institute for Brain Problem
1964
February 25thFaculty of Medicine; Anatomy 1, Anatomy 2, Anatomy 3, Pathology 1, Pathology 2, Pharmacology, Physiology 1, Physiology 2, Medical Science 1, Medical Science 2, Bacteriology, Hygieiology, Medical Jurisprudence, Practical Physiology, Public Health, Hospital Administration, Fundamental Radiotherapeutics, Internal Medicine 1, Internal Medicine 2, Internal Medicine 3, Surgery 1, Surgery 2, Orthopaedics, Tocology/Gynecology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Urology, Pediatric Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Radiology, Anesthesiology (Ministry of Education Announcement No.3)
1969
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine Diagnosis Radiation Engineer School
Abolish Faculty of Medicine Diagnosis X ray Engineer School
1969
May 21stExtend Pharmacology 2 (rename Pharmacology to Pharmacology 1) (Ministry of Education Announcement No.3)
1970
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Ministry of Education Announcement No.7)
1972
April 1stEstablish Faculty of Medicine Annex School of Clinical Technologist
Abolish Faculty of Medicine Annex School of Medical Technologist
1972
May 1stFollowing upon the establishment of Faculty of Pharmacy, abolish Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacy (pre)
Secession of Graduate School of Pharmacy (course in Graduate school, Division of Medicine which related to Pharmacy became fundamental course of Graduate School of Pharmacy)
Establish Faculty of Medicine annex facility for Animal Testing (Ministry of Education Announcement No.19)
1973
September 29thEstablish Medical College
1975
April 1stAbolish Faculty of Medicine Nurse School
Abolish Faculty of Medicine Annex School of Clinical Technologist
Abolish Faculty of Medicine Diagnosis Radiation Engineer School
1975
April 16thExtend Chest Surgery course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.16)
1979
April 1stAbolish Faculty of Medicine Accoucheuse School
1980
April 1stAbolish Faculty of Medicine annex clinic Nagamachi branch
1982
April 1stRe-establish annex Research Institution for Rehabilitation Medicine instead of annex Research Institution for Balneology
Extend Clinical Laboratory Examination Diagnosis course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.4)
1985
February 12thEstablish Division of Medicine Center for Radioisotope
1987
May 21stEstablish Tohoku University Graduate School, Division of Medicine, Pathological Science
Establish; Pathological Metabolism, Pathological Neurology, Pathological Somatology Information Study and Pathological Humoral Regulation (Ministry of Education Announcement No.15)
1990
June 8thExtend Pediatric Surgery course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.15)
1992
April 10thExtend Acute Medicine course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.16)
1994
April 4thGraduate School, Division of Medicine become Graduate School of Medicine
Establish Master of Disability Sciences course in Graduate School of Medicine
1994
June 24thAbolish annex Research Institution for Rehabilitation
Abolish annex Research Institute for Brain Problem
Abolish annex clinic Naruko branch
Establish Disability Sciences Masters Course in Graduate School of Medicine
Abolish Pathologic Kinesthesis course, and extend Neurology course and Neurosurgery course (Ministry of Education Announcement No.22)
Extend; Pathologic Kinesiology, Medical Science in Dyskinesia and Higher Internal Dysfunction (Ministry of Education Announcement No.22)
1996
May 10thEstablish Graduate School of Disability Sciences Doctorial Course
1997
April 1stAbolish; Anatomy 2, Anatomy 3, Pathology 2, Pharmacology 1, Pharmacology 2, Physiology 1, Physiology 2, Medical Science 1, Medical Science 2, Bacteriology, Hygieiology, Medical Jurisprudence, Practical Physiology, Public Health, Hospital Administration, Fundamental of Radiology.
Establish; Embryology and Anthropology, Molecular Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Infection Immunology and Social Medicine (Ministry of Education Announcement No.15)
Abolish; Pathological Somatology Information Study and Pathological Humoral Regulation. Establish; Cellular Physiology, Medical/Biological Chemistry, Pathological Control, Pathology, Biophylaxis and Social Medicine in Graduate School (Ministry of Education Announcement No.15)
Reorganise a part of Physiology study, Pathology study, Social Medicine study, Pathological Science into Medical Science study (Ministry of Education Announcement No.15)
1998
April 9thAbolish; Internal Medicine 1, Internal Medicine 2, Internal Medicine 3, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Radiotherapeutics and Laboratory Diagnosis.
Establish; Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Dermatology
Abolish; Pathological Metabolism and Pathological Neurology.
Extend; Pathological Control, Pathological Internal Medicine, Pediatric Medicine, Neurosciences in Graduate School
Reorganise Internal Medicine, Pathologic Science into Medical Science in Graduate School
1999
April 1stComplete prioritisation in Graduate School
Abolish; Anatomy 1, Surgery 1, Surgery 2, Chest Surgery, Orthopaedics, Tocology/Obstetrics, Urology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine.
Establish; Urology/Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sense Organ Disease Study, Anesthesiology/Emergency Medicine
Extend; Pathologic Surgery, Sense Organ Pathology, Urology/Genitalia Study, Anesthesiology/Emergency Medicine, Anatomy and Anthropology, Acute Medicine in Graduate School Reorganise Surgery into Medical Science Study in Graduate School
Rename Faculty of Medicine annex facility for Animal Testing to Graduate School of Medicine Institute for Animal Experimentation
2002
April 1stEstablish Center for Translational and Advanced Animal Research Department of Functional Genomics
2003
April 1stEstablish Master of Medical Science course in Postgraduate School of Medicine
Extend Center for Transactional and Advanced Animal Research Department of Prion Protein Research
2003
June 1stEstablish Endowed Chair Advanced Biological Science for Registration (Kotobiken Medical Laboratories)
2003
October 1stEstablish Department of Health, at the same time, College for Medical Engineering students are arranged to continue studying there until graduate
Establish University Hospital, integrated Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry Endowed Chair, Geriatric and Complementary Medicine (Tsumura), Center for Asian Traditional Medicine Research was founded
2004
July 2ndReorganise course in Medical Science 14 courses [Cell Biology, Biological Chemistry, Physiological Science, Pathology, Biophylaxis, Pathological Control, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Medicine, Surgery, Sensory Organs, Urology/Genitalia study, Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine, Neurosciences and Social Medicine] to 8 courses [Cell Biology, Physiological Science, Pathology, Internal Medicine, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Surgery, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, Public Health and Forensic Medicine]
Reorganise course in Disability Sciences 5 courses [Pathologic Kinesiology, Dyskinesia Study, Internal Higher Dysfunction study, Anatomy and Anthropology, Functional Recuperation Surgery] to 1 course Functional Medical Science
2005
April 1stEstablish Research Division of Dialysis and Chronic Kidney Disease
Establish Hematopathology
Establish Educational Developmental Center for Local Medicine
2005
June 1stEstablish Local Medical System (LOMS)
2005
November 1stEstablish Department of Geriatric Behavioral Neurology
2006
April 1stEstablish Office of Medical Education
2006
October 1stEstablish Molecular Neuroimaging
Establish Department of Innovative Cardiovascular Medicine
2007
March 31stAbolish Health Sciences College
2007
April 1stEstablish Cancer Medical Science
2007
May 1stEstablish Department of Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics
2007
October 1stEstablish Department of Cardiovascular Evidence-based Medicine
2008
March 31stAbolish Local Medical System (LOMS) due to limit of specified duration
Abolish Educational Developmental Center for Local Medicine due to limit of specified duration
2008
April 1stEstablish Graduate School of Medicine, Health Sciences (Master's Program)
Establish T1 Medical Science
Establish Advanced Prevention of Infectious Diseases
2009
February 16stEstablish Clinical Microbiology with Epidemiological Research & Management and Analysis of Infectious Diseases(C-MERMAID)
2009
April 1stEstablish Bioscience for Drug Discovery
Establish Blood Pressure Research
Establish Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine
2009
October 1stEstablish Surgery and Oncology
2010
April 1stEstablish Graduate School of Medicine, Health Sciences, Doctral Program (Second term three-year Program)
Three divisions at Graduate School of Medicine, Health Sciences: Advanced Nursing Practice, Family Nursing, and Health Development Nursing Science are reorganized as two divisions: Basic and Health Development Nursing Sciences, and Family Nursing
Establish Moleculer Hematology/Oncology
Establish Research Division of Science for Aortic Diseases
Establish Training for Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine
Establish Regional for Cooperatin for Infectious Diseases
Establish Advanced Developmental Medicine
Establish Cancer Cell Biology
United Centers for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine are reorganized as project oriented centers
Establish Autopsy Imaging Center
Establish EG center
2011
April 1Establish Endowed Department: Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Medicine
2011
May 1Establish Center for Community Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
2011
September 1Establish Collaborative Chairs: Community Psychiatry
2011
October 1Establish Endowed Department: Preventive Psychatry
2012
January 11Establish Simulation Center for Medical Skills Training and Research
2012
April 1Establish Endowed Department: Pediatric Education
Establish Endowed Department: Integrative Renal Replacement Therapy
Establish Endowed Department: Miyagi Community Health Promotion
Establish Endowed Department: Retinal Disease Control,Ophthalmology
2012
November 1Establish Tohoku University Clinical Skills Laboratory
2013
April 1Establish Collaborative Chairs: Community Gastroenterology, Surgery
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Global Infectious Diseases
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Department of Clinical Respirology and Infectious Diseases
Establish Tohoku Community Cancer Services Program
2013
July 1Establish Endowed Department: Advanced Breast Cancer Imaging
2013
December 1Establish Endowed Department: Traffic and Medical Informatics in Disaster
2014
April 1Establish Collaborative Chairs: Advanced Regulatory Science for Drug and Medical Devices Development
2015
April 1Establish School of Public Health (Master's Degree Program) in Graduate School of Medicine
Abolish Division of Social Medicine. Establish Division of Health Informatics and Public Health, and Division of Health Administration and Public Health
Establish Collaborative Chairs:Preemptive Medicine in Northern Miyagi
Establish Collaborative Chairs:Advanced Pediatric Medicine
Establish Collaborative Chairs:Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
2015
June 1Establish Endowed Department: Clinical Hypertension, Endocrinology and Metabolism
2016
April 1Establish Endowed Department: Kampo and Integrative Medicine
Establish Endowed Department: Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics
Establish Endowed Department: Advanced Respiratory Management
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Cognitive and Motor Dysfunctiom in Aging
2017
February 1Establish Endowed Department: Electromagnetic Neurophysiology
2017
April 1Establish Endowed Department: Department of Reconstruction in Sports Activity and Motor Function
Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Antibody Drug Development
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Comprehensive Medicine for Kidney Disease-Related Disorders
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Advanced Community-Based Medicine
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Advanced Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2017
October 1Establish Endowed Department: Department of General Practitioner Develpoment
Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Ophthalmic Drug Discovery
2018
April 1Establish Radiation Health Risk Science Education Center
2018
October 1Establish Endowed Department: Department of Intelligent Network for Infection Control
Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Advanced MRI Collaborative Research
2019
April 1Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Kampo and Integrative Medicine
Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Electromagnetic Neurophysiology (RICOH)
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Department of Clinical Respirology and Infectious Diseases
2020
April 1Reorganize United Centers for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine(Newly Establish Medical AI Platform Division and AI Applied Medicine Division)
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Department of Advanced Cerebrovascular Surgery
Establish Collaborative Chairs: Department of Research and Development for the Advanced Community-based Medicine in the South Miyagi Medical Center
2020
June 1Establish Joint Research Department: Maternal and Child Health Care Medical Science
2021
April 1Establish Joint Research Department: Women’s Health Care Medical Science
2021
October 1Establish Joint Research Department: Rare Disease Genomics
2022
April 1Establish Collaborative Department: Medical Development in Bone and Joint Diseases
Establish Endowed Department: Department of Preemptive Cardionascular Medicine
Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Early Imaging Diagnosis Joint Research
2022
October 1Establish Endowed Department: Department of Community Medicine of
Hearing Loss
Establish Joint Research Department: Wellbeing design Institute for Health
Establish Joint Research Department: Department of Smart Epilepsy Care
2023
January 1Establish Endowed Department: Department of ICT Regional Alliance for
Heart Failure
2023
April 1Establish Collaborative Department: Back Pain and Sacroiliac Joint Disorders
Establish Collaborative Department: Mathematical Intelligence for Medicine
Establish Joint Research Department: Co-creation Center of Social System for Health and Wellness
2023
October 1Establish Joint Research Department: Advanced Imaging Diagnosis Collaborative Research
2024
April 1Establish Co-creation Research Center: Shimadzu x Tohoku Univ. Supersulfides Life Science Co-creatioin Research Center
Establish Collaborative Department: Environmental Radiation Biomedicine
Establish Endowed Departments: Regional Alliance for Promoting Liaison Psychiatry
Establish Joint Research Department: PFI Antibody Medicine