History of Kanazawa University Medical School
Hikoso Vaccination Center was established in 1862, when Kanazawa was still a part of the Kaga domain. It has undergone through a great number of changes during the last 140 years, bringing political, economic, and cultural progresses to the district.
| 1862 | Hikoso Vaccination Center was established |
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| 1867 | Health Care Center |
| 1870 | Medical Institute |
| 1873 | Kanazawa Hospital |
| 1876 | Ishikawa Prefectural Kanazawa Medical School |
| 1884 | Ishikawa Prefectural First Grade Medical School |
| 1887 | The Department of Medicine of the Fourth Higher Middle School |
| 1894 | The Department of Medicine of the Fourth Higher School |
| 1901 | Kanazawa Professional School of Medicine |
| 1923 | Kanazawa Medical College |
| 1949 | The School of Medicine, Kanazawa University |
| 1953 | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery was founded. |
| 1955 | The Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University was established. |
| 2001 | The Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University |
| 2004 | National University Corporation, Kanazawa University |
| 2005 | The Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Master’s Course, Division of Medical Sciences) was established. |
| 2006 | The Research and Education building of the Graduate School of Medical Science was renewed |
| 2008 | The College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences |
| 2012 | The Graduate School of Medical Sciences |
| 2016 | The Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences was established. |
The Fourth Higher Middle School (1887)
Kanazawa Medical College (1923)
Kanazawa University campus located in Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa University Hospital (present)