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A brief chronology of the Yale School of Medicine

A few important dates frame the substantial achievements and the continuing progress of the Yale School of Medicine.

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1701    Yale College founded.

1810    Medical Institution of Yale College chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly.

1813    Institution formally opens with 37 students from the New England states and a faculty of five.

1814    First degrees conferred.

1826    General Hospital Society of Connecticut is incorporated.

1833    The State Hospital, precursor to Yale-New Haven Hospital, opens.

1839    M.D. student thesis requirement formalized.

1857    First African American student graduates.

1911    Child Development Clinic, precursor to the Child Study Center, founded.

1913    First formal affiliation between Yale and the hospital.

1915    Department of Public Health established at Yale.


1916    First female students admitted.

1918    The Yale School of Medicine adopts its present name.

1923    Yale establishes the School of Nursing.

1965    Medical school and hospital revise their affiliation, creating Yale-New Haven Hospital.

1971    Physician Associate Program established.

1974    Yale Cancer Center established.

1991    Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine completed.

1993    Yale signs landmark agreement formalizing relationship with Yale New Haven Health System.

2000    Ten-year, $500 million facilities plan initiated.




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