Chronology (Excerpt)
| 1871:August 10 | Shirakawa Temporary Hospital was established. |
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| 1871:September | A Medical Lecture Center was opened within the hospital. |
| 1872:February 27 | The hospital relocated to Sukagawa and renamed Fukushima Prefectural Hospital. The Medical Lecture Center was also re-disignated as Sukagawa Medical School. |
| 1872:October | The hospital was renamed Fukushima Prefectural Sukagawa Hospital. |
| 1873:April 21 | Renamed Fukushima Prefectural Public Sukagawa Hospital. |
| 1874:February 2 | Dr. Shinpei Goto (1857–1929), who later served as Mayor of Tokyo and held other prominent positions, enrolled in Sukagawa Medical School. |
| 1875:January | The school was renamed Sukagawa Medical Training Institute. |
| 1879:May | The branches of the Fukushima Prefectural Public Sukagawa Hospital were reorganized into independent institutions: Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima Hospital, Fukushima Prefectural Sukagawa Hospital, Fukushima Prefectural Wakamatsu Hospital, and Fukushima Prefectural Taira Hospital. |
| 1879:October 20 | The Sukagawa Medical Training Institute was renamed Sukagawa Medical School. |
| 1882:January 22 | The Sukagawa Medical School was relocated to Fukushima City and reopened as Fukushima Medical School. |
| 1890:March 31 | Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima Hospital was closed and reorganized into the Joint Municipal (Shinobu, Date, and Adachi) Fukushima Hospital. |
| 1925:April 1 | The Joint Municipal Fukushima Hospital was renamed Public Fukushima Hospital. |
| 1944:January 10 | Inauguration of Fukushima Prefectural Women’s Medical College authorized. |
| 1944: April 1 | Fukushima Public Hospital becomes Fukushima Prefectural Women’s Medical College-Affiliated Hospital |
| 1947:June 18 | Inauguration of Fukushima Medical University (old system) authorized. Inauguration of the Preparatory Course for the medical university was authorized. 1st year enrollment ‒ 40 students (3-year course). |
| 1950:March 30 | Inauguration of the School of Medicine (old system) authorized (up to 40 students per year). 1st year enrollment ‒ 40 students (4-year course). |
| 1950:June 18 | Commemorative event held for medical university inauguration. |
| 1951:March 31 | Women’s Medical College and its affiliated hospital abolished. Preparatory Course of Medical University abolished. |
| 1951:April 1 | Former Women’s Medical College-Affiliated Hospital becomes Fukushima Medical University-Affiliated Hospital. |
| 1952: February 20 | Establishment of Medical University (new system) approved. |
| 1952: April 1 | Inauguration of Medical University (new system) was authorized. Prefectural 1st year enrollment ‒ 40 students (4-year course). Prefectural Senior Welfare School becomes a Medical University-Affiliated Nurses’ Training Center. |
| 1954: March 10 | The Medical University-Affiliated Nurses’ Training Center renamed Medical University-Affiliated Nurses’ School. |
| 1955: January 20 | Establishment of Medical University Premedical Course approved. |
| 1955: April 1 | Medical University Premedical Course inaugurated. 1st year enrollment ‒ 40 students (2-year course). |
| 1968: April 1 | New university regulations established Preparatory courses for entering the medical university renamed to education courses |
| 1969: January 22 | Memorandum of agreement for student quota change for the graduate school accepted. |
| 1971: January 12 | Student quota increased from 60 to 80. |
| 1973: June 15 | RI Building completed. |
| 1983: September 16 | University song “Hikari no Tori” (Birds of Light) introduced. |
| 1988: April 1 | University headquarters was relocated from Sugitsumacho to Hikarigaoka. |
| 1997: September 6 | Commemorative event for 50 years since university opening held. |
| 1997: December 19 | Establishment of the School of Nursing approved. |
| 1998: April 1 | School of Nursing opened. 1st year enrollment - 80 students. 3rd year transfer admissions enrollment - 10 students (4-year course). |
| 1999: October 30 | Commemorative event held for 50th anniversary of the School of Medicine-affiliated Nursing School. |
| 2001: March 31 | School of Medicine-Affiliated Nursing School abolished. |
| 2001: December 20 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Nursing approved. |
| 2002: April 1 | Graduate School of Nursing opened (admissions enrollment ‒ 15 students; students admitted ‒ 30 [2-year course]). |
| 2004: April 1 | Graduate School of Medicine reorganized (5 research courses to 4 majors. Admissions enrollment increases from 27 to 37). |
| 2006: April 1 | Fukushima Prefecture establishes Public University Corporation Fukushima Medical University. Public University Corporation Fukushima Medical University establishes Fukushima Medical University. Executive Committee established for the Public University Corporation. School of Medicine-affiliated hospital becomes Fukushima Medical University Hospital. |
| 2008:January 28 | Operations start for the Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Center on 4F of the east hospital building of the university hospital Helicopter ambulance (“Doctor Heli”) begins operations. |
| 2008: April 1 | Except for some office positions, all staff become staff of the Public University, completing the incorporation of the university. Translational Research Center is newly established in the corporate organization. The enrollment for School of Medicine students increases (from 80 to 95 students) Opening of Graduate School of Medicine (Master’s Program of Medical Science). |
| 2008: June 22 | “Anniversary 2008” event held to celebrate 20 years since the move to the Hikarigaoka Campus, 10 years since the establishment of the School of Nursing, and the complete incorporation of the university. |
| 2008: November 2 | University logo trademarked. Fukushima Medical University Vision 2008 established. Student anthem “La la la Hikari-no-Oka” introduced. |
| 2009: April 1 | School of Medicine enrollment increased (from 95 to 100 students). |
| 2010: April 1 | School of Medicine enrollment increased (from 100 to 105 students). |
| 2011: February 1 | Industry-Academia-Government Regional Collaborative Research Center newly established. Research Promotion and Strategy Office newly established in the corporate organization. |
| 2011: April 1 | School of Medicine enrollment increased (from 105 to 110). |
| 2011: September 1 | The Fukushima Health Management Survey Headquarters newly established in the corporate organization. The Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey newly established. |
| 2012: April 1 | Revitalization Projects Promotion Headquarters, Regional Medicine Support Headquarters, Public Relations Strategy Office newly established in corporate organization. The Translational Research Center (TR) and Industry-Academia-Government Collaborative Research Center in the corporate organization are merged, and the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Promotion Headquarters is established. |
| 2012: November 20 | Fukushima Global Medical Science Center newly established in the corporate organization. The Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Surveyis placed in a branch organization, and the Advanced Clinical Research Center and Medical-Industrial Translational Research Center are newly established. |
| 2013: April 1 | School of Medicine enrollment increased (from 125 to 130 students). |
| 2013: May 12 | Aizu Medical Center newly established (23 clinical divisions). |
| 2015: August 26 | Designation of the university hospital as an Advanced Radiation Emergency Medicine Support Center and a Nuclear Disaster Medical Care/General Support Center. |
| 2016: October 28 | Fukushima “Life and Future” Medical Center Building (Mirai Bldg.) completed. |
| 2016: December 11 | Event held to commemorate the opening of Fukushima Global Medical Science Center. |
| 2017: April 1 | The Training Center of Specified Medical Acts for Nurses is newly established in the university. The Medical Research Promotion Headquarters, Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Promotion Headquarters, and Office of Intellectual Property Management and Utilization are merged to establish the Medical Research Promotion Strategy Headquarters. |
| 2018: April 1 | Promotion Headquarters for launch of a new medical school campus are established in the corporate organization. |
| 2018: October 29 | Operation of multi-use medical care helicopter begins. |
| 2019: April 1 | Midwife Training Course Establishment Preparation Office is newly established as an office in the Education and Research Support Section of the Administration Division. |
| 2019: June 1 | International Cooperation Strategy Headquarters is newly established in the corporate organization. |
| 2019: July 1 | The International Exchange Office in the university organization is abolished, and the Global Exchange Center is newly established. |
| 2020: April 1 | School of Nursing restructured into 7 divisions. |
| 2021: April 1 | School of Health Sciences established (Departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiological Sciences, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences). School of Health Sciences Office is newly established in the Administration Division. |
| 2022: April 1 | Doctoral Program of Nursing in the Graduate School of Nursing is established (enrollment ‒ 2 students, 3-year course). |
| 2023: April 1 | Special Course of Midwifery is established (1-year course). F-REI Cooperation Promotion Headquarters is newly established in the corporate organization. F-REI Cooperation Office is newly established as an office in the Revitalization Promotion Section of the Administration Division. |