| 1936 |
- The ideation of the establishment of a professional medical school proposed to the Japanese Governor-General of Korea
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| 1940 |
- The foundation was laid to establish the professional medical school by expanding the facility of the Gwangju Provincial Hospital
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| 1942 |
- Fund-raising activities by the preparatory committee to establish the Gwangju Professional Medical School (Visited by Sohn Chang-Sik from Shanghai)
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| 1944 |
- The founding committee for the Gwangju Professional Medical School launched.
- Sohn Chang-Sik donated 1 million Japanese yen to the foundation fund (present value of KRW 40 billion) (Jan.10).
- The approval for the establishment of the Gwangju Professional Medical School received. (256 Yangrim-dong, Gwangju City, current location of Gwangju Speer Girls’ High School) (Mar. 31)
- The Gwangju Professional Medical School opened with 102 new students recruited for the 1st year (Principal Hiroichi Ohasi). The school building was located within the Gwangju Provincial Hospital (May 20)
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| 1945 |
- The school moved to Gwangju Speer Girls’ High School located in Yanglim-dong. (Feb. 09)
- Dr. Choi Sang-Chae appointed as Dean of Gwangju Professional Medical School and Director of Gwangju Provincial Hospital after the Korean Independence (Oct. 01)
- The school moved to Gwangju Girls’ High School (former Daehwa Girls’ School) (Nov. 05)
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| 1946 |
- The ground-breaking ceremony of the building for Gwangju Medical College held (Jun. 15)
- The Gwangju Professional Medical School evolved into the Gwangju Medical College (Choi Sang-Chae as the first Dean) (Sep. 01)
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| 1948 |
- The Gwangju Medical College relocated to the current location, Hak-Dong (Jun. 19)
- 33 graduates for the first year of the Gwangju Medical College (Jun. 30)
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| 1950 |
- The graduate school established (May 05)
- Lee Jong-Ryun appointed as the first Dean of graduate school (May 22)
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| 1951 |
- The construction of the Medical College’s main building completed (current Medical Museum) (Sep. 17)
- The establishment of Chonnam National University approved (Oct. 06)
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| 1952 |
- The Gwangju Medical College incorporated into the Chonnam National University Medical School (Apr. 01)
- Professor Choi Sang-Chae appointed as the first President of CNU and Lee Jong-Ryun as the first Dean of CNUMS (Jun. 01)
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| 1953 |
- The 1st graduation ceremony of CNUMS held (51 graduates) (Mar. 26)
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| 1955 |
- The Faculty of Dentistry established at the medical school (Jan. 15)
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| 1960 |
- The expansion of the former main building of the affiliated hospital of CNUMS completed (Jun. 28)
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| 1964 |
- The first issue of Chonnam Medical Journal published (Apr. 20)
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| 1971 |
- The Faculty of Nursing at the medical school approved (Dec. 31)
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| 1979 |
- The Research Institute of Medical Sciences opened (Nov. 21)
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| 1980 |
- The construction of the Basic Science Building I completed (May 01)
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| 1981 |
- The construction of the Basic Science Building II completed (May 01)
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| 1982 |
- The construction of the Clinical Faculty Research Building completed (Oct. 28)
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| 1987 |
- The construction of Myounghak Hall completed (Oct. 01)
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| 1988 |
- The affiliated hospital of CNUMS reorganized into the CNU Hospital (Mar. 01)
- CNUMS’s English journal ‘Chonnam Journal of Medical Sciences’ published (Jun. 30)
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| 1993 |
- The CNU Hospital Incorporated (Mar. 27)
- The Animal Laboratory Building constructed (Nov. 01)
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| 1997 |
- Nominated as the Outstanding Faculty and the Best Graduate School (University Accreditation Committee, Korean Council for University Education) (Feb. 24)
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| 1999 |
- The construction of CNU Hospital in Hwasun started (Mar. 23)
- Research Institute of Medical Science designated as the central research institute for the National Research Foundation of Korea (Dec. 01)
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| 2001 |
- The National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis opened (Oct. 29)
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| 2002 |
- Aging Research Institute of CNUMS opened (Jan. 02)
- The Medical Research Center for Gene Regulation designated by the Ministry of Education and Science Technology (Sep. 01)
- The Genome Research Center for Enteropathogenic Bacteria designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) (Nov. 29)
- The Genome Research Center for Hematopoietic Diseases designated by the MHW (Nov. 29)
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| 2004 |
- The Hwasun CNU Hospital opened (Apr. 26)
- The 60th Anniversary of the medical school held (May 20)
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| 2005 |
- The Faculty of Nursing separated into a Nursing College (Mar. 01)
- The Clinical Vaccine R&D Center established (May 01)
- The alumni office of the medical school opened (May 20)
- The Clinical Testing Center designated by the MHW (Nov. 24)
- The New Lecture Building (Deokje Hall) completed (Dec. 15)
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| 2006 |
- The Departments of Medical Education and Biomedical Sciences opened (Apr. 05)
- The Research Institute of Forensic Medicine established (Nov. 21)
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| 2007 |
- The National Research Laboratory (NRL) of Bone Metabolism and Diseases opened (Jul. 01) The Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center opened by the MHW (Dec. 03)
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| 2008 |
- The Research Institute of Sexual Medicine opened (Sep. 01)
- The ground-breaking ceremony of the CNU Biomedical Fusion Center in Hwasun campus held (Nov. 17)
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| 2009 |
- The fitness center of Namgang Hall opened (Feb. 18)
- Professional Medical Graduate School opened (Mar. 02)
- The research center specializing in heart diseases designated by the MHW (May. 22)
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| 2010 |
- The affiliation of Department of Premedicine changed from the College of Natural Sciences to CNUMS (Mar. 01)
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| 2011 |
- 'Chonnam Medical Journal' nominated as a candidate for registry in the NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) Journal (Jan. 20)
- ‘Chonnam Journal of Medical Sciences’ combined to ‘Chonnam Medical Journal’ (Apr. 01)
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| 2012 |
- The CNU Medical Museum opened (Aug. 21)
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| 2013 |
- The Cardiovascular Fusion Research Center designated by the MHW (Nov. 15)
- The CNU Biomedical Fusion Center in Hwasun campus completed (Dec. 27)
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| 2014 |
- The Medical Radiation Safety Research Center designated by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (Feb. 14)
- The Bitgoeul CNU Hospital (Regional Rheumatoid and Degenerative Arthritis Center) opened
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