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A Brief History
of the Medical University of Ohio
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The
Medical University of Ohio was founded by the Ohio General
Assembly on Dec. 18, 1964.
In 1960, Toledo Mayor Michael Damas named a citizens committee
to determine the need for a medical school in northwest
Ohio. The committee, with strong support from the local
medical community and business and industry, unanimously
agreed on the need, and over the next four years carried
the message to the legislature.
In January 1965, the nine-member MUO Board of Trustees
named by Governor James A. Rhodes held its first meeting.
In the next 18 months, the board hired MUO's first president,
Glidden L. Brooks, M.D. It then hired faculty and staff,
adopted a master plan for campus development, and leased
what became known as the East Campus at South Detroit
and Arlington avenues.
MUO had 158 employees, including 59 faculty members and
10 administrators, on staff when the first class of 32
medical students began studies in the fall of 1969. More
than 175 community physicians volunteered their services
as teachers.
The late, internationally renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki
originally designed the master plan of the MUO campus.
One of Mr. Yamasaki's most noted works is New York's World
Trade Center. He also developed a master plan for development
in downtown Toledo, leading to the construction of the
Seagate Center and Government Center.
The master plan called for college development on 346
acres of land acquired in 1965 from the Department of
Mental Hygiene and Corrections west of the Toledo Mental
Health Center between Arlington and Glendale avenues.
Construction of the Health Science Building, later renamed
in honor of the first chairman of the Board of Trustees,
Paul Block Jr., began in 1970.
During Dr. Brooks' tenure, a temporary location for the
fledgling medical college was established, the college's
name changed from the Toledo State College of Medicine
to the Medical University of Ohio, faculty and staff members
were recruited, the charter of medical students began
its studies, and the College of Nursing and Allied Health
were established.
Dr. Brooks resigned in 1971 and was succeeded by Marion
C. Anderson, M.D., who served as MUO's second president
from 1972 to 1977. Dr. Brooks died in 1993.
The college's clinical development began under Dr. Anderson
and the Ohio Board of Regents approved creation of the
College of Graduate Studies in 1975. The Health Science, Mulford Library
and Health Education buildings were completed under Dr.
Anderson's administration and ground was broken for the
new University Medical Center, a project that was aided by a capital
campaign that raised more than $7 million. MUO also performed
northwest Ohio's first kidney transplant operation in
1972.
Richard D. Ruppert, M.D., MUO's third president, held
office from 1977 until his retirement in 1993. Under Dr.
Ruppert, MUO expanded its clinical services and patient
care programs, expanded its academic offerings, increased
biomedical research activities and completed the master
plan that was approved by the college's first board of
trustees. This included completion of Ida Marie Dowling
Hall, University Medical Center, the Lenore W. and Marvin S. Kobacker
Center, the Eleanor N. Dana Conference Center, the Richard
D. Ruppert Health Center, the Toledo Hilton Hotel, and
the Dorothy and Ashel Bryan Academic Commons.
Roger C. Bone, M.D., the college's fourth president, took
office in 1993. During his tenure, he set into motion
a series of initiatives that were aimed at preparing the
college and its three hospitals for the major changes
that were occurring in health education and health care.
He resigned the post in 1996 for health reasons and died
in 1997.
Dr. McCullough, MUO's fifth president, served in office
from 1996 to 2003. During his tenure as president, Dr.
McCullough directed several initiatives including the
revision of the curriculum in the College of Medicine,
the renovation of the Emergency Room, the construction
of the Center for Creative Education, the continuing
growth of MUO's Advanced Technology Park, the development
of new degree programs in the College of Health Sciences,
the addition of new faculty throughout all four schools,
and the ongoing viability of the University Medical Center
and its clinical services.
Today there are more than 400 full-time faculty members
at MUO. More than 1,000 area physicians, nurses, physical
therapists and health professionals serve the college
as advisers and student preceptors.
Since the first class of medical students was graduated
in 1972, MUO has conferred more than 3,640 doctor of medicine
degrees, more than 300 doctor of philosophy in medical
sciences degrees and more than 1,195 masters degrees in
nursing, biomedical sciences, occupation health, occupational
therapy, public health and physician assistant studies.
In addition, 72 certificates of completion have been given
for specialty programs in nursing, pathology, occupational
health and faculty development.
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