Timeline

"Major milestones related to the University of South Alabama and the College of Medicine ..."

Date	Event
May 3, 1963	USA founded by an act of the Alabama Legislature.
June 1964	USA opens its doors to the students of Mobile County and the state of Alabama.
1965	The Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association sent representatives to USA to assess the possibilities of establishing a medical school there.
August 1969	A resolution of the Alabama Legislature supported establishment of a medical school under the auspices of the University of South Alabama.
1970	$4.5 million committed by City and County of Mobile to establish USA College of Medicine.
November 1970	Mobile General Hospital is transferred to the University.
May 1971	Dr. Robert M. Bucher named first dean of the College of Medicine.
January 1973	The charter class of 25 students enter the College of Medicine.
April 1975	Mobile General Hospital renamed University of South Alabama Medical Center.
September 1978	The University’s first Ph.D. program — in Basic Medical Sciences — is initiated.
January 1983	USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital is established.
August 1987	The former Providence Hospital is acquired by the University to house programs of the colleges of Allied Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing.
June 1990	The University acquires Doctors Hospital and Knollwood Park Hospital.
October 2001	Dedication of the USA Children’s Park, a 16-acre park at USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital displaying bronze sculptures celebrating children and families.
March 2008	Plans for USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital expansion approved by USA Board of Trustees.
November 2008	Dedication of the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute building, representing an investment of more than $135 million, including $75 million in construction and equipment.
November 2010	Groundbreaking on USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital expansion.
May 2013	50th Anniversary of USA’s founding and 40th anniversary of College of Medicine.
April 2016	USA Mitchell Cancer Institute breaks ground on a new clinic in Fairhope.
July 2018	SouthFlight returns to University Hospital.
August 2018	USA Medical Center renamed USA Health University Hospital.
December 2018	Ground broken on Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at USA Health University Hospital.
June 2019	Small baby unit opens at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital.
December 2020	Governor Kay Ivey cuts ribbon on Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at USA Health University Hospital.
June 2021	USA Health gains approval for free-standing surgery center in Baldwin County.
June 2022	The USA College of Medicine is renamed the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine.
November 2022	The University announces plans to construct a new medical school on campus.
November 2022	USA Health dedicates a medical office building at the new Mapp Family Campus in Baldwin County.
April 2023	The University announces an agreement to acquire Providence Hospital.