| 1903 |
College of Medicine established by the WV Board of Regents with an affiliation with College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, MD |
| 1912 |
An independent school offering a 2 year basic science curriculum is established |
| 1912 |
John H. Simpson named first Dean |
| 1945 |
Medical Technology program established within the School |
| 1951 |
WV Legislature passes the "Pop Tax" to fund construction of a new health sciences center and teaching hospital |
| 1957 |
School moves from main campus to new Health Sciences Building with the PYLONS marking the entrance to the building |
| 1960 |
A complete 4 year curriculum is established and University Hospital opens for patients |
| 1961 |
First Physical Therapy graduates awarded degrees |
| 1962 |
First Doctor of Medicine - MD degrees awarded |
| 1962 |
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society Chapter established |
| 1971 |
Incorporation of faculty practice plan known as University Health Associates |
| 1972 |
Charleston Division established -- first medical school branch campus in the nation |
| 1985 |
UHA opens the first MRI in West Virginia |
| 1988 |
Ruby Memorial Hospital opens replacing original University Hospital and includes: Children's Hospital, Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, Chestnut Ridge Psychiatric Hospital |
| 1988 |
UHA opens its first clinic at Cheat Lake location |
| 1990 |
Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center (MBRCC) opens |
| 1990 |
Physician Office Center opens replacing the old ambulatory clinics |
| 1990 |
Mountainview Rehabilitation Hospital Opens |
| 1993 |
Name changes to Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center at West Virginia University in honor of longstanding US Senator Robert C. Byrd |
| 1993 |
Exercise Physiology transfers from College of Physical Education |
| 1998 |
First MPH degree awarded |
| 1999 |
First Graduates in Occupational Therapy |
| 1999 |
Clark Sleeth Family Medicine Center opens on the ground floor of the HSC |
| 2000 |
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) opens |
| 2001 |
WVU Eye Institute opens |
| 2001 |
University Physicians of Charleston (UPC) begins operation as separate practice plan |
| 2002 |
Eastern Panhandle Division established |
| 2004 |
Capital campaign reaches its goal of $100 million |
| 2005 |
Ruby Memorial Hospital expansion opens |
| 2007 |
Learning Center opens with library renovation, new classrooms, and atrium |
| 2008 |
Granted Charter as the 74th chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society |
| 2009 |
Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Building opens |
| 2009 |
Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center expansion opens doubling original clincal and research space available |
| 2009 |
STEPS Center opens as the first multidisciplinary simulation education center for students and residents training on the Morgantown campus |
| 2009 |
University President Clements appoints Christopher Colenda, MD, MPH as the first Chancellor for Health Sciences |
