The Faculty of Medical Sciences is the

medical school A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, ...

of the

National University of Rosario The National University of Rosario (, UNR) is a research public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Overview Rosario National University (UNR) was created in 1968 by Law 17.987. Its foundational struct ...

( in Spanish) in

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

, Argentina.

History

To celebrate the centenary of the

May Revolution The May Revolution () was a week-long series of events that took place from 18 to 25 May 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, ...

on April 18, 1910, Argentine politician Cornelio Casablanca proposed the construction of Centennial Hospital and a School of Medical Education in the city of

, putting on May 24, 1910, the foundation stone on France Avenue which begin the following year the works. After the construction, October 17, 1919, is proclaimed the law creating the

National University of the Littoral The National University of the Littoral (, UNL) is a public university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, the capital of Santa Fe Province. It has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Santa Fe, Esperanza ...

officer under whose authority until 1968 this faculty. On April 9, hospital Vice Chairman Casiano Casas handed over the facilities, on April 13, 1920, registration begins, on May 29 performs a symbolic act of opening and the June 1, 1920, at 8:00 am Professor of

Embryology Embryology (from Ancient Greek, Greek ἔμβρυον, ''embryon'', "the unborn, embryo"; and -λογία, ''-logy, -logia'') is the branch of animal biology that studies the Prenatal development (biology), prenatal development of gametes (sex ...

and

Histology Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissue (biology), tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpart to gross anatomy, which looks at large ...

Dr. Thomas Cerruti dictates first class their subject in his classroom. The construction in the city of Rosario of the

soon showed the need to create the

, an initiative that took shape in 1968. With the creation of the

, was born then the Faculty of Medical Sciences, one of the cornerstones in the realization of the dream of giving

his own university. On May 16, 1969, began the protests known as "

Rosariazo The Rosariazo () was a protest movement that consisted in demonstrations and strikes, in Rosario, , between May and September 1969, during the military dictatorial rule of ''de facto'' President General Juan Carlos Onganía. The Rosariazo ...

" against repressive acts occurred in the

Corrientes Province Corrientes (, ‘currents’ or ‘streams’; ), officially the Province of Corrientes (; ) is a Provinces of Argentina, province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia, Argentina, Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (from the north, cl ...

carried out by the government dictatorship of

Juan Carlos Onganía Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo (; 17 March 1914 – 8 June 1995) was President of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as dictator after toppling the president Arturo Illia in a coup d'état self-named " Argentine Revol ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (UNR)

Buildings and structures in Rosario, Santa Fe National University of Rosario

History

See also

References

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