Medical Center construction (1972)

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1972

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The Health and Psychological Counseling Center perpetuating its activities in the Middle East Technical University was established as "University Infirmary" in the university building belonging to Retirement Fund located on the Müdafaa Caddesi (1956). In 1963, after Middle East Technical University moved to the today's campus, the University Infirmary also moved to the campus and renamed as " Health Center" (SM). Established for the purpose of offering health care services to the students and academic staff of METU, the initial physical location SM within today's METU campus was a barracks comprising of two rooms constructed on the field where the Cafeteria currently stands. In 1967, following the participation of Dr. Leon Namer (Internal Diseases Specialist), whom will be commissioned as chief physician to the Health Center afterwards, the Health Center perpetuated to offer services with two specialist physicians, three retainers and one nurse. In the same year, an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, a Psychiatry Specialist and a Dentist participated among the staff of SM and the Dentistry Service began to render services as single unit and with a single dentist. In 1972, the construction works for the main building (currently B Block) that SRM offers services today was initiated with the contributions of the President of METU, Prof. Kemal Kurdaş and the construction was completed in 1975. Upon moving to the new building, the Health Center achieved a system to offer treatment of approximately 30 inpatients.

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METU history, METU buildings

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/108260

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METU Bellek, Multimedia