The Dundee Medical School celebrated its 40th Anniversary in September 2007 but this belies its history and origins which are intrinsically linked with the ancient University of St Andrews founded in 1411, and the University College of Dundee (UCD), founded in 1883. The Medical School building opened in 1904 as part of UCD which became Queens College of St Andrews in 1954. The University Charter was awarded to Queens College becoming the University of Dundee in 1967; a natural extension of this change of status was the formation of an independent Dundee Medical School.
