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Origin and history

The Faculty of Medicine in Paris found its origins in the former medieval faculty founded around 1200, one of the components of the University of Paris. Originally installed on Rue de la Bûcherie, in 1775 she moved to the school of decrees rue Jean-de-Beauvais before being closed in 1793. After the Revolution, she was reborn as the École de santé de Paris in 1794, integrating the premises of the Royal Academy of Surgery (12 rue de l'École-de-Medécine) and the former convent of Cordeliers.

In 1808 Napoleon I established the School of Medicine as the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, giving him his status as an Ancien Régime. The 19th century saw its expansion with the creation of the Dupuytren Museum (1835) and expansion works, such as those carried out by architect Léon Ginain between 1879 and 1900. The faculty, located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, trains thousands of students and symbolizes French medical excellence.

The 20th century marked a turning point with the Faure law (1970), which divided the faculty into several units distributed in Paris, now integrated into the Paris-Cité University and Sorbonne University. Historical buildings now house museums (such as the history of medicine), libraries, and research centres. The coat of arms of the faculty, adopted in 1597 with its motto Urbi and Orbi Salus, bears witness to its permanence throughout the centuries.

The emblematic places include the 12 rue de l'École-de-Médecine (seat of the Paris-Cité University and the Museum of the History of Medicine) and the 15 (campus des Cordeliers, housing the Faculty of Health and the Presidency of Sorbonne University). The annex to the rue des Saints-Pères, built in the 1950s, illustrates the modern extension of Parisian medical education.

Among the notable figures are deans of the 20th century, such as Georges Maurice Debove or Léon Binet, as well as professors and students who contributed to his influence. The architecture of the place, mixing medieval, classical (Gondouin gate) and modern (Ginain buildings), reflects its evolution through eight centuries of history.

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