History
The medical tradition dates back long before the foundation of the university, with the foundation of the first hospital in the nearby silver-mining city of Schwaz in 1307. Due to the population increase over the centuries, an academic education for the medical personnel became crucial. Therefore, a medical faculty was included in the initial university, established in 1669 by emperor Leopold I, making it the first of its kind in the Alpine region.
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