[2] An iradé of Sultan Abdülhamid II of 27 April 1903 transformed it into an imperial faculty of medicine.

For both the civilian and the military hospitals of the city of Damascus Medical Institute, Rida Said was elected chairman in 1920.

An act promulgated in 1958 during the unity of Egypt and Syria amended the Syrian name to the University of Damascus.

The College of Medicine adopts a strategy of scientific research by the Ministry of Higher Education in cooperation with various governmental bodies.

These Hospitals are government owned facilities that provide free health-care, and also serve as the training sites for Medical students attending Damascus University and the Higher Studies Residents, in addition to those attending the other Nursing and Medical institutes at the University of Damascus.

According to the Hospital's own statistics published on its website; the working team consists of 1700 Doctors and 3.500 Nurses.

Many Book-stands offering Arabic, English and French medical journals are present on the periphery of the library.

The "New Auditorium" is in the Dean's building and serves as the main place for conferences and also occasionally utilized for written exams and seminars.