Faculty of Medicine was formed through an agreement between Yayasan Balai Perguruan Tinggi Sawerigading and the Ministry of Education and Culture which was established in a Council of Ministers meeting on October 22, 1953. Based on the Decree, the Faculty of Medicine Preparatory Committee was formed, chaired by Syamsuddin Daeng Mangawing with Muhammad Rasyid Daeng Sirua as secretary, their members are J.E. Tatengkeng, Andi Patiwiri and Sampara Daeng Lili. On January 28, 1956, Minister of Education and Culture, R. Soewandi inaugurated the Makassar's Faculty of Medicine which later turned into the Hasanuddin University's Faculty of Medicine along with the establishment of Hasanuddin University on September 10, 1956.