The Deanship for Academic Affairs of the Medical Sciences Campus was created in 1976 as part of a reorganization of the Campus. The Deanship is charged with the responsibility of overseeing those academic processes that pertain to all schools, such as development of new academic programs, curricular revisions, continuing education, faculty development, accreditation processes, and coordination of interdisciplinary activities. The Deanship for Academic Affairs is in charge of academic service units including the Library, the Division of Educational Technology, the Academic Computing
Office, and the Office of the Registrar.

In addition, it comprises the Academic development Unit, the Accreditation Office, the Women and Health Center, the Central Unit for Continuing Education, the AIDS Education and Training Center, the Florida Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center, the Institute for Humanistic Studies and Bioethics, the Institute of Neurobiology, the Institute of Behavioral Sciences, and the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI), and Minority Biomedical Research support (MBRS) Programs. All research related units are described in the section on Research Facilities and Programs of this Bulletin.