The Pusat Kanser Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Universiti Sains Malaysia, formerly known as the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute had a humble... beginning on 16th October 2002 upon receiving the formally approved memorandum from the Ministry of Education to set up an institute. Pusat Kanser Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Universiti Sains Malaysia was established with novel and unconventional approaches that lead to the development of cutting-edge advanced research, innovative postgraduate programmes in the areas of medicine, dentistry and health sciences and tertiary healthcare services. Several clusters have been set up by  Pusat Kanser Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Universiti Sains Malaysia to spearhead the academic and research activities in the area of Lifestyle Sciences, Oncological & Radiological Sciences, Regenerative Medicine, lnfectomics, Integrative Medicine and Craniofacial & Biomaterial Sciences. 

However, in order to ensure Pusat Kanser Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Universiti Sains Malaysia stays relevant in the international arena, six research departments were established on 15th December 2021 to realign the role of previous clusters. They are the Department of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Science, Department of Toxicology, Department of Community Health, Department of Dental Science and Department of Clinical Medicine.