DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Medicine

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine is one of the leading medical faculties in Turkey and has gained an important role in education and health services among the medical faculties pf Turkey. The medical education lasts for 6 years and education is in Turkish. Students take basic medical courses for first 3 years, 4th and 5th years as clerkship and the 6th year as internship. Additionally, Students who do not pass the English Exemption exam or the exams whose equivalence is accepted by the University, take Basic English lessons on 1st grades . The programme is accredited by National Medical Education Accreditation Board (UTEAK) according to National Standards for Undergraduate Medical Education in 2011 and is one of the first 8 faculties with an accredited education program.
Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine was founded as Izmir Faculty of Medicine by 12 professors on March 1st, 1978. In 1982, it was renamed as Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. Since its foundation, the departments of the Faculty are classified under three main divisions, namely Basic, Internal and Surgical Medical Sciences. In 1997, staring with the 1st grade, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine has made a fundamental change in its undergraduate medical curriculum, from traditional integrated curriculum to Problem-based Learning (PBL) in the first 3 years and Task-based Learning (TBL) in the clerkship years.




Qualification Awarded

Medicine, Master's Degree (M.Sc.), Medical Doctor

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle including First Cycle Degree (One Tier Programme)

Specific Admission Requirements

High School Diploma, Placement through a centralised, nation-wide student selection and placement examination organized by Assessment, Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Candidates gain access to the programmes based on their composite scores consisting of the scores on the centralized exam and high school grade point averages.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation "The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer" and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the "The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs" Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in "Graduate Transfer Guide" and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be
recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing
Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

5 or 6 years (300 or 360 ECTS), 10 or 12 Semesters, 16-18 weeks per semester

Profile of the Programme

The aim of the program is to train skilled physicians who are aware of health problems, eager to respond to country's health needs, who have acquired the skill of learning how to learn, equipped with knowledge and skills appropriate for the communication era, open to continuous development, respectful of human rights and who will set positive examples for the community.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Has the basic and clinical medical knowledge
2   Apply necessary knowledge, skills and attitude for appropriate patient management in a modern medical context.
3   Carry out practical procedures necessary for diagnosis and treatment
4   Provide immediate care and procedures in medical emergencies
5   Assess biological, psychological and social aspects of a patient and patient's illness.
6   Evaluate the effects of environmental factors on human health
7   Assess healthcare practices, policies and systems on individual and community health issues.
8   Promote health, engage with population health issues and work effectively in a health care system.
9   Apply professional values, ethical and legal principles in medical practice.
10   Practices his/her profession with devotion
11   Undertake the responsibility for lifelong learning and self evaluation.
12   Use information and information technology effectively in a medical context
13   Apply the principles, skills and knowledge of evidence-based medicine to evaluate the scientific basis of medical knowledge
14   Communicate effectively in a medical context

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

This degree enables the holder to exercise the profession as a medical doctor in public and private healthcare institutions.

Access to Further Studies

Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to second cycle degree or directly to integrated third cycle (doctorate) programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

During the first 5 years of the medical education there are 27 courses defined as with the blocks and they last for 6-9 weeks. In the 6th year there are 13 internships. In the 4th, 5th and 6th years there are elective clinical rotations which provide the student the opportunity to work in a clinic he/she is interested in.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
 
1. Year:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 ATA 1000 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION REQUIRED 2 0 0 4
H 2 HBY 1102 BLOCK 2-BıOLOGY OF THE CEL REQUIRED 9 3 0 12
H 3 KPD 1000 CAREER PLANNING REQUIRED 1 0 0 2
H 4 TDL 1000 TURKISH LANGUAGE REQUIRED 2 0 0 4
H 5 TIG 1101 BLOCK 1-INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCES 1 REQUIRED 8 3 0 11
H 6 YDİ 1021 FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 4 0 0 5
H 7 DBI 1103 BLOCK 3-TıSSUE BıOLOGY I REQUIRED 7 4 0 11
H 8 DBK 1104 BLOCK 4-TıSSUE BıOLOGY II REQUIRED 7 4 0 11
H 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   60
 
 
2. Year:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 EDB 2201 CRITICAL APPRAISAL SKILLS REQUIRED 0 0 0 1
H 2 SBL 2101 NEURAL SCIENCES BLOCK 11 2 0 13
H 3 SDL 2102 RESPIRATION - CIRCULATION BLOCK 11 2 0 13
H 4 TİB 1201 MEDICAL HUMANITIES REQUIRED 0 0 0 1
H 5 YDİ 2021 FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 4 0 0 5
H 6 GIS 2104 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - METABOLISM BLOCK 7 2 0 9
H 7 TBG 2103 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 BLOCK 8 1 0 9
H 8 UGE 2105 UROGENITAL - ENDOCRINE BLOCK 7 2 0 9
H 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   60
 
 
3. Year:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 ARŞ 2301 RESEARCH SKILLS REQUIRED 0 0 0 2
H 2 DLM 3104 SKIN- LOCOMOTOR 201 BLOCK 6 2 0 8
H 3 GİS 3105 GIS (GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM) BLOCK 6 2 0 8
H 4 KGN 3107 INTRODUCTION TO THE CLINICS- NEOPLASIA BLOCK 5 2 0 7
H 5 SBL 3103 NEUROLOGY 201 BLOCK 6 2 0 8
H 6 SDL 3102 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM- CIRCULATION 201 BLOCK 9 2 0 11
H 7 ÜGE 3101 GENITOURINARY- ENDOCRINE 201 BLOCK 7 2 0 9
H 8 YDN 3106 LIFE CYCLE BLOCK 5 2 0 7
H 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   60
 
 
4. Year:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 DTB 3404 MEDICAL SCIENCES 301 BLOCK 0 0 0 14
H 2 GKE 3405 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - MASSES - INFECTION BLOCK 0 0 0 13
H 3 KBG 3402 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL SCIENCES MODULE 0 0 0 4
H 4 PED 3406 PAEDIATRICS 301 BLOCK 0 0 0 14
H 5 SDL 3403 RESPIRATRON - CIRCULATION 301 BLOCK 0 0 0 13
H 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 2
TOTAL:   60
 
4 .Year: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 SEÇ 3406 ELECTIVE 301 ELECTIVE 99 99 2
 
 
5. Year:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 ACL 3502 EMERGENCY MEDICINE 301 BLOCK 0 0 0 13
H 2 DLM 3507 SKIN - LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM DISEASES 301 BLOCK 12 3 0 13
H 3 KBG 3506 EAR, NOSE AND THROAT - OPHTHALMOLOGY BLOCK 0 0 0 6
H 4 SBL 3505 NEUROLOGY - PSYCHIATRY 301 BLOCK 0 0 0 12
H 5 ÜGE 3503 OBSTETRICS - GYNECOLOGY - UROLOGY BLOCK 0 0 0 12
H 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 4
TOTAL:   60
 
5 .Year: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 GÇD 1000 VOLUNTEERISM STUDIES ELECTIVE 1 2 0 4
H 2 İHD 1001 HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 3 SÇM 3508 ELECTIVE ELECTIVE 3 2 0 4
 
 
6. Year:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 ACL 4602 EMERGENCY MEDICINE 401 REQUIRED 8
H 2 AHE 4601 FAMILY MEDICINE REQUIRED 5
H 3 DTB 4604 MEDICAL SCIENCES 401 REQUIRED 9
H 4 GCH 4601 GENERAL SURGERY REQUIRED 2
H 5 GHS 4601 CHEST DISEASES REQUIRED 1
H 6 KAR 4601 CARDIOLOGY REQUIRED 1
H 7 KBB 4601 EAR , NOSE AND THROAT REQUIRED 1
H 8 NOR 4601 NEUROLOGY REQUIRED 1
H 9 PED 4606 PEDIATRICS REQUIRED 10
H 10 PSK 4601 PSYCHIATRY REQUIRED 5
H 11 SEC 4608 ELECTIVE REQUIRED 4
H 12 TSL 4606 COMMUNITY HEALTH 401 REQUIRED 9
H 13 ÜGE 4603 OBSTETRICS - GYNECOLOGY 401 REQUIRED 4
H 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 0
TOTAL:   60
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Graduation Requirements

During the first 3 preclinical years Problem Based Learning, and in the 4th, and 5th years Task Based Learning are used as educational methods. The 6th year is the internship year. The degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, acquired 360 ECTS credits, have minimum GPA of 60/100 in the first 3 years, 60/100 in 4. and 5. years and no failing grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Prof. Dr. Hatice NurOLGUN
Dean of Faculty Medicine
Tel: 0090 232 412 2201
e-mail:nur.olgun@deu.edu.tr