Faculty of Medicine

Hello, this is Mert Şotik. I am studying at Faculty of Medicine at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. The building of our faculty is located in Bilkent Campus, next to Ankara City Hospital. Medical education is a long process, in fact a life-long process. There is a 6-year undergraduate education period. The first 3 years of this are the preclinical period and the next 3 years are the clinical period. In the preclinical period, we take courses such as physiology, embryology, histology, anatomy, and pathology. In the clinical period, the first 2 years of these 3 years are spent half-term in the hospital and half-term in the faculty. The next period is the internship period, which is known by everyone. After working as an intern doctor at the hospital for 1 year, we graduate. In our school, there are Histology and Embryology Laboratory of Histology and Embryology departments, Physiology Laboratory of Physiology Department, Microbiology Laboratory of Microbiology Department, and Anatomy Laboratory of Anatomy Department. All of our laboratories are technically well equipped. There is a microscope for each student in the laboratories of the Departments of Histology and Embryology, and the equipment and experimental instruments are available in the laboratories of the Department of Physiology. There are two cadavers in our Anatomy Laboratory. Students are able to carry out examination and training activities with these cadavers. After almost all of the preclinical period is spent in the faculty building and laboratory, we begin to do internship in the hospital starting from 4th grade. Internships take place in rotations, and we are in the hospital part-time. Afterwards, theoretical courses continue in the faculty building. The internship period we finish at the end of the fifth year is the period in which we learned many things in medicine and for our future career. After this period that lasts one year, we receive our diploma and start to work as a general practitioner.
We usually do internships in hospitals. We continue our internships at Ankara Şehir Hospital. We can also do an internship abroad through various programs such as Erasmus and Bologna. In addition, we have internships that we can do through various programs and student clubs in the summer term. After a period of 6 years, we graduate as a general practitioner. We can continue to work this way. In addition to this, we have an exam that requires studying hard to pass, which is called the Examination for Specialty in Medicine. As a result of this examination, we can determine our area of expertise. We can work in related hospitals and private hospitals, or we can continue our medical life by opening our own practice. I can say that the Faculty of Medicine is a faculty that gains meaning after being preferred. First of all, you learn that you are influencing people and that you are in contact with them. And I think it's one of the majors where you feel like you make a difference. That’s why I preferred this school. The Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University is working in cooperation with Ankara City Hospital in our capital. These are the biggest reasons why I have chosen here. Our faculty is located next to Ankara City Hospital in an easily-accessible location. There are many advantages of this. Also, our faculty building is really good. Facilities such as applied clinical laboratories and basic science laboratories have been very beneficial for us. Like every graduate of the Faculty of Medicine,
I am also planning to prepare for the Examination for Specialty in Medicine, which is an exam that requires studying very hard. After that, I want to continue to serve in hospitals and help people by completing the training in my specialty. We can continue to serve and help people in my country, abroad, or wherever humanity exists. It's a way of life. If you think this is suitable for you and you are sure, then you can prefer the Faculty of Medicine and start practicing medicine after graduation. I wish all of the students who will prefer Faculty of Medicine at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University.