Emergency and Disaster Management Department

Hello everyone, I am Beyza Mercan, a 3rd year student at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management. Our department was established in 2010 within the health college to train graduates with the title of emergency aid and disaster managers. It is located on the central campus. In our department, basic disaster knowledge, search and rescue skills and basic medical sciences courses, together with YÖK (Council of Higher Education) compulsory courses are thought in the first year. In the second year, health-oriented courses such as emergency patient care, trauma and resuscitation, epidemic diseases in disasters; in the third year, more intervention-oriented courses such as disaster medicine, fire-fighting techniques, fire safety and chemistry, fire truck material knowledge, and, in the fourth year, field courses such as CBRN (chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear) geographic information systems, public education and protection from disasters are taught. Thanks to the infrastructure of our department's search and rescue, intervention and application laboratory, courses such as rescue vehicles training, emergency service vehicles training, CBRN, and emergency patient care are carried out effectively. At the same time, our professional skills and experiences are improving with the applications made in cooperation with Tekirdağ provincial disaster and emergency directorate, Çerkezköy vocational school, civil defense and firefighting department, and Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University health practice and research hospital. There are 2 compulsory summer internship applications in our department. The first of these is carried out in 112 command and control centers and stations, public or foundation university hospitals and state hospital emergency services at the end of the second year. The other internship can be done at the end of the 3rd year in institutions such as disaster and emergency directorates, disaster coordination centers, Turkish Red Crescent, and fire department. The main areas where we can work when we graduate are provincial disaster and emergency directorates, the Ministry of National Education, the fire department, the airport fire department, universities, and humanitarian aid organizations such as the Red Crescent. I chose Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University due to its location, facilities, student-centered approach, campus facilities and strong academic staff. After graduation, one of my main goals is to work in a profession related to my field and then to do a master's degree in my field. My advice to candidates who would prefer our university and department is to research our department in detail and make a conscious choice. If you can afford to take responsibility, you should choose this department. You should make the most of our university's internship programs and application opportunities. You should consider the Erasmus opportunity. In addition to your undergraduate education, you must support your personal development. I wish success in the exams to the candidates who will choose Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Emergency Aid and Disaster Management Department. I would be happy to see you all among us.