Orthotics and Prosthetics

Hello, I'm Tuğçe Aydemir. I am a 2nd year student at the Department of Orthotics and Prosthesis at the Gulhane Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Health Sciences. Our department is a very new department; It was established in 2020. Since our university is a well-established university, it provides opportunities for Erasmus and postgraduate education. The aim of our department is to train orthotists and prosthetists who are competent in their fields. Our department covers a 4-year education. In the first year, basic medical sciences such as anatomy and physiology are covered. In our 2nd year, there are applications such as orthotics science, prosthesis science, and technical drawing, which are more field-oriented. Orthoses and prosthesis courses are divided into three sections during the 3rd grade. In the 4th grade, more clinical applications are given. In our department, we can benefit from the laboratories and workshops in Gülhane Faculty of Health Sciences, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Gülhane METÜM (Medical Design and Production Center) and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center for Veterans. In our department, internships can be carried out in all hospitals in Turkey that are contracted with our university, such as Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Gülhane METÜM, Veterans Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, and Ankara City Hospital. After graduation, we can find the opportunity to work in all private and public hospitals where orthotics and prosthesis applications are carried out. In addition, we can find the opportunity to work in physical therapy practice centers and prosthesis-orthotics production centers. I chose my department because I think it is a unique experience to see the first steps of a baby with congenital limb loss. I chose my university because I received education from very qualified teachers and because it had many opportunities in the socio-cultural field. I am thinking of opening my own clinic after graduation. My advice to candidates who will prefer our university is to take advantage of all the social opportunities when they come and continue their education process with the awareness that they are in a really well-established and beautiful university. I can recommend the candidates who will prefer our department to follow the current developments as it is a department that is very much connected with technology. I wish good luck to all candidates who will take the exam. We are very happy to see you among us.