Adana Faculty of Medicine

I'm Professor Ekrem Sapmaz I have been a faculty member at the University of Health Sciences since 2015 and I have been working as the deputy dean. The University of Health Sciences was established in 1903 with the contribution of Sultan Abdulhamit Han. Known as Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane, it is the oldest medical school in Turkey. The purpose of Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane is to train personnel who will provide health services for people in the Turkish-Islamic geography. Adana Faculty of Medicine was established in 2020. Thus, becoming the second faculty established there. We continue providing education with 62 students. In general, the courses given in our faculty have been prepared in accordance with the curriculum of all medical faculties in Turkey. Basic medical science courses such as Physiology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Pathology are given. In addition, clinical and theoretical hospital education continues in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades, as part of the program. Our students will receive education at Adana City Hospital. They will learn about the major branches such as Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and General Surgery and their training in Eye, Ear Nose and Throat, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery at Adana City Hospital. Adana City Hospital provides all necessary laboratory services for patients. We have a genetics unit, Pathology, Microbiology and Biochemistry Laboratories. In these laboratories, 10 to 12 thousand blood tests are performed daily, and pathological examinations of approximately 1500 cases per month are performed. In the 4th grade, there are 4 main branches provided for our students; Gynecology and Obstetrics, Internal Medicine, Child Health and Diseases and General Surgery internships are done. These branches are the branches that a doctor should learn in the first step. In the 5th and 6th grades, the necessary internship training will be given to the students. Our students will do internship in branches such as Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in their 5th grade. In the 6th grade, they will undertake internship training, the final step before becoming professionals, and they will examine the patients. During this period, they will evaluate the patients with their professors, make a diagnosis, request examinations and write out prescriptions. They will conduct these themselves. We are waiting for you to come here to receive these trainings, as the hospital and medical faculty. As the University of Health Sciences, Adana Faculty of Medicine, we have Erasmus and Mevlana programs. We support these programs so that our students can apply to these programs to increase their knowledge, experience abroad and to see how assertive and advanced we are in the field of medicine.
Although we are a one-year old Faculty of Medicine, we have already held symposiums and congresses as the University of Health Sciences, Adana Faculty of Medicine. We are engaged in scientific endeavors already. Although we are a newly established medical faculty, we have held 4 symposiums. Students who graduate from the University of Health Sciences, Adana Faculty of Medicine primarily want to practice medicine. The practice of medicine is the most sacred profession in the world. We will train students who are equipped with thorough knowledge, good manners and clinical experience. For this reason, our desire is for all our students to practice medicine. However, the students we train will be able to easily work as medical directors in pharmaceutical companies and chemical companies. Turkish physicians are highly regarded abroad and in European countries. Our students will be able to easily find a job abroad. Dear students, the process of learning medicine is quite long. If you are not keen on learning every day, if you do not have the habit of reading 50-100 pages a day, this profession will be difficult for you. What we learned a year or a month ago is changing rapidly. Treatment and diagnostic protocols all change monthly. students who are open to continuous learning and interested in learning should choose this profession. Those who do not like to treat people with compassion and love should not choose this profession. Finally, medicine is a profession that should not be chosen to earn money. Medicine requires passion. It is a work focused on continuous learning, and if you have these features, you should choose us. As University of Health Sciences, Adana Faculty of Medicine, we are always with our students. We hold meetings with them at least twice a year and show them around our clinics. Student are always in touch with faculty members. When students choose this place, they will study in a comfortable environment with Adana's beautiful warm climate, tolerant citizens and good-hearted people. In addition, as the Faculty of Medicine, we offer many benefits for students. For example, we have hospitals in Sudan, Somalia and Uzbekistan. If they feel the need, our students will be able to go there and do an internship for 2-3 months. These internships will be an experience for them. We are an academic subscriber to many online medical journals. Our students can easily access these resources from our electronic library. Our students gain a lot of experience by observing many patients and surgeries. We welcome students to University of Health Sciences, Adana Faculty of Medicine. University of Health Sciences is the only university in Turkey with a focus on the theme of health. It is an institution that provides quality training and trains competent physicians abroad and in the country. I welcome you all to our faculty, stay safe.