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First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Faculty of Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - - First Cycle and Second Cycle Programme

General Description

Faculty of Medicine is one of the 17 faculties of Ege University and accepts nearly 300 new students every year. The education period is six years and the programme is annual. The education language is Turkish. Our faculty is one of the first eight faculties accredited by Turkish National Medical Education Accreditation Program that started accreditation facilities 2010. Studies on the evaluation and development of the curriculum are ongoing. Considering the feedback received, developments in medical education and related legislation, the curriculum is continuously revised and improved to provide a more efficient training program.

Upon successful completion of all required exams and practicals in the curriculum, the students are awarded with Master`s Degree In Medicine.

Length of Programme

6 Year, 12 Semesters

Total Credits

[360Akts]

Level of Qualification According to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

EQF-LLL 6

0912 Medicine

Master Degree in Medicine

High School Diploma and placement through a centralized national university placement examination arranged by OSYM (Higher Education Council Student Selection and Placement Center) are required to admit the Faculty of Medicine.

Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage of Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Ege University and hence of the Faculty of Medicine is not an exception to this. However, exams of exemption are organized at the start of each academic year at the Faculty for the courses of English Language and Computer Skills. The students who have completed the proficiencies for these courses on his/her own or through other means, and believe that they have achieved the learning outcomes specified are given right to take the exemption exams. The students who achieve a passing grade from these exams are held exempt from the related course in the curriculum.

It is a one tier programme. The education period is six years in the Faculty of Medicine. The achievement of a total of 360 ECTS credits is required for qualification as a medical doctor.

Faculty curriculum is planned to implement the basic requirements for the application of modern medical practice. The programme runs annually, but not in semester bases. The curriculum of Ege University Faculty of Medicine consists of six phases: Phase 1: Introduction to medical sciences This 12-week phase comprises basic concepts like the components, anatomy, life cycle of the cell, the biologic equilibrium of the body and homeostasis, which will form the basis for understanding normal structure and function. Besides, the students are introduced to skills training, the use of computer technology in medical education and daily life, and concepts like promotion of health, ethics and legal issues. Visits to healthcare centers also start in this phase. Phase 2: Normal structure and function In this phase, students are introduced to the normal structure and function of the body with an organ system-based, horizontally and vertically integrated curriculum. It consists of four 8-to13-week-long blocks that are composed of related systems. Phase 3: Introduction to pathology and clinical sciences This 14-week phase consists of basic pathology concepts, including inflammation, infection, infectious agents, oncogenesis and of basic pharmacology. It also includes theoretical and bedside sessions on taking the patients' history and performing physical examination. Phase 4: System pathologies The program in this phase is composed of four organ-system-based blocks structured similarly to Phase 2. The duration of blocks is 6-11 weeks and the pathologic processes are introduced with special emphasis on clinical relevance and relations. Phase 5: Clinical sciences (clerkships) The phase consists of 6 integrated clinical clerkship courses each lasting 14 weeks and the clerkship programme lasts a total of 84 weeks in years 4 and 5. Phase 5 aims to assure that the students fully learn the necessary information for the management of priority health problems in the related field, to provide the setting for developing the skills for clinical problem solving, differential diagnosis and interpersonal communication. The courses are as follows: Internal Medicine Clerkship Course, General and Urogenital Surgery Clerkship Course, Cardiopulmonary System and Infection Clerkship Course, Pediatrics Clerkship Course, Skeletal-Muscular-Nervous System and Behavioural Sceinces Clerkship Course, Sensorial System Clerkship Course. Phase 6: Internship The aim in the last phase of the curriculum is for the students to practice medicine under supervision. Similar to the junior residents, they actively participate in the patients' care, treatment and follow-up and are evaluated according to their knowledge, skills and attitudes in the process. No formal tests assessing knowledge are given. The phase lasts 52 weeks. In the medical curriculum, besides horizontal integration trainings in the form of vertical integration continue in areas such as public health applications, ethics-law, practical skills, professional foreign language, ultrasound education. The training program in the simulated patient laboratory starts in the second grade and it is an exemplary model. Special Study Modules (SSM), which allow students to work face-to-face with faculty members in their fields of interest, are compulsory in the second and third grades. Basic and professional foreign language courses aims to enable our students to follow the international literature. Students also participates in the Research Education Program (REP) voluntarily at the end of the first year to train as a researcher and this is also a unique model of our curriculum. The main objective of the faculty with this curriculum is to raise general practitioners who are fully-equipped with knowledge, skills and attitudes to combine his/her medical proficiency with recent developments in science and society for the management of a high-quality medical care in the fight against community health problems; who have the enthusiasm to learn more and perform better; and finally, who are capable of and proficient enough to contribute to scientific development worldwide.

In order to complete the two-year obligatory work for the government, the graduates of Faculty of Medicine enter a kura organized by the Turkish Ministry of Health and are recruited in the public health units at the primary health care or in the emergency services of governmental hospitals. A Medical Residency Examination (TUS) is held twice a year and the graduates who are successful to get a post announced by OSYM (Higher Education Council Student Selection and Placement Center) are recruited in the research and education hospitals of the universities or the Turkish Ministry of Health.

Graduates with the Medical Doctor degree may apply to Doctor of Philosophy programs in the basic medical sciences and Residency Training programs in the internal and surgical medical sciences.

Students must attend classes, practicals and examinations. Students' attendance is followed by the block committees in the first three years and departments giving clerkship training. The assessment system in the first three years of the curriculum (the preclinical years) is composed of three tools: 1. Examinations at the end of the blocks: There is one written examination made up of multiple choice quiestions (MCQ) to test the theoretical content of the basic science courses. The skills training is assessed during/at the end of each session. The practicals (physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, histology, biophysics) are assessed either during the sessions or at the end of the block with an objective-structured clinical examination (OSCE, the decision is made by the block committees). 2. Examinations during the block: There are short quizzes (each made up of 5-20 short-answer, fill-in-the-blank questions) which are designed based on the learning objectives for the related themes and which take place every three weeks. A feedback session is planned immediately following theses quizzes. 3. A progress test started being implemented in the year 2003-2004 and takes place three times a year. An independent committee composed of faculty members from the basic and clinical science departments and from The Department of Medical Education is in charge of the preparation, implementation and evaluation of these tests. The students' final score, to which all the above-mentioned tests contribute, should be above 60/100. Those who stay below this level are required to take a make-up exam for the block(s) which they failed. If they also fail these latter examinations, they retake the full school year. In Phase 5, the students take 2-5 oral examination in each course and a written test at the end of each clerkship. The written test includes MCQ's assessing the knowledge of the students and it has 60% contribution to the students's final grade. The oral examinations aim to evaluate the students' clinical problem solving skills and is thus performed at the bedside and/or using virtual cases. The student has to get 60/100 at each oral exam and the contribution of the average of oral examination notes to final grade is 45%. A supervisor is attained for each student in the departments. The students are required to score above 60/100 to pass; otherwise they take a make-up examination.

Successful completion of 360 ECTS credits for a six-year educational period is required for graduation. However, the graduates receive their diploma only after approval by the Ministry of Health following the completion of a two-year obligatory work for the government at a primary health care center.

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

Full Time

Dean: Prof. Dr. Rüçhan SERTÖZ Address: Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dekanlığı, 35100 Bornova, Izmir Tel : +902323904910, Fax : +902323881115, E-mail: ruchan.sertoz@ege.edu.tr ECTS/DS Coordinator: Prof. Dr. E. Serra KAMER Address: Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, 35100 Bornova, İzmir Tel : 0 232 390 31 01 Fax : 0 232 388 11 15 E-mail: serra.kamer@ege.edu.tr

8 fully equipped main lecture halls with 100-300 student capacity and 16 small classrooms with 50-75 student capacity are located in the teaching hospital with more than 2000 bed capacity. Educational Center of the Faculty (EMEDA) is physically located inside the hospital and serves many audio-visual equipment as teaching resources for online and virtual education. Modern learning facilities of the faculty include clinical skills laboratories fully-equipped with manikins and simulators; integrated laboratories for a multidisciplinary interactive education; a computer laboratory with its 80 personal computers each connected to the local area network and internet; the library with main textbooks, more than 200 periodicals, access to the internet, electronic databases, and online journals; 24-hour open emergency services, several health centers outside the university serving as education and research districts for public health education.

Key Learning Outcomes

1 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Service Provider-Physician” acquires and uses basic, clinical, behavioral and social science knowledge, skills and attitudes required for individual and community-oriented health care delivery.
2 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Service Provider-Physician” evaluates the patients with a holistic approach and performs preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative medicine practices and records these practices.
3 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Service Provider-Physician”, knowing the limits of his own knowledge and skills, seeks appropriate help from other health professionals and institutions by running the referral chain when necessary.
4 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Service Provider-Physician” performs the duty as a physician in the context of good medical practices and ethical principles without any discrimination. Carries out the professional responsibilities by keeping human values in the foreground and by observing legal texts and protecting patient and employee safety and privacy.
5 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Service Provider-Physician” is aware of the importance of asking for rational examinations and rational drug use during medical practice. Plans and implements the diagnosis and treatment of patients according to the principles of evidence-based medicine.
6 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Defender” evaluates and monitors the health level of individuals and society, the factors affecting it and their health needs with appropriate methods and tools, and makes the necessary applications for its improvement.
7 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Defender” plans and conducts training and consultancy processes related to individual and public health for the protection and development of health, and makes recommendations to health authorities.
8 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Defender” distinguishes all national and international policies and practices that affect health within their development processes. Defends the practices that contribute to the public health by evaluating the possible effects of these practices on a scientific basis.
9 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Defender” Defends basic ethical principles such as providing equal opportunity and accessing the right to health in achieving the right to health.
10 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Health Defender”supports and defends the rights of patients, physicians and other healthcare professionals.
11 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduates, while “Adopting Professional Ethics and Professional Principles”, manages the ethical, administrative and legal situations that come across while providing health services. Fulfills duties and obligations by observing the principles of medical ethics and rights and legal responsibilities.
12 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate, while “Adopting Professional Ethics and Professional Principles”, considering the patient as a whole, performs quality health care in a determined manner within the framework of good medical practices.
13 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate, while “Adopting Professional Ethics and Professional Principles", evaluates performance in medical practice by considering cognitive, emotional and social characteristics.
14 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Leader-Manager” uses and manages the health unit she/he works in, the resources allocated to health service provision, human power and relations in the most appropriate way for the benefit of the society within the framework of area of responsibility.
15 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Leader-Manager”” leads the studies in the field of responsibility aiming to increase the efficiency in the planning, running and evaluation processes of health services.
16 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Team member” fulfills the professional responsibilities and duties completely, knowing the job descriptions of all health professions and other professional groups, in harmony, by prioritizing the health and success of the team.
17 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Team Member” effectively shares knowledge, skills and experiences at a level that will contribute to the professional development of colleagues, physician candidates and other healthcare professionals, and provides consultancy when necessary.
18 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Communicator” first of all, uses Turkish and at least one foreign language used in the literature competently at a level to understand and interpret the professional literature and to carry what learned into the practice of medicine
19 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Communicator” creates a qualified professional communication ground based on mutual understanding, trust and respect with the patient, patient relatives, colleagues, healthcare professionals and other professional groups.
20 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Communicator” collects, uses and shares the information it needs during medical practices, within the framework of ethical principles, from patients and their relatives, physicians, other healthcare professionals and records in a way that ensures personal data security.
21 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Communicator” first of all, Establishes quality communication with individuals and groups that they serve, without making any discrimination, caring trust and respect.
22 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a “Communicator” informs the patient about the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes and shares them in decision-making mechanisms by showing a patient-centered approach in medical practices.
23 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate, while “Demonstrating Scientific and Analytical Approach” uses up-to-date information resources and health technologies required by the medical profession.
24 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate, while “Demonstrating Scientific and Analytical Approach” critically evaluates information and sources of information, self-develops using independent learning skills and professional experience.
25 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate, while “Demonstrating Scientific and Analytical Approach” contributes to the creation, development, sharing and application of new knowledge by using the scientific method within the framework of ethical rules.
26 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate, while “Demonstrating Scientific and Analytical Approach” uses the principles of evidence-based medicine in practice.
27 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a "Lifelong Learner" knows the ways of developing knowledge, skills and attitudes gained during the education and uses them throughout the medical life.
28 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a "Lifelong Learner" effectively manages personal development, including self learning, work processes and career.
29 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Graduate as a "Lifelong Learner" adopts continuous professional development as a principle throughout professional medical life.

Key Programme Learning Outcomes - NQF for HE in Turkey

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Course Structure Diagram with Credits (60 ECTS per Full-Time Academic Year)

T : Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
1. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100001012006 Turkish TURKISH LANGUAGE I Compulsory 2 - - 2
100001022006 Turkish ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURK Compulsory 2 - - 2
100001042024 Turkish INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES Compulsory 32 12 - 38
100001062002 Turkish INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER Compulsory 3 - - 2
100001072003 Turkish PHASE 1 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 1 Compulsory 13 6 - -
100001082003 Turkish PHASE 2 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 1 Compulsory 10 6 - -
100001092003 Turkish PHASE 2 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 2 Compulsory 9 4 - -
100001102010 English ENGLISH LANGUAGE I Compulsory 4 - - 4
100001122021 Turkish CAREER PLANNING Compulsory 2 - - 2
100001142024 Turkish SPECIAL STUDY MODULES Compulsory - - - -
Total 77 28 0 50
2. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100000922006 Turkish TURKISH LANGUAGE II Compulsory 2 - - 2
100000942006 Turkish ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF T.II Compulsory 2 - - 2
100000962010 English ENGLISH LANGUAGE Compulsory 4 - - 4
Total 8 0 0 8
3. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100002012004 Turkish PHASE INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES Compulsory 39 9 - 60
100002022004 Turkish PHASE 2 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 3 Compulsory 14 4 - -
100002032004 Turkish PHASE 2 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 4 Compulsory 10 2 - -
100002042004 Turkish PHASE 3 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 1 Compulsory 15 3 - -
Total 78 18 0 60
5. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100003012005 Turkish PHASE 4 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES Compulsory 46 6 - 56
100003022007 Turkish PHASE 4 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES I Compulsory 15 1 - -
100003032007 Turkish PHASE 4 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 2 Compulsory 8 1 - -
100003042007 Turkish PHASE 4 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 3 Compulsory 11 2 - -
100003052007 Turkish PHASE 4 INTEGRATED BLOCK COURSES 4 Compulsory 12 2 - -
100003062005 Turkish SPECIAL STUDY MODULES Compulsory - - - 2
CHA001 Turkish CHILD RIGHTS AND FAMILY EDUCATION Compulsory 1 - - 2
Total 93 12 0 60
6. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
MDSD04 English EXTRACURRICULAR ELECTIVE IV - - - -
Total 0 0 0
7. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
10120001T11419 Turkish INTERNAL MEDICINE CLERKSHIP COURSE (PHASE 5 INTEGRATED BLOCK 1) Compulsory 13 14 - 20
SEÇMELİ-TIP-4-SINIF Turkish ELECTIVE COURSES FOR FOURTH YEAR Elective - - - 40
Total 13 14 0 60
9. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100005232012 English PEDIATRICS CLERKSHIP COURSE (PHASE 5 INTEGRATED BLOCK 6) Compulsory 13 14 - 20
SEÇMELİ-TIP-5.SINIF Turkish ELECTIVE COURSES FOR FIFTH YEAR Elective - - - 40
Total 13 14 0 60
11. Semester
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100006012001 Turkish GENERAL SURGERY Compulsory - 3 - 5
100006021994 Turkish PEDIATRICS Compulsory - 7 - 10
100006032020 Turkish OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Compulsory - 5 - 5
100006041994 Turkish INTERNAL MEDICINE Compulsory - 7 - 10
100006052019 Turkish PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Compulsory - 5 - 5
100006071994 Turkish EMERGENCY MEDICINE Compulsory - 3 - 6
100006092001 Turkish ELECTIVE Compulsory - 3 - 5
100006112002 Turkish PULMONARY MEDICINE Compulsory - 2 - 2
100006122002 Turkish CARDIOLOGY Compulsory - 2 - 2
100006162019 Turkish FAMILY MEDICINE Compulsory - 5 - 5
100006182020 Turkish PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH Compulsory 3 - - 5
Total 3 42 0 60
SEÇMELİ-TIP-4-SINIF - ELECTIVE COURSES FOR FOURTH YEAR
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
10120002T11421 Turkish GENERAL AND UROGENITAL SURGERY CLERKSHIP COURSE (PHASE 5 INTEGRATED BLOCK 2) Elective 13 14 - 20
10120002T11423 Turkish CARDIOPULMONARY SYSTEM AND INFECTION CLERKSHIP COURSE (PHASE 5 INTEGRATED BLOCK 3) Elective 13 14 - 20
SEÇMELİ-TIP-5.SINIF - ELECTIVE COURSES FOR FIFTH YEAR
Course Unit Code Language of Instruction Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit T P L Number of ECTS Credits Report
100005242012 Turkish SKELETAL-MUSCULAR-NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES CLERKSHIP COURSE (PHASE 5 INTEGRATED BLOCK 5) Elective 13 14 - 20
100005252012 Turkish SENSORIAL SYSTEM CLERKSHIP COURSE (PHASE 5 INTEGRATED BLOCK 4) Elective 13 14 - 20