History

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.

Qualification Awarded

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

Field(s) of Study (ISCED-F)

0912 Medicine

Level of Qualification

Master Degree in Medicine

Specific Admission Requirements

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.

Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

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.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

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.

Profile of The Programme

The curriculum is designed to provide the foundations of contemporary practices in medical practice. The first three years of education are evaluated based on passing grades, while years 4, 5, and the internship period are evaluated based on passing rotations. The first three years of education cover Phases 1-4, the 4th and 5th years cover Phase 5, and the internship period covers Phase 6. Phase 1. Introduction to Medical Sciences: This phase lasts 14 weeks and covers fundamental concepts such as the building blocks of cells, morphology, cell cycle, the body's biological balance, and homeostasis, which form the basis for understanding the normal structure and functions of systems. Additionally, the foundations of skills training are laid, and education programs for the use of computers in medical education and daily life, health protection and promotion, ethics and law concepts, and visits to healthcare institutions begin during this period. Phase 2. Normal Structure and Function: In this phase, the aim is to introduce the normal structure and functions of the body through an integrated structure on a systems basis (horizontal) and correlated with clinical examples (vertical). It consists of four blocks, each lasting 14 weeks, formed by related system groups. Phase 3. Introduction to Pathology and Clinical Sciences: In this 17-week phase, before beginning system pathologies, students are expected to learn basic pathological concepts such as inflammation, infection, infectious agents, and oncogenesis, as well as basic pharmacology. During this phase, theoretical courses, skills training, and bedside applications aimed at acquiring history-taking and physical examination skills are also conducted. Phase 4. System Pathologies: The main feature of this phase is the intensive transmission of pathological processes on a systems basis, emphasizing clinical significance and correlations. With the same structure as Phase 2, it consists of four blocks lasting 7-12 weeks each. Phase 5. Clinical Sciences: The clinical rotation education conducted in the 4th and 5th years aims to ensure that students who have grasped basic medical knowledge with its clinical correlations in previous phases fully learn the necessary information for managing priority health problems, and primarily aims to prepare an appropriate environment for developing problem-solving, differential diagnosis, and patient approach skills. It lasts a total of 78 weeks over two years, consisting of the Internal Medicine Rotation Block, Cardiopulmonary System and Infection Rotation Block, Surgical Urogenital System and Emergency Medicine Rotation Block, Sensory System Rotation Block, and Musculoskeletal Nervous System and Behavioral Rotation Block, each lasting 13 weeks. Phase 6. Internship: The main objective in the final phase of education is for students to practice medicine under supervision. Similar to the most junior residents, they actively participate in patient care, treatment, and follow-up and are evaluated on their knowledge, skills, and attitudes in this work; no theoretical knowledge examination is conducted. The internship lasts 52 weeks. In addition to horizontal integration in the curriculum, education continues in the form of vertical corridors in areas such as community health field applications, ethics-law, skills, professional foreign language, and ultrasound training. The education program in the simulated patient laboratory, which begins in the second year, is an exemplary model. Special Study Modules (SSM), which provide students with the opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty members in areas of interest, are mandatory: 1 (one) SSM in the first year, 1 (one) in the second or third year, and 1 (one) in the fourth or fifth year. Basic foreign language courses aim to enable our students to follow international resources and literature. Students who wish to participate in the Research Education Program (REP), which is a unique model at Ege University Faculty of Medicine, apply at the end of the first year. The fundamental goal of the Faculty of Medicine with this education program is to train physicians who integrate science and societal developments with medical practice, possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to respond to society's health problems with high-quality healthcare services, have acquired the desire and ability to learn more than what they know throughout their professional lives, and have the competence and proficiency to contribute to scientific developments.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

Medical Faculty graduates work in various healthcare units such as community health units in primary healthcare and emergency departments of public hospitals through a lottery system organized by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey for two years of mandatory service. Medical doctors who pass the Medical Specialization Examination, which is held twice a year, receive Specialty Training in hospitals of various universities or in training and research hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, and those who successfully complete their training work as Specialist Physicians.

Access to Further Studies

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.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students are required to attend classes, practical sessions, and examinations. Student attendance is monitored by the relevant faculty member. In the first three years of Medical Faculty (preclinical years), the examination system consists of the following components: 1. Examinations administered in the first three years of education: 1.1. Block Written Examination (BWE): Conducted at the end of the block with multiple-choice questions. The purpose of this examination is to evaluate students' level of knowledge and comprehension of block topics and their ability to apply these to cases and problems. Block examinations consist of at least 100 and at most 200 questions and are conducted during the last three days of the examination week at the end of the block. For a student to be considered successful in a block, they must demonstrate at least 50% performance in the BWE. BWEs contribute 50% to the end-of-block examination grade. Students who demonstrate less than 50% performance in BWEs, regardless of their grades in other examinations, must take the End-of-Year Written Examination/End-of-Year Supplementary Examination conducted within the scope of supplementary examinations at the end of the year. Students who fail this examination repeat the year the following year. 1.2. Block Practical Grade (BPG): This is the grade generated within the scope of the blocks of Phases in the first three-year education program. It is the grade related to practical applications within the block, obtained from students' evaluations through vertical corridor education and practical examinations of laboratory and demonstration sessions of basic sciences departments, or assessment tools such as assignments and direct observation. Grades obtained from all practical examinations or other assessment tools are converted into a single score (BPG) by taking the weighted average at rates predetermined by the executive board. Students must demonstrate at least 60% performance in each practical examination or assessment. Students who cannot demonstrate this performance, regardless of their theoretical examination grades, are subject to supplementary examination in that practical area. The ratio of BPG to the end-of-block grade is 25%. Within this grade, no sub-threshold is sought for skills or other practical applications. The BWE (50%) and BPG (25%) contribute to the student's end-of-block grade. The block practical grade is not calculated for students who do not attend at least 80% of practical sessions and skills sessions without an excuse deemed valid by the Faculty Administrative Board. 2. Block Midterm Examinations (BME): These are short-duration (40 min.) examinations conducted every two or three weeks, consisting of 10-25 short-answer text-type questions, matching questions, patient management problems, diagram or scenario-based questions. The purpose of these examinations is to test students' competencies in comprehension, using what they know in problem-solving, analysis and synthesis, and to show students their weaknesses and strengths. BMEs do not require a 50% performance condition. The average of BMEs within the block is called the BME achievement level and its contribution rate to the weighted block achievement level is 25%. 3. Examination conducted independently of block scheduling (vertical): Progress Examination: The progress examination is conducted three times a year and can be defined as a final examination covering all of the faculty's educational and instructional objectives. With this practice, it is intended for students to see what kind of strengths and weaknesses they have in which themes and disciplines, to have an idea about what they will learn in the upcoming period, and what is expected of them. The progress examination is conducted at Ege University Faculty of Medicine at least 3 times each year with multiple-choice questions. These examinations aim to monitor students' individual development and test the learning objectives of the faculty divided into phases, blocks, themes, and sub-themes. Students are obliged to take at least one progress examination per year and at least 11 progress examinations before graduation. For a student to graduate, they must be successful in at least 11 progress examinations. Students' end-of-year achievement grade must be at least 60. Students who fall below this level take supplementary examinations from the unit or units in which they failed. All students who demonstrate performance below 60 as a result of supplementary examinations repeat the year. Examinations administered in Clinical Rotation Blocks: Clinical Rotation Block Written Examination (CRBWE): Conducted at the end of the clinical rotation block, consisting of at least 100 and at most 200 multiple-choice questions, and is conducted at the end of the clinical rotation block (within the last three days of the 13th week). For a student not to be considered unsuccessful in a block, they must demonstrate at least 50% performance in the CRBWE. CRBWEs contribute 60% to the end-of-block achievement level. Students who demonstrate less than 60% performance in CRBWEs, regardless of their grades in other examinations, are subject to the supplementary examination of the clinical rotation block examination at the end of the year. Students who fail this examination repeat the clinical rotation block the following year. Clinical Rotation Grade (CRG): This is the grade generated from oral examinations and evaluations conducted at the end of each clinical rotation within clinical rotation blocks. In oral examinations, students' clinical problem-solving skills are evaluated and applied at the bedside and/or on virtual cases. Grades obtained from all oral examinations or other assessment tools are converted into a single score (CRG) by taking the weighted average at rates predetermined by the executive board. Students must demonstrate at least 60% performance in each oral examination or assessment. The effect of CRG on the Clinical Rotation Block Achievement Level is 40%. Students who demonstrate less than 60% performance, regardless of their grades in other examinations, are subject to the supplementary examination of that clinical rotation oral examination. Students who fail this examination repeat the clinical rotation block the following year. Students' Clinical Rotation Block Achievement Levels must be at least 60%. Students who fall below this level take supplementary examinations from the unit or units in which they failed. All students who demonstrate performance below 60% as a result of supplementary examinations repeat the clinical rotation block.

Graduation Requirements

Students who successfully complete the six-year education program with a total of 360 ECTS credits qualify for graduation. Medical Faculty graduates receive their graduation diplomas with the approval of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey.

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

Full Time

Address, Programme Director or Equivalent

Dean: Prof. Devrim BOZKURT, MD, PhD Address: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Dean, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey Phone: +90 232 390 49 08 E-mail: devrim.bozkurt@ege.edu.tr ECTS/DE Coordinator: Prof. Tahir ATİK, MD, PhD Address: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey Phone: +90 232 390 12 01 E-mail: tahir.atik@ege.edu.tr

Facilities

In the approximately 2000-bed teaching hospital, there are 10 fully equipped amphitheaters with a capacity of approximately 100-400, and 16 small classrooms with a capacity of 50-75 students. At the Ege Media Education and Teaching Materials Unit (EMEDA), which is affiliated with the Dean's Office, all types of audiovisual equipment are made available for use in education in online or physical environments within the faculty. The Faculty maintains contemporary education with Clinical Skills Laboratories where skills training is conducted on one-to-one models; Integrated Learning Areas where multidisciplinary interactive learning is conducted; a Computer Laboratory containing 100 personal computers all connected to the local network and internet; the Faculty Library providing access to basic books of every discipline, more than 200 journals, Medline and electronic journals; its Emergency Department providing 24-hour service; and community health field education opportunities conducted with various health centers.