Yenidoğan Ahmet El-Biruni Cad, Yenidoğan, Faculty Interior Cluster Houses No:85, 38280 Talas/Kayseri, TÜRKİYE
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Medical Laboratory Techniques
(About the Program)
The Medical Laboratory Techniques Program aims to train qualified health technicians who can work in the laboratory units of health institutions. The program aims for students to gain professional knowledge and practical skills in laboratory safety, sample acceptance, analysis processes, device use, microscopy, microbiology, biochemistry, hematology, immunology, pathology, and quality processes.
The program was opened on 21.11.1989 under the name "Medical Laboratory"; with the decision of the Higher Education Executive Board dated 15.04.2009, it was restructured under the Department of Medical Services and Techniques as "Medical Laboratory Techniques."
The program has produced 923 graduates since its establishment. A total of 1451 students have been enrolled, and educational activities continue with the contribution of 202 active students and 7 academic staff members.
Theoretical and practical courses are carried out in a balanced manner in the program. Students gain professional knowledge and skills in areas such as general medical microbiology, parasitology, applied microbiology, hematology, clinical biochemistry, immunological methods, pathology, and basic laboratory practices.
Students develop their practical skills in the Microbiology Laboratory within the school; they also gain field experience through applied courses carried out in the relevant units of Erciyes University Hospitals.
Within the program, students are provided with professional knowledge through courses such as Medical Terminology, Medical Biology and Genetics, Laboratory Chemistry, Maintenance and Use of Laboratory Instruments, General Medical Microbiology, Parasitology-Entomology, Applied Microbiology, Hematology, Microscopy Skills, Clinical Biochemistry, Immunological Methods, Pathology, Medical Laboratory Practices, and Medical Laboratory.
The program includes professional elective courses such as Occupational Health and Safety, Physiology, Histology, Anatomy, Public Health, Health Law, Professional Ethics, Mathematics, Diagnostic Methods in Genetics, Disease Knowledge, First Aid, Infectious Diseases, Hospital Information Systems, Biostatistics, Electrical Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility in Medical Devices, Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences, Emergency Health Services in Disasters, Search and Rescue in Disasters and Emergencies, and Genetic Diseases. Social elective courses aim to support students' personal, professional, and social development.
Students have the opportunity to develop their professional skills in a real working environment by completing the compulsory 20-working-day summer practice in hospitals of their choice.
The Medical Laboratory Techniques Program aims to train qualified health professionals who are grounded in international science and education, adopt the concepts and principles of the field, can combine acquired knowledge with practice, and are sensitive to laboratory safety and ethical values.