Program Head: Prof.Dr.M.Alper ERGIN |
Program Advisor: Assoc.Prof.Serra ORSTEN |
To train auxiliary health personnel who perform medical analyses deemed necessary by the physician regarding the clinical condition of the patient in diagnostic and treatment laboratories within health institutions, who can combine the education and theoretical knowledge they receive on the subject with practice, who can study the tests conducted in medical laboratories and obtain their results, organize and share them in accordance with their purpose, and who can use these features in laboratories serving in the health sector, who follow current scientific and technological developments in their field and who have internalized ethical values.
MISSION OF THE PROGRAM
To train equipped medical laboratory technicians who adapt to scientific and technological developments, adhere to ethical values, and take part in the provision of quality health services. The program aims to provide students with the competence to produce accurate, reliable and fast results in analysis processes, while also providing an education suitable for the needs of the health sector.
VISION OF THE PROGRAM
Program Vision: To be a leading program recognized nationally and internationally in the field of medical laboratories, embracing continuous development and innovation, and raising reliability and quality standards in healthcare services. In addition, it aims to train its students as qualified individuals sought after in the sector by equipping them with professional knowledge and skills.
TITLE
Those who successfully complete their education are given the title of "Medical Laboratory Techniques Associate Degree Diploma" and "Medical Laboratory Techniques Technician".
Students receive theoretical and practical training on topics such as operating devices used in hospital laboratories and clinics, performing various laboratory tests, and perform practical internships during the year and in the summer. Students who want to enter this program must be interested in biology, physics, chemistry and human sciences.
Those who want to become medical laboratory technicians must;
• Be interested in biology and chemistry and successful in this field,
• Be able to focus on one point for a long time, be patient,
• Be able to use their eyes and hands in coordination,
• Not get bored doing routine work,
• Be responsible,
• Be able to communicate well with others.
Entry is made according to the rules determined by ÖSYM.
Vocational Education duration is 2 years. At least 120 ECTS courses must be reached in this period. According to Hacettepe University associate and undergraduate degree regulations, a minimum GPA of 2.00 is required to graduate. Students who do summer internship are subject to the Summer Internship Regulations that can be found on the Hacettepe University Health Services Vocational School website.
Graduates can work in university, state, social insurance hospitals, health centers, private clinics and analysis laboratories, research centers of other health institutions, public health institutes and food industry enterprises, institutions and organizations that conduct research and development studies in the field of medicine and research centers. Those employed in the public sector are subject to the Civil Servants Law No. 657. They start their duties with the 2nd stage of the 10th degree in the technical services class. Their salaries are determined each year according to the budget law.
| They have the knowledge and skills to perform biochemical, microbiological, pathological and hematological analyses of medical materials using laboratory equipment, machinery, tools and equipment in the laboratories and branches of science where they work. Medical Laboratory Technicians can improve themselves in certain areas by assisting experts in the healthcare institution they work in. They can continue their education in nursing, molecular biology, etc. departments to complete their license with the vertical transfer exam. |