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The Cerrahpafla Faculty of Medicine is a
result of the division into separate units of the
Faculty of Medicine in 1967.
With the latest medical equipment, the faculty
upholds an innovative attitude. It trains its students
to be abreast with the latest developments in the
world of medicine, and the scientific research
undertaken by its academic staff has a worldwide
reputation.
In 1987, a medical programme in English was
established at the faculty. There is also a Department
of Medical Biological Sciences. Medical programmes
are of a 12-term (six years) duration and education
takes place in three phases. The first 2 years cover
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fundamental sciences, followed by a
three-year
period studying clinical sciences. Students completing
this programme successfully are further trained in
the practice of family medicine and thus are
Scholarshiped the right of becoming physicians.
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The faculty offers its students extracurricular
activities at its library and sports facilities. There
are a large number of student clubs where students
can take part in social activities. Scholarships are
also Scholarshiped to students at the faculty.
The faculty offers its students extracurricular
activities at its library and sports facilities. There
are a large number of student clubs where students
can take part in social activities. Scholarships
are also Scholarshiped to students at the faculty.
The faculty further serves the public through
health services offered using the latest technologies
and treatments. It has 1175 |
staff members, a
supportive personel of 2483, 2652 students,
2 500 specialized doctors, and 2000 beds, and
can treat 3 000 outpatients a day.
The Patients School is a new health service
established with the cooperation of the faculty
with the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, starting
with a pilot programme initiated in 2001. Patients
with chronic ailments that produce negative effects
on their every day life are supported and taught
how to live more comfortably with their illnesses.
Another service offered is introducing patients
with similar complaints and encourage solidarity
and the foundation of associations for patients.
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