| Integrated System is applied as a training method in Haliç University, Faculty of Medicine. This system, which is applied in the majority of medical faculties in Turkiye, has been preferred because it facilitates horizontal and vertical transfer opportunities between faculties and also meets International Medical Education Standards.
Education at Haliç University Faculty of Medicine is provided in two separate programs in Turkish and English. Language of instruction proficiency is required for students enrolled in Turkish and English programs. The education period in Faculty of Medicine is six years and consists of three consecutive main periods:
a) Clinic-Integrated Basic Term:
In the first three grades, education mainly consists of Subject Committees formed according to the theoretical and/or applied, horizontally and vertically integrated topics, including systems-based, vocational and clinical skills courses, and the subject committee passing credit system is applied in the exams.The purpose of the Clinic-Integrated Basic Period is to provide the foundation of medical sciences with vertical integration with the clinic, to present it with both theoretical and skill applications and preparation for the Clinical Medicine Sciences Period, where this will be reinforced with practical clinical training for the application of the art of medicine.
b) Clinical Medical Sciences Period:
This period covers the fourth and fifth grades where there are Clerkships that include laboratory work and applied areas such as clinics, polyclinics, and operating rooms.
The purpose of the Clinical Medicine Sciences Period is to reinforce the theoretical knowledge and skill applications learned in the Clinic-Integrated Basic Period with practical clinical training for the application of the art of medicine and to prepare for the internship period.
c) Internship:
It is the sixth grade that allows students to practice the profession of medicine for an uninterrupted period of twelve months.
The purpose of the Internship Period is to ensure that the knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired in the previous periods can be applied and developed under the supervision of the instructors.
Students who graduate after having successfully completed all their courses are given the title of Medical Doctor (MD). |