DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE INFORMATION PACKAGE CONTENTS A. INTRODUCTION HISTORY 1 MISSION 1 CURRENT STATUS 2 LANGUAGE 2 FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2 ECTS - EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM 4 STUDENT MOBILITY 4 TEACHING STAFF MOBILITY 4 INTENSIVE PROGRAMS 4 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 4 B. NEW CURRICULUM OF DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE 6 EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF DEUFM 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CURRICULUM 7 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 8 QUALIFICATION AND FURTHER STUDIES 9 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 2 C. FACULTY ADMINISTRATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION 10 D. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 12 CHAIRPERSONS WITH ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DEPARTMENTS 12 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 15 E. INFORMATION ON ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 17 BASIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY 23 DEPARTMENT OF HISTOLOGY & EMBRYOLOGY 24 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY 26 DEPARTMENT OF BIOPHYSICS 28 DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY 29 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS 31 DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY 32 DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 34 DEPARTMENT of PARASITOLOGY 36 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 37 DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE 40 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ETHICS 42 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 3 MEDICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 43 DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY 44 DEPARTMENT OF PULMONARY MEDICINE 45 DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY 46 DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS 48 DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY 49 DEPARTMENT OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 51 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION 53 DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 57 DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY 59 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 62 DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY 63 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE 66 SURGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY 67 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 70 DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 71 DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 73 DEPARTMENT OF THORACIC SURGERY 74 DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY 75 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 4 DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY 77 DEPARTMENT OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY 79 DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 82 DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY 84 DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY 86 DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY 89 DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY 91 DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION 93 F. THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM 83 OBJECTIVES OF UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM 83 ECTS CREDIT ALLOCATION TABLE 87 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND METHODS 88 PROGRAMME DETAILS AND THE INDIVIDUAL ECTS CREDITS 89 GRADING 99 G. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 102 ACCOMODATION 102 MEALS 102 THE VICINITY OF DOKUZ EYLÜL MEDICAL CAMPUS 102 OTHER ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS 105 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES 107 VIEWS FROM FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HOSPITAL 121 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 5 A. INTRODUCTION HISTORY The Faculty of Medicine was founded as the ‘Izmir Faculty of Medicine’ by 12 professors on March 1st, 1978. Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1982 to unite several higher education institutions existing in İzmir and surrounding cities. In the same year, the Faculty of Medicine joined the University and was renamed as Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine (DEUFM). Since then, the physical and human resources of the Faculty have been constantly developing and presently it is one of the most important academic units of the University. MISSION The principal objective of the Faculty is the acquisition the qualities required to attain the educational and health care standards of modern medicine. The Faculty’s aim, adopted as the mission of the Faculty, is to educate students and residents who - are able to adapt themselves to rapidly changing scientific knowledge and social conditions of the 21st century, - have respect for human life in its entirety, - have the optimal knowledge and skills to treat their patients, have the capacity for continuous self-improvement. - are aware of the health problems within their society, - have assimilated the principles of preventive medicine, - have a motivation for scientific research and publication. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 6 CURRENT STATUS Despite its short history, the Faculty of Medicine has gained an important role in education and health services among the medical faculties in Turkey. The medical campus is located in Balcova, a district in the western part of the city. The faculty consists of a university hospital with 764 beds, modern equipments and laboratories, which serve to whole Aegean Region of Turkey. The hospital was monitored internationally and accepted as one of three service provider hospitals in Turkey for Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Association. The campus has also the School of Nursing, the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, the School of Health Services, Institutes of Health Sciences, Oncology, Dialysis and Transplantation, as well as a medical library, restaurants and cafes for students, teaching staff, patients and visitors. Regarding human resources, 346 academic staff members, more than 400 residents and 774 students are currently enrolled in the faculty. Additionally hundreds of postgraduate students, administrative employees, nurses, etc give the campus the character of a small town. LANGUAGE The medium of instruction at the Faculty is Turkish, but the students should have proficiency in English. The students who are not proficient in English are required to take one academic year long English preparatory language course before starting their undergraduate medical education. The academic staff and residents are also required to be competent in English. This fact creates a favourable environment for international exchanges and improves the dialogue with foreign visitors. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 7 FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Faculty of Medicine follows all the contemporary developments in medical education and research. Academicians keep pace with the recent developments in medicine via Information and Communication Technology (ICT), moreover, some of them have been officially assigned to carry out researches abroad such as in Germany, USA, UK and France. Many PhD students have obtained scholarships from the Turkish science foundations or received international prospectus fellowships such as Fullbright. Most of the academic staff of the Faculty of Medicine has international experience and they do join international networks and study groups. They regularly attend international conferences and symposia. The Faculty organises some international meetings as well. In the 2001-2002 academic year, live online broadcasts of surgical operations have been realised at national and international levels. Increasing number of articles is being published in respected international journals. Many researchers are involved in international multicenter collaborative trials. Since 1998, the Faculty’s Ethic Committee has approved 85 such studies. The Brain Dynamics Multidisciplinary Research Network under the auspices of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council) collaborates internationally. In addition some studies are funded by foreign foundations such as EU supported MEDA fund, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Stanley Medical Research Institute in USA. An official representative of Medical Students International Committee (TurkMSIC) engaging medical student exchange program has been present for years in the Faculty. In the 2000-2001 academic year, the Faculty of Medicine decided to take part in Socrates Scheme and formed a Socrates Committee on Erasmus Action in order to fulfil the requirements of the program and make the necessary arrangements. Since the Faculty of Medicine implements a PBL curriculum and the medium of instruction is Turkish, a special curriculum, lasting from 3 to 12 months, has been Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 8 developed –mostly suitable for Task-based Learning (TBL) clerkships and electives- for the incoming Erasmus students. Priority will be given to English, however for special cases, other European Languages will also be considered. ECTS – EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine is a participant institute in ECTS Pilot Project involving selected Turkish Universities for the 2003-2004 academic year and has been developing ECTS fully for both incoming and outgoing students. For the pilot year, the partner institute is Maastricht University of Netherlands. STUDENT MOBILITY The Faculty of Medicine welcomes international students based on reciprocity principle. Various study programmes may be offered to undergraduate students. TEACHING STAFF MOBILITY Teaching staff mobility is seriously considered. Faculty members are keen on exchanging experience and knowledge with their foreign counterparts. These exchanges are expected to have a positive impact on the improvement of teaching staff’s professional skills, as well as educational ones. INTENSIVE PROGRAMS The Faculty of Medicine provides the necessary requirements for intensive programs in all medical disciplines. There are many subjects of international interest, and scholars are welcomed to share their experiences with other European counterparts. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 9 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT The Faculty has an avant-garde role in the implementation of active learning approaches such as problem-based learning and task-based learning. An outline of the curriculum is attached. The collaboration of partners on the development of the curriculum and the implementation of ECTS will be strongly appreciated. Such efforts will also enhance future cooperation on exchanges of knowledge and experience, as well as those of students and teachers. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 10 B. NEW CURRICULUM OF DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine (DEUFM), has made a fundamental change in its undergraduate medical curriculum from traditional to Problem-based Learning (PBL) for the first time in 1997. In 1996, the Academic Board of DEUFM agreed on a basic change to PBL curriculum. Some members of the educational committees, in preparation for the curriculum change, visited centres with considerable PBL experience such as Dundee, Liverpool and New Mexico Medical Schools. International experts were invited to give seminars on PBL philosophy and processes. Meanwhile, Trainers Training Committee of DEUFM carried out faculty development programs. The Curriculum Committee consulted the views of academic departments of DEUFM and the Turkish Medical Association while determining the knowledge and skills requirements for the training of a contemporary physician. EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF DEUFM The curriculum of DEUFM has the following educational goals: To educate students with basic scientific knowledge, attitude and skills required for providing an efficient primary health care service: - who can assess an individual as a whole with his/her biological, psychological and social environment, - who have adequate knowledge to prioritise the health problems of the community and to develop solutions for them. - who can analyse the health patterns and practice in any discipline, - who learn how to learn and understand the need for life-long learning, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 11 - who know the health organisations and the roles of the health personnel and develop efficient relationships and learn the methods of community participation, - who are eager to develop their career, keep up to date with scientific developments and contribute to the progress of science. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CURRICULUM Through PBL sessions, the curriculum focuses on knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis and evaluation in the cognitive domain. Professional values-ethics and communication skills practical make up the affective domain of the curriculum. Competency-based approach is used in the implementation of basic clinical skills and practicals. Community-based education activities start in the first year and are carried on until the end of medical education. The percentage of time allocated to the activities of community-based education varies between 10.0% and 16.7% in each year. The curriculum is both horizontally and vertically integrated. The integration of clinical and basic sciences is meticulously considered and new contents are built upon prior knowledge and skills. In order to attain an appropriate structure of knowledge, the educational principles of the curriculum demand a smooth transition from basic sciences to clinical sciences and from normal functioning to pathology. The curriculum is structured on a modular basis. The PBL sessions are the main focus of the modules. The weekly schedule of a module allows several educational activities such as PBL sessions, lectures, field studies, communication skills courses, clinical skills courses, ethic courses, self-study periods. Most of the educational activities such as lectures, clinical skills and practicals are structured around the scenarios of the PBL sessions. The lectures are limited to one hour a day and aim to support PBL sessions and students’ self-study processes. The clues they provide increase students’ motivation, curiosity and efficiency during their self-study processes. Although some modules have a discrete type of configuration, most of them have a linear structure. The curriculum adapts to a spiral configuration in which sophistication and abstraction Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 12 degrees of the concepts gradually increases as one repeatedly learns them at different levels of the curriculum. The educational approach at DEUFM is usually referred to as student-centred and problem-based that is characterized by emphasis on the students’ self-motivation and responsibility for learning. This approach encourages the students to learn how to deal with problems they will face later in their professional career. The clinical skills training is considered to be the most important component of the curriculum since it aims to raise students’ awareness of their behaviours and to subject them to critical assessment. The practice of critical skills is expected to be closely related to the scenario of the PBL module being implemented. During the first three years of the curriculum, various departments organise practicals where the students learn by doing and gain practical experience by working on simulated or real materials. These are mainly multi-disciplinary practicals. The ethical concepts are integrated into the cases of the modules and discussed during the sessions. The elective topics offered in the curriculum give the students the opportunity to freely select a topic for an in-depth study. During the preclinical years, students have several opportunities to practice in primary health care facilities. Problem-based learning method is particularly used in preclinical years. Following the first three preclinical years medical education, during the fourth and fifth years, the students have a fair chance of developing their knowledge and skills in the clinical settings. Task-based Learning has been adopted as the educational strategy for clerkship in 2000. During the sixth year, students work as interns in the wards. The internship includes hands-on-patient practice and an active role in patient management. ASSESSMENT PROCESSES Several methods are being used for continuous evaluation of the curriculum. The tutors and trainers evaluate students in PBL sessions, field studies, communication skills, clinical skills practicals and clinical settings based on their performance. The scores of module-end, semester-end and phase-end exams are part of the comprehensive assessment of both the students and the curriculum. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 13 The feedback of students on the educational activities and their tutors and trainers are received regularly. The students evaluate their tutors and trainers by means of written forms, at the end of each tutoring and practical period. The Medical Education Department conducts a survey study to determine the students’ contentment levels on educational activities, tutors and facilities of DEUFM at the end of each year. The general objective of this study is to gather information from the students for monitoring and improving the program. QUALIFICATION AND FURTHER STUDIES DEUFM recruits 120 new students every year. The medical education leading to MD degree lasts six years in Turkey. The approval of the MD degree by the Ministry of Health is required in order to practice medicine in Turkey. Access to post-graduate studies depends upon the rules of the institution offering these studies. In Turkey, the prerequisites for starting specialisation are taking a central examination and being appointed to the health institution offering the training. DEUFM offers a set of specialty trainings in its departments. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 14 C. ADMINISTRATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION Prof.Dr. Şebnem Özkan sebnem.ozkan@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 22 01 Dean Prof.Dr. Oğuz Dicle oguz.dicle@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 22 02 Vice-dean Prof.Dr. Tunc Alkın tunc.alkin@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 22 02 Vice-dean ERASMUS COMMITTEE Prof.Dr. Mine Yücesoy - Coordinator mine.yucesoy@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 4505 Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ugur Yılmaz - Committee member ugur.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 37 21 Asst.Prof.Dr. Cahit Taşkıran - ECTS coordinator cahit.taskir@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 82 Assoc.Prof.Dr. Özgül Sağol - Committee member ozgul.sagol@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 34 07 Assoc.Prof.Dr. Arzu Sayıner - Committee member arzusayiner@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 45 07 Asst.Prof.Dr. Gülce Hakgüder - Committee member gulce.hakguder@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 30 05 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 15 Dr. Serpil Tanrıverdi - Committee member serpil.tanriverdi@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 44 01 Dr. Yücel Gürsel - Committee member yucel.gursel@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 82 Dr. Murat Ozgoren - Committee member murat.ozgoren@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 4485 Correspondence Address: Dokuz Eylul Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Mithatpaşa Cad. – 35340 İnciralti / İzmir - Turkey Fax: +90 232 259 05 41 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 16 D. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Chairpersons (Department names in alphabetical order) Prof.Dr. Zahide Elar zahide.elar@deu.edu.tr Department of Anaesthesiology Prof.Dr. Süleyman Tetik suleyman.tetik@deu.edu.tr Department of Anatomy Prof.Dr. Banu Önvural banu-onvural@deu.edu.tr Department of Biochemistry Prof.Dr. Erol Başar erol.basar@deu.edu.tr Department of Biophysics Prof.Dr. Sema Güneri semaguneri@deu.edu.tr Department of Cardiology Prof.Dr. Atilla Akkoçlu atillaakkoclu@deu.edu.tr Department of Chest Diseases Prof.Dr. Suha Miral Suha.miral@deu.edu.tr Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Prof.Dr. Y.Hakan Abacıoğlu abacih@deu.edu.tr Department of Clinical Microbiology Prof.Dr. A.Şebnem Özkan sebnem.ozkan@deu.edu.tr Department of Dermatology Prof.Dr. Arif Hikmet Çımrın arif.cimrin@deu.edu.tr Department of Emergency Medicine Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dilek Güldal dilek.guldal@deu.edu.tr Department of Family Medicine Prof.Dr. Serpil Salaçin serpil.salacin@deu.edu.tr Department of Forensic Medicine Prof.Dr. Ünal Açıkel unal.acikel@deu.edu.tr Department of Heart and Vascular Surgery Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 17 Prof.Dr. Zişan Buldan zisan.buldan@deu.edu.tr Department of Histology and Embryology Prof.Dr. Ayşe Yüce Department of Infectious Diseases & Clinical Bacteriology ayse.yuce@deu.edu.tr Prof.Dr. Hale Akpınar hale.akbaylar@deu.edu.tr Department of Internal Medicine Prof.Dr. Meral Sakızlı sakizlimeral@deu.edu.tr Department of Medicinal Biology and Genetics Prof.Dr. Berna Musal berna.musal@deu.edu.tr Department of Medical Education Prof.Dr. Zuhal Okuyan zuhal.okuyan@deu.edu.tr Department of Medical Ethics Prof.Dr. Fethi İdiman idiman@deu.edu.tr Department of Neurology Prof.Dr. M.Nuri Arda nuri.arda@deu.edu.tr Department of Neurosurgery Prof.Dr. Erkan Derebek erkan.derebek@deu.edu.tr Department of Nuclear Medicine Prof.Dr. Namık Demir namik.demir@deu.edu.tr Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prof.Dr. Güray Çıngıl guray.cingil@deu.edu.tr Department of Ophthalmology Prof.Dr. Emin Alıcı emin.alici@deu.edu.tr Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Prof.Dr. Semih Sütay semih.sutay@deu.edu.tr Department of Otolaryngology Assoc.Prof.Dr. Çiler Akısü ciler.akisu@deu.edu.tr Department of Parasitology Prof.Dr. Hasan Özkan hasan.ozkan@deu.edu.tr Department of Paediatrics Prof.Dr.M. Feza Akgür feza.akgur@deu.edu.tr Department of Paediatric Surgery Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 18 Prof.Dr. Aydanur Kargı aydanur.kargi@deu.edu.tr Department of Pathology Prof.Dr. Hülya Güven hulya.guven@deu.edu.tr Department of Pharmacology Prof.Dr. Sema Öncel sema.oncel@deu.edu.tr Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Prof.Dr. İlgi Şemin ilgi.semin@deu.edu.tr Prof.Dr. Ali Barutçu abarutcu@deu.edu.tr Department of Physiology Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Prof.Dr. Tunç Alkın tunc.alkin@deu.edu.tr Department of Psychiatry Prof.Dr. Gazanfer Aksakoğlu Department of Public Health gazanfer.aksakoglu@deu.edu.tr Prof.Dr. Münir Kınay munir.kinay@deu.edu.tr Department of Radiation Oncology Prof.Dr. Oğuz Dicle oguz.dicle@deu.edu.tr Department of Radiodiagnostics Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Gülay hgulay@superonline.com Department of Surgery Prof.Dr. Ünal Açıkel unal.acikel@deu.edu.tr Department of Thoracic Surgery Prof.Dr. A. Adil Esen adil.esen@deu.edu.tr Department of Urology Clinical Skills Laboratory Asst.Prof.Dr. Cahit Taşkıran cahit.taskir@deu.edu.tr Multidisciplinary Laboratory Assoc.Prof.Dr. Osman Yılmaz osman.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr Learning Resources Centre Dr. Tuncer Özenbaş tuncer.ozenbas@deu.edu.tr Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 19 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Prof.Dr. Berna Musal (Chair) Master of Health Professionals Education (MHPE) Leading director of Training the Trainers Committee Member of Liaison Committee on Undergraduate Medical education Member of Assessment Committee Member of Curriculum Committee Member of First Year Executive Committee PBL Tutor berna.musal@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 80 Asst.Prof.Dr. H. Cahit Taskiran Coordinator of Clinical Skills Laboratory Coordinator of Assessment Committee Member of Liaison Committee on Undergraduate Medical education Member of Curriculum Committee Member of Clinical Skills Committee Member of Socrates Erasmus Committee – ECTS Coordinator of the Faculty PBL Tutor cahit.taskir@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 82 Asst.Prof.Dr. Sema Ozan Coordinator of Communication Skills Committee Professional Values and Ethics Committee PBL Tutor sema.ozan@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 82 Dr. Yucel Gursel (Instructor) Member of Socrates Erasmus Committee Member of Communication Skills Committee Member of Assessment Committee PBL Tutor yucel.gursel@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 82 Dr. Sevgi Karademir (Instructor) Member of Field Studies Committee PBL Tutor sevgi.dogruer@deu.edu.tr +90 232 412 46 82 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 20 Since its establishment in 2000, The Department of Medical Education actively takes part in designing, development and implementation of curricular events, regarding undergraduate medical education. The objectives of the department are: - observing theory and practice in the field of medical education, - promoting research and publication in medical education context, - involving in evaluation processes of the curriculum, - improvement of undergraduate programme, - developing and running innovative projects in medical education, - running faculty development programmes. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 21 E. INFORMATION ON ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS The Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine consists of 41 departments classified under three categories: I) Basic sciences, II) Medical clinical sciences, III) Surgical clinical sciences. The chairpersons of the departments are elected by their own teaching staff. Each department carry out its research activities, contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduate education of the Faculty and give its support to the health services provided in the University Hospital. The information provided by the Departments of the Faculty is listed below. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 22 BASIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy 35340 Balçova-İzmir/Türkiye Fax : +90 232 259 05 41 Phone: +90 232 412 43 53 E-mail: suleyman.tetik@deu.edu.tr Members: Name E-mail Phone Süleyman Tetik, Professor suleyman.tetik@deu.edu.tr 412 43 53 Esin Korman, Professor esin.korman@deu.edu.tr 412 43 51 Orhan Mağden, Professor orhan.magden@deu.edu.tr 412 43 52 Çiğdem İçke, Assoc.Professor cigdem.icke@deu.edu.tr 412 43 57 Candan Arman, Asst.Prof. candan.arman@deu.edu.tr 412 43 56 Teaching: Title Lecturer Osteology Süleyman Tetik, Professor Dr. Artrology Çiğdem İçke, Assoc.Professor Dr. Myology Orhan Mağden, Professor Circulatory System Çiğdem İçke, Assoc.Professor Dr. Respiratory System Süleyman Tetik, Professor Dr. Genitourinary Tract Candan Arman, Asst.Professor Dr. Nervous System Esin Korman, Professor Dr. Digestive System Orhan Mağden, Professor Dr. Sense Candan Arman, Asst.Professor Dr. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 23 DEPARTMENT OF HISTOLOGY & EMBRIOLOGY Since the establishment of Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine till 1994, The Department of Histology & Embryology was known as the Department of Morphology. After 1994, the Department of Morphology was restructured to form the Department of Anatomy and the Department of Histology & Embryology under the Higher Education Law (YOK). The Department of Histology & Embryology carries out education and research studies with its 9 members consisting of a professor, assistant professors and lecturers. Besides its duties in the Faculty of Medicine, the Department also provides theoretical lecture support and carries out laboratory practicals on histology and embryology topics at the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, the School of Nursing, the Graduate School of Health Sciences and the Vocational School of Health Services. The post-graduate education is given in coordination with the Dokuz Eylul University Graduate School of Health Sciences. Presently, three PhD students are still continuing their postgraduate education in the Department. Besides their instructional responsibilities the members of the Department are working on scientific research projects. The Technical Laboratory of Histology and the Digital Imaging Laboratory are used for these researches. Mostly experimental researches are made and two biologists are in charge of these researches and routine laboratory procedures. Several supported or unsupported projects which were realised in our Department, have been published in congress proceedings and medical journals. There are also projects jointly implemented with other departments and faculties. Light microscopy-electron microscopy immunhistochemistry techniques, digital imaging facilities and cell-tissue morphometry techniques are carried out in the Department of Histology & Embryology. The Department of Histology & Embryology of Dokuz Eylul University organised the “16th International Participated National Electron Microscopy Congress” between 2-5 September 2003 in İzmir. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 24 Our aim is to improve our researches and educational programmes on behalf of our students and scientific contribution. Faculty Members: Prof. Dr. Zişan Buldan (Head of Department) Asst.Prof.Dr. Doğan Özyurt Asst.Prof.Dr. Güven Erbil Asst.Prof.Dr. Işıl Tekmen Asst.Prof.Dr. Kazım Tuğyan Asst.Prof.Dr. H. Alper Bağrıyanık Asst.Prof.Dr. Çetin Pekçetin Asst.Prof.Dr. Ülker Sönmez Asst.Prof.Dr. Bekir Uğur Ergür Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 25 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY Address: Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, 35340, İnciralti/İzmir - Turkey Telephone : +90 (232) 412 44 51 Fax : +90 (232) 259 05 41 Web address: http://okm.deu.edu.tr/abd/fizyoloji Chair : Prof. Dr. İlgi Şemin Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, 35340, İnciralti/İzmir - Turkey Telephone: +90 (232) 412 44 50 Fax: +90 (232) 259 05 41 E-mail: ilgi.semin@deu.edu.tr Establishment date: The Department of Physiology was established in 1978. The subdivision of Sports Physiology was established in 2002. Faculty: Area of interest: Prof. İlgi Şemin, MD Medical education, exercise physiology Prof. Ataman Güre, PhD Laboratory animals Prof. Abdullah Arslan, PhD Electrophysiology Assoc.Prof. Cem Şeref Bediz, MD Exercise physiology Assoc.Prof. Sevil Gönenç, MD Oxidant Stress, learning and memory Assoc.Prof. B.Muammer Kayatekin, MD Exercise physiology, oxidant stress Assoc.Prof. Osman Açıkgöz, MD Exercise physiology, oxidant stress Asst.Prof. Giray Yalaz, MD Cardiovascular physiology Asst.Prof. Nazan Uysal, MD Oxidant stress, learning and memory Areas of interest: Oxidant Stress, exercise physiology, bioelectrical potentials, learning and memory Technical Facilities: I- Spectrophotometric analysis: - Assessment of enzymes, protein and oxidants in tissue and blood. II- Measurements in exercise physiology - Animal models in exercise - Anthropometric measurements Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 26 - - Force measurements Spyrometrical measurements Direct measurements of aerobic capacity (VO2 max) Indirect aerobic tests Analyses of lactate Anaerobic exercise tests (Wingate, Jump tests) III- Learning and Behaviour tests: Morris water maze Radial arm maze Open field test IV- Experimental stress models on animals V- Electrophysiological recording and analysing: Electrodermal activity Electromyography Electroencephalography Evoked potentials Electrocardiography Electrooculography Electroneurography (Hoffmann reflex) Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 27 DEPARTMENT OF BIOPHYSICS The Department of Biophysics is located in the Faculty of Medicine. The department has a PhD program which focuses mainly on brain dynamics approach in neuroscience. Dokuz Eylul University Brain Dynamics Research Centre is linked with the Department of Biophysics. The Brain Dynamics Research Laboratories are used for multidisciplinary research studies. The department is also affiliated with other institutions through the TUBITAK Brain Dynamics Research Network Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 28 DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY The department was founded in 1978. Education: Both undergraduate and postgraduate education of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry in the School of Medicine is under the responsibility of this department and carried out by the academic personnel of the department. Faculty staff: There are six full professors, five associate professors, four assistant professors, two specialists and two post-docs working as permanent faculty in the department. Full professors: Banu Önvural, MD (Head of the Department) Meral Fadıloğlu, MD Hüseyin Sessiz Gül Güner, PhD Güldal Kırkalı, PhD Canan Çoker, MD Associate Professors: Gülgün Oktay, PhD Pınar Tuncel, MD Hüray İşlekel, MD, PhD Semra Gezer, PhD Filiz Kuralay, MD Assistant Professors: Murat ÖRMEN, MD Sezer ÇALIŞKAN, MD Pınar AKAN, MD Nilgün BİÇER, PhD Postgraduate Education; Residency, PhD and Master of Science programs are available in the department. Since 1978, 18 fellows obtained doctorate Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 29 diploma, 23 fellows obtained masters degree and 19 medical doctors have completed their residency programs and certified as specialists. There are eight residents and six PhD students continuing their education at the moment. Undergraduate Education Biochemistry and clinical biochemistry education of the Medical School is given by our department in the first, second, third and fourth years of the education in a descending intensity. The department also gives courses for the students of the Vocation School of Health Services and School of Nursing. Clinical Laboratory Services Clinical biochemistry laboratory is located within the Central Laboratory of the University Hospital and under the control and coordination of specialists from our department. More than 1 million tests are performed in the clinical chemistry, urine analysis, electrophoresis, specific protein analysis, and blood gas analysis sections of the laboratory. Research There are research projects going on in numerous topics. The fields of interest of the academic personnel are listed below: - Extra cellular matrix Adhesion molecules Tumour invasion and metastasis Metalloproteinases Lipoprotein metabolism, atherosclerosis and paraoxonase Trace elements HPLC method development Neurochemistry Isoenzymes Molecular genetics Preanalytical variables Quality management in clinical laboratory Method standardization and evaluation Biochemistry of the seminal fluid Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 30 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS The main topics in the educational goals of the Department Of Medical Biology and Genetics for post-graduate programmes are as fallows: - Understanding of basic concepts in genetics - Application of genetic information in diagnosis and monitoring the course of human diseases - Application of genetic technologies in medicine - Advanced molecular genetics - Cellular biology - Molecular biology of human neoplastic diseases The department is also involved in preparation, education for the modules in the graduate programme of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Curriculum for the topics of cellular biology, medical genetics, molecular biology in an integrated manner to relate basic biological subject matters with ethiopathogenesis and mechanisms of various medical conditions. The academic staff of the Department plays an active role in Problem Based Learning sessions and presentations as well as seminars and expert lectures. Since 1989, the department committed itself to excellence in prenatal and postnatal genetic testing for routine hospital services. These include detection of acquired and constitutional chromosomal changes both utilizing conventional and molecular cytogenesis methodologies. Emerging FISH technologies such as CGH are applicable in terms of instrumentation and expertise for investigational studies. Each member of the Department is involved with several advanced research projects on Cancer Molecular Genetics. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 31 DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY The department’s academic staff currently consists of 3 professors, 1 associate professor and 2 assistant professors who work in the full time status. It has 4 residents and 4 Ph.D. students. The department is responsible for pharmacology specialisation and coordinates pharmacology Ph.D. programmes in Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine and Dokuz Eylul Health Sciences Institute. The department serves in Medical Education in an integrated way using problem-based learning sessions, lectures and practicals. The Dokuz Eylul University Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) in the Department of Pharmacology of Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine in Izmir was set up in the beginning of 1993 as the first regional poison information centre in western Turkey. Telephone calls are attended by residents and PhD students trained in pharmacology 24 hours a day. Most of our work is done over the phone, but we also answer less acute inquiries by mail or fax. The Department of Pharmacology has three research and one routine therapeutic drug monitoring laboratories. Research on basic and clinical research in the fields of cardiovascular pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, clinical toxicology and autacoids pharmacology are conducted in these laboratories. The professors of the department have many published articles in journals indexed in PUBMED and SCI journals. They participate in national and international pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and clinical toxicology meetings. The specialised research areas of the faculty are listed below. Name Area of Specialisation Prof.Dr. Hülya Güven (Head of Dept.) Autacoids (histamine) and isolated tissue (artery), clinical pharmacology, drug interactions, pharmacology education Prof.Dr. Sedef Gidener Basic pharmacology, serotonin, education Prof.Dr. Yeşim Tunçok Clinical toxicology, clinical pharmacology, cardiovascular pharmacology Assoc. Prof.Dr. Ayşe Gelal Clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 32 drug interactions Asst.Prof.Dr. Şule Kalkan Clinical toxicology, clinical pharmacology, cardiovascular pharmacology Asst.Prof.Dr. Mukaddes Gümüştekin Mechanisms of signal transduction, anticancer drugs, autocoids, pharmacokinetics Contact Information: For additional information and/or questions contact: Phone : +90 232 4123901 Fax : +90 232 2590541 (Dean’s office) Drug and Poison Information Centre: Phone: +90 232 2777333 Address: Dokuz Eylul University School Of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, İnciralti, 35340, İzmir, TURKEY Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 33 DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY The Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department consists of 4 professors, 2 associate professors and 4 assistant professors who work in the full time status. It has 15 residents, 2 masters degree and 3 Ph.D. students. This Department is responsible for microbiology and clinical microbiology specialisation and coordinates microbiology masters degree and Ph.D. programmes in the Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. The microbiology topics of the medical curriculum are integrated into the PBL modules. The modules contain lectures, practicals, clinical and community skills and problembased learning sessions. It is one of the leading Microbiology departments in Turkey regarding education and research. The professors of the Department have published articles in journals indexed in Pubmed and SCI and more than 400 articles in Turkish journals. They participate in national and international microbiology, infectious disease, virology, bacteriology, mycology and immunology congresses. This department organises congresses as well. The specialised research areas of the professors are listed below. The Department of Microbiology has three research laboratories within the department. At the same time, various opportunities of the routine microbiology labs can be used with the permission of the director. Also there is a multicenter research lab located in the same building, which can be used for many purposes depending on the project being worked on. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 34 Name Area of Specialisation Prof.Dr. Hakan Abacıoğlu Clinical virology, hepatitis viruses, HIV Prof.Dr. İ. Hakkı Bahar Clinical virology, serology Prof.Dr. Zeynep Gülay Clinical bacteriology, antibiotics and bacterial resistance mechanisms, molecular resistance mechanisms Prof.Dr. Mine Yücesoy Anaerobe bacteriology, clinical mycology, virulence factors of Candida spp, antifungal susceptibility tests Assoc.Prof.Dr. Özlem Yılmaz Basic and advanced medical mycology, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and laboratory diagnosis, autoimmunity and laboratory diagnosis, Mycobacteria, Helicobacter pylori and advanced laboratory diagnostic tests. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Arzu Sayıner Asst.Prof.Dr. Nuran Esen Asst.Prof.Dr. Mehmet Ali Öktem Clinical virology, diagnosis of hepatitis virus, HIV and herpes virus infections Mycobacteria, molecular microbiology Clinical virology, Chylamidia ýnfections Asst.Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Baskın Immunology, bacterial pathogenesis, virology Asst.Prof.Dr. Aydan Özkütük Clinical mycology Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 35 DEPARTMENT of PARASITOLOGY The Department of Parasitology of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine was inaugurated on 01.09.1997. It was established to promote the study and control of local parasitic diseases such as cystic echinococcosis, alveolar echinococcosis, malaria, leishmaniasis and various intestinal parasitoses. The Department of Parasitology is actively involved in epidemiological studies to gather information on the prevalence and use these for taking preventive measures. Routine laboratory facilities: The routine laboratory studies consist of diagnostic studies like coprological examinations, IFA, ELISA and IHA tests for the serological diagnosis of parasitic diseases together with molecular techniques like PCR and Western blotting within the central laboratory of the university hospital. Research Laboratories: The research laboratories namely Culture laboratory, Medical Entomology laboratory and Immunology laboratory are working on different aspects of parasitic diseases and located at the Department of Parasitology. The Culture Lab work on isolating and maintaining parasite strains like Leishmania infantum, Leishmania major, Entamoeba histolytica, Trichomonas vaginalis, Toxoplasma gondii, Acanthamoeba spp. and Echinococcus multilocularis using both culture mediums and cell culture technics. Educational programs: Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Parasitology is involved in undergraduate programs of Medical Parasitology as well as PhD and Post-doc. and nationwide training programs. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 36 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Brief history The Department of Public Health had been established in 1982, 4 years after the Medical School was founded. It had started its activities with 2 academic staff members and a resident, in almost twenty years it has grown to its current capacity of 21 members. Departmental aims Contribution for the maintenance and improvement of health, locally, nationally and internationally, through: - Excellence in education and in applied research, - Development of a learning environment that encourages staff to fulfil their potential, - Formation of constructive relationship with the local and wider community, - Contributing and supporting local and regional developments. The Department has a major role in public health education in both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and continuous professional development. Undergraduate Education The Department has an opportunity to ensure that the students get a community perspective of health and health services which is provided by the problem-based, integrated undergraduate medical curriculum introduced in 1997. The department is actively engaged in the activities of curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. The Department also contributes to the education of the faculty members as tutors in Problem-based Learning and organising the fieldwork for medical students. Therefore unlike the previous years, the Department has responsibilities in all six years of medical education. At the sixth year of medical education, interns take a rotation in the Department of Public Health for two months. Within these two months, they mainly work in a health centre to strengthen their knowledge about the community and gain experience about primary health care. They also take courses on maternal and child health, reproductive health, chronic diseases, health policy and administration, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 37 occupational health, environmental health etc., which are closely related to public health and visit other health centres and institutions. Postgraduate Education The Department offers a variety of postgraduate programmes in public health, including; a. Speciality in Public Health b. MPH c. PhD in Public Health d. PhD in Occupational Health and Safety Postgraduate programme in Public Health has 8 PhD, 5 MPH and Occupational Health has 6 PhD students who are currently enrolled. The members of the Department also give courses for the other MPH and PhD programmes in Health Sciences. The department also teaches courses on Research Methods and Public Health in the affiliated health schools of the University. Continuous Professional Development - The Department contributes to the continuous professional development of other academic staff members and public health professionals. - The Department provides general support for students in public health. Different groups of health professionals like medical and nursing students and other health care workers are being educated in the Department or in The Narlidere Education, Research and Health District. - Staff members contribute to many short courses to improve the knowledge and the importance of public health among other academic disciplines, professions, and the public. Other Educational Activities Narlıdere Education, Research and Health District Narlidere Education, Research and Health District was founded in 1982 according to an agreement between the Ministry of Health and Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 38 Medicine in Izmir, which would be valid for 20 years. Narlidere District (which is a suburban area located near the University campus) lies between metropolitan city of Izmir and Cesme peninsula. Especially the rural settlements are dominated by immigrants from the Eastern and the Southeastern parts of Turkey, thus resembling the characteristics of those regions. Narlidere Education, Research and Health District is a member of a Network: Community- Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences. Research Activities Research has been conducted in all areas of Public Health since the foundation of the Department. Most prominent research had been done on the utilisation of primary health services, family planning, maternal and child health and chronic diseases (diabetes, coronary heart disease). Surveys on a wide variety of topics are conducted by medical students in the district and they are presented and discussed together with the academic members. Each postgraduate student (residents in PhD, MPH) completes a thesis, collecting data at the District. Data are collected and analysed in many ways and published as thesis, scientific papers and district annual reports. Narlidere Education, Research and Health District provides a continuous high quality data, which is also used by the Ministry of Health and other interested agencies. Ongoing research projects are on use of health services, occupational health, reproductive health and chronic diseases epidemiology. Academic members Prof. Gazanfer Aksakoglu : Research Methodology and Analyses in Health, Health Policy and Administration, Infectious Diseases, Prof. Reyhan Ucku : Epidemiology Chronic Diseases, Geriatric Health Prof. Gul Ergor: Epidemiology Asst.Prof. Ata Soyer: Health Policy and Administration, Human Rights Asst.Prof. Bulent Kilic: Health Policy and Administration Asst.Prof. Alparslan Ergor: Occupational Health Ass.Prof. Turkan Gunay: Reproductive Health Asst.Prof. Belgin Unal: Epidemiology Chronic Diseases Ass.Prof. Yucel Demiral: Occupational Health Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 39 DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE The project of the department was presented and accepted by the Deanship of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine on 01.01.1998. Academic and administrative personnel: Prof.Dr. Serpil Salaçin (Head of department), Assoc.Prof.Dr. Yücel Arısoy, Asst.Prof. Erdem Özkara, Asst.Prof.Dr. M. Hakan Özdemir, Asst.Prof.Dr. Akça T.Ergönen, Asst.Prof.Dr. Zehra Demiroğlu. 6 academic staff, 4 fellow, 1 secretary, 1 personnel are working in the department. Postgraduate Education: Four postgraduate students graduated since 1998. The education program runs according to the National Legislation of Graduation in Medicine. Undergraduate Education: 1) The Department plays an active role in the undergraduate education of medical students in Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine during the first, second and third years. The education of forensic medicine is being given by Problem-based Learning (PBL) and Task-based Learning (TBL) methods. The Department supported these events by presentations and scenarios within the programme applied during the first three years of medical education. 2) In the fifth year of medical education the “Forensic Medicine for Primary Health Service” course and the “Medicolegal Evaluation of Death” task are also given by these methods. 3) The education of forensic medicine is given to the fourth year students of the Dokuz Eylul University School of Law. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 40 4) Certain courses for the students of Dokuz Eylul University, High School of Nursing are given by our department. Outpatient clinic and other services: 1) The coordination of forensic secretary services of Dokuz Eylul University Hospital is carried out by the support of the department. 2) Other than Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Forensic Medicine outpatient services, the court cases considered from the medico-legal point of view are evaluated and interpreted by our department. Academic Link and Education Cooperation of Our Department: 1) There is cooperation with The Ministry of Justice Forensic Medicine Institution for undergraduate and postgraduate education. 2) An academic link supported by British Council is going on with Forensic Medicine Department of Dundee University Medical Faculty and our department. Projects: 1) ‘Post-mortem biochemical indicators in vitreous humour on experimental animals” supported by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 2) “The value of cervical spinal area in the post-mortem examination and dissection” supported by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 3) “The physician approach to the regulation of patient’s rights” supported by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 4) “The health profile of Methyl Bromide applicators in greenhouses” supported by British Council and Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 5) “Postgraduate education in Forensic Medicine” National and international projects on these subjects are in progress. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 41 DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ETHICS The Department of Medical Ethics of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1997. There are three lecturers all of whom are originally community medicine (public health) specialists. Prof. Zuhal Okuyan: Main interests are humanistic medicine, history of medicine, art and medicine, human rights issues, environmental health Asst.Prof. Semih Şemin: Health system and ethical issues, research ethics, technology and ethics Dr. Murat Civaner: Legislative issues, patient rights, human rights, disaster medicine The main activities of the Department are developing curriculum on medical ethics, history of medicine and human rights in medical education. In the PBL system, this programme is implemented with an interdisciplinary approach. Many joint activities are carried out with the departments of Public Health, Medical Education and Forensic Medicine. The Department also works with other medical faculties in developing pregraduate programmes on medical ethics. There is a postgraduate programme on Medical Ethics run for Dokuz Eylul University Health Sciences Institute open for all master and PhD students. An independent Medical Ethics PhD program will be organised in the near future. The main philosophy of the Department is to discuss ethical issues with health policy issues and human rights perspective. History of medicine is used as a tool for teaching social aspects of medicine. Art and literature are also strong tools for understanding medicine, illness and nature of human beings. Main research topics are: research ethics, patient rights, physician mistakes, pharmaceutical industry and ethics, medical ethics in curriculum. Contact person: Prof.Dr. Zuhal Okuyan zuhal.okuyan@deu.edu.tr Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 42 II. MEDICAL CLINICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE The Department of Internal Medicine at Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine is dedicated to patient care, research and education. It is currently under the direction of Hale Akpinar, MD, Professor of Medicine. The Department provides patient care, residency program as well as fellowships at general internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology, nephrology, endocrinology, haematology, medical oncology, rheumatology and immunology out-patient clinics and in addition at a 72-bed tertiary care teaching hospital on Inciralti campus. The Department and specialty divisions currently serve health care with 13 professors, 5 assistant professors, and 9 associate professors. Members of the Department are involved both in student and resident education programs, as well as fellowship training and research. Each training program equips the graduates with the necessary skills for providing patient-care in the principles of evidence-based medicine. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 43 DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY Cardiology department has been working on all subspecialties of cardiology with 8 staff cardiologists and 15 fellow cardiologists. The department has 50 patients capacity including 38 in wards and 12 in coronary care unit. We have 2 catheter laboratories and 1 echocardiography laboratory of 3 echocardiography devices. In these laboratories, approximately 2500 coronary interventions, 150 electrophysiological study and radio frequency ablations, 50 permanent pacemaker implantations and 15 ICD implantations are performed per year. The department also has all the facilities of non-invasive cardiology including exercise stress test laboratory, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and others. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 44 DEPARTMENT OF PULMONARY MEDICINE The clinic was established in 1983. There are four professors, one associate professor and one assistant professor as educational staff in our clinic. Sub-divisions of pulmonary medicine clinics are; outpatient clinic, inpatient clinic (total capacity of 33 beds), bronchoscopy suit, pulmonary function test laboratory, sleep disorders unit and respiratory intensive care unit. Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory tract infections, respiratory insufficiency, thoracic cancers, pleural diseases, tuberculosis, interstitial lung diseases (sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis etc.) and occupational lung diseases are the most prominent diseases and disorders which we are interested in. The clinic has every kind of recent diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, and scientific research and development activities are also carried on. Correspondence: Postal address: Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, 35340 İnciralti – Izmir - TURKEY Telephone: + 90 232 412 3800 Fax: + 90.232.278 33 73 Prof. Dr Atilla Akkoclu: (lung cancer) atilla.akkoclu@deu.edu.tr Prof. Dr. Eyup Sabri Ucan: eyup.ucan@deu.edu.tr (tuberculosis and other respiratory infections) Prof. Dr. Arif Hikmet Cimrin: arif.cimrin@deu.edu.tr [airway diseases (asthma – COPD)and occupational lung diseases] Prof. Dr. Oya Itil: (sleep disorders) oya.itil@deu.edu.tr Assoc.Prof. Dr. Oguz Kilinc: oguz.kilinc@deu.edu.tr (tuberculosis and other infections, smoking cessation) Asst.Prof.Dr. Can Sevinc: can.sevinc@deu.edu.tr (respiratory intensive care, occupational lung diseases) Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 45 DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY General Information: The Department of Neurology at Dokuz Eylul University provides state-of-the-art care for both adults and children afflicted with diseases of the nervous system, conducts research in basic and clinical neuroscience, and offers medical students and residents intensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. Faculty and Staff: The faculty and academic staff of the department currently consists of 6 professors, 3 associate professors, 2 assistant professors, 4 specialists and 9 residents in Neurology, 8 technicians, and 5 secretaries (August, 2003). Clinics: The Department of Neurology offers general and subspecialty clinics in epilepsy, sleep disorders, stroke, movement disorders, botulinum toxin treatment, dementia, multiple sclerosis, headache, neuromuscular diseases, and paediatric neurology for central or peripheral nervous system patient health care. Clinical Laboratories: A wide range of laboratories offers equipment for performing specific tests. These include electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials, electromyography (EMG), polysomnography, neuro-sonology, neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-othology. Neurology Training Program: The mission of the Department of Neurology residency program is to train neurologists committed to the absolutely highest level of patient care. To help achieve this mission, the department has strong clinical and academic services in virtually all areas of subspecialty neurology, as well as general neurology. Divisions: Cerebrovascular Disorders Clinic Medical Staff: Drs. Kursad Kutluk (director), Vesile Ozturk Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 46 Dementia and Neurobehavioral Disorders Clinic Medical Staff: Dr. Gorsev G. Yener (director) Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Clinics Medical Staff: Drs. Baris Baklan (director), Ibrahim Oztura Headache Clinic: Medical Staff: Drs. Fethi Idiman (director), Vesile Ozturk Movement Disorders and Botulinum Toxin Clinics Medical Staff: Dr. Raif Cakmur (director) Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Medical Staff: Drs. Egemen Idiman (director), Serkan Ozakbas Neuromuscular Diseases Clinic Medical Staff: Drs. Ahmet Genc (director), Ihsan Sengun, Berril Donmez Pediatric Neurology Clinic Medical Staff: Dr. Egemen Idiman (director) EEG/Polysomnography Lab. Medical Staff: Drs. Baris Baklan (director), Ibrahim Oztura Electromyography (EMG) Lab. Medical Staff: Drs. Ahmet Genc (director), Raif Cakmur , Ihsan Sengun, I. Oztura Evoked Potentials Lab. Medical Staff: Drs. Fethi Idiman (director), Raif Cakmur Neuroophthalmology and Neuroothology Lab. Medical Staff: Drs. Fethi Idiman (director), Gulden Akdal Neurosonology Lab. Medical Staff: Drs. Kursad Kutluk (director), Vesile Ozturk Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 47 DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS The department of paediatrics is one of the big sections in the hospital and provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and treatment services to infants, children and adolescents and has 72-bed facility; 51 in paediatrics, 8 in oncology and 13 in neonatal intensive care unit. Our Department consists of 14 professors, 9 associate professors, 11 assistant professors, 20 lecturers and 28 residents. During a typical year, 54.000 patients are admitted to our Department as outpatient and 1500 patients are treated as inpatient. Senior residents participate in all births and perform the first examination of the newborn. The Department of Paediatrics is composed of four departments, newborn medium care and neonatal intensive care units, infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and haematology-oncology sections. Paediatric outpatient clinics of Dokuz Eylul Central Hospital and Dokuz Eylul University Karşıyaka Outpatient Clinic are Allergy, Nephrology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Haematology, Oncology, Gastroenterology-Metabolism and Nutrition, Genetics, Immunology-Rheumatology, Newborn and Well baby Clinic, Emergency Care. The Cardiology unit in the Paediatric Emergency Care Department serves approximately 18500 patients per year. Diagnostic and supportive care including mechanical ventilation, high frequency ventilation is provided to 180 premature newborns per year in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. At present, we are working to improve Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in order to improve the quality of intensive care. There are paediatric nephrology, genetics and haematology laboratories. Also EEG and Echocardiography are available. Frequent seminars on recently published medical articles, case discussions of outpatients and inpatients, recent improvements in related medical disciplines and other training sessions are organised for residents. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 48 DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry is a clinical care and research oriented clinic. The Department consists of nine faculty members (four full professors, two associate professors, and three assistant professors), two instructors, and 12 residents. The clinic is composed of an inpatient and an outpatient unit. The inpatient unit with 20 beds and has a patient turnover rate of 180-200 per year. The inpatient unit also provides daily care for an additional five patients whenever needed. It serves as a halfopen psychiatry clinic where, under the supervision of nurses, interns, and their relatives; patients are allowed to leave the clinic during the day hours. However, in case of need, the outdoors/indoors can be temporarily locked. In the inpatient unit, the staff members and the patients organise their own entertainment meetings one day each week. There is also a lounge where the patients watch TV, play games, drink their beverages and attend good morning meetings aimed to increase the interaction among them. There is also an activity room where the patients can paint, knit or perform other kinds of handwork activities under the supervision of an expert. The mean duration of hospitalisation in the inpatient unit of the department of psychiatry is around 3-5 weeks This reflects a diagnosis and acute treatment-oriented approach of the caregivers. In the inpatient unit there is an electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) application room. The ECT device being used is a MECTA system. However, the Thymotron IV system will soon be available for use. The number of patients receiving ECT treatment per year is around 30 and the average of ECT courses per patient is between 8 – 14. Bilateral application of ECT is carried out under anaesthesia. The outpatient unit offers special services for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcohol/substance abuse and a consultation liaison program. Besides the clinical services provided on inpatient and outpatient bases, two inpatient clinical trials on bipolar disorder and unipolar depression supported by the Stanley Medical Research Institute and the Pfizer Pharmaceuticals USA respectively, are also in progress. Two independent projects carried out in cooperation with Harvard Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 49 Medical Faculty are currently underway. One outpatient study on schizophrenia supported by the Stanley Medical Research Institute has recently been completed. Another epidemiological study on alcohol abuse is supported by the European Union. There are several other currently conducted clinical and preclinical studies supported by local sources. During the recent years, the Dokuz Eylul University Department of Psychiatry has made considerable contributions to the scientific literature with its articles published in local and international peer reviewed journals. In harmony with the general educational policy of the Dokuz Eylul University, phase-V medical students are being trained according to the principles of active education on a tutorship-based approach in groups of 5-7 students. Besides phase-V medical students, as part of their routine clinical rotation program requiring at least four weeks of patient care in psychiatry services, interns temporarily join the team. The faculty members apply a regular training program for residents. The Department also holds regular meetings for brainstorming, reading recently published articles and seminars on several important issues. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 50 DEPARTMENT OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY By the second half of twentieth century, the first eighteen years of life started to be defined as childhood, concurrently the concept of child mental health has been developing in our country and in the world. The child mental health services, established in major city hospitals and major university hospitals of the country are under the pressure of meeting the ever increasing demands of young populations living in crowded cities. The child mental health service of Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1986 with the initiative of a single professor. Presently, mental service in the Department of Child Psychiatry consists of 2 professors, 4 assistant professors, 2 specialists, 6 child psychiatry residents, 2 psychologists, one child development specialist and a special education specialist since 1995. Routine Services - Institutional service The Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Child Psychiatry Department carry out the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents within the 0-18 age ranges. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, pervasive developmental disorders, child abuse and neglect are our areas of specific interest, the cases with these disorders are treated in our Department and they make up the subjects of our research studies. - Extra-institutional services Continuous educational services for the protection of mental health are carried out by our Department ( i.e. school conferences and consultations ). 1. Education of increasing knowledge and skill in child and adolescent mental health service ( Research Project ) 2. Project on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. 3. Consultation services for Hasan Kaya Early Diagnosis, Treatment and Education for Hearing Loss Centre. 4. Homeless Juveniles, Drug and Substance Dependence Project. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 51 5. Coordination of educational institutions of mental retardation in İzmir. 6. Consultation service for Emiralem Autistic Children Centre. 7. School consultation and guidance for the 75th Year Elementary-secondary School. 8. Consultation and guidance services for the Buca Female Orphanage. 9. Consultation and treatment services for the Barboros Child Village. 10. Theoretical and practical education services for the Karşıyaka Guidance and Research Centre (KRAM). Capacity: Capacity of our outpatient clinic is approximately 80 patients per day. Preinterviews are performed and complaints are recorded during the patients’ first visit, later, informed by the phone call of our clinic secretary they come back for the following interview. Emergency and far-distant applications are evaluated immediately on the same day. When hospitalisation is necessary, patients are hospitalised and treated in psychiatry department’s inpatient clinic. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 52 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was established by Prof. Dr. Mete ALPBAZ in 1980 who performed as the chairman of the department from its establishment till 2001. Since then the Head of our Department is Prof.Dr. Sema ÖNCEL. The academic faculty of the Department is 9 including 3 professors, 2 associate professors, 2 assistant professors, 2 specialists. 3 specialists, 13 residents. 2 nurses, 7 physiotherapists, 2 health technicians and 1 masseur also work as the support personnel of our Department. Treatment services are available to inpatients and outpatients. Currently, our inpatient clinic has 17 beds. Besides two general outpatient clinics, there are also special outpatient clinics for orthopaedic rehabilitation, osteoporosis, paediatric rehabilitation and rheumatology. Low back school program has been applied since 1999. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation High School of our university has been in cooperation with our department since July 2001. Isokinetic Test and Treatment Device is routinely used for assessment and rehabilitation. In a short period of time Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Unit and EMG Laboratory will be established. History The Department was established in 1980 by Prof. Dr. Mete Alpbaz as the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic of İzmir Faculty of Medicine and in 1982, it was renamed as Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Academic Staff - Sema Öncel, Prof.Dr. (Head of Department) - Serap Alper, Prof.Dr. (Head of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation) - Özlen Peker, Prof.Dr. (Vice Head of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation) - Elif Akalın, Assoc.Prof.Dr. - Özlem Şenocak, Assoc.Prof.Dr. - Çiğdem Bircan, Asst.Prof.Dr. - Ramazan Kızıl, Asst.Prof.Dr. - Selmin Gulbahar, Specialist Dr. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 53 - Özlem El, Specialist Dr. - Sezgin Karaca, Specialist Dr. - Atiye Ayral, Specialist Dr. - Ebru Şahin, Specialist Dr. Scientific Activities Seminars and literature hours are held every week on Thursday, and general clinic visits on Wednesday. Location and Capacity Within the units listed below, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation provides education and patient services: - Inpatient Service (17 beds) - Therapy Unit - Outpatient Services 1) General outpatient clinic 2) Special outpatient clinics - Orthopaedic rehabilitation outpatient clinic - Osteoporosis outpatient clinic - Rheumatology outpatient clinic - Paediatric rehabilitation outpatient clinic 3) Karşıyaka outpatient clinic - Consultation services - Low Back school - Isokinetic test and treatment unit Fields of Study - Rheumatic diseases and rehabilitation - Osteoporosis - Pain management - Orthopaedic rehabilitation - Hand rehabilitation - Spinal cord rehabilitation Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 54 - Neurological rehabilitation - Paediatric rehabilitation Outpatient Treatment Unit In our treatment units, everyday approximately 125 patients are treated including the various treatment methods such as electrotherapy, mechanotherapy, actinotherapy, hydrotherapy, kinesiotherapy, thermotherapy, whirlpools, massage, EMG-biofeedback and also isokinetic treatment. Orthopedic Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic Every patient with orthopaedic problems (fracture, subluxation, spinal cord injury, soft tissue injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, hand injuries, prosthesis, congenital anomalies) are examined and given appropriate treatment protocols. These patients are followed with regular controls. Osteoporosis Outpatient Clinic Osteoporosis is characterised by low bone mineral density, changes in microstructure of bone matrix and increased fracture risk. It is most frequently seen in postmenopausal women and the elderly. It causes pain, restriction of motion and fractures; and all these make living difficult for the patients. Patients diagnosed as osteoporosis are given medical and exercise therapy and followed up regularly in our osteoporosis outpatient clinic every Thursday and Friday afternoons. And also free booklets including information about disease and exercise are given. Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic Patients with inflammatory joint diseases, especially rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondilitis are followed on Wednesday afternoons. Free booklets including information about diseases and exercises are given. And also group exercises for patients with ankylosing spondilitis are arranged. Isokinetic Test and Treatment Unit Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 55 Isokinetic dynamometer has an important role in the objective assessment of muscle performance, arrangement of appropriate rehabilitation programs and observing the efficacy of therapy in musculoskelatal disorders and sport injuries. Since 1999 the isokinetic test and treatment device is actively used in our clinic. Sportsmen in some sport clubs are assessed before the beginning of the season. Low Back School 60-80% of people have low back pain at least once in their lifetime. The aim of low back pain treatment is to relieve the pain and to prevent the recurrences. Most patients have recurrences because they don’t have low back education. This education is given in low back schools. In the department, Low Back School education program began in 1998. Patients with low back pain are examined and assessed in the outpatient clinic, and they are included to the low back school program. This program includes 6-8 patients each time. The low-back school education is four hours totally and takes 2 weeks; two days every week and one hour each day. The patients are followed up periodically after the program. The structure and function of the vertebral column, daily activities, exercise program are shown in the school in addition to the general information about low-back pain. A booklet containing all these information is given to the patient at the end of the education program. Pediatric Rehabilitation After the physical examination of the paediatric patient having rheumatic or neurological problem (cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Guillan Barré Syndrome, muscle diseases, etc) the suitable rehabilitation program is designed. Outpatient Clinic The appointments of the outpatient clinic are given on Monday mornings every week. If physical treatment is needed, patient is taken in the program at the physical treatment unit. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 56 DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Head of Department Prof.Dr. Ayşe Yüce Faculty Prof.Dr. Ayşe Yüce Prof.Dr. Nedim Çakır Asst.Prof.Dr. Mine Erdenizmenli Asst.Prof.Dr. Nur Yapar Teaching assistant Dr. Vildan Avkan Oğuz Teaching assistant Dr. Ziya Kuruüzüm Information The Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology was founded on 7 April 1997 and is located in the first floor of the Hospital of Oncology. It is equipped with a ten-bed hospital ward and a polyclinic section where outpatients and inpatients are observed and treated. On the other hand, a continuous consultation service is carried out for 24 hours. Since the beginning (February 1, 2003) of the implementation of the new antibiotic policy, the average number of patients consulted in a month was 80. The yearly average of outpatients and inpatients are 2500 and 200 respectively. Department Activities Hospital Infection Control Committee Percutaneous Injury Study Group Rational Antibiotic Control Committee Emergency Service Coordination Committee Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 57 Academic Activities Area studies committee Task-based learning committee Postgraduate education committee Module committees for 2 and 3 years Task committees for 4 and 5 years Educational Activities Tutoring in Problem-based learning modules Bedside education in task-based learning and lectures The Department published 35 articles in national and 10 articles in international journals and several chapters in 5 books. Symposia April 1999: Hospital Infections April 2001: Brucellosis April 2002: Newer antibiotics April 2003: Rabies in the 21st century Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 58 DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY The radiology Department of Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty was founded in 1985. Academic and administrative staff: Prof.Dr. Oğuz Dicle (head of department), Prof.Dr. Emine Osma, Prof.Dr. Dinç Özaksoy, Prof.Dr. Emel Ada, Prof.Dr. Enis İğci, Prof.Dr. İlhami Kovanlıkaya, Prof.Dr. Pınar Balcı, Prof.Dr. Metin Manisalı, Associate Prof. Dr. Arzu Kovanlıkaya, Associate Prof.Dr. Süleyman Men, Associate Prof.Dr. Yiğit Göktay, Associate Prof.Dr. Handan Çakmakçı, Associate Prof. Dr. Erkan Yılmaz, Associate Prof. Dr. Funda Obuz, Associate Prof.Dr. Mustafa Seçil. Totally, 15 academic staff, 28 fellow, 4 nurse, 52 technician, 25 secretary, 15 personnel are working in the Department. Postgraduate Education 46 postgraduate students graduated since 1985. The educational programme runs according to the Regulations on Graduate Education. The other 28 fellow students are still continuing their education according to the recently arranged programme. Undergraduate Education 1) The educational programme of the Department concerns the medical students of all years of education of the Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. Radiological anatomy and radiological findings of diseases are taught according to Problem-based Learning (PBL) and Task-based Learning (TBL) methods. Our Department of Radiology supports these instructional events by its lectures active contribution supports these events by presentations and scenarios within the program applied during all years of medical education. 2) The radiology technician school education programme is also given by the department. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 59 Outpatient clinic and other services 1) Dokuz Eylul University Department of Radiology is organized according to systems in six groups as neuroradiology, skeletal radiology, paediatric radiology, thoracic radiology, abdominal radiology and interventional radiology. 2) Digital radiographic and automation systems are used in the Department since 2002. By the use of RIS and web-based PACS, it is possible to evaluate and report the examinations obtained in the digital media. The images can be archived in the electronic media for at least ten years. 3) Conventional examinations are acquired in the 4 outpatient care rooms and one of these rooms is separated for the system called Thoravision that works only for Lung examinations. 4) The mammography unit contains both a conventional and a digital mammography equipment . The unit also contains a B-mode ultrasonography machine. 5) There are 7 policlinic rooms used for B-mode and Doppler Ultrasonographic examinations. All of the ultrasonography equipments are capable for the use of Doppler examinations. 6) The interventional radiology and angiography unit is functioning in a separate area for the sterilization conditions. The unit contains two angiography rooms, an other room used for the ultrasonography guided interventional procedures and one observation room with 4 beds. 7) The MRI unit consists a 1,5 T magnetic resonance equipment that permits every further examination. There is also a 1T MRI equipment that has no connection with the digital system. 8) The tomographic examinations are done by dual, multislice and spiral CT machines. The spiral CT is localized in the emergency department. 9) Daily performed, total number of examinations in our department reaches nearly 1200. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 60 Projects 1) Comparative evaluation of the carotid stenosis degree by three dimensional CT angiography and conventional angiography supported by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 2) The use of magnetization transfer ratio of normal appearing white matter in isolated Multiple Sclerosis (MS) cases with optic neuritis supported by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 3) The use of magnetization transfer ratio of normal appearing white matter in isolated multiple sclerosis cases involving cervical spinal cord supported by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. 4) The correlation of the histopathologic findings in chronic liver parenchyma diseases with the liver specific agent (Mn-DPDP) contrast enhanced MRI and the reserve volume measurement founded by Dokuz Eylul University Research Foundation. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 61 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE The Department was established in 1991. There are two professors, two associate professors, two assistant professors, one chemical engineer, one biologist, two health physicists, residency students, technicians and other personnel in our Department. There are four gamma cameras including GE XR/T, GE XC/T, Siemens Multi SPECT II and neurocam in our department. There is also an uptake probe with a well counter, a gamma counter and a laminar air flow in our department. We have a wide range of screening alternatives; imaging of infection with labelled leucocytes, tumour imaging with Ga-67, I-123 MIBG, In-111 octreotide and I-131 norcholesterol are performed in our Department besides widely performed scintigraphies like bone scintigraphy, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and thyroid scintigraphy. Radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism is also given. Education of medical students and residency students as well as master education programme is withheld in our department. There are more than 60 scientific works, which were published at international journals. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 62 DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY Faculty Prof. Dr. Münir KINAY (Head) Prof. Dr. Hilmi ALANYALI Prof. Dr. Mehmet ŞEN Assoc.Prof.Dr. Rıza ÇETİNGÖZ Assoc.Prof.Dr. Fadime AKMAN Asst.Prof.Doç.Dr. İlknur GÖRKEN Asst.Prof.Dr. Rachel COOPER Asst.Prof.Dr. Ayse Nur DEMİRAL Dr. Oğuz ÇETİNAYAK Dr. Zümre ARICAN Despite vigorous efforts in oncology research have been going on perpetually during the recent years, radiation therapy remains one of the major treatment modalities of cancer treatment. The International statistics reveal that about 65 % of cancer patients still receive radiation therapy alone or at certain phase during the treatment of their disease, in combination with other treatment modalities. On the other hand precision and quality are the main goals in radiation treatment planning. A developed department should ideally be equipped to deliver treatment with both precision and to a high quality. It had been recognised in Turkey for several years that there was a need for an advanced, organised radiation oncology department with modern equipment and specialized staff. Though a hard work and persistence, financial support was obtained and over a 9-month period, the most modern radiation oncology centre in Turkey was erected. Beside this, an MRI, two CT scanners and two SPECT cameras as well as other modern imaging equipment was installed in the medical faculty during 1990-1991. Dokuz Eylul Medical Faculty Department of Radiation Oncology is situated on an 800 sq metres sight located in the campus of the University hospital. The planning and design of the building benefited from the experience of other international institutions. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 63 The surroundings and pleasant atmosphere were designed for convenience of both the patients and staff. The centre is air conditioned and equipped with all safety systems. The department has been treating patients since July 7th 1991. It works in association with Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty. It provides undergraduate education to the students of Dokuz Eylul Medical Faculty and postgraduate training to the graduates of medical faculties from all over Turkey. Equipment MEVATRON KDS 2 with dual photon energy (6,23 MV) and a wide spectrum of electrons (6,21 MeV) enables; o o o o all therapeutic requirements accurate patients positioning optimisation of radiation treatment with sophisticated beam techniques a well planned accessory system which supports sophisticated set ups with ease and speed o easy handling by the technologist ( separate controls, low table ) o patient safety and comfort o quality assurance and data base system THERATRON 1000, Cobalt 60 Treatment Unit; o o o o o 100 cm SAD up to 250 R/min of reliable output field size of minimum 5x5 cm and maximum 42.5x42.5 cm at 100 cm accuracy ( isosentric treatment + 1 mm. ) head rotation of 180 MEVASIM S Therapy Simulator o meets the requirements for precise treatment field localisation and accurate simulation of various treatment techniques MEVAPLAN Radiation Therapy Planning Unit provides o effective planning and image evaluation, doubling as MRI and CT diagnostic evaluation console o applications for every standard radiation therapy modality and permits transfer of images from most CT images and MRI o software for every clinical requirement; teletherapy, brachytherapy and tumour documentation. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 64 MICROSELECTRON HDR Remote After loader for Brachytherapy o short treatment times o no major anatomy changes during treatment o large number of safety features MOULD ROOM o with all the mask and immobilisations facilities o hot wire system Outpatient Clinics and Indications Dokuz Eylul University Radiation Oncology Department serves patients in 3 separated policlinics dealing with different indication. We are treating 800 – 850 new patients and following up to 6000 – 7500 patients per year. All new applications are evaluated in a multidisciplinary approach. UNIT I : Nasopharynx Carcinoma Larynx Carcinoma Oral Cavity Tumours Nasal Cavity and Para nasal Sinuses Carcinoma Skin Tumours Brain Tumours Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours Thyroid Carcinoma UNIT II: Breast Cancer Endometrium Carcinoma Cervix Carcinoma Anal Canal Tumour Bladder Carcinoma Ovary Carcinoma Prostate Carcinoma Testis Tumours Colon and Rectum Carcinoma Stomach Carcinoma Oesophagus Carcinoma UNIT III: Lung Cancer Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Paediatric Tumours Brachytherapy Tumours with unknown primary Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 65 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE General Practice/Family Medicine is an academic and scientific discipline with its own educational structure, research methods and medical approaches based on primary care and identified basic principles. The Department is the academic unit of this discipline and was established in 1993 in Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. One assistant professor, five lecturers, one general practitioner and an assistant work at the Department. Besides pre and postgraduate education, the same staff also conducts the studies in the field of primary care. Problem-based Learning is the main part of the curriculum and the Department plays an active role in pre-graduate education. All the staff of the Department is working in Clinical Skills Program, which needs a multidisciplinary approach, and they also working intensively as tutors in cases of problem-based learning. Our post-graduate education activities are the assistant education programmes and the education programmes for the general practitioners. The specialisation programme commenced with the first assistant who started to work in our Department in 2003. The Department is also working on an education programme named as ‘Transitional Period Education’. The aim of the programme is to provide a standard education and give a new status as Family Physician/General Practitioner to the general practitioners who have not received a specialisation programme after their graduation. The activities in continuing medicine education are carried out by the courses prepared by our Department. Different institutions like Izmir Provincial Health Directorate, other universities, state hospitals, Turkish Chamber of Medicine, are the co-workers of this programme. The goal of these courses is to create applicable diagnostic and therapeutic standards and protocols for primary care. The Department of Family Medicine has also started to give primary care services at the Medico-Social Department of the University in 2003. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 66 III. SURGICAL CLINICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY Department of General Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir, Turkey have currently 4 units studying in different surgical fields. The work definitions, special interests and overall clinical activities are listed below. The surgical educational faculty includes 12 tenure-track surgical staff, 4 specialist surgeons and 17 surgical residents. Medicare service is given in 70 surgical bestow operatingtheatres are at work daily and a total of nearly 2500 patients are operated on annually. Unit A (Breast and Endocrine Surgery) The division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery within the Department of General Surgery was established in 1977. The academical staff consists of 2 Professors, 1 Associated Professor and 1 rotating surgeon. The chief of division is Professor Ömer Harmancıoğlu who is also the president of the Society Breast Diseases of Izmir and the Group of Dokuz Eylul Breast Tumours. Professor Serdar Saydam is the president of the Surgical Sciences of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. Associated Professor Mehmet Ali Kocdor is the member of Experimental Oncology Group. The division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery has gained on almost all aspects of breast and endocrine surgery including breast cancer surgery (total and breast conserving mastectomy), minor reconstruction procedures and image guided surgery related to breast (for examples “wire located breast biopsy” and “Radio-guided occult lesion localization, ROLL”), Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer; Thyroid and parathyroid surgery including MIRP (minimally invasive radio guided parathyroidectomy); Adrenal gland surgery including laparoscopic and retroperitonoscopic adrenalectomy. Some of these techniques were pioneered by our Division in Turkey. In addition, this team is active in experimental oncology and in-vivo carcinogenesis. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 67 Unit B (Hepato-pancreatico-biliary Surgery) A ‘work unit’ with special interest in the field of hepatobiliary surgery has been established within the Department of General Surgery in November 1997. This unit consisting of a professor, an associate professor, an assistant professor, a rotating fellow and three rotating assistant doctors, has constantly been operating on liver transplantation from brain-dead donor and live donor, major hepatobiliary procedures (hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, biliary reparations, portal hypertension surgery, pancreatic necrosectomy) as well as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic splenectomy. The same group has carried out experimental hepatobiliary surgical activities. Experimental liver transplantation, portocaval shunt operations, ischemia, reperfusion and experimental acute pancreatic models and scientific research projects in this particular field are also realised. Unit C (Colorectal Surgery) There are 3 tenure-track surgical staffs, namely Professor Mehmet Füzün, Associate Professor Selman Sökmen and Associate Professor Cem Terzi; 1 specialist attending, 1 chief-resident; and 2 post-graduate residents on a rotational basis. This unit is mainly a colorectal surgery section. All surgical procedures, extending from haemorrhoidectomy to pelvic exenteration are performed on a regular basis. This unit is very well known for being a comprehensive colorectal cancer centre on the large scale catchment area. Throughout a period of 10 years all the diagnostic evaluations and oncology decision-making processes had been discussed in the weekly colorectal tumour board meetings. Since 1995, cytoreductive approach for peritoneal carcinomatosis, which is only performed in the main centres of the world, has often been successfully carried out in this Unit. In addition to Colorectal Surgery another special interest of this Unit is the surgical repair of abdominal wall defects and hernia. Besides clinical studies, experimental, pathological, and molecular investigations are also going on. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 68 Unit D There are 2 professors, 1 specialist and 3 residents working in our Unit. Since 1992 we annually perform approximately 20 living donor and cadeveric renal transplantations. Our other special interests are surgery of benign and malign diseases of stomach and oesophagus, morbid obesity, arterio-venous fistulas in chronic renal failure patients. We perform all of the general surgical operations in our unit. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 69 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE Past History of the Emergency Department The Department was established in 1994 as a pioneer one in Turkey. The academic staff The department already consists of the chairman, six emergency physicians and 32 residents. Other ancillary medical staff Nurses, paramedics, secretaries, radiology technicians etc. Bed capacity Ten fully monitorised beds, 20 normal and advanced care stretchers. Further information on the Emergency Department can be obtained from our web site, but unfortunately it is in Turkish and its English version is not available yet. The address is: http://web.deu.edu.tr/aciltip Be sure that, all students, residents and attendants are very well come to the department. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 70 DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY The Department’s faculty members participate in clinical care, teaching, and research. It consists of four divisions: - General Ob/Gyn, - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, - Maternal-Fetal Medicine and perinatology, - Gynaecologic Oncology. The mission of the Department is to improve the health of women through research, education, and integrated clinical services emphasising health promotion. The Department provide teaching to our medical students in year I, II and III with modules of Problem-based Learning (PBL) approach and in year V according to the principles of Task-based Learning. It provides electives for students from many other medical schools. We have one of the leading residency training programmes in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 22 fellows are working in the Department to become a resident of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the end of a 4,5 years long education period. The surgeons in the Department can perform all kinds of obstetrics and gynaecologic operations The Department has 5 outpatient clinics for certain types of patients. These clinics are: - Gynaecology Obstetrics Menopause Infertility and endocrinology Family planning and contraception Annually, approximately 1500 births took place in the delivery section of our Department.. The academic staff according to their special interests is as follows: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 71 Infertility and endocrinology Ata Onvural, Prof. Berrin Acar, Prof. Bulent Gulekli, Prof. Cemal Posaci, Prof. Murat Celiloglu, Prof. Erbil Dogan, Resident Maternal fetal medicine and perinatology Namik Demir, Prof. Yakup Erata, Prof. Sabahattin Altunyurt, Asst.Prof. Serkan Guclu, Asst.Prof. Gynecologic oncology Oktay Erten, Prof. Turhan Uslu, Prof. Ugur Saygili, Asst.Prof. Mert Gol, Resident More detailed information can be found in the web site: www.kadin-dogum.org Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 72 DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY The clinic was founded in 1989 as a unique clinic including both Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery units. In recent years, the two units separated and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery carries out a wide range of contemporary appliances in surgery, such as paediatric and adult cardiopulmonary transplantation, newborn and infant heart surgery, minimally invasive and off-pump coronary surgery, video-assisted surgical approaches and experimental studies on animals. The Department is one of the pioneering centres in Turkey in the above mentioned topics. The staff includes three professors, three associated and three assistant professors and a residency programme. Besides, Task-based learning using interactive education methods are carried out for medical students. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 73 DEPARTMENT OF THORACIC SURGERY Formerly founded as a clinic including both Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery units in 1989; in recent years, our clinic became an independent clinic under the name of the Department of Thoracic Surgery. The department carries out a wide range of contemporary appliances in thoracic surgery, such as paediatric and adult cardiopulmonary transplantation, mediastinoscopy, pulmonary tumour resections in the Stage IIIa patients, and video-assisted surgical approaches, also taking place in the multidisciplinary counsel meetings within the faculty and regional organisations. The department is one of the pioneering centres in Turkey in some of the above mentioned topics. The staff includes a professor, two assistant professors and residency program. Also Task-based learning using interactive education programs including medical students are carried out. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 74 DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology started receiving and treating patients in 1978 at the Eşrefpaşa Hospital as a clinic of the Izmir Faculty of Medicine of the Ege University and later, upon the establishment of the Dokuz Eylul University in 1982, it became the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of this new university. The purpose of the Department is to provide the best medical care available for patients with all kinds of orthopaedic and traumatologic conditions through innovating research programs, expanding and sharing knowledge as well as educating orthopaedics residents and medical students. Professor Mehmet Tiner, Professor Kemal Erol, fellows Osman Karaoğlan and Ugur Ozic were among the surgical staff in the first years. Today research, medical care and education programs are undertaken by a surgical and academic team consisting of 8 professors, 5 associate professors, 2 assistant professors, 1 lecturer and 22 residents. More that 100 patients in a day are seen in outpatient clinics. The Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology has 52 beds and 17 operating theatre rooms for week, which allow them to perform 50 surgeries in a week. There are some subspecialties in the department to gather and excel in the knowledge and research. Spinal Surgery Unit The medical team consists of Professor Emin Alici, Professor Haluk Berk, Assoc.Prof.Can Kosay, Asst.Prof.Omer Akcali. The spinal surgery team performs spinal surgeries of all kinds including congenital or acquired spinal deformities, spinal degeneration and related problems, and traumatic conditions. The spinal unit is a main referral centre is given credit to be one of the nation’s leading centres for spinal problems. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 75 Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Division The division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery was instituted in the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology in 1993. Today the medical team consists of Professor Ahmet Ekin, Assoc.Prof. Mustafa Ozkan, Assoc.Prof. Kadir Bacakoglu. All kinds of deformities and traumas in hand and upper extremity are taken care of by this team. The team also performs major reimplantations and microsurgeries. Arthroplasty Professor Sukru Arac and Assoc.Prof. Vasfi Karatosun provide superior care for patients with joint problems by performing arthroplasty in accordance with the latest developments. Arthroscopy, Sports Traumatology and Knee Surgery Treatment or repair of meniscus lesions, repairs of anterior and posterior cruiate ligament, arhroscopy of knee, ankle and hip for various lesions, sports traumatology are among the subjects of main interest of this medical surgical team consisting of Prof. Osman Karaoglan, Prof. Halit Pinar, Assoc.Prof. Hasan Tatari. Oncology Prof. Hasan Havıtcıoglu and Assoc.Prof. Onder Baran provide orthopaedic treatment of all musculoskeletal tumours using various methods including limb salvage methods. Research and General Orthopaedics Prof. Izge Gunal deals with research and scaphoid fracture is one of his main interests. Paediatric Orthopaedics Orthopaedic problems in children must be evaluated separately from adult patients. Assoc.Prof. Can Kosay as well as Prof. Haluk Berk provide medical and surgical care for children challenged by neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy, deformities and congenital or developmental anomalies such as club-foot, dysplasia of the hip. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 76 DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY The department was founded by Prof.Dr. Ali Barutcu in 1989. Three full-time professor, one associate professor and two assistant professors are working as permanent faculty at the moment. Twelve plastic surgeons have been certified after completing 5-year training period from the Department since 1990. Eight residents are continuing their education at the moment. Faculty members have published over 75 international scientific papers, 50 national scientific papers and some book chapters. They have also presented over 110 scientific studies in different national or international meetings. The surgeons of the Department can perform all kinds of plastic and aesthetic operations. Besides, some specific surgeries like microsurgery, endoscopic surgery and cranio-maxillofacial surgery are also performed. Elective cases are operated on all work days, but emergency cases are treated any time. Grand rounds and journal club are routinely done every Wednesday and Friday for the education of the residents. The training of the fifth year medical students on the topics of burns and chronic wounds are also carried out in our Department. The list of faculty members including special interest areas and their contact details are below: Ali Barutçu, MD. Professor and head. Aesthetic surgery (breast, nose), surgery for congenital anomalies (especially cleft lip and palate), flap surgery. Contact: +90 (232) 412 35 01; e-mail: ali.barutcu@deu.edu.tr Can Karaca, MD. Professor. Surgery for congenital anomalies (especially cleft lip and palate), maxillofacial surgery, aesthetic surgery Contact: +90 (232) 412 35 02; e-mail: can.karaca@deu.edu.tr Atay Atabey, MD. Professor. Flap surgery (new generation flaps-prefabricated flaps), craniomaxillofacial surgery, aesthetic surgery (face, breast, nose and body contouring, endoscopic surgery), wound healing, chronic wounds. (Post-doctoral investigation in USA for 2 years) Contact: +90 (232) 412 35 03; e-mail: atay.atabey@deu.edu.tr; web page: http://atabey.ipras.net Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 77 Mustafa Yılmaz, MD. Associate professor. Maxillofacial surgery, flap surgery (free flaps, new-generation flaps), aesthetic surgery, surgeries for congenital anomalies, vascular malformations, microsurgery Contact: +90 (232) 412 35 04; e-mail: mustafa.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr Adnan Menderes, MD. Assistant professor. Skin cancers, flap surgery, maxillofacial surgery, aesthetic surgery, and microsurgery Contact: +90 (232) 412 35 05; e-mail: adnan.menderes@deu.edu.tr Haluk Vayvada, MD. Assistant professor. Skin cancers, flap surgery, maxillofacial surgery, aesthetic surgery, and microsurgery Contact: +90 (232) 412 35 06 e-mail: haluk.vayvada@deu.edu.tr Contact to the department Dokuz Eylul University Tıp Fak. Plastik Cerrahi, 35340, İnciraltı, İzmir-Turkey Phone: +90 (232) 412 35 01 Fax: +90 (232) 277 67 57 e-mail: tulay@ipras.net Web page: http://www.ipras.net Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 78 DEPARTMENT OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY The Department of Otorhinolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery at Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine was established in 1980. The mission of the Department is to provide excellent education to medical students and residents; to practice contemporary, high quality patient care; and to create new or expanded knowledge from basic and clinical otolaryngology research. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine has recently introduced a new undergraduate curriculum. Basic otorhinolaryngology disease processes and principles are conveyed by Problem-based Learning and Task-based learning in the first four years of medical education. Clinical skills are incorporated in a two weeks period in the fifth year. The objectives of the programme are to demonstrate the ability to take and record a complete otorhinolaryngological history and examination; to be able to arrive at a tentative clinical diagnosis; differentiate between life-threatening serious and minor conditions; and to be conversant with the various modalities of treatment used in otolaryngology. The residency program is five years in duration with two residents per year. The Otolaryngology training programme is a broad-based programme devoted to the training of well skilled otorhinolaryngologists. As such, it provides extensive experience in general otolaryngology, otology/neurotology, rhinology, head and neck surgery (including oncology and rehabilitation), pediatric otolrhinolaryngology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. As the trainee progresses, he or she gradually assumes greater responsibility in all aspects of patient care, and performs increasingly complex surgical procedures. All of this occurs in an atmosphere intended to encourage intellectual stimulation and academic growth. Since 1980, 30 residents have completed the programme and have gone on to practice in Turkey in private or academic practice. Opportunities for research within the Department are numerous. Hearing and Balance Disorders, Head and Neck Oncology, Snoring and Sleep Apnea, Laryngology and Voice Disorders are research areas that have recently been identified as focus Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 79 areas. Residents are expected to complete at least one project during their residency and dedicated research time is provided within the resident's schedule to facilitate this requirement. On a yearly basis, there are over 10.000 scheduled outpatient visits to the Department and another 1.000 emergency visits. Clinical service is provided in seven divisions: general otorhinolaryngology, otology/neurotology, head and neck surgical oncology, laryngology and voice disorders, rhinology and hearing disorders and audiology. There are over 1500 surgical procedures performed by the members of the Department of Otolaryngology on an annual basis in two well-equipped operating rooms. Inpatient care is provided on a dedicated floor. Ambulatory surgery is provided both in the main operating rooms and as well as in a minor procedure area. At the present time there are 9 otorhinolaryngologists 6 of whom are fulltime on the staff. The Audiology Unit provides behavioural audiometry, auditory evoked response testing, electroneuronography, facial nerve monitoring, cochlear implants, and hearing aids. A full range of vestibular testing is provided in the Vestibular Laboratory, and our Voice and Speech Laboratory provides a full range of both diagnostic and therapeutic services. Faculty members: Semih Sütay, MD – Professor and Chairman E-mail : semih.sutay@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties : Rhinology, Head and Neck Oncology, Maxillofacial Surgery Kerim Ceryan, MD – Professor E-mail: kerim.ceryan@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: Otology / neurotology, Head and Neck Oncology Ataman Güneri, MD – Professor E-mail: ataman.guneri@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: Otology / neurotology, Skull Base Surgery Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 80 Ufuk Günbay, MD – Professor E-mail: ufuk.gunbay@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: General Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology Enis Alpin Güneri, MD – Associate Professor E-mail: alpin.guneri@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: Laryngology and Voice Disorders, Otology / neurotology Ahmet Ömer İkiz, MD – Associate Professor E-mail : ahmet.ikiz@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: Head and Neck Oncology, Otology / neurotology, Snoring and Sleep Disorders Bülent Şerbetçioğlu, MD – Associate Professor E-mail: sebetcioglu@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: Audiology, Hearing and Vestibular Disorders Taner Kemal Erdağ, MD – Assistant Professor E-mail : taner.erdag@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: General Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology Cenk Ecevit, MD – Clinical Fellow E-mail: cenk.ecevit@deu.edu.tr Clinical specialties: General Otolaryngology Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 81 DEPARTMENT OF OPHTALMOLOGY The Department of Ophthalmology was instituted in 1986. Currently, the Department welcomes 150 routine and 60 registered patients every day, performs about 50 surgeries in two operating theatres every week and has a capacity of 26 beds. The clinic is composed of 8 professors, one associate professor, one assistant professor, 4 fellows and 12 residents working in five sub-departments. Retina and Uvea: Professor Mehmet H.Ergin Professor Suleyman Kaynak Professor A.Osman Saatci Associate Professor F.Hakan Oner Fellow Nilufer Kocak The retina and Uvea Unit is well-equipped including Argon Laser, Heidelberg Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope, Iris Diode Laser, accepts about 30 registered patients everyday and performs fluorescein angiography and ICG angiography besides approximately 25 surgeries including retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membranes, cryotherapy, transscleral and indirect laser surgery, Transpupiller thermotherapy and Photodynamic therapy are also available. Cornea and Contact Lenses: Professor Ismet Durak Assistant Professor Zeynep Ozbek The unit accepts15 registered patients for the Cornea Service and 5 contact lens patients three days a week. Currently available equipment is automated keratometry, ultrasound pachimetry, Orbscan II corneal topography and Tomey Specular microscopy. Trial sets of RGP, aphakic, soft and cosmetic contact lenses are available. We perform penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty, radial and astigmatic keratotomy. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 82 Glaucoma : Professor Guray Cıngıl Professor Uzeyir Gunenc Assistant Professor Zeynep Ozbek Fellow Gul Arikan The unit accepts 12 registered patients everyday. Humphrey automated perimetry, central corneal thickness assessment either by ultrasound pachimetry or by Orbscan II and Heidelberg retinal Tomography are performed besides routine glauma control examinations. Also Tonopen is available Classical trabeculectomy, congenital glaucoma surgery, viscocanalostomy, seton implants, cyclocryotherpy and diode laser cyclotherapy are in the surgical spectrum of Glaucoma unit. Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Professor A.Tulin Berk Fellow Aylin Yaman The unit accepts about 12 registered patients everyday. Titmus, TNO, Teller acuity cards, Log MAR Crowded Acuity Test, Sheridan Gardner Test are available. Classical strabismic surgery, besides congenital cataract surgery, dacriocystorhinostomy and probing are performed. Neuro-ophthalmology and Oculoplastics Professor Meltem F. Soylev Bajin The unit accepts about 15 patients every week and performs ptosis, entropion, and ectropion surgery besides dacriocystorhinostomy. Besides ECCE, the whole staff performs phacoemulsification and trans-scleral fixation of intra-ocular surgery. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 83 DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY Academic Staff Prof.Dr. M. Nuri Arda, M.D., Chairman Prof. Ümit D. Acar, M.D. Prof.Dr. Metin Güner, M.D. Prof.Dr. Tansu Mertol, M.D Assoc.Prof.Dr. Sait Naderi, M.D. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nurullah Yüceer, M.D. Asst.Prof.Dr. Kemal Yücesoy, M.D. Asst.Prof.Dr. Ercan Özer, M.D. Instructor, Dr. Serhat Erbayraktar, M.D. Training program The residency program in neurosurgery is a six years program. Residents must complete the following rotations; a. Neurology for ten months, b. General surgery for six months, c. Anaesthesiology for two months, d. Pathology for one month. Clinical activities - Case presentations (Friday, once a week) - Journal Club (Friday, twice a month) - Neuroradiology meetings (Friday, twice a month) - Neuropathology meetings (Friday, twice a month) - Neurology and Neurosurgery meetings (Tuesday, twice a month) - Lectures (Friday, once a month) Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 84 Clinical operations Paediatric and spinal neurosurgical operations as well as general neurosurgical operations are performed successfully in the Department of Neurosurgery. Number of annual neurosurgical operations are 800. Address University of Dokuz Eylul, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, İnciraltı - İzmir, TR - 35340 Turkey Telephone number: + 90 (232) 4123301 Fax number: + 90 (232) 2788802 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 85 DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY Introduction The Department consists of 7 full-time faculty members and one biologist. The post-graduate training programme lasts 5 years after the graduation. Six residents are currently being trained. The Department have programmes in all of subspecialty areas (uro-oncology, andrology, endo-urology, percutaneous urologic surgery, laparoscopic urologic surgery, neuro-urology, male infertility). History The department was founded in 1983. Education The Department has two resident teaching centres: Dokuz Eylul University Hospital and Dokuz Eylul University Outpatient Clinic in Karşıyaka. In the main hospital building there is a ward including 20 patient beds, an operation hall consisting of two operating rooms and an outpatient clinic in which the andrology laboratory and the urodynamic study laboratory are located. In the Outpatient Clinic in Karşıyaka, only outpatient care is given. PGY-1: First year training is spent entirely at the Dokuz Eylul University Hospital. Responsibilities of the junior residents in urology include completion of history and physical examinations of urologic patients and pre-operative and post-operative care of all urological patients. PGY-2: Six months of the second PGY are spent in General Surgical Training which is designed to provide the trainee with a thorough grounding in general surgical principles, including pre-operative and post-operative care of the surgical patient which ongoing training will be based. Three months are spent in anaesthesiology and three months in nephrology. PGY-3: The trainee will have the opportunity to progress through defined educational objectives in a very focused manner with a large patient volume in the ward and the outpatient clinic. Opportunities for full-time research are available. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 86 PGY-4: The responsibility of PGY-4 residents is assistance with surgical care in the operating room. Throughout this year, they also receive extensive experience in diagnostic evaluation and management of patients. PGY-5: During this final year of training, the Chief residents are afforded considerable responsibility for patient care in the outpatient clinic, in the ward and the operating room. Faculty Full-time academic faculty: Dr. A. Adil Esen Professor and Chair e-mail: adil.esen@deu.edu.tr Dr. Murat Sade Professor e-mail: murat.sade@deu.edu.tr Dr. Ziya Kırkalı Professor e-mail: ziya.kirkali@deu.edu.tr Dr. İlhan Çelebi Associate Professor e-mail: ilhan.celebi@deu.edu.tr Dr. Uğur Mungan Associate Professor e-mail: ugur.mungan@deu.edu.tr Dr. Güven Aslan Assistant Professor e-mail: aslang@deu.edu.tr Dr. Aykut Kefi Assistant Professor e-mail: a.kefi@deu.edu.tr Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 87 Research: Many members of the full-time clinical faculty are actively involved in clinical and basic research projects covering a variety of fields. Additionally there is one full-time physician who spends 100% of his time in the andrology and urodynamics laboratories of the Department. Residents are expected to participate actively in clinical research. Events: One morning per week a meeting is arranged in which a special lecture is given or a clinical case is discussed. Uro-radiology ,uro-pathology and mortality meetings are done. Clinics: The division has two clinics in two different centers: Dokuz Eylul University Hospital and Dokuz Eylul University Outpatient Clinic in Karşıyaka: - Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Division of Urology Ground floor, Inciraltı/İzmir, Turkey For appointments call the number: (232) 412 34 80 - Dokuz Eylul University Karşıyaka Outpatient Clinic 6.floor, Karşıyaka/İzmir, Turkey For appointments call the number:(232) Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 88 DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Paediatric Surgery, has been serving in fields of treatment, research and education with universal standards for 15 years. Our small family consists of 9 people, 4 faculty members and 5 residents. In the Department, treatments of respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, endocrine, genital and urinary systems’ congenital and acquired surgical problems of all paediatric age (from neonatal period till the end of adolescence) are performed. The operations of inguinal hernia, hydrocel, undescended testis and hypospadias are performed out patiently without hospitalisation. Our Department is one of the institutions, which have accepted the notion of minimal invasive surgery. Therefore in our Department, patients with congenital aganglionic megacolon (Hirchsprung’s Disease) are treated with transanal approach without an abdominal incision and colostomy. These patients are discharged from the hospital on the second postoperative day after oral feedings have been started. All endoscopic procedures in paediatric surgery are performed in our Department. Babies with anal atresia are treated with laparoscopy assisted anorectal pull-through. This new technique enables the rectum to be placed in its anatomically normal site, through the sphincteric muscles. For the treatment of pectus excavatum (funnel chest), where the posterior sternum and the anterior chest wall is congenitally depressed, in place of classic treatment, a supportive bar is placed between the sternum and the heart with thoracospy. With this new minimal invasive technique, the deformity is repaired without any need of blood transfusion, cartilage excision and a wide incision. We are proud to be the first clinic in Turkey to perform the minimal invasive pectus excavatum repair, transanal endorectal pull-through and laparoscopy assisted anorectal pullthrough operations. For surgical treatment of extrahepatic portal hypertension, in place of portosystemic shunts a new technique, mesenterico-left portal bypass is being preferred and our department is again the first clinic in Turkey, which performs this new technique. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 89 In recent years, our experimental and clinical studies focused on the aetiology of intestinal damage occurring in gastroschisis and on how to prevent it prenataly. As the Department of Pediatric Surgery we have developed the amniotic fluid exchange, the first intrauterine treatment modality of gastrochisis and now we are collaborating with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as the intrauterine treatment centre for gastroschisis. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 90 DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY Dokuz Eylul University Department of Pathology provides histopathological and cytological diagnostic services as well as education for medical students and residents in pathology over 20 years. Clinicopathologic research in almost every subspeciality of pathology has been carried out during this period. The Vision is to be a pioneer in education, research and diagnosis in the field of pathology, always keeping up with the progress in other fields of science. The mission is to provide the best diagnostic services for patients; to conduct high quality research activities and to be an centre for education, integrating the progressing special techniques as soon as possible in the concept of evidence-based medicine. The staff: Eight full professors, 2 associate professors, 3 assistant professors, 2 instructors, 1 specialist and 9 residents in Pathology, 10 technicians, and 4 secretaries (July, 2003). Visitors: Any medical doctor and technician dealing with pathology are welcome as a visitor from other centres, as long as an appointment has been scheduled with the Head of the Department. Specialisation: As pathology deals with an extensive field of pathology of organ systems, for providing best services, every academic staff develops the expertise of a specific field. These include, dermatopathology, heamatopathology, neuropathology, nephropathology, gynaecopathology, uropathology, lung, head and neck, breast, gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatohepatobiliary system, bone and soft tissue, muscle, paediatric, ophthalmic pathologies. Methods and systems available for diagnostic, education and research purposes: 1- Formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue block archives 2- Cytology and histopathology section archives, 3- Head and neck pathology, gynaecopathology, uropathology education sets Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 91 4- Intradepartmental library of 250 reference books 5- Pathological autopsy 6- Rutin histopathology laboratory techniques 7- Cytopathology 8- Histochemistry 9- Immunohistochemistry 10- Immunoflourescence 11- Image analysis systems 12- Telepathology Number of cases: 24000 cases were evaluated in 2002 including sufficient number of cases in each sub specialisation for educational purposes of residents, excluding adult autopsies. Research activities: In terms of international publications, Our Department has been the first department of pathology in Turkey in 2001. Everybody in the Department is willing to participate in research proposals from different groups and the Department also has a vision for this purpose Education: The academic staff take part in the education of the students of the medical faculty and other schools like nursery, laboratory technicians, etc. Till July 2002, twentynine pathologists graduated from the Department. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 92 DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION The Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation performs academic and clinical activities in the fields of: - Anaesthesia, - Intensive Care Unit, - Pain Therapy Unit, - Labour Analgesia, - IVF Unit, - Anaesthesia in Remote Locations, - Outpatient Anaesthesia. The Department also provides training for specialisation in anaesthesia. The Department carries out the Anaesthesia Technicians Training Programme and gives support to other programs. - professors, - 1 associate professor, - 13 assistant professor, - lecturers, constitute the academic staff; execute the clinical activities as well as training and educational duties with; - 6 consultant anaesthesiologists, - 41 anaesthesia residents. The Department of Anaesthesiology has a total of 23 operating rooms of which: - 19 are located in the central operating theatre, - 3 in the outpatient department and, - 1 in the delivery rooms; and approximately 30 000 operations are performed annually. The Units 1) Central Operating Theatres: The main operating theatres have a central organisation. They are planned in a modular structure and are made up of 7 modules and 19 operating rooms. Operations of all surgical specialties can be performed and approximately 80 patients are operated Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 93 daily. All operating rooms of our operating theatres are equipped with modern monitoring systems. There are two “Recovery Units” localised in the middle part of the building, in order to observe the patients during the post-operative period. 2) Outpatient Hospital: One assistant professor, 1 consultant anaesthesiologist, 2 anaesthesia residents and 1 anaesthesia technician work in the “Outpatient Hospital” which is localised near the “Emergency Department” and contains 3 operating rooms. Patients who are not hospitalised and who may be treated on an outpatient basis avoid the stress of long hospitalisation and they are operated according to their appointments. Patients of different specialties who can be operated under local anaesthesia and/or need general anaesthesia for a short period, have their surgical interventions in these operating rooms. 3) Labour Analgesia: One assistant professor, 2 anaesthesia residents are employed in Labour Analgesia Unit, localised near the Delivery Rooms. To provide a comfortable delivery epidural analgesia is performed for pain relief. An operating room, localised near the delivery rooms, is organised to be used for emergency caesarean sections. 4) Pain Therapy Unit: Therapy of malign and non-malign chronic pain syndromes are treated by 1 assistant professor, 2 anaesthesia residents, 2 nurses who are working in the Pain Therapy Unit, in collaboration with other departments. A Pain Clinic with 8 beds will be inaugurated in May 2003. The Acute Pain Clinic of our Department provides treatment for acute postoperative pain and also for their complications 24 hours a day. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 94 5) Anaesthesia in Remote Locations The team providing anaesthesia outside the operating room, sedate and give anaesthesia to patients during therapeutic and diagnostic procedures such as radiodiagnostic imaging, electroconvulsive therapy, angiography, administration of radiotherapy, aspiration of bone marrow. 6) Intensive Care Unit The Anaesthesia Intensive Care Unit with a bed capacity of 7 + 4 and staffed with two lecturers, 1 consultant anaesthesiologist and two anaesthesia residents tries to meet the intensive care needs of the Hospital. Patients requiring intensive care therapy in the post-operative period or patients with potentially life-threatening illnesses are treated in this Unit. A new Intensive Care Unit with 20 beds will be inaugurated soon. 7) IVF Unit: Service is provided to the IVF Unit with 1 consultant anaesthesiologist, 1 anaesthesia resident and 1 anaesthesia technician. The IVF Unit has started to render service in the beginning of 2003. Units in which training is performed: - Medical school (Task-based Learning, Problem-based Learning, Medical Ethical Issues, Evidence-based Medicine etc.) - Anaesthesia Technicians Program - School of Physiotherapy - School of Nursing - Laboratory of Professional Skills - Ambulance Technicians Program Different fields: - Commission of Technical List of Conditions - Commission of Acceptance for Medical Materials - Commission of Patient-based Expenditures - Commission of Unusual Conditions Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 95 F. THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM Objectives of Undergraduate Curriculum 1st Year General Acquisition of basic concepts Biological Normal mechanisms in the body: from molecule to organism Cell: types, structure, functions, development and multiplication Intracellular and intercellular transmission Understanding basic concepts related to nutrition, digestion, absorption, metabolism, respiration, circulation, and locomotion. Attitudinal Understanding human behaviour Understanding basic concepts of human psychical structure Comprehension of psychic distress Social Perception of the individual as a whole with his/her society and environment Development of an individualistic and social perspective for health related events Understanding the basic concepts of community medicine Knowing the basic principles of preventive medicine Understanding the health organisation in Turkey Learning the activities of the health centre Knowing country’s priorities in health problems Understanding the basic concepts in scientific research planning and implementation Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 96 Professional values and ethics Medical ethics: Acquisition of general concepts and approaches, understanding the basics of patient rights and research ethics Human rights: Understanding the meaning of the description of rights in international documents Health Law: Understanding health related documents History of Medicine: General view, understanding the physician-patient image in history Professional skills Acquisition of basic skills necessary to interpret vital signs Acquisition of necessary skills to deal with emergency situations Acquisition of basic interventional skills Communication Understanding communication related subjects like effective listening, empathy, body language, non-verbal communication, and description of feelings 2nd Year General Understanding normal functioning Biological Understanding normal structure and functioning of organs and body systems Understanding the basic mechanisms of pathological processes Comprehension of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles Attitudinal Understanding psychosocial development and normal properties of human behaviour Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 97 Social Understanding approaches related to infectious and chronic diseases, nutritional problems and their prevention Comprehension of the structure and functioning of vertical health institutions dealing with frequent infectious diseases Comprehension of the properties of epidemiological research and statistical methods used in the interpretation of research results Learning environmental factors affecting health and protection from their harmful effects Understanding the demographic structure of Turkey and factors influencing its evolution Understanding the relation between occupational life and health Approaching mother-child health Professional values and ethics Medical ethics: Understanding the ethical dimensions of special situations, discussion of contemporary ethical problems Human rights: Patient rights of special groups Understanding the historical approaches to birth and death Understanding the stages of preventive medicine in history Professional skills Acquisition of history taking and examination skills according to systems Acquisition of interventional skills used in normal situations Reviewing basic skills Communication Understanding physician-patient and physician-patient’s relative communication Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 98 3rd Year General Understanding abnormal structure and functioning Biological Comprehension of pathological processes of organs and body systems Comprehension of pathological processes among body systems Development of differential diagnosis skill Understanding the prophylaxis and treatment of pathological processes Attitudinal Knowing the properties of abnormal behaviour psychopathology Social Understanding the approaches directed to the prevention of infectious and chronic diseases and nutritional problems Comprehension of statistical methods used in the causes and solutions of health problems Comprehension of organisations for frequent infectious diseases Reinforcement of existing knowledge on primary health care services and functioning of PHC institutions Participation to the services of the health centre Comprehension of the principles and methods of health education Professional values and ethics Understanding of physician’s responsibilities Comprehension of malpractice Understanding the principles of writing forensic medical reports Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 99 Comprehension of health-related ethical issues and human rights violations in our country Gathering information on the historical development of health-related special situations Professional skills Acquisition of interventional skills for pathologic situations Communication Development of communicational skills for patients and patient’s relatives with behavioural problems 4th and 5th Years (Clerkships) General The application of knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired during the first three years for the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of real patients in clinical settings. 6th Year (Internship) General Supervised implementation of a physician’s duties and responsibilities before entering real professional life. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 100 ECTS CREDIT ALLOCATION TABLE 1 year 1 year 3 year 4 year 5 year 6 year Full year 60 60 60 60 60 60 1-3 Years Modules 1.5 ECTS per 1 week module Semester 30 30 30 30 30 30 4-5 Clerkships (Task-blocks) 1.5 ECTS per week 3 ECTS per 2 weeks module 4.5 ECTS per 3 weeks module 4th year: 4 blocks (13,5 ECTS each) + elective block (6 ECTS) = 60 ECTS total 5th year: 4 blocks (12 ECTS each) + 1 block (6 ECTS) + elective block (6 ECTS) = 60 ECTS total 6th year: 5x2 months clinical rotations [internal medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, public health, emergency medicine (10 ECTS each)] + 1 month clinical rotation [psychiatry (5 ECTS)] + 1 month clinical rotation (elective) (5 ECTS) = 60 Total Special study modules (SSM): (1 month for 1st year students = 8 ECTS, 2 weeks for the second year students = 6 ECTS, and 2 weeks for the third year students = 4,5 ECTS). Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 101 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND METHODS Preclinical years: 1) Module-end theoretical examination (multiple choice). 2) Tutorial-based Formative Student Evaluation (based on the reports of Problembased Learning Tutors) 3) Semester-end Comprehensive Assessment (multiple choice + Integrated Practical Examination + Clinical Skills Examination-Objective Structured Clinical Examination [Communication skills, history taking, patient examination, procedural skills, etc.] all components are compulsory Clinical years (clerkships): 1) Formative Student Evaluation (based on the reports of Task Supervisors) 2) Block-end ‘Objective Structured Clinical Examination’ [Communication skills, history taking, patient examination, procedural skills, data interpretation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, patient management, etc.] 3) Block-end theoretical examination (multiple choices). all components are compulsory Weights of each component for the final grades to be announced. Internship: Interns are assessed on competency-based approach on each clinical rotation. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 102 PROGRAMME DETAILS AND INDIVIDUAL ECTS CREDITS YEAR 1 Blocks Duration ECTS Credits 1 week 1,5 - Prenatal diagnosis/ Down Syndrome 3 weeks 4,5 - Duchenne muscular dystrophy 3 weeks 4,5 3 weeks 4,5 2 weeks 3 - Obesity/ Anorexia 2 weeks 3 - Acute Renal Failure 2 weeks 3 - Pneumonia 2 weeks 3 - CO poisoning 2 weeks 3 - Atherosclerosis/Angina Pectoris 2 weeks 3 - Diabetes Mellitus 2 weeks 3 - Sheean syndrome/ Hyperthyroidism 2 weeks 3 - Rickets 2 weeks 3 - Peripheral nerve injury 2 weeks 3 - Muscle injury 2 weeks 3 Special Study Module 4 weeks 8 Field Study 2 weeks 4 Orientation week 1st block (Cell structure and division) 2nd block (Cell response) Name of modules - Introduction to PBL - Cell injury and death / Wound infection/ wound healing - Skin cancer 3rd block (TransportHomeostasis) 4th block (Membrane transport-Metabolism) 5th block (MetabolismHormonal response) 6th block (Hormonal messengers and Nerve conduction) Assessment Procedures - Year 1 At the end of each module students take a written examination. At the end of the first and second semester, students take a final examination including a MCQ and clinical skill performance test. Students are also evaluated for their attitudes during the Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 103 whole year. 15 % of the average of module examinations, 30 % of the first semester final, 40 % of the second semester final examination and 15 % of their notes for attitudes is calculated for the final mark. Successful accomplishment of the entire year is a prerequisite to attend the next year. Minimum passing score is 70 out of 100. YEAR 2 Module No Module Names Duration ECTS Credits 1 Contraception 2 weeks 3 2 Pregnancy 2 weeks 3 3 Prader Willie Angelman Syndrome 2 weeks 3 4 Puberty 2 weeks 3 5 Hydrocephaly 1 week 1,5 6 Brown Sequard Syndrome 2 weeks 3 7 Lateral Medullar Syndrome 2 weeks 3 8 Poisoning 1 week 1,5 9 Eye 1 week 1,5 10 Parkinson 1 week 1,5 11 Vertigo 2 weeks 3 12 Atherosclerosis-Hypertension 3 weeks 4,5 13 Anemia 2 weeks 3 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 104 14 HIV 2 weeks 3 15 Tuberculosis 2 weeks 3 16 Measles-Bronchopneumonia 2 weeks 3 17 Post streptococcal Glomerulonephritis 2 weeks 3 18 Urinary Infection 1 week 1,5 19 Zollinger Ellison Syndrome 2 weeks 3 20 Hepatocellular Carcinoma 2 weeks 3 4 hours/biweekly 6 2 weeks 4 Special study module Field study Assessment Procedures - Year 2 At the end of each module students take a written examination. At the end of the first and second semester, students take a final examination with a MCQ and clinical skill performance test. Students are also evaluated for their attitudes during the whole Year. 15 % of the average of module examinations, 40 % of the first semester final, 30 % of the second semester final examination and 15 % of their notes for attitudes is calculated for the final mark. Successful accomplishment of the entire Year is a prerequisite to begin to the year 3. Minimum passing score is 70 out of 100. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 105 YEAR 3 Module No Module Names Duration ECTS Credits 1 Infertility 1 1,5 2 Abnormal pregnancy 2 3 3 Breast and ovarian cancer 2 3 4 Growth retardation + GIS infections and food 3 4,5 2 3 poisoning 5 Hepatosplenomegaly, protozoal and vector transmitted diseases, zoonoses 6 Acute abdomen, shock 3 4,5 7 Acute and chronic renal failure 2 3 8 Leukaemia, lymphoma, LAP 3 4,5 9 Convulsion 1 1,5 10 Addiction, Anxiety 1 1,5 11 Schizophrenia 1 1,5 12 Depression, Delirium, Intoxication 2 3 13 Raised intracranial pressure 2 3 14 Muscle and skeletal system 2 3 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 106 15 Romathoid arthritis, Cushing Synd. 3 4,5 16 Sexually transmitted diseases 2 3 17 Congenital heart diseases, Cyanosis 2 3 18 Myocardial infarction, Arrythmia, Left heart failure 1 1,5 19 Asthma bronchialis, COPD, right heart failure 2 3 Special study module 2 4,5 Assessment Procedures - Year 3 At the end of each module students take a written examination. At the end of the first and second semester, students take a final examination with a MCQ and clinical skill performance test. Students are also evaluated for their attitudes during the whole year. 15 % of the average of module examinations, 40 % of the first semester final, 30 % of the second semester final examination and 15 % of their notes for attitudes is calculated for the final mark. Successful accomplishment of the entire year is a prerequisite to begin to the year 4. Minimum passing score is 70 out of 100. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 107 YEAR 4 Blocks Task Names Duration (weeks) ECTS credits Haematuria Mixion disorders Genitourinary Sexual function disorders Oliguria Endocrinology 9 13,5 9 13,5 9 13,5 Oedema Haematology Galactorrhoea-xerostomia Pallor-fatigue LAP-Bleeding diathesis Jaundice-ascites Haematemesis-Melaena-Haematochesia Gastrointestinal Diarrhoea-Constipation System and Mass Abdominal pain-Mass Neck mass Breast mass High blood pressure Fatigue Wheezing Respiratory, Palpitation Circulatory Systems and Fever Leg pain Chest pain Dyspnoea Haemoptysis Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 108 Cough Fever Newborn- jaundice- sepsis Cough-Respiratory distress Cardiac murmurs Oedema Cyanosis Pallor Bleeding disorders – haemorrhagic diathesis Confusion Joint swelling Vaccination Normal growth and development Paediatrics Growth retardation 9 13,5 Normal newborn Resuscitation- Basic life support Nutrition Accident prevention Hypotonic infant Motor mental retardation Sore throat Ear ache Pubertal disorders Short stature-Dysmorphic child Paediatric emergencies Elective Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 4 6 109 Assessment Procedures - Year 4 At the end of each task students are evaluated for their progress by a standardised questionnaire. At the end of each block, students take a final examination with a written and clinical skill test (OSCE). 20 % of the average of task evaluation, 50 % of the written examination and 30 % of the OSCE is used to calculate the final mark of the block. Successful accomplishment of the entire year is a prerequisite to begin to the year 5. Minimum passing score is 60 out of 100, for each block. YEAR 5 Blocks Duration ECTS (weeks) credits Task Names Trauma management Forensic medicine in primary care Hospital stabilisation Emergency CPR Medicine Late complications 8 12 Cyanosis Intoxication Medico legal aspect of death Skin mass Skin and append. Locomotor syst. Squamous lesions 8 12 Papule Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 110 Unhealed wound Soft tissue pain-spinal cord and Handicapped Swollen and painful joint Neck and lumbar pain Gait and Stature disorders Stroke Cranial nerve Head ache Nervous system- Convulsion Psychiatric disorders 8 12 8 12 Enuresis Affective disorders Psychosis Anxiety disorders Normal pregnancy –Emesis gravidarumbleeding High blood pressure in pregnancy Labour, dystosia, postpartum bleeding Pelvic pain and dysmenorrhoea Obstetrics and Family planning Gynaecology Follow up in reproductive periodgynaecologic cancer Menstrual disorders Vaginal discharge Amenorrhoea Reproductive endocrinology Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 111 Red eye Ear nose & throat, Visual impairment Ophthalmic disorders 4 6 4 6 Hearing loss- Tinnitus Throat pain Electives Assessment Procedures - Year 5 At the end of each task students are evaluated for their progress by a standardized questionnaire. At the end of each block, students take a final examination with a written and clinical skill test (OSCE). 20 % of the average of task evaluation, 50 % of the written examination and 30 % of the OSCE is used to calculate the final mark of the block. Successful accomplishment of the entire year is a prerequisite to begin to the internship. Minimum passing score is 60 out of 100, for each block. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 112 YEAR 6 Duration ECTS (weeks) Credits Clinical rotation Internal Medicine 8 10 Paediatrics 8 10 First Aid and Emergencies 8 10 Obstetrics &Gynaecology 8 10 Public Health 8 10 Psychiatry 4 5 Elective 4 5 Assessment - Year 6 Interns are assessed on competency-based approach on each clinical rotation. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 113 GRADING Grading scheme and the corresponding marks are given below. Pre-clinical Marks Grading 90 – 100 Very good 80-89 Good 70-79 Pass <70 Failes Marks Grading 85 – 100 Very good 70-84 Good 60-69 Pass <60 Failes Clinical Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 114 Grade Percentage Definition A %10 EXCELLENT: outstanding performance with only minor errors B %25 VERY GOOD: above the average standard but with some errors C %30 GOOD: generally sound work with a number of notable errors D %25 SATISFACTORY: fair but with significant shortcomings E %10 SUFFICIENT: performance meets the minimum criteria F FAIL: some more work required before the credit can be awarded FX FAIL: considerable further work is required The minimum final mark required to complete each year in preclinic phase is 70 and in clinic phase 60 is required for each block for the same purpose. Concerning the internship, certification of competency is required for each rotation. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 115 G. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Accommodation The students should contact the International Office of the University for accommodation requests. The arrival time should be ascertained before any arrangement for accommodation can be made. Although there are no student dormitories on the university campus, there are some flats or rooms for rent near the Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital. The price of flats or rooms range between 200-400 Euros per person, per month. Meals There is a student refectory on the Faculty of Medicine campus and another refectory for staff and interns in the University Hospital where lunch and dinner are served. Besides, there is a restaurant and five cafeterias at different locations of the campus. The costs of breakfast, lunch, and dinner are generally reasonable. There are three big shopping centres with boutiques, food courts and cinemas and gross markets within walking distance of the campus. The Vicinity of Dokuz Eylül Medical Campus Tradition states that İzmir was named after an Amazon queen, Smyrna. Though the earliest settlement in Ancient Smyrna dates back to the 3 rd millennium B.C., the present city was founded at the time of Alexander the Great. Located at the western end of the Silk Road, İzmir prospered as a merchants’ harbour till the maritime discoveries of the 15th century. From then onwards, İzmir continued to exist as the main port of exportation of its large Anatolian hinterland. The 20th century witnessed the development of its industrial identity. The city’s first university, Ege University was founded in 1955, followed by Dokuz Eylul University in 1982. İzmir International Festival in June-July and Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 116 İzmir International Fair in August are the leading events of the city’s social and cultural life. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine’s campus, 10 kilometres from the city centre, is located in Inciraltı, a fast developing semi-rural district, on the itinerary of the Izmir-Çeşme highway connecting the city to the towns of Urla peninsula, westernmost extension of the Asian part of Turkey. Within walking distance of the campus, is the site of the thermal spring known as the “Baths of Agamemnon” which, according to a legend, hosted Agamemnon’s wounded soldiers after the Trojan War. This thermal resort offers facilities like swimming pools, tennis courts, a hiking path and restaurants. Nearby shopping malls, house supermarkets, boutiques, hobby shops, food courts and movie theatres. Neighbouring nurseries display diverse specimens of the fertile Aegean flora. In the shady teagardens of Inciraltı fishermen’s wharf, one can enjoy refreshing sea breezes. From a historical perspective, ruins of the ancient cities of Clazomenai, Teos and Eryhtrae are all within an hour drive from the campus. The Urla peninsula hosts several coastal towns like Seferihisar, Urla and Çeşme with pleasant beaches for swimming. Cesme is also famous for its thermal baths with curative properties. The ever-windy gulf of Alaçatı, a picturesque town with old stone houses, attracts windsurfing fans from all over Europe. Kipa: Kipa is a macro size supermarket, located at 10 minutes walk from the Faculty of Medicine campus. Kipa supermarket offers various goods such as house wares, clothes, variety of food. There are also a variety of shops and cafés and a bank at the shopping centre. .Agora: Agora is a shopping mall located on the road connecting the campus to the city centre, Konak square. It can be reached on foot (20 minutes) or with public transportation vehicles. Agora is a two floored shopping mall containing a variety of shops, cafés, a food court and 8 small movie theatres. Agora is another alternative for eating, shopping and enjoying yourselves in Izmir. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 117 Özdilek: Ozdilek shopping centre is part of a building complex housing both the Crown Plaza Hotel and the Ozdilek centre itself. It is located in Inciraltı by the sea shore and a 2 km long pleasant road lined with eucalyptus trees connects it to the campus of the Faculty of Medicine. The supermarket of the shopping centre covers two floors. There are also several fancy boutiques offering some well-known trademarks. Hotel Izmir Princess: Hotel İzmir Princess is a five star hotel located near the source of the thermal baths known as the Baths of Agamemnon. The hotel is inaugurated in 1995 and it is 8 kms from the city centre (Konak square), 10 kms from the airport (Adnan Menderes Airport). The hotel’s garden is surrounded with a natural pine forest, a peaceful atmosphere away from the noise of the city. Balçova Thermal Centre: Balçova Thermal Hotel and its Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Centre is one of Turkey’s most important thermal hotels with a treatment centre. With its 70 people staff, its original architecture, natural surroundings provide a high quality health care at international standards. It is a centre of attraction for many foreign visitors with several physical disorders. These facilities are located at approximately 8 kms from the city centre. Since the time of King Agamemnon, the curative thermal spring of Balçova is believed to heal several diseases like rheumatic diseases, neck and low back pain, neurological disturbances and chronic infections. The thermal water contains potassium, calcium, sulphur, magnesium, iron, sulphate, bicarbonate, chlorine and sodium. Its temperature is 63 C. It is also used for cosmetic purposes. Sports activities: Tennis schools Some clubs may offer discounts for members of Dokuz Eylul University as well as for international visitors. Sports activities on campus. Student Sport Clubs: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 118 - Tennis - Football - Volleyball - Basketball - Nature sports and mountain Climbing - Table tennis Student Clubs: - Chess club - Painting club - Theatre club - Cinema club - TurkMSIC - Club against Infectious disease and drug addiction - Music club - Folk and modern dance club - Teaching and learning facilities Learning Resources Centre : The Learning Resources Centre (LRC) is the first example of its kind in Turkey. It offers several learning resources like as computers with Internet connection, CD-ROMs, video-cassettes, anatomical models & mannequins, histology and pathology slides, wall charts, X-ray films and some models explaining the functioning of the human body.. Aims of Learning resources Centre - Providing support for active learning - Increasing the motivation of the students - Increasing the motivation of the lecturers and instructors - Providing support for researches on education LRC is located on the second floor of a building complex housing the Faculty library, student refectory and the Institute of Health Sciences. It is designed as an open office covering an area of approximately 250 m2. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 119 With its large spectrum of latest education technologies, LRC provides substantial support to the self-study process of the students which is of vital importance for the proper implementation of Problem-based learning (PBL). The aims of LRC are to support students to use modern learning technologies and to develop the skill to reach and select learning resources. LRC runs on an appointment basis. The students contact LRC secretary to arrange their appointments, either by calling 2235-2236 or applying directly to the LRC secretary. LRC serves both the academic and student community of the Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. Synchronous with the PBL module being discussed and related to the learning issues of the present PBL scenario, temporary displays of presentation materials, wall charts, models, mannequins, VCDs, video-cassettes, histology and pathology slides are prepared to increase the students’ accessibility to the proper learning resources. International programmes At the Faculty of Medicine the language of instruction is Turkish. Incoming English speaking students are offered individually tailored clinical clerkship/internship blocks. The incoming student is assigned to an English-speaking supervisor at the clinic. An important majority of hospital staff members speak English. The students who cannot speak Turkish may some have limitations during their student-patient communications. Turkish speaking foreign students may participate in any programme in all years of medical education. However, they should call their contact person (ECTS coordinator) to make necessary arrangements in advance. Starting from the 2004-2005 academic year, course blocks in English will be available for international students. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 120 Views from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine & Hospital Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 121 General view of Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine and Hospital Auditoriums building, atrium Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 122 An auditorium PC lab for students Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 123 A standard Problem-based Learning room A Problem-based Learning session Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 124 Students’ self study time in Faculty library Students working in the laboratory Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 125 A view from an integrated practical. A group of students working in Professional Skills Lab Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 126 CPR practice in Professional Skills Lab Students’ self-study time in Learning Resources Centre Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 127 A view from Learning Resources Centre An educational committee meeting Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 128 Dokuz Eylül University Hospital A patient room in University Hospital Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 129 Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility in University Hospital A view from the outpatient clinics Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 130 University Hospital refectory Students performing for faculty and students Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 131 Faculty Dean and the Rector of University with graduating students Final note about this package Further details and dynamic changes can be found at: www.deu.edu.tr or www.tip.deu.edu.tr Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Information Package 2003-2004 132