1. Professionally evaluate and apply the knowledge gained through the theoretical and applied courses which are at the base level aided with course books, application tools and other resources in the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial.
2. Inform the concerned people or institutions by using their gained basic knowledge related to the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial, and transfer their thoughts and solutions, suggestions related to the issues verbally and in writing.
3. Know the terms and concepts related to medical terminology, human anatomy and diseases in the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial.
4. Act proper to the public, scientific, cultural and ethic values at the steps of data collection, interpretation, application and declaring the results related to the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial.
5. Act proper to the quality management and processes by being in the team in order to solve the present and unpredictable complex problems encountered during the applications related to the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial and take personal responsibilities when needed.
6. Establish an active communication with the colleagues, patients, patient relatives, doctors and other health workers.
7. Know the institutions and organizations exist in the health system; act proper to the laws, regulations and directives related to their rights and responsibilities as an individual working in the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial.
8. Use well the information and communication technologies, and the computer software related to the field of Medical Documentation and Secretarial.
9. Perform registrations, provisions, demand acceptances, discharges, and invoicing processes according to patient's social security status with their knowledge of the use of Hospital Data Management System, and perform the coding and statistics related to the operations and diseases.
10. Perform actively and quickly the processes of medical documentation and archiving, medical records, medical reporting and professional correspondences proper to Turkish language.
11. Implement archiving services by securing and preserving the patient files with the necessary knowledge of creating and implementing the medical archives.
12. Use well every kind of office tools and machines and perform simple maintenances and repairs when needed.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

The graduates work as "Medical Secretary" in public and private health institutions and organizations. Employment fields are polyclinics and clinics data processing services, patient register and admission offices, human resources and statistics units of public and private with/without beds health institutions and organizations under the Health Ministry. They can be appointed as Health Technicians (Medical Secretaries) in accordance with the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS).

Access to Further Studies

The students of Medical Documentation and Secretarial program may be transferred to the undergraduate programs of "Business", "Health Administration" and "International Health Management" via the External Transfer Examination (DGS).

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Every student must sign up for the subjects at the beginning of the semester, and attend at least 70 % of the classes and 80 % of the applications to be able to sit for the semester end examination. Students must sit for at least 1 mid-term exam and 1 semester end examination for each subject. The mid-term exam (grades that will be resulted from the following evaluation means of a homework assignment, application exam, laboratory exam, seminar presentation or quiz may well be added to the evaluation of the mid-term grades) contributes 40 % percent and the semester end examination contributes 60 % to the calculation of the success grade. Every examination is evaluated over 100 points. It is compulsory to have at least 50 points from the semester end examination. The pass grade of a subject is at least 50 points, and the success of a class is evaluated via Relative Evaluation System. The students who take the grades of AA, BA, BB, CB and CC from a subject become successful at the subject. The grades of DC and DD are conditional pass grades. In order to become successful at a subject which a student takes, he or she has to have at least 2.0 general weighted grade average (GANO) when graduating from the school.

Graduation Requirements

In order to complete the program with success, a student has to pass (equal to 121 ECTS) all of the subjects exist in the program, and have at least 2.00 over 4.00 general weighted grade average, and complete the 30 work day internship at the end of the second year with success.

Mode of Study

Full-Time

Address and Contact Details

Program Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Sinem SOMUNOĞLU İKİNCİ

ssomunoglu@uludag.edu.tr

Facilities

Education Language is Turkish, and the quota is 70+2 students. Additionally, two quotas are reserved for people over the age of 35. It does not have a preparation and an evening program. Classes are taught in the school classrooms. Applications are performed in Data Processing Offices of Health Application and Research Centre Department´s Polyclinics and Clinics, and Head Physician Office, Human Resources, Editorial Office and Central Medical Archive units.

Curriculum

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SHOZ101	ANATOMY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SHOZ105	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TDSZ101	TOUCH TYPING	Compulsory	2	2	0	5
TDSZ103	MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION I	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TDSZ105	COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE I	Compulsory	2	0	2	4
TDSZ107	GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DISEASES	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TDSZ111	BASIC BIOSTATISTICS	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
ATA101	ATATURK'S PRINCIPALS AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TUD101	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
YAD101	FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENG.) I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TDSZ102	TECHNIQUES IN SECRETARIAT	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
TDSZ104	MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION II	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TDSZ106	COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE II	Compulsory	2	0	2	4
TDSZ108	DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR HOSPITAL	Compulsory	1	2	0	4
TDSZ110	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
ATA102	ATATURK'S PRINCIPALS AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TUD102	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
YAD102	FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENG.) II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					6
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
OTPS016	HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TDSS203	SUMMER PRACTICE-I	Compulsory	0	0	0	4
TDSZ201	MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION III	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TDSZ203	COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE III	Compulsory	1	0	2	2
TDSZ205	VOCATIONAL WRITING APPLICATIONS I	Compulsory	1	2	0	2
TDSZ207	MEDICAL ARCHIVING	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					15
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
OTPS017	MANAGEMENT OF HUMANS RESOURCES	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TDSS204	SUMMER PRACTICE-II	Compulsory	0	0	0	4
TDSZ202	MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION IV	Compulsory	2	2	0	2
TDSZ204	COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE IV	Compulsory	1	0	2	2
TDSZ206	VOCATIONAL WRITING APPLICATIONS II	Compulsory	1	2	0	2
TDSZ208	OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					15
Total						30

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ANEZ104	INFECTION DISEASES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS003	FIRST AID	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS007	PROFESSIONAL ETHICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS013	ENTER PRISTING	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS023	RAPID READING AND COMPREHENSION TECHNIQUES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS025	ACCOUNTING IN MEDICAL FACILITIES	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOSP149	PSYCHOLOGY OF HEALTH	Optional	2	0	0	3
TGTZ104	RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY	Optional	2	0	0	3

3. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
İAYZ105	PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND BODY BUILDING I	Optional	1	2	0	3
OTPS001	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS002	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS005	QUALITY ASSUARANCE AND STANDARDS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS011	BUSINES MANAGEMENT I	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS021	VOCATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS024	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS027	PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES	Optional	2	0	0	3
SHOZ103	PHYSIOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	3
SHOZ107	PHYSICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSS201	WORKPLACE TRAINING I	Optional	0	16	0	12
TLTZ103	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY	Optional	2	0	0	3
TLTZ105	LABORATORY CHEMISTRY	Optional	2	0	0	3

4. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
İAYZ106	PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND BODY BUILDING II	Optional	1	2	0	3
OTPS004	QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS006	RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS008	STATISTICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS009	COMMUNICATION	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS012	BUSINES MANAGEMENT II	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS019	EFFECTIVE SPEAKING	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS020	DRAMA AND THEATRE	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS022	VOCATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	Optional	2	0	0	3
SISL137	LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSS202	WORKPLACE TRAINING II	Optional	0	16	0	12
TLTZ206	MEDICAL LABORATORY ORGANIZATION	Optional	2	0	0	3