General Information

Medical Laboratory Technics Programme started education in the 1990-1991 academic year. Since 2008-2009 academic year, education is provided by both primary and secondary education programmess. The name of our school has been changed as “ABDİ SUTCU VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES” according to Article 7/d-2 of law number2547 of Higher Education Council on the date 14/09/2017

Length of Programme & Number of Credits

2 Year - 120 ECTS

Feature & Definition

Students are admitted to this program according to the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) conducted by the Presidency of OSYM. In Medical Laboratory Technics Programme we have 130 quota; 65 students are in primary education and 65 students are in evening education. The language of education is Turkish. Students are able to take theoretical and practical courses in the laboratories of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Balcalı Research and Application Hospital. Students who graduate from this program earn the title of " Medical Laboratory Technician”. Graduated students can find job in the laboratories of public/ university hospitals and private laboratories

Mode of Study

Full Time

Head of Department

Prof. Dr. ŞULE SULTAN MENZİLETOĞLU YILDIZ

ECTS / Course Catalog Coordinator

Doç. Dr. SEDEFGÜL YÜZBAŞIOĞLU ARIYÜREK

Erasmus Coordinator

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi EMİR İBRAHİM IŞIK

Internship Coordinator

Doç. Dr. MERAL MİRALOĞLU

Orientation Staff

Doç. Dr. SEDEFGÜL YÜZBAŞIOĞLU ARIYÜREK

Goals

The aim of this course is to educate technicians cabaple of classifying samples in basic and clinical biochemistry, microbiology, pathology and molecular biology and biochemistry laboratories; preparing for pre-analysis phase; applying quality control mechanisms and using tools, equipments and medical analysis devices

Objectives

Our aim is to train medical laboratory technicians who can apply manual, semi and fully automated systems together with modern techniques.

Specific Admission Requirements

According to the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) conducted by the Presidency of OSYM, students are admitted to this program within the quota. In addition to this, students are accepted in the quota announced by the international student office with the transfer quotas according to the central/ grade point average.

Qualification Awarded

Medical Laboratory Technician

Level of Qualification

Associate

Qualification Requirements of Graduation

Students must have succeeded in the courses in the program, at least 120 ECTS credits, and a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates deserve vertically transfer to appropriate undergraduate programs (Biology, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering, Nursing, Nursing and Health Services, Molecular Biology and Genetics) by successfully achieving the vertical transfer exam (DGS). Thus, they can earn the right to undergraduate education.

Internship

Mandatory summer internship is 30 workdays. Internships can be done in state/ university/ private hospital laboratories and public/ private medical laboratories.

Applied Course

Applications of the courses Ç.Ü. Medical Faculty Balcalı Hospital Health Application and Research Center, Central Laboratory.

Work Placement

Work- base learning is not done

Double Major, Additional Major & Exchange Possibilities

There are Erasmus and Farabi exchange program opportunities.

Employment Opportunities

Graduated students can find job as a medical laboratory technician in of public/ university hospital laboratories and private laboratories