Dear Colleagues and Esteemed Students,
Founded on July 21, 2010, as one of the youngest Medical Faculties in our country, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (AYBÜ) Faculty of Medicine aims to make its students leading scientists, well-versed in the most current and relevant knowledge in the world and our country, while emphasizing the mission of "Knowledge, Will, Courage, Speed."
In 2023, the 100th anniversary of our Republic, we aim to be among the top 500 universities in the world, with the support of you, our highly valued medical students. Our faculty, with its 2731 students, is not only a national educational center but also an international cultural mosaic. Furthermore, our Faculty of Medicine boasts numerous faculty members and scientists who have earned national and international recognition in their fields.
Our goal as a Faculty of Medicine is to train physicians who are knowledgeable about the health problems of our country and the world, equipped with fundamental and clinical medical knowledge, professional skills, and attitudes that will improve public health, with high communication abilities, who will contribute to medical science, be researchers, and ethically responsible individuals who can set examples and become leaders in society.
We will be delighted to see our medical students after graduation as physicians who continuously research, learn, question, and strive for self-improvement instead of being satisfied with what they already know. Another key duty of a physician is to be a researcher and a scientist. Medical science is a field that is constantly evolving with new developments and inventions, and there is high competition on both national and international levels. Providing environments where strong, universal, and innovative knowledge and technology are produced by participatory and research-driven physicians is one of our primary responsibilities.
In our faculty, medical education is based on an integrated system. In this system, courses are not taught one by one and independently; instead, topics are addressed in related system-based course modules with a multidisciplinary approach. The "Pre-Clinical Period" covers up to Semester III, the "Clinical Period" includes Semesters IV and V, and the "Internship Period" is in Semester VI.
In Semesters I, II, and III, approximately 30% of the education consists of laboratory work, clinical skills training, communication skills training, student group activities, and research project applications. In Semesters IV and V, medical education consists of clinical internships.
In Semester VI, students take an active role and responsibility in all clinical work under the supervision of faculty members in the clinics where they are placed.
Dear students, medical education is a lifelong learning journey. At the end of this path, you will be physicians who apply your profession by adhering to ethical principles, are researchers and critical thinkers, and make a difference with your knowledge and skills.
On behalf of our faculty, I warmly welcome you to Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine and wish you all a successful, healthy, and peaceful academic year, together with all the faculty members and administrative staff.
With love and respect,
Prof. Dr. Tuğba ENSARİ
Acting Dean
