COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Scientific Basis of Medicine I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SBM 101
Fall
12
4
14
16
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives At the end of this semester, the students are expected to understand the relationship between the human being and its environment as well as the planet. To familiarize the students with the medical profession, introduce them to medical education, to start the concepts of physician responsibilities, professional values, ethics, professionalism and to lay down the foundations of skill training. The aim of this course is to give students awareness of protecting and developing health, giving awareness about the factors affecting human health and understanding the healthy life behaviors of the individual. In addition, the aim is for the students to meet the concept of measurement, the structural organization of the human body, the concept of the projection of the organs and the structural features of the skeletal system as well as the medical terminology.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • 1. Define the organization of the human body.
  • 2. Define human's biological, psychological and social developmental stages.
  • 3. Describe the common medical terms by looking at their prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
  • 4. Describe the components and functions of the skeletal system.
  • 5. Define the basic concepts of techniques used in medical laboratories for diagnostic medicine (imaging and laboratory medicine)
  • 6. Explain the biological and chemical basis of life, the structure of macromolecules and the structure-function relation and its regulation.
  • 7. Explain the functions and interactions of the cell as the basic vital form.
  • 8. Explain the flow of genetic information (how protein synthesis from DNA occurs).
  • 9. Explain the cell cycle and its control mechanisms.
  • 10. Explain the mechanisms of intracellular and intercellular communication, how the cells respond to environmental stimuli and the causes and mechanisms of formation of bioelectric potentials.
  • 11. Explain fertilization and the processes that occur during the first 8 weeks of embryonic development and the influencing factors.
  • 12. Explain the features of tissue development and tissue types.
  • 13. Explain the fundamentals and mechanisms of genetic variation, inheritance patterns and population genetics.
  • 14. List the steps of critical and scientific thinking and explain how to access and use data sources, collect, summarize and display data
Course Description SBM 101 is a 16-week course comprised of 3 concurrent programs: 1) Biomedical Sciences: is an organ systems/concepts program given by multiple basic and clinical disciplines. Students will be introduced to vocabulary and they will learn the basic constituents of the human body and the normal body function. This course will cover medical terminology, the structural organization of the human body, the basic building blocks that make up the human body and their properties, the structure of the cell, the cell cycle, the concepts of the mechanisms of interaction of the cell with other cells and the environment, tissue formation and early embryonic developmental periods. Major elements of the course include anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, medical biology and genetics, histology and embryology, microbiology, immunology, biophysics, obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry. 2) Research Information and Management (RIM): is a program that includes Biostatistics and Critical Thinking components and 3) Laboratory Medicine: is a program that aims to teach medical students the broad principles and topics of laboratory medicine needed by medical practice.
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Course Category

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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Academic and social orientation week An Overview of the Medical Education Program Intro. to Semester 1 Medical Education Program Risk assessment - Laboratory safety rules. Reflection for students Methods of Assessment Introduction to TBL “Team BASED Learning” and CIS “Clinical Integrated Session Introduction to Laboratories How to Study & Effective use of your time Our values & Medical Education
2 Medical terminology, Introduction to Laboratory Processes Anatomical Terminology Scientific research for tomorrow doctors, RIM introduction and effective feedback Risk Assessment BlackBoard Test Recep Mesut, Selman Çıkmaz, Tıbbi Terminoloji, 2017, 1-412 -Jawetz Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013, Chapter 9, 150-151 -Stearns and Medzhitov Evolutionary Medicine, Sinauer Assoc. Chapter 3, 87-91 -Laposata M. Laboratory Medicine 2nd Ed. McGraw Hill Access Medicine, 2014, Chapter 1, 6-7
3 Introduction to Biophysics Human as a whole from a biopsychological point of view, Organization of the human body: Macroscopic, microscopic, Reflection for students The importance of critical thinking Biochemical basis of life Organization of the human body -Keith L. Moore, Anne M. R. Agur, Arthur F. Dalley, Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th Ed. 2014, 2-57 -Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell, Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3rd Ed. 2015, 12-48 -Barbara Young, Geraldine O'Dowd, Phillip Woodford, Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas, (FUNCTIONAL HISTOLOGY (WHEATER'S)) 6th Ed. 2014, 31 -Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 10th Ed. 2016, 1-4 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed. Lange. 2015, Chapter 2, 7-17 - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015, Chapter 1, 1-22 -Jawetz Melnick & Adelbergs Medical Microbiology 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013, Chapter 3, 44-54
4 Superficial anatomical structures of the skeletal system Skeletal system, The basics of scientific thinking Methods related to EMS, Ergonomy and vital factors according to biophysics Introduction to the basics of radiological imaging Basics of radiological imaging techniques, Quiz I Keith L. Moore, Anne M. R. Agur, Arthur F. Dalley, Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th Ed. 2014, 71-173; 326-428; 439-501; 508-656; 670-812; 820-973; 981-1051 - Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell, Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3rd Edition. 2015, 53-62; 123-131; 423-440; 535-550; 685-701; 837-854 -Stearns and Medzhitov, Evolutionary Medicine, Sinauer Assoc., 27th Ed. 2016, Chapter 1. 1-6 - Dawson B. and Trapp R.G. Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, 4e. Lange, 2004, Chapter 3 -Primer of biostatistics 7th Ed., Chapter 2, p7-26
5 The theory of evolution and the development of living things, The tree of life (prokaryote, eukaryote, archaea & megavirus), Cell Theory, : Historical overview of the cell, The basics of microscopy, Femur Fractures Comparative anatomy Data base construction: From data to information Light and optics, Optics – small group activity, Laboratory Medicine – Basic concepts in laboratory medicine Ergonomy Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell, Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3rd Ed., 2015, 111-116; 231-238; 402-409; 520-524; 663-671; 819-827; 1120-1128 -Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed., 2016, 11-21 - Ryan and Ray, Sherris, Medical Microbiology, 2015, Chapter 1, 6-12 -Jawetz Melnick & Adelbergs Medical Microbiology 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013, Chapter 10, 165-172 -Stearns and Medzhitov Evolutionary Medicine, Sinauer Assoc. 27th Ed. 2016, Chapter 2. 79-84 - Dawson B. and Trapp R.G. Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, 4e. Lange, 2004, Chapter 3. -Primer of biostatistics
6 Biophysics-Devices Biophysics –The future of medicine Interactions of elements and molecules Solutions and buffers Nominal Data-Summarizing data and data presentation by tables Solution preparation and spectrometer Classification of microorganisms, morphology and cell structure Cell sizes and cell shapes, Cell and tissue examination methods Cell sizes and cell shapes practical Bacterial cell structure and staining, Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Edition, 2016, 1-11; 97-104 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed, Lange. 2015, Chapter 2, 7-17 - Douglas F. Paulsen, Histology & Cell Biology: Examination & Board Review, 5e. 2010, Chapter 2 (Access Medicine) - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Edition. 2015, Chapter 1, 23-27. -Ryan and Ray Sherris Medical Microbiology, Chapter, 1 4-5 -Levinson Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology 13th Ed. 2014, Chapter 1, 2 4-13, - Dawson B. and Trapp R.G. Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, 4e. Lange. Chapter 3, Chapter 4. - Lecture Notes: Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health, 6th Ed, Chapter 2, p11-19 - Primer of biostatistics 7th Ed. Chapter 2, p7-26.
7 The basic building blocks of life: macromolecules, Carbohydrates Fatty acids Complex Lipids Amino acids – protein building blocks, Micelle formation and solubility Reaction of amino acids – peptides Nominal Data-Presentation of data with graphs Numeric Data- Summarizing data and data presentation by tables Protein structure and structure-function relationship Proteopedia - 3D protein modeling practice Biophysics and thermodynamics Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed, Lange. 2015, Chapters 3, 4, 5, 14 and 15, 17-48, 132-151 - Lieberman M, Peet A. Marks' essentials of medical biochemistry : a clinical approach / 2015 : Second edition. Chapters 3 and 4, 31-59 - Dawson B. and Trapp R.G. Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, 4e. Lange, 2004, Chapter 3, Chapter 4. - Primer of biostatistics 7th Ed. Chapter 2, p7-26. - Lecture Notes: Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health, 6th Ed, Chapter 2, p11-19
8 Life as a compartmentalized system Cell membrane organization, Extracellular matrix Overview of biological membrane structures and membrane transport, Cell membrane (membrane transport: passive and active transport) Osmosis, Membrane and proteins Overview of cell – cytosol and organelles, Overview of the cell ultrastructure Numeric Data- Summarizing data and data presentation by tables/graphs Enzymes: General characteristics Enzyme catalysis and affecting factors, Regulation of enzymes, Catalase enzyme activity, Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed, 2016, 23-26; 26-36 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed, Lange. 2015, Chapters 7 and 8, 57-84 - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015, Chapter 10, 11, 12; 565-611; 641-649 -Levinson Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology 13th Ed. 2014, Chapter 2 4-13 - Jawetz Melnick&Adelbergs Medical Microbiology 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013 Chapter 2, 11-42 - Dawson B. and Trapp R.G. Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, 4e. Lange, 2004, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 - Lecture Notes: Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health, 6th Ed, Chapter 2, p11-19 -Primer of biostatistics 7th Ed. Chapter 2, p7-26
9 The molecule of the century Organization of the cytoskeleton Nucleus, nucleolus, From nucleotides to nucleic acids, An overview of human genome Genomic DNA Isolation Genetic information flow – from DNA to protein synthesis – central dogma Replication, Transcription, Translation, Numeric Data- Summarizing data and data presentation by tables/graphs Team based learning Discussion Midterm 1 - Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016, 26-35; 36-44; 54-55 Other References
10 Gene expression and arrangements, Gene expression: Epigenetics approach, Bacterial Genetics (DNA transfer) Intracellular compartment: Endoplasmic Reticulum, PCR and gel electrophoresis 1, Structure and function of Golgi, post-translational modifications, Structure and function of lysosome, peroxisome, proteoseome and inclusions, Rubric presentation Transport into the cell through the membrane and transport out of the cell from the trans-Golgi network, Structure and functions of mitochondria, Metabolic functions of mitochondria, PCR and Gel Electrophoresis- II Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016, 26-35; 36-44; 54-55 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed, Lange. 2015, Chapters 32 and 34, 323-331, 343-354 -Jawetz Melnick&Adelbergs Medical Microbiology 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013, Chapter 7, 101-122 - Kim E. Barrett, Medical Physiology Ganong. 2012 - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015, Chapter 4, 5, 6, 12; 175-216; 237-265; 299-362; 649-694 - Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 8th Edition. Nussbaum, McInnes, Willard, 2016. Chapter 2, 3; 3-11; 21-41 - Peter Turnpenny, Sian Ellard, Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics, 14th Ed. 2012, Chapter 2, 13-22 - R.Paul, L.Elder. The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking-Concepts&Tools. Pg.2-8
11 Cell signaling molecules, Intracellular signaling Intercellular signaling Membrane potential, Distribution of action potential, excitation and excitable tissues Action Potential Precision and Accuracy in Laboratory Medicine Cell cycle and control mechanisms Cell division (mitosis and meiosis), Reaching reliable sources, Mechanisms of cell death and apoptosis, Cell differentiation, Cell Division: Onion membrane DNA index Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016, 36-44; 55-69 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed. Lange, 2015, Chapters 12 and 17, 115-121, 163-170 - Kim E. Barrett, Medical Physiology Ganong. 2012 - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015, Chapter 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; 590-593; 695-752; 753-758; 813-880; 889-960; 963- 977. -Jawetz Melnick&Adelbergs Medical Microbiology, 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013 Chapter 6, 77-99 -Skloot R, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, 2011 - R.Paul, L.Elder. The Miniature Guide to Scientific Thinking. Pg.2-6, 17-28. - Beth Dawson, Robert G. Trapp. Basic & Clinical Biostatistics, 4e; Chapter 2
12 Genetic variation: polymorphisms and mutations, Inheritance patterns Inheritance patterns practical Pedigree: basics, Constructing a pedigree - Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, Tissue types -General structural properties of the 4 basic tissues Epithelial tissue types Literature search I Cell surface specializations, Intercellular connections in epithelial tissue, Secretory epithelium (serous and mucous secretory cells), Types of epithelial tissue Cell culture, Quiz 2 -Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016, 100-104; 105-149 -T.W.Sadler, Langman’s Medical Embriyology, 13th Ed. 2015, 3-10 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed. Lange, 2015, Chapter 48, 589-608 - Kim E. Barrett, Medical Physiology Ganong. 2012 - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015, Chapter 17, 18, 19; 978-1020; 1021-1034; 1035-1056 - Peter Turnpenny, Sian Ellard, Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics, 14th Ed. 2012, Chapter 3; 38-41 - R. Paul, L. Elder. The Miniature Guide to Scientific Thinking. Pg. 14-16 - Beth Dawson, Robert G. Trapp. Basic & Clinical Biostatistics, 4e; Chapter 2 and Chapter 13
13 The organization of connective tissue Types of connective tissue, Molecular overview of connective tissue, The structure of connective tissue and its cells, The structure of the cartilage tissue Types of connective tissue The structure of the bone tissue Bone tissue and ossification Literature search-II Types of cartilage and bone tissues The structure of the muscle tissue and muscle types - Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016, Chapter 6,7,8,11,12 156-174; 194-203; 214-239; 314-340; 356-389 - Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 30th Ed. Lange, 2015, Chapter 48, 589-608 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ https://scholar.google.com.tr http://kutuphane.ieu.edu.tr/tr
14 Nervous tissue - general structural and functional features, Gametogenesis : spermatogenesis Gametogenesis : oogenesis Ovulation and menstrual cycle From fertilization to implantation Feedback for common mistakes Muscle and nervous tissues Bilaminar germ disc - Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016, Chapter 22, 23, 797; 834. - Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 10th Ed. 2016, 11-38; 39-49; 51-59 - Peter Turnpenny, Sian Ellard, Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics, 14th Ed. 2012, Chapter 6; 103-106. - Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015, Chapter 22, 1217-1247. - Nussbaum, McInnes, Willard, Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 8th Ed. 2016, Chapter 14; 287-306. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ https://scholar.google.com.tr http://kutuphane.ieu.edu.tr/tr
15 Gastrulation: Trilaminar germ disc RIM: Discussion session Embryonic period Teratogens, Ovulation – Fertilization-Embryo Implantation - Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 10th Ed. 2016, 99; 457-485 -T.W.Sadler, Langman’s Medical Embriyology, 13th Ed, 2015, 126-139 - Nussbaum, McInnes, Willard, Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 8th Ed. 2016. Chapter 4, 5, 7, 9, 14; 43-57; 57-75; 107-128; 155-163; 283-287. - Peter Turnpenny, Sian Ellard, Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics, 14th Ed. 2012, Chapter 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 16; 22-29;31-53; 109-129; 129-142; 143-154; 249-263. -IUE FoM Critical thinking rubric
16 The history and impact of genetics in medicine, Recombinant DNA technologies, Recombinant DNA technologies Practical Population genetics Population Genetics –Case Study Chromosome Nomenclature and Cytogenetics Cytogenetics (Metaphase analysis) Clinical Integrated Session (CIS) Midterm II
Course Notes/Textbooks
  1. Keith L. Moore, Anne M. R. Agur, Arthur F. Dalley, Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th Ed. 2014
  2. Recep Mesut, Selman Çıkmaz, Tıbbi Terminoloji, 2017
  3. Kim E. Barrett, Ganong’s Medical Physiology, 2012
  4. Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina, Histology: A Text and Atlas, with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology, 6th Ed. 2016
  5. Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 10th Ed. 2016
  6. Rodwell VW, Bender DA, Botham RM, Kennelly PJ, Weil PA, Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry, Lange. 30th Ed. 2015
  7. Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Ed. 2015
  8. Peter Turnpenny, Sian Ellard, Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics, 14th Ed. 2012
  9. Nussbaum, McInnes, Willard, Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 8th Ed.2016
  10. Jawetz Melnick&Adelbergs Medical Microbiology, 26/E. Geo. Brooks, 2013
  11. Stearns and Medzhitov, Evolutionary Medicine, Sinauer Assoc, 2015
  12. Ryan and Ray Sherris, Medical Microbiology, McGraw Hill Access Medicine
  13. Levinson Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 14th Ed. 2016
  14. Laposata M. Laboratory Medicine, McGraw Hill Access Medicine, 2nd Ed., 2014
Suggested Readings/Materials
  1. Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell, Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3rd Ed. 2015
  2. Linda Costanzo, Physiology Cases and Problems (Board Review Series), 4th Ed. 2012
  3. Barbara Young, Geraldine O'Dowd, Phillip Woodford, Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas, 6e (FUNCTIONAL HISTOLOGY (WHEATER'S)) 6th Ed. 2014
  4. Thomas W. Sadler, Langman's Medical Embryology 13th North American Ed. 2015
  5. Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2015
  6. Clinical Biochemistry, An Illustrated Colour Text. Gaw, Murphy, Srivastava, 2013
  7. Skloot R, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, 2011

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
10
Midterm
4
40
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
12
192
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
Study Hours Out of Class
16
4
64
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
8
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
10
Midterms
4
15
Final Exams
1
19
    Total
425

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Explain the normal structure and functions of the human body at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and system levels, associate them with suggestions, practices and clinical situations (nutrition, exercise, vaccination, mental health, etc.); to protect and improve the health of individuals.

 X
2

Describe the mechanisms of diseases at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and system levels and make evidence-based decisions by associating them with disease findings, diagnosis and treatment approaches.

 X
3

Consider the ethical principles, scientific facts, legal regulations and the biopsychosocial and cultural characteristics of the patient in the medical decision making process. Place importance and respect the autonomy of patients and the confidentiality of patient information, within the framework of the law and the provisions of healthcare application standards.

 X
4

Prioritize patient safety to minimize malpractice by carrying out risk assessment, take the necessary precautions, perform the necessary medical practice and record them.

 X
5

Communicate healthily, openly and effectively with healthcare workers, patients and their relatives, with the communication structured on empathy and care, trust and constructiveness; while being respectful to language, belief, race and cultural characteristics.

 X
6

By bearing in mind the patients’ values, beliefs, priorities, and needs; provide evidence-based options and include them in the decision making process.

 X
7

Preserve our planet’s resources and consider its effects on the public and individual’s health, advocate to disseminate healthy lifestyle behaviors and modify factors that affect health adversely.

 X
8

Reach current, valid and reliable information effectively using technology. Critically evaluate this information for solving problems in an evidence-based medical decision-making process, bearing in mind prevention, diagnosis, and management of diseases.

 X
9

Identify problems, create hypotheses, conduct research and employ teamwork to analyze results for generation and dissemination of health-related scientific knowledge.

 X
10

By taking feedback and evaluating their performance, determine the areas and options for improvement and implement them within a plan.

 X
11

Care for their own personal health, safety and appearance, take the necessary precautions in order to set an example for their colleagues and society.

 X
12

Continuously renew themselves in their medical knowledge by always bearing in mind their commitment to lifelong learning principles.

 X
13

Using various communication tools, share their professionally gained knowledge in the field of healthcare, opinions, experiences, and evaluations with institutions, colleagues and the public.  Advocate for healthcare and contribute to developing policies to protect and improve it.

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest