Tıbbi Laboratuvar Teknikleri (Sağlık Hizmetleri MYO) Ön Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08 : 3212.02 Medical Laboratory Technician

ISCO 08 : 3212.02 Medical Laboratory Technician

The aim of the Medical Laboratory Techniques program is to train technicians with sufficient knowledge and technical skills to perform routine tests and analyses requested by physicians for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. These technicians operate laboratory devices and instruments within healthcare institutions and report findings in accordance with required standards.

The education process spans a 2-year period and includes theoretical courses, laboratory work, and field application studies. Some theoretical courses are delivered through distance learning. Starting from the first year, students engage in both theoretical and laboratory application courses. The 3rd and 4th semesters focus primarily on field application courses.

• Having knowledge about the basic structure of the human body (anatomy, cells and tissues, physiology, biochemistry, and immune system) and the fundamental characteristics of diseases.
• Understanding the characteristics of microorganisms and parasites, as well as the diseases they cause.
• Being knowledgeable about disinfection, sterilization, and hygiene.
• Understanding measurement methods.
•  Recognizing and using laboratory tools and equipment.
• Having detailed knowledge of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases and being able to plan the necessary procedures in each phase.
• Properly storing and preserving patient samples under appropriate conditions.
• Performing material analyses (biochemical, microbiological, immunological, pathological, hematological, etc.).
• Checking material analysis results and delivering them to the laboratory specialist.
• Ensuring the regular calibration and maintenance of laboratory devices and optimizing their efficiency.
• Being knowledgeable about critical values and, when necessary, promptly informing the clinician to ensure proper coordination.
• Having the ability to critically evaluate newly acquired knowledge after graduation.
• Establishing effective communication with colleagues, patients, and physicians while maintaining professional and ethical responsibility.
• Taking health and occupational safety precautions in the workplace and knowing first-aid procedures in case of injuries.
• Keeping up with technological advancements in the profession.
• Using at least one foreign language at a minimum A2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) to follow information in the field and communicate with colleagues.

Possesses advanced proficiency in the following key competencies:

• Literacy competence
• Multilingual competence
• Communication and social skills
• Digital competency
• Personal, social, and learning-to-learn skills
• Civic competence
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Cultural awareness and expression
• Field-specific competencies

Examinations, assessment, and evaluation are conducted in accordance with the "Bezmialem Vakıf University Vocational School of Health Services Education, Training, and Examination Directive." During the academic term, in addition to exams or assignments previously taken or completed, students are also required to take a final exam. The criteria considered in the evaluation of students' performance (midterm exams, assignments, practical work, and final exams, etc.) and their respective weightings are published in the course information packages at the beginning of the term. All exams are held at the specified times and locations announced by the University. Students' final grades are determined by the course instructor/lecturer based on midterm and final exam results, coursework completed during the term, and attendance rules. A makeup exam is organized for students who meet the requirements to take the final exam but were unable to attend or who failed the final exam (F).

S: Passed course from the courses that are not included in the grade point averages.

U: Failed courses from the courses that are not included in the grade point averages.

NA: Course for which the attendance requirement is not met.

GANO / CGPA: Cumulativel Grade Point Average.

YANO / GPA: Grade Point Average.

To ensure the quality of higher education programs:

• The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and supervising the education, training, and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
• Each year, "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" for higher education institutions are prepared and published by YÖK based on the criteria it determines. These reports include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions and are shared with the public.
• YÖK also publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" annually, which includes academic, administrative, and financial data related to foundation higher education institutions. These reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations, are made publicly available by YÖK.

The quality assurance of associate degree programs in higher education is ensured in accordance with the "Procedures and Principles for Ensuring the Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs."

To ensure the quality of higher education programs:

1. Curriculum Development and Approval:
   1. YÖK establishes the minimum standards and criteria required for the establishment of associate degree departments and programs in higher education institutions.
   2. The curriculum of associate degree programs and the learning outcomes that each diploma program aims to provide are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the fundamental principles set by YÖK.
   3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK.
2. Assessment and Evaluation: The methods for assessing and evaluating the learning outcomes provided by each associate degree program are conducted in accordance with the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions based on the fundamental principles set by YÖK.

Certification: Students enrolled in associate degree programs are awarded an associate degree diploma upon successfully completing the course credits and other requirements determined by higher education institutions.

To be eligible for this program, candidates must have graduated from secondary education institutions or equivalent foreign secondary education institutions recognized by the Ministry of National Education and must meet the admission requirements of higher education associate degree programs. Admission to this program is conducted through the centralized exam system known as the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS), in accordance with the regulations set by the YÖK. Students are placed into their preferred programs based on their scores in this exam, managed by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).

Recognition of prior formal education in Turkish Higher Education Institutions, including transfers within and between universities, is governed by the "Regulation on Transfers Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor, and Credit Transfers Between Institutions in Higher Education Institutions" and the "Bezmialem Vakıf University Directive on Transfers, Double Majors, and Minors Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs”. International students are admitted to this program based on internationally recognized exam results or their secondary education graduation grades. Exchange students are accepted under the framework of bilateral agreements signed between Bezmialem Vakıf University and partner universities.

Students graduating from vocational associate degree programs can transfer to undergraduate programs through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM.

• The Higher Education Law No. 2547
• Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor, and Credit Transfers Between Institutions in Higher Education Institutions
• Regulation on the Continuation of Associate Degree Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Programs to Undergraduate Education
• Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article 35)
• Regulation on Quality Assurance in Higher Education and the Higher Education Quality Council
• Framework Regulation on Applied Education in Higher Education
• Bezmialem Vakif University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation
• Bezmialem Vakif University Vocational School of Health Services Education, Training, and Examination Directive
• Bezmialem Vakif University Vocational School of Health Services Internship Directive

The qualification is valid indefinitely.