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General Information

Aim of the Program

The purpose of the Autopsy Assistant Program is to train technicians who know all the procedures before, during and after the autopsy, have the knowledge / skills to apply the necessary procedures, know the quality control and assurance of the autopsy units, and work directly with the Forensic Medicine Specialist in the forensic departments after the graduation. The aim of the course is to educate the personnel who can perform the procedures on the bodies and tissues in the best way after the autopsy.

Target of the Program

To be able to use basic theoretical and practical knowledge related to the professional field, - Protects the samples taken from the funeral, delivers them to the relevant laboratory or sends them, - To be able to make surgical instruments and materials ready for use for the transfer of the body after the autopsy and for the next case, - Knowing the legal regulations about autopsy, -Make all preparations in the autopsy room before autopsy, -To educate the medical technician who has the ability to reach, evaluate and apply the scientific knowledge related to the profession.

 

Career Opportunities


Graduates of the department can work in Forensic Medicine Departments, Forensic Medicine Institutes, Forensic Medicine Institution and related group presidencies, branch offices and courthouses as autopsy aids

Future of the Department

It is common to encounter dozens of cases where forensic cases take place evert day and most of them require autopsy. Qualified and tranied personnel work against this workload in the autopsy units affiliated to Forensic Medicine Institue. There is always a need for autopsy assistantship who work in various places such as writing forensic case reports, performing autopsies and making necessary preparations before and after the autopsy.

Who Should Choose

It may be appropriate for people who are interested in the field of forensic sciences and follow the current developments in this field, who are versatile, patient, disciplined, careful and mentally strong aganist the cases they will encounter, to prefer the department.

 

Working Places

Graduates of this program can work in public and private hospitals as health personnel. It is possible for graduates to find a job immediately because there is a great need for qualified personnel in our country. Graduates of this program, completing all the professional practices and internships in the program will graduate with the title of Forensic Medicine Technician. After graduation, our students will be able to take part in Forensic Medicine Departments, Forensic Medicine Institutes, Forensic Medicine Institution and related Group Presidencies, Branch Directorates and Courthouses as autopsy assistants.

Programmes allowing Horizontal Transfer

 

Students are admitted to the undergraduate and undergraduate programs in accordance with the Ilişkin Regulation on the Transfer Between Associate and Bachelor's Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer Between Institutions yatay.

 

Programmes allowing Vertical Transfer

Autopsy technician graduates can transfer vertically to the four-year Nursing, Health Management, Social Work, Emergency Aid and Disaster Management departments if they pass the DGS exam.