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General Information

Aim of the Program

The purpose of the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program To be employed in the public and private fields of the health sector; Being able to meet the needs of a health institution, able to carry out the communication and correspondence services required by the medical affairs and procedures on the basis of the continuity of the health service delivery, make appointment services and patient admission procedures, keep the medical and administrative records of the patient, convert the medical data recorded in electronic and/or audio media into medical documents, file the patient files and other documents and reports deemed necessary, file, archive and submit the results of the patient files and other documents and reports deemed necessary, carry out the operations of filing, archiving and presenting the results of the patient files, archiving and presenting to the service in accordance with the determined classification and coding systems, performing the clinical coding and coding operations of the medical system, compiling the clinical management with the determined statistical management systems. Our mission is to train Medical Secretaries who are capable of eliminating the deficiencies in the patient files, performing the discharge and transfer procedures of the patient, and providing inter-institutional communication.

Target of the Program

The main objectives of the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program are;
 
-Have theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of secretariat,
 
-Knowing the technical terms related to the profession,
 
- Ability to use hospital automation systems,
 
- Able to communicate well with patients and their relatives,
 
- Able to use time effectively
 
- Able to use a fast keyboard,
 
-Knowing and correctly applying the rules of correspondence and protocol,
 
- Developed ability to organize,
 
-Knowing and observing patient rights and behaving in accordance with them,
 
- Suitable for teamwork,
 
-To train well-equipped Medical Secretaries who will fulfill the requirements of the secretariat profession by adhering to ethical values.

Career Opportunities

Those who have completed the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program are successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM; They can transfer vertically to the Health Institutions Management, Health Administration undergraduate program. Graduates of the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program of the Vocational School of Health Services start to work as administrative officers in hospitals and similar institutions. According to their professional success and experience, they can be promoted to office chief (Administrative and Technical Affairs, Library and Documentation works, etc.). Those who want to work as government personnel can be appointed as Medical Secretary if they enter KPSS and get the required score.

Future of the Department

Since the graduates of the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program can take active roles in many units of health institutions and organizations, the program has an extremely wide field of study. At this point, the need for the profession of Medical Secretary is increasing every year.
 
In addition, graduates of the program can be appointed as a Medical Secretary to state institutions by getting an average of 80 to 94 points with KPSS. Looking at the appointments of the Medical Secretary on a yearly basis, it is seen that the quota allocated to the program increases regularly every year.

Who Should Choose

The Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program is a program that offers a wide range of study areas that allow working in many fields of health institutions and organizations.
Candidates who will choose this program want to work in health institutions and organizations, can communicate well with patients and their relatives, have a good diction, are cool, tolerant, can use time effectively, use a fast keyboard, know the rules of correspondence and apply it correctly, have a developed ability to organize must be people who are suitable for teamwork.

Working Places

Graduates of the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program; University hospitals, state hospitals, health centers, private hospitals and clinics, private practice physicians, medical software (medical journals, bulletins, etc.) companies, sales and promotion of medical equipment, ambulance companies, Medical centers and polyclinics, Health insurance units of social security institutions (Retirement Fund, BAĞ-KUR, SGK), medical laboratories, nursing homes and nursing associations, Medical Laboratories, Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Associations, Medical Laboratories, Nursing Homes and Rehabilitation Associations. They can work in health institutions owned by foundations, sales and promotion of medical equipment, health centers, private practice doctors, companies that conduct research and training in the field of health, and private health insurance companies.

Programmes allowing Horizontal Transfer

In line with the "Regulation on the Principles of Transfer between Associate Degree and Bachelor Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfers in Higher Education Institutions", students are admitted to associate and undergraduate programs with lateral transfer within the quota.

Programmes allowing Vertical Transfer

Business Administration, Health Management, International Business Management