Vision and Mission

1. Purpose

1.1. To establish an organizational structure and operation in the fields of education, service, and research that observes ethical values, complies with current legal regulations and principles of positive governance, and aims to protect and improve individual, community, and environmental health.

2. Strategic Objectives

2.1. Institutional Structuring and Governance
2.1.1. To establish a strong organizational structure and effective operation in areas prioritizing environment, health, climate change, and ecological balance.
2.1.2. To determine and regularly review and update the mission, vision, purpose, and objectives in interaction and consensus with internal and external stakeholders during the strategic management process.
2.1.3. To operate the organizational structure of management and execution in an effective, efficient, and participatory manner.
2.1.4. To structure institutional operations to be transparent, sustainable, and open to continuous improvement.

2.2. Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
2.2.1. To identify and regularly review and, when necessary, update internal and external, national and international stakeholders with whom the faculty of medicine will collaborate to achieve its institutional purposes and objectives.
2.2.2. To establish continuous, multifaceted, and rapid communication mechanisms with internal and external stakeholders.
2.2.3. To improve processes based on feedback from all stakeholders and effectively reflect this feedback in decision-making processes.
2.2.4. To regularly review and update institutional purposes and objectives together with internal and external stakeholders.

2.3. Education, Service, and Research
2.3.1. To continuously update and improve pre-graduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional development programs in accordance with national and international standards.
2.3.2. To produce qualified and accessible solutions in healthcare delivery that meet social and individual needs.
2.3.3. To support research activities in line with contemporary scientific developments and societal needs.
2.3.4. To establish a system for monitoring the professional success and competencies of graduate physicians.


2.3.5. To regularly integrate scientific developments and societal needs into educational processes.
2.3.6. To train competent physicians who are committed to ethical values and continuously develop themselves, in line with the education provided.

2.4. Quality Assurance and Continuous Renewal/Development
2.4.1. To establish and sustain quality assurance systems in education, research, and service processes.
2.4.2. To share and develop experiences in quality processes by collaborating with national and international institutions.

2.5. Social Contribution and Lifelong Learning
2.5.1. To increase awareness of individual and community health and to contribute to health protection and improvement.
2.5.2. To organize and develop health education programs for healthy individuals, patients, patient relatives, and society within the context of lifelong learning.
2.5.3. To implement projects that will create social awareness.

2.6. Infrastructure and Human Resources
2.6.1. To regularly assess and develop physical infrastructure, academic staff, and human resource needs in line with the strategic plan and objectives.
2.6.2. To provide a fair, equitable, and supportive learning environment with a quantitatively and qualitatively competent teaching staff.

AIM

The aim is to contribute to the maintenance of healthy living in harmony with the environment by providing medical education at national and international standards, adhering to ethical values and contemporary educational principles; to train qualified and competent physicians through pre-graduate, post-graduate, and continuous professional development programs; to develop participatory and innovative approaches sensitive to the needs of society and healthcare services by prioritizing stakeholder participation and scientific innovations in educational processes; and to contribute to raising health awareness in individuals and society and to creating social awareness.

OBJECTIVES

1. Contemporary and Scientific Education

1.1 To prepare, implement, and continuously improve educational programs at undergraduate and graduate levels, in line with current medical education approaches and in accordance with national and international standards.

1.2 To provide contemporary educational content appropriate to the national and international medical literature.

1.3 To regularly review, update, and improve educational programs in line with scientific developments, health policies, and the current needs of society.

2. Continuous Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

2.1 To organize and develop effective health education programs as part of continuous professional development for graduate physicians and health professionals and lifelong learning for society and other stakeholders.

2.2 To provide educational opportunities within the context of micro-credentials that support continuous professional development.

3. Stakeholder Participation and Quality Assurance

3.1 To conduct educational programs and processes transparently, participatively, and sustainably, with stakeholder involvement.

3.2 To effectively utilize the opinions, suggestions, and feedback of internal and external stakeholders such as students, faculty members, alumni, patients/patient relatives, and community organizations in educational processes.

3.3 To ensure the continuous renewal and improvement of the program using data obtained to enhance the quality of education.

4. Educational Program

4.1 To create and implement a unique educational program structure by selecting models suitable to institutional dynamics and global medical education standards.

4.2 To determine learning-teaching methods that are compatible with the current medical education approach and program learning outcomes, to plan the program in accordance with the academic calendar, and to systematically maintain it with appropriate educational materials and resources.

5. Assessment and Evaluation

5.1 To use up-to-date assessment and evaluation methods that are compatible with the defined learning outcomes and learning-teaching methods of the educational program, for which validity and reliability studies have been conducted.

5.2 To adopt and use multiple assessment methods, including workplace-based evaluation methods, in accordance with the principles of competency-based learning.

6. Program Evaluation

6.1 To determine evaluation methods covering all components of the educational program by utilizing up-to-date program models, to collect and analyze data, and to use them in program evaluation and improvement processes.

7. Students

7.1 To adopt and implement student admission policies based on equality and appropriate to the capacity of the educational environment.

7.2 To ensure student representation in boards and commissions within the educational program and to provide continuous communication and counseling services.

7.3 To provide, announce, and make available opportunities for national and international exchange mobility, lifelong learning, independent study, and career planning, as well as cultural, artistic, and sports activities for students.

8. Academic Staff

8.1 To continuously improve the academic staff and human resources in accordance with contemporary educational requirements.

8.2 To provide a supportive learning environment in social, cultural, and academic terms with a qualified, sufficient, and fair teaching staff.

8.3 To develop, schedule, and ensure the continuity of institution-specific, systematic, and/or need-oriented faculty development programs that are suitable for the program's model, structure, and all components.

9. Physical Infrastructure, Financial Resources, and Facilities

9.1 To provide the necessary educational resources and facilities (educational environment, tools, support systems, etc.) for the implementation of learning-teaching and assessment-evaluation methods in the adopted medical education model.

9.2 To deliver education in environments with resources and facilities that reflect the current scientific and technological level.

9.3 To support educational processes with administrative and other personnel who have professional competence and experience.

9.4 To plan and implement financial resources appropriate to the learning-teaching and assessment-evaluation processes required by the program model and structure.

10. Internationalization and Innovation

10.1 To achieve global standards in education by encouraging international projects, exchange programs, and collaborations.

10.2 To contribute to the development of students and educators by effectively using innovative educational approaches and current communication technologies.

10.3 To ensure the continuous renewal and improvement of the program by conducting comparative evaluations of processes and utilizing the data obtained through cooperation with national and international institutions.

1. Aims for Increasing Intra-institutional, National, and International Collaborations

1.1To organize small group meetings within the institution where each department shares information about their infrastructure capabilities, areas of interest, and ongoing research projects.

1.2 To establish research areas where both basic and clinical sciences are involved together.

1.3 To enhance new collaborations between basic sciences and clinical departments through mutual consultations for national collaborations.

1.4 To monitor EU calls for international collaborations and ensure the continuity of Project Management Office announcements.

2. Aims for Identifying Priority Research Areas

2.1 To include decision-support systems utilizing artificial intelligence among the research areas.

2.2 To conduct more studies on community-based projects within research areas.

2.3 To advance neuroscience and brain research.

2.4 To increase research on cardiovascular diseases.

2.5 To increase research on autoimmune diseases.

2.6 To increase research on epigenetic modifications.

2.7 To increase cancer research.

2.8 To conduct studies focused on data analysis.

3. Aims for Increasing Multi-disciplinary Research

3.1 To increase intra-institutional collaborations.

3.2 To increase extra-institutional collaborations.

3.3 To take initiatives for Phase 1 clinical trials.

4. Aims for Increasing Collaborations with Industry

4.1 To enhance communication with pharmaceutical companies and internal stakeholders involved in drug research.

4.2 To increase publications on the outcomes of collaborations with industry.

5. Aims for Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Publications

5.1 To facilitate the payment of publication fees to encourage publishing in high-impact Q1 and Q2 journals.

5.2 To encourage young researchers to write scientific articles.

5.3 To increase participation in seminars organized by publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley, etc., on scientific writing and manuscript evaluation.

6. Goals for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Research

6.1 To organize seminars and informational meetings on the use of artificial intelligence in research.

6.2 To collaborate with faculty members from the engineering faculty on topics related to data analysis.

6.3 To encourage young researchers to use artificial intelligence in their research.

SERVICE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES

*To enable targets to be measured and monitored through strategic planning, re-evaluated, and developed into actionable applications. Detailed definitions of "target sequence number, target category, target type, target sub-type, target name, target description, target value, current value, indicator, measurement officer, decision/implementation officer, action plan/work package/outputs officer" will be developed in a separate study.

 

AIM

To conduct scientific research with the aim of providing the most advanced health promotion, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods relevant to public health, and to deliver a modern healthcare service that is high-quality, respectful of patient rights, and tailored to needs and expectations, with highly qualified, competent, and sufficient staff.

 

GOALS

  1. To establish healthcare application units or departments to support research, education, and practice in the field of healthcare services.
  2. To ensure that the most advanced health promotion, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods relevant to public health are provided as a high-quality, modern healthcare service that respects patient rights and meets needs and expectations, delivered by highly qualified, competent, and sufficient numbers of staff.
  3. It is to ensure that scientific research is conducted on the most advanced methods of health promotion, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment that are relevant to public health.

YÜTF Corporate Goals and Objectives are monitored using target indicators (education, service, research) that are periodically updated. The "Strategic Target Indicators" document, first piloted in 2014 and revised in 2019, has been expanded and reorganized in 2025 to align with the TEPDAD MÖTE Standards 2025.

“The purpose of the "YÜTF Strategic Target Indicators Document" is to define target indicators in the context of performance, linking the corporate strategic general framework targets and educational targets outlined in the "YÜTF Corporate Goals and Targets" document with the TEPDAD MÖTE 2025 standards. This document enables the transformation of objectives into measurable, trackable, re-evaluated, and developed.

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