MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY PROGRAMME
Third Cycle Programmes
(Doctorate Degree/Doctor of Fine Arts)

D.1. General Information about Program

Department of Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology was founded in 1965 ? 1966 academic year and started education of medical faculty 3rd semester students. The founders of the department are Prof. Dr. Şükrü Kaymakçalan and Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Oğuz Kayaalp. The department also started its postgraduate education the same year. Today, Medical Pharmacology Department of Faculty of Medicine execute the pharmacology postgraduate programs. The department have in vitro organ baths and perfusion systems; in vivo systems and in vitro electrophysiology and hemodynamics hardware; cardiovascular and central nervous system pharmacology laboratories; chemistry laboratories which are equipped with HPLC, Western blot and PCR systems. Furthermore, a workshop and temperature and lighting controlled rooms for laboratory animals are found in the departments.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Doctorate

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.4. Provisions for Registration

a. To graduate from the medical school or to have MSc degree in pharmacology/toxicology fields,

b. To satisfy the entrance criteria of the Health Sciences Institute,

c. To be successful in the interview carried out by the department.

To have ALES (SAY / EA) score type and ALES and Foreign Language base score determined by the Health Sciences Institute Board and approved by the Hacettepe University Senate http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/en/menu/ales_foreign_language_scores-252

To meet the application requirements of Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations and Institute of Health Sciences.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In order to graduate from the Medical Pharmacology doctoral program, it must be completed with at least 21 national credits and 120 ECTS credits worth of courses and 120 ECTS credits worth of thesis work within the scope of the compulsory comprehensive courses for the program, in order to complete at least 8 years of education, research and application activities. must. They must be successful in the physiology courses in the Faculty of Medicine II course committees (if not taken during the master's degree) and those deemed appropriate by the Term III course committees, which are not in the medical faculty departments starting directly from the doctorate. At least 50% of the 90 ECTS part of the 120 ECTS kindergarten must be earned from elective courses within and outside the field, and the remaining 30 ECTS must be completed as preparation for the proficiency competition (preparation for the TFR Doctoral Qualifying Exam). According to the registration of Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulation, after successfully completing the courses and achieving a general academic average of at least 3.00 and passing the thesis qualification exam, the advisor is required to successfully complete the thesis study and defense included in the education.

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

The lectures a student takes in the last 3 years before enrollment to the program; including the lectures a student completes as a private student; are transferred to the program of the student and committed to their transcript in accordance to Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education and Examination Act, section 22, with endorsement from the supervisor, suggestion of the department and the acceptance of the institute board of directors.

D.7. Goals and Objectives

To train research personnel who can evaluate biological activity at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, systems and the whole organism, conduct independent scientific research, develop and question hypotheses, and present their results to the universal scientific world.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Most of the graduates of the Pharmacology Doctorate Program work in Turkey or abroad as specialized researchers or academicians at different universities. Other alumni is also involved in different units of the pharmaceutical industry, research and development centers, Turkey Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, T. C. Social Security Institution and the public institutions and organizations such as the Public Health Agency of Turkey, drug consulting companies and professional associations.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

D.14. Profile of the Programme

The Pharmacology Doctorate program is planned to be carried out in at least eight semesters. The program consists of two parts consisting of a minimum of four semesters: course period and thesis period. Students will take compulsory and elective courses together during the course period. In the first parts of the course period, compulsory courses dominate, while elective courses come forward in the third and fourth semesters. While the courses in the first two semesters of the program provide the student with basic information about the field, the courses in the third and fourth semesters are aimed at gaining the knowledge, skills and competencies of the special fields that he may want to specialize in the future. During the course period, the candidate is expected to take 21 credits and 90 ECTS equivalent courses and expected to be successful. 50% of ECTS credits will be earned from compulsory courses and 50% from elective courses. At least 60% of the elective courses must be selected from the pharmacology program courses. Apart from the 21-credit course load to be taken, TFR 770, TFR 771, TFR 772 and TFR 773 courses are also expected to be taken. At the end of the course period, candidates have to take the PhD qualification exam and be successful. During the thesis period, the candidates conduct a research study with their advisors on the determined thesis topic. The thesis period consists of four semesters. The data obtained at the end of this period are turned into a thesis and research article and published according to the rules specified in the Institute of Health Sciences Thesis Writing Guide. The candidate who fulfills the qualifications defends his thesis against the jury consisting of proficient academic staff. The doctoral education of the candidate who is successful in thesis defense is completed successfully.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

In the pharmacology doctoral program, exams consist of midterm exams, general exams and make-up exams. The success level of a course is determined by the course grade. A student who gets at least 70 success points out of 100 from a course is considered to have passed that course. The course success grade is obtained by evaluating the student's success (midterm exams, assignments, applied studies, etc.) and the general exam together. The effect of the general exam on the course success score can be at least 50%. Students who do not take the general exam are considered unsuccessful in that course.

D.16. Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from the Pharmacology PhD program, students must complete a total of 240 ECTS credits. After completing 90 ECTS credits of this program by the compulsory and elective courses stipulated by the program, the student is entitled to take the doctorate proficiency exam. The preparation period for the proficiency exam covers theoretical and laboratory work corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. Students who are successful in the proficiency exam do thesis work for 4 semesters. The thesis study period corresponds to a total of 120 ECTS credits. Students who complete the thesis work publish it in accordance with the spelling rules of the Institute of Health Sciences and give the thesis defense exam. In order for the student to earn his Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology, he must fulfill the requirements of Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education - Teaching and Exam Regulations, successfully complete the thesis defense exam and provide at least 3.00 / 4.00 general academic average grade.

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Prof. Dr. Alper B. Iskit

Phone: +90 (312) 305 10 86

Fax: +90 (312) 310 53 12

Email: pharmacology@hacettepe.edu.tr