SURGERY SERVICES

SURGERY SERVICES

Mission

The program was established to educate experienced surgical services technicians who provides all the surgical materials used in the operating room and use them during the operation, who are directly involved in all surgical teams, and assist the surgeon during surgery. Increase in the number of private hospitals and having less surgical services technicians than needed has made this profession become a more needed profession. Graduates can easily find jobs because of a need of hospitals in healthcare professionals who had special training.

The main purpose of the program is to train technicians who identify all the surgical instruments in the operating room, can be used as assistants, and can assist surgical team by preparing all the advanced technology materials used in surgery.

Tracking and recording vital signs, surgical patient safety, drup preparation and application, patient positioning and wiping techniques, aseptic washing, dressing, surgical set preparation, sterile pack opening and closing are important for students for their careers.

Department Opportunities

The opportunity to practice the skills gained upon graduation.

1. Acceptance Letter received from Istanbul Aydin University
2. Turkish translation of High school diploma and transcript
3. Notarization of translated High school diploma and transcript from Notary in Turkey or Turkish Embassy in your country
4. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory – You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs. Insurance Costs between 400,00 to 600,00 TRL)
5. Equivalency Paper (Denklik Belgesi) of High school diploma from Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Education in Istanbul (you will be guided properly on this once you will reach Istanbul Aydin University International Office J - Block)
6. Language Proficiency Certificate
7. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory– You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs.

Graduates of the program can work as "operating room technicians" in operating rooms of public and private hospitals and healthcare organizations. The chances of finding a job upon graduation is very high due to lack of graduates from the program and the need for qualified professionals.

Undergraduate Programs to Transfer Through DGS Exam

Nursing

Nursing and Health Services

1. Passport photograph
2. High school diploma (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
3. High school transcript (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
4. Photocopy of the relevant pages of your passport
5. 60 % marks (min) in High School
6. For English degree program applicants: TOEFL score -79 points
   (If English is not the first/ official language of the country). 
   (If students do not have TOEFL then he/ she has to qualify English Proficiency Exam, which will be held in IAU. Dates will be mentioned at http://int.aydin.edu.tr)
7. For Turkish degree program applicants: TOMER B1 level required.
8. Dentistry and Medicine applicants: TOMER C1 level required.