MEDICAL DOC.& SECRETARYSHIP - Department Information
Last Update Date : 29.09.2026
Language Turkish
Program Time (Year) 2
Max.Program Time (Year) 4
Program Quota
Internships Status Absent
.Graduate Degree HEALTH TECHNICIAN
ÖSYM type SAY
About Programme

HACETTEPE UNİVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES, MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION AND SECRETARYSHIP PROGRAM 


Section Director
Asist Prof.Dr. aslan kaplan
History
In 1985, first Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program began teaching within the Vocational High School of Health ServicesGraduates of the program works medical units of private and public health organizations like clinics, outpatient clinics, laboratories, operating rooms, emergency services. In addition, they also work administrative units like health committee, patient admission, the patient files archive.
The language of education is Turkish.
The main objective of the program is to train medical secretaries, received vocational training in the field of medical documentation and secretarial for the needs of health institutions and organizations.Technological infrastructure, education and training opportunities of the department have been organized to provide students gaining skills to take the duties and responsibilities which they will face in their career.
Qualification Awarded
Associate Degree
Admission Requirements
Applicants must be high school graduates.Graduates of Vocational and Technical Secondary School can be admitted the program without an exam.On the other hand, it is necessary to have enough points from the university exam (university student selection and placement tests).Students are admitted with the type of YGS 3 points.
Higher Grade Transition
Bachelor ` s Degree
Graduation Requirements
They must successfully pass the courses stated in the program and complete a twenty-one-day internship training.To graduate the students must successfully complete total of 120 ECTS credits (78 national credits) in four semesters and must get at least 2 overall aacedemic verage according to the 4th grade system.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
They work in administrative units of private and public health organizations, medical / and medical software (medical journals, newsletters, abstract, etc.). companies.
Assessment and Grading
Performance in a course is determined by the course achievement grade. This grade is derived from a combined assessment of the student ` s performance during the semester (midterm exams, assignments, practical work, etc.) and the final exam.
The final exam accounts for a minimum of 40% and a maximum of 60% of the course achievement grade. The instructor responsible for the course announces the respective weightings of in-semester performance and the final exam, the minimum score required on the final exam to pass, and the course implementation plan to the students at the beginning of the semester. A minimum score of 50 must be obtained on the final exam.
Students who do not take the final exam are considered to have failed the course. Raw exam scores are converted to a 100-point grading scale to determine the final achievement grade.