Program Overview

Gazi University

Vocational School of Health Services

Department of Medical Services and Techniques

Pathology Laboratory Techniques Program

Mission - Vision

The Vocational School of Health Services aims to train qualified healthcare technicians equipped with advanced knowledge and skills, capable of teamwork and sharing culture, sensitive to public health and responsibilities, and able to take initiative. The vision is to become a leading educational institution in the field by educating qualified, responsible, reliable, and ethically principled intermediate personnel with advanced professional knowledge and experience.

Values and Goals

The values of the Vocational School of Health Services include:

• Honesty
• Reliability
• Consistency
• Impartiality
• Contemporary and innovative
• Sharing
• Transparency
• Efficiency
• Responsibility
• Professional expertise
• Mutual respect
• Participation
• Respect for and adherence to professional ethical values

Areas for Improvement

The unit is strong in being a leading educational institution that trains intermediate staff equipped with advanced knowledge and skills. However, areas open to improvement include increasing the number of practice-oriented courses for students and encouraging more research-oriented studies by faculty members.

Pathology Laboratory Techniques Program

Mission

The mission of the Pathology Laboratory Techniques Program is to train pathology laboratory technicians with advanced knowledge and skills, capable of teamwork and sharing culture, sensitive to public health and responsibilities, and able to take initiative.

Vision

The vision of the Pathology Laboratory Techniques Program is to become a leading educational institution that educates reliable pathology laboratory technicians with advanced professional knowledge and experience, a strong sense of responsibility, adherence to ethical principles, and the ability to adapt easily to changing scientific and social conditions.

Program Educational Objectives

The program aims to:

• Train qualified health professionals equipped with up-to-date knowledge and skills according to the outcomes of the program, designed based on national and international professional criteria in pathology laboratories of healthcare institutions.
• Prepare body tissues and/or fluids for microscopic examination in pathology laboratories and perform necessary administrative and technical preparations before, during, and after the examination.
• Develop the knowledge and attitude to understand and solve problems occurring in pathology laboratories within the scope of duties, authorities, and responsibilities, and to apply professional values and ethical principles in pathology laboratory services.
• Train healthcare personnel with effective interpersonal communication and leadership skills who can work in harmony with interdisciplinary and laboratory teams during pre-, intra-, and post-pathology laboratory procedures.

Program Educational Goals

The program goals include:

• Providing quality education and training students with professional ethical principles.
• Ensuring acquisition of professional knowledge and skills related to the field.
• Teaching effective and sufficient pathology laboratory practices.
• Fostering solution-oriented behaviors in extraordinary situations.
• Encouraging participation in lifelong learning.

Key Performance Indicators

The key performance indicators include:

• Graduation rate indicators
• Employment rate of graduates
• Summer internship evaluation form scores
• Student satisfaction survey results
• Graduate satisfaction survey results
• Academic staff and course evaluation results
• Feedback from internal and external stakeholders