Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1MED 124Medical Ethics and Humanities - I33+0+02227.03.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program School of Medicine (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to;
create a learning opportunity for students:
• comprehend the universal principles of human rights and the right to health
• be aware of the relation with human rights and human dignity
• understand the historical process of the evolution of contemporary medicine
develop an awareness about her/his role as a physician
Course Content TBL, Theoretical and practical sessions, case studies
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Yeşim Işıl Ülman
Name of Lecturers Prof. Dr. Ä°nci Uset
Lecturer
Phd. İlker Kayı
Prof. Dr. Pınar Topsever
Instructor Dr. Åžirin Parkan
Prof. Dr. Yeşim Işıl Ülman
Lecturer
Phd. Fatih Artvinli
Lecturer
Phd. YeÅŸim Yasin
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Warren H. Winkler, İki Doktor Bir Yolculuk, YKY yay., İst. 2014, son baskı 2015. [English version e-book: http://www.blurb.com/b/5599117-two-doctors
William Bynum, The History of Medicine, a very short introduction, Oxford Univ. Press, 1st. ed. NY. 2008. Türkçesi: W Bynum, Tıp Tarihi, çev. Nur Gökçeoğlu, Dost yayınları, 2014
Course Notes TBL Quizzes, Written examination and case analyses

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Final Exam of Biomedical Subject Committee I 1 % 100
Total
1
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 12 3 36
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 12 5 60
Final examination 3 3 9
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 105

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Aware of the evolution of medical practice by reviewing concepts and principles of philosophy of medicine
2 Be familiar with the concept of bioethics and medical ethics
3 Apply ethical discourse and methodology to a medical context History of Medicine.
4 Analyse the relationship between perception about physicians and the role of physicians in the community
5 Identify the characteristics of the doctor patient relationship concerning its ambivalent and asymmetrical features
6 Identify the role and functions of physicians in health care throughout the ages
7 Explain the historical milestones of the evolution of medicine such as
8 Hippocratic secular approach
9 Establishment of first medical schools
10 Progress of physical diagnosis
11 The emergence of public health
12 Development of the scientific method and its impact on modern medicine

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Characteristics of doctor-
2 Patient/community relationship
3 Sabahattin Ali-Böbrek/Use of Force

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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All 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 1 4 2 4 5 3 3 3 2 2
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C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
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  Additive Level: 1: Very Low 2: Low 3: Medium 4: High 5: Very High

  
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