MEKTEB-I TIBBIYYE-İ ŞAHÂNE 2022 AWARDS HAVE BEEN WINNED

Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank stated that as the Ministry, they have prepared the Smart Life and Health, Products and Technologies Roadmap, and said, “With this roadmap, which we will announce soon, we will accelerate domestic and national production in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and health informatics technologies, which we have determined as strategic areas. ” said.

Health Sciences University Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane 2022 Award Ceremony was held at Bağlarbaşı Congress and Culture Center. In his speech at the ceremony, Minister Varank reminded the saying "It is its history that gives personality to an institution" and said, "It would not be wrong if we call the Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane the 'spirit of Turkish modern medicine'. "It was institutionalized with the Medicine-i Şahane. This precious school has been a pioneer in the history of Turkish medicine with its experience since its establishment. Thanks to the physicians, surgeons and pharmacists it trained, the foundations of many health institutions in Anatolia were laid." he said.

AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Noting that this legacy continues with the University of Health Sciences today, Varank said, “The University of Health Sciences is an international school in the field of health with its nearly 3,000 professors, more than 20 thousand students and dozens of faculties. His services now extend to Central Asia and Africa. I personally attended the opening of the Medical Faculty in Somalia. It is invaluable to meet graduates from here. Today, this distinguished institution also hosts one of Turkey's most prestigious awards.” said.

11 SCIENTIST AND RESEARCHER

Noting that 11 scientists and researchers were deemed worthy of the Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane Academic Awards for their successful work in their fields, Varank said, “At the same time, 8 media representatives who raise social awareness in the field of health with their work presented Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane Media Awards. will be done. Our school-member athletes who have been successful in intercollegiate competitions will also receive the Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane Sports Awards.” used the phrases.

WE PREPARED A ROADMAP

Stating that they continue to create strategies from artificial intelligence to biotechnology in order to keep up with this change and maintain competitiveness, Varank said, "As the Ministry, we have prepared the Smart Life and Health, Products and Technologies Roadmap. We will accelerate domestic and national production in device and health informatics technologies.We will lead Turkey's transformation in the field of health with many projects from biotechnology production to the creation of the National Pharmaceutical Molecule Library.Within the framework of the vision of the National Technology Move, we will liberate our country in the health sector and create a global While doing this, we will continue to work in cooperation with our universities, academicians and young friends.” he said.

R&D EXPENDITURES

Noting that there is a demand for new technoparks from universities all over Turkey, Varank said, “As a result of our activities, our R&D expenditure has increased to 54 billion liras. The fact that a large part of this expenditure is made by the private sector is also an achievement that we value. The main dynamic behind these successes is trained human resources. The way to increase our competitiveness is through investments in our human resources.” said.

DON'T STOP DREAMING

Minister Varank stated that as the Ministry, there is support for all stakeholders, from young researchers to experienced scientists, and said, “Our request from our youth is this: Never stop dreaming. Remember that dreaming is half the success. Never delay your work. Stay away from vicious arguments that will distract you from your path. Always turn to science and run after knowledge. You will see that as long as you chase after knowledge, we will always be by your side with our support. Trust yourself.” he said.

TRUST YOURSELF

Mentioning that our history is full of the discoveries of our scientists that have cost the whole world, Varank said, "If you work with confidence, I believe that new Aziz Sancarlar, Özlem Türeciler, Uğur Şahinler will emerge from among you. The existence of young people like you is the biggest guarantee of the bright Turkey of the future. May Allah help us all on this path. I congratulate our scientists, academicians, media representatives and athletes who were deemed worthy of the award. Another congratulations to Prof. Dr. I want to do it to Cevdet Erdöl. We need to set an example for the whole of Turkey and cooperate with YÖK to make our universities smoke-free.” he said.

SPACE AND AVIATION MEDICAL STUDIES

Emphasizing the importance of space and aviation medicine studies, Minister Varank said, “We will be making an announcement in the near future to select the people that Turkey will send into space. The center established by the University of Health Sciences will also be very useful for us.. People going to space have to have special conditions. One of the first users of this center will be our Ministry in the near future. We will test the Turkish citizen who will go to space there.” he said.

University of Health Sciences Rector Prof. Dr. Cevdet Erdöl also made a presentation on the activities of the Health Sciences University. Erdöl, in his presentation, stated that they are responsible for the education of 35,800 students, when the students from across the country and abroad are counted as well as the specialist students in total.