Program Chair
Dear Students,
The most critical and life-saving part of health services is interventions in emergency situations. Thanks to this, many people can be safely transported to centers where they can receive further treatment and their lives are saved. First and emergency aid deals with sudden and unexpected health problems that people may encounter at any time. These problems can be all kinds of accidents, sudden attacks of chronic diseases or sudden life-threatening health problems. The aim of health services is to ensure that people live a comfortable and long life. In achieving this goal, it is of great importance to intervene quickly and correctly in sudden and urgent situations.
As the "First and Emergency Aid" program within the Istanbul Kent University School of Health Services, we offer our valued students a comprehensive education with theoretical courses, laboratory practices and in-service training. Our program is enriched with the one-on-one attention of our expert instructors. In addition to basic medical courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Terminology, Medical Ethics and Patient Rights, Pharmacology, Trauma and Surgical Diseases Information, our courses include vocational courses such as First and Emergency Aid, Emergency Health Services, Emergency Patient Care, Basic Professional Skills, Ambulance Service Training. In addition to these courses, we also have courses such as Career Development, Information Literacy, English, Emergency Disaster Management, Emergency Disaster Search and Rescue, where you can further develop yourself and encourage lifelong learning.
Our university offers a social university life in its campus in the center of Istanbul, allowing you to interact with students from other departments. Our main goal is to prepare you for life in every way with our elective courses in art, sports and culture and the activities of our student clubs.
Our graduates, with their professional qualifications and competencies, work discipline and ethical values, openness to technology, questioning, project producing, problem solving and teamwork skills, have the opportunity to work as paramedics in public hospitals, private hospitals, 112 emergency health services and ambulance services.
As Istanbul Kent University "First and Emergency Aid" Program, we will be very happy to see you, my valuable students, among us. We aim to establish a successful, hardworking and knowledgeable health army with you. I wish you all a healthy, peaceful and successful life.