Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why pursue the program in Medical Laboratory Techniques?
Today, with the development of technology, the importance of modern laboratory techniques has increased considerably. Medical laboratory techniques are the greatest asset of physicians in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and follow-up of diseases. Medical laboratory devices are an integral part of health services.
2. What are the qualifications required for aspiring Medical Laboratory Techniques Program students?
A good medical laboratory technician would have to be interested in biology and chemistry, enjoy working in the laboratory, be careful and patient, be prone to teamwork, be investigative and open to learning, and have a strict work discipline and work ethic.
3. What exam and score type is required for the Medical Laboratory Techniques Program?
The Medical Laboratory Techniques Program accepts students on the basis of their Basic Skills Test scores (TYT).
4. Where do Medical Laboratory Techniques Program students study and attend courses?
While the theoretical and practical courses in the Medical Laboratory Techniques Program are presented at Atılım University Ahlatlıbel Campus, our students are required to complete their internship studies at relevant institutions at the end of each year.
5. What courses are included in the Medical Laboratory Techniques Program?
In addition to laboratory practice sessions and basic medical courses, our program students are provided with an intensive training program to help them improve in their fields.
6. What type of education is provided in the Medical Laboratory Techniques Program?
The program provides formal education.
7. What do Medical Laboratory Technicians do?
Medical laboratory technicians are able to find employment in private institutions and government medical analysis laboratories.
8. What distinguishes the Atılım University Program in Medical Laboratory Techniques from the others?
Our Medical Laboratory Techniques Program students are prepared for their professional lives by our experienced and wide-ranging academic staff in the laboratories equipped with the latest technological devices and materials, located at Atılım University Ahlatlıbel Campus. Our students get to spend their formative university years under the assurance of Atılım University. They will have a head start in their profession by having gained experience before graduation, with more practical course hours than theoretical courses, in addition to their compulsory internship studies.
9. What are the internship opportunities?
Our program students may take their compulsory internship courses at different hospitals and health care institutions, and gain work experience through their compulsory internship studies. In addition, Atılım University is in collaboration with Ankara Medicana International Hospital.
10. Where may graduates find employment?
Medical laboratory technicians may find employment at hospitals, medical faculties, private analysis laboratories, genetic disease diagnosis centers, research centers of other health institutions, hygiene institutes and food industry corporations.
11. How would you describe the physical features of your department?
Our program offers a physical setting that is suitable for the uninterrupted execution of field-specific education processes and for our students to experience the latest technological devices and analysis methods. While our students learn basic analysis and device maintenance methods at our laboratories, they also study comfortably in our classrooms, suitable for our student capacity.
12. What are your scholarship rates?
Our program students may receive full, or 50% scholarships.
13. What undergraduate degree program departments receive students from the Medical Laboratory Techniques Services Program via the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS)?
Medical Laboratory Techniques program students may take the DGS to be transferred to relevant undergraduate degree programs in fields such as Biology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering, Bioengineering, Nursing, Nursing and Health Services.
14. May I double-major in the Medical Laboratory Techniques Program for a second diploma?
Students who meet the specified conditions and success scores in the program are provided with the opportunity to get a second diploma with a Double Major Program.