Faculty of Health Sciences - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

İstanbul Bilim University, No: 26122, dated March 28, 2006 lu in official newspaper was established by Turkish Cardiology Foundation with the law (Law No. 5475 Acceptance Date: 22.03.2006). The Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation started its education and training program on 16 February 2018 under the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

In order to attend the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, it is required to have completed the Turkish secondary education or to have an equivalent education abroad and to get enough points in the national university exam. Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation accepts students with AYT Numerical Score type.

To accept for Physiology and Rehabilitation department is necessary to graduate from either Turkish high school or any equivalent education in the abroad. For the ubdergraduate tranfer has to be confirmed of all the conditions-stated at Istanbul Bilim University Bacheloar's guide.

Having a Bachleor's degree of the Physiology and Rehabilitation department has to be succesfully completed 240 ECTS.

The aim of department is trained a modern physiotherapist having knowledge and ability on maintainning and progressing of human life quality. For the this purpose, the students are targeted a physiothreapist having basic knowledge, the highest level of application of professional skills, having abilitiy of longlife learning, and high level of professional attidues at the end of our education. The programmes and contents lessons are reached at University web page.

After graduation, the students of the department take part in health protection and development, early recovery of diseases, gaining functionality in the shortest time, preventing complications and extending life expectancy. In this context, in areas such as healthy living organizations, schools, workplaces, physical activity and sports centers, disability organizations, elderly houses, maternal and child health institutions in the field of health protection and development; Within the scope of primary health care services, within the scope of public health practices, it can work in the family health center, community health center, healthy life center, occupational health and safety unit depending on the Ministry of Health. Physiotherapists can work in areas for healthy people and take part in first, second and tertiary health care facilities in areas for diseases. Physiotherapists work in hospitals and different clinics such as cardiology, rheumatology, neurology, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, general surgery, obstetrics, chest cardiovascular surgery, pediatric surgery, emergency surgery, burn, organ transplantation, ear-nose-throat, orthopedics, traumatology, occupational diseases, pediatrics, geriatrics, physical therapy rehabilitation, hydroclimatology, underwater medicine and leprosy. Examples of where physiotherapists work include sports clubs, factories, retirement homes, prisons, wellness centers, home care centers, special education schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, spa facilities. In addition, after graduation they can continue their education in universities and research institutions and become scientists and academicians.

The physiotheraipst may be able to be a researcher or scientist at an university or research center if they may keep up with master or PhD educations (second and third cycles, respectively) after their graduations.

Measurement and evaluation methods is apprapplied in accordance stated in Bachleor's guide of Istanbul Bilim University.

Having a Bachleor's degree of the Physiology and Rehabilitation department has to be succesfully completed 240 ECTS.

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Asst. Prof. Talar CİLACIIstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Esentepe-Sisli, Istanbul-TURKEY.pbx: +90 212 273 26 90E-mail: talar.cilaci@demiroglu.bilim.edu.tr

Student-centered methods are used in the education and training of the students in our department. The training program includes theoretical, laboratory and applied courses in the basic sciences and clinical sciences, clinical applications and internships in various fields (hospitals, rehabilitation centers, special education institutions, rest home, schools, factories, etc.). The course subjects are carried out together with video, virtual and clinical practice case studies from the first grade. They have the chance to be an observer applications in the hospitals of our university since the first year and they are actively involved in clinical practice since the second grade. During the training, they can use physical or online resources from the library facilities. Students gain knowledge, skills and attitudes analysis on program planning, application, lifelong learning related to their professions.