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Quality Policy

Our quality policy is in compliance with the policy processes defined and adopted by our University.

It is aimed to carry out activities directed towards the realization of our policy. Our goals are:

  •  Increasing Research and Development (R&D) activities,
  • Providing qualified and student-centered education,
  • Increasing the number of qualified academic staff,
  • Making improvements in equipped research infrastructure and physical working facilities in line with external stakeholder feedback, the Core Curriculum, and student satisfaction survey analyses, meeting the expectations of both our students and academic staff,
  • Fulfilling the requirement for evidence-based community service.

History

Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics commenced its educational activities in the 2014-2015 academic year at the Kavacık Campus North Campus, as the first undergraduate program in orthotics and prosthetics in our country. The Founding Department Head is Prof. Dr. Z. Candan ALGUN. As of the 2016-2017 academic year, education continues at the Kavacık Campus South Campus. Our department produced its first 14 graduates in the 2017-2018 academic year. Our Master's program began education in 2017-2018 and graduated its first students during the 2019-2020 academic term. The Ph.D. program, on the other hand, started instruction in the fall term of 2022-2023. Established with the support of the Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) and located on our South Campus, the Prosthetics and Orthotics Center (POMER) became active in November 2016; education, research & development activities, and clinical professional practice are conducted within POMER. With its modern machinery, equipment, and an area of approximately 400 m², POMER has become one of the most technologically advanced orthotics and prosthetics centers in Turkey.

National Core Curriculum

On December 13, 2019, a Core Curriculum (ÇEP) workshop was held at Istanbul Medipol University. On December 20, 2019, the final report was presented at SABDEK, and on April 29, 2021, the national evaluation process for the draft program was initiated. An external stakeholder meeting was held on November 27, 2024, and based on the feedback received, the Core Curriculum was finalized on December 5, 2024.

On November 28, 2025, a presentation on the "Orthotics and Prosthetics Core Curriculum" was delivered by Prof. Dr. Z. Candan ALGUN and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esra ATILGAN at the 18th General Assembly Meeting of the Council of Health Sciences Deans. Efforts to secure the official approval of the Core Curriculum (ÇEP) for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Department are currently ongoing. 
 

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Fundamental Principle

  • Open to innovation
  • Creative
  • Research-oriented
  • Capable of analytical and multidimensional thinking
  • Environmentally conscious
  • Committed to lifelong learning
  • Adherent to ethical values
  • Aware of social responsibility
  • Open-minded and independent in thought
  • Honest
  • Transparent
  • Tolerant
  • Able to work in multidisciplinary teams
  • Possessing effective interpersonal and communication skills

     

Program Objectives

Program Objectives

As the Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, our aim is to graduate students as Orthotists and Prosthetists who keep up with technological developments and contemporary orthotic and prosthetic practices, continuously expand their knowledge, develop innovative and original designs in the field, and embrace a scientific approach.

Graduates of our program:

  • Are trained as competent professionals who apply basic sciences to design and fit patient-specific orthoses and prostheses, utilize new materials and technologies, and play an active role in their development.
  • Perform professional assessments and clinical practices related to orthotics and prosthetics in accordance with ethical principles, supported by adequate theoretical knowledge, technical equipment, and practical training opportunities.
  • Contribute to health promotion, quality of life improvement, public awareness, education, research, and legal processes in the field of orthotics and prosthetics, while working collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
  • Pursue continuous personal, professional, and academic learning and career development with a lifelong commitment to quality.

About the Department

About the Department

An orthosis is a device used to support a body segment that has partially or completely lost its function, assist movement, reduce the risk of deformity, and correct existing deformities.

A prosthesis is a device designed and manufactured to meet the individual measurements of an amputee who has lost a limb due to trauma or disease, with the aim of improving functional capacity and independence.

The Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics is an undergraduate program that provides education based on scientific and technological principles in the biomechanical assessment, design, fabrication, and application of orthoses and prostheses.

Orthotist-Prosthetists are healthcare professionals who design and manufacture assistive devices and technologies based on scientific methods to improve the functional capacity and independence of individuals with varying levels of ability and participation in society. Students who successfully complete the four-year undergraduate program are awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics and the professional title of Orthotist-Prosthetist, qualifying them to practice in the profession.

Graduates may work in public institutions and private-sector hospitals, orthopedic orthotics and prosthetics fabrication and application centers, foot health centers, and universities as academic staff in associate, undergraduate, and postgraduate education programs.

Our department aims to train and educate the next generation of Orthotist-Prosthetists through an educational approach that prioritizes scientific principles, embraces innovation, and keeps pace with developments and changes in the field. We strive to equip our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to the advancement of the profession in our country.

Program Information (English)

Primary Mathematics Education

İstanbul Medipol University Department of Mathematics and Science Education was opened in 2016-2017 academic year.

In the department, there is an Primary Mathematics Education Program which started to accept students in 2017-2018 academic year for the first time. The program offers undergraduate degree and it dedicated to train well-qualified middle school mathematics teachers who will educate 5-6-7 and 8 grades.

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