Clinical Neurophysiology Doctorate Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramClinical Neurophysiology
Program DirectorHead of Department Prof. Dr. Aysun ÜNAL Institute Director Prof. Dr. Selami GÜRKAN Institute Deputy Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Birol TOPÇU Institute Deputy Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serhat ÖRÜN
Program TypeDoctorate Degree Program
Level of Degree EarnedPhD
Degree EarnedUpon graduation, a PhD degree in Clinical Neurophysiology is awarded.
Education TypeTam Zamanlı
Registration Acceptance ConditionsIn order to apply to the Clinical Neurophysiology PhD program, candidates must; a) Graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and have a Specialist in Neurology; Master's degree in Clinical Neurophysiology and have at least 55 standard points in the numerical score type from ALES or be successful in internationally accepted exams whose equivalence is determined by the Senate and whose success base points are accepted instead of the ALES result, and those who apply with a bachelor's degree must have at least 80 standard points in the numerical score type from ALES. Those who apply to the PhD program with a bachelor's degree must have a GPA of at least 3 out of 4 or an equivalent score. b) In order to apply to the PhD program in basic medical sciences; graduates of the faculty of medicine must have a bachelor's degree and at least 50 basic medical points or at least 70 standard points in the numerical score type from ALES or be successful in internationally accepted exams whose equivalence is determined by the Senate and whose success base points are accepted instead of the ALES result. Basic Medical score; (TUS) It is obtained by multiplying the standard score obtained from Part I of the Basic Medical Sciences Test by 0.7 and the standard score obtained from the Clinical Medical Sciences Test by 0.3 and adding them together. c) In order to apply to the doctoral program, a minimum score of 55 from YDS or an equivalent score from an exam accepted by the Interuniversity Board is required, and for foreign students, a minimum score of 55 from YDS or an equivalent score from an exam accepted by the Interuniversity Board in a language other than their native language, English, French or German, is required, and the Senate is authorized to increase the aforementioned minimum scores according to the characteristics of the programs to be entered. The success grade for student admission to doctoral programs is calculated by adding 20% ​​of the weighted undergraduate grade point average for applicants with a bachelor's degree, 20% of the weighted graduate grade point average for applicants with a master's degree, 50% of the standard score obtained from ALES, and 30% of the score obtained as a result of the interview conducted by the jury established by the institute's board of directors for each department. In order for a candidate to be considered successful, their success grade must be at least 70. Students are accepted according to the announced quota, sorted from highest to lowest score.
Recognition of Prior LearningCandidates who are graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and have a specialist diploma in Neurology and/or a master's degree in Clinical Neurophysiology can be accepted to the "Clinical Neurophysiology Doctorate Program". In Turkish Higher Education Institutions, recognition of prior formal learning, vertical, horizontal and intra-university transfers are carried out within the scope of the "Regulation on the principles of transfer between associate and undergraduate programs in higher education institutions, double major, minor and inter-institutional credit transfer" determined by the Council of Higher Education (http://www.yok.gov.tr/content/view/476/).
Degree Requirements and Rules The students studying in this Ph.D program are required:
to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits
to pass the qualifying examination,
to prepare and defend a doctoral dissertation
to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CB/S
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.50/4.00 with a minimum of 240 ECTS credits.
Program ProfileThe Clinical Neurophysiology PhD Program accepted its first students in the Fall Semester of the 2018-2019 Academic Year. Education and research activities in our program are provided by 2 Professors, 1 Associate Professor, and 3 Assistant Professors. The language of instruction is Turkish. The program includes compulsory and elective courses related to the field of clinical neurophysiology. Compulsory and elective courses related to the field are carried out in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters; a thesis study related to the field is carried out in the 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th semesters.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesWith this program, neurologists are provided with a doctorate degree to document their expertise in Clinical Neurophysiology, which will increase their professional competence, and they will have priority in being appointed as academicians in the Ministry of Health and its institutions, University and Private Hospitals, specialized clinics in various fields, and Universities.
Access To Upper DegreeCandidates who are graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and have a specialist diploma in Neurology and/or a master's degree in Clinical Neurophysiology can be accepted to the "Clinical Neurophysiology Doctorate Program". In Turkish Higher Education Institutions, recognition of prior formal learning, vertical, horizontal and intra-university transfers are carried out within the scope of the "Regulation on the principles of transfer between associate and undergraduate programs in higher education institutions, double major, minor and inter-institutional credit transfer" determined by the Council of Higher Education (http://www.yok.gov.tr/content/view/476/).
Exams, Assessment and Grading

To be considered successful, the success grade must be at least 75 points in the doctoral program.

Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Teaching and learning methods and strategies are selected to enhance students' skills such as self-study, lifelong learning, observation, teaching others, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork and effective use of information technology.

In addition, attention is paid to ensure that the teaching style supports students with different abilities. The education-teaching methods used in the programme are given in the list below*

 EDUCATION-TEACHING METHODS * MAJOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES TOOLS USED
 
Lesson Listening and Making Sense Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
Discussion Lecture Listening and making sense, observation/situation processing, critical thinking, question development Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
Special Support / Structural Examples Pre-planned specialised skills  
Role Play / Drama Pre-planned specialised skills Standard classroom technologies, special equipment
Problem Solving Pre-planned specialised skills  
Case Study Pre-planned specialised skills  
Brainstorming Listening and interpretation, observation/situation processing, critical thinking, question development, team work Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
Small Group Discussion Listening and making sense, observation/situation processing, critical thinking, question development Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
Screening Listening and interpretation, observation/situation processing Real or virtual environment to allow observation
Simulation Listening and interpretation, observation/situation processing, information skills Real or virtual environment to allow observation
Seminar Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, managerial skills Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Group Work
 		 Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, managerial skills, teamwor Internet databases, library databases, e-mail, online chat,
Web-based discussion forums
Field / Field Work Observation/situation processing, Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading  
Laboratory
 		 Observation/situation processing, Informatics, managerial skills, teamwork Specialised equipment
Homework Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading, IT Internet databases, library databases, e-mail
Oral
 		 Research - lifelong learning, processing situations, developing questions, interpretation, presentation  
Review / Survey Study Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading  
Panel Listening and interpretation, observation/situation processing Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Guest Speaker Listening and interpretation, observation/situation processing Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector,
special equipment
Student Community Activities / Projects Observation/situation processing, critical thinking, question development, teamwork, research - lifelong learning, writing, reading, managerial skills, pre-planned specialised skills  

(*) According to the characteristics of the course, one or more of the methods mentioned here can be applied.

Program Outcomes

1-Ability to use knowledge and skills in the framework of ethical rules
2-Learning of cognitive functions (attention, memory, visual spatial, executive functions), the use of electrophysiological methods in patients with cognitive impairment.
3-The ability to count the basic principles of electrophysiological examinations in conjunction with invasive electrodes in children.
4-Ability to distinguish wave patterns obtained from electroencephalography.
5-The ability to use the clinical field in electronomyography
6-The ability to count the normal and pathological features of wave patterns obtained from adult electroencephalography.
7-The ability to use electro-neurophysiological examinations to assess movement disorders.
8-The ability to evaluate the findings of needle EMG.
9-Ability to use statistical in health services
10-The ability to plan a research at the clinical field.
11-The ability to perform corticography and mapping.
12-The ability to learn the membrane potential and the electrical stimulus of the cell.
13-The ability to evaluate motor end plate functions.
14-Ability to apply advanced electrophysiological methods such as motor unit counting, macro EMG
15-Ability to count the conduction techniques of motor and sensory nerve.
16-The ability to perform neuroanatomical localization.
17-The ability to count the basic application areas of neurophysiology
18-The ability to distinguish the wave patterns obtained from the pediatric EEG examination.
19-The ability to count the normal and pathological features of the wave patterns obtained at the pediatric electroencephalography examination.
20-The ability to use electro-neurophysiological examinations in the diagnosis of spinal diseases.
21-The ability to detect visual, auditory, somatosensory, motor pathologies with evoked potentials.
22-The ability to use polysomnography, CPAP and BPAP in sleep disorders.
23-The ability to distinguish normal findings, artefacts, pathological activities from long-term Video-EEG examinations.
24-Ability to record and evaluate long-time video-EEG recording.
25-The ability to make diagnosis and differential diagnosis by electroencephalography in patients followed up in Intensive Care Unit.

Curriculum

Clinical Neurophysiology
Total ECTS: 0

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes