A First in the SDÜ Faculty of Medicine Education Program: Health Law Courses Are Starting

 

In the Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine education program, beginning with the 2026–2027 academic year, Health Law courses will be offered to students for the first time within a comprehensive and structured program.
The courses, to be conducted under the responsibility of the Department of History of Medicine and Ethics, have been structured around seminars, real-life case examples, and scenario-based case analyses, unlike traditional theoretical legal education. The curriculum, prepared by examining international education programs, aims to enable students to connect their knowledge of health law with professional practice. With the new program, the aim is for students to discuss, through real-life examples, the legal issues they may encounter even during their medical education, and to gain the ability to carry out ethical, medical, and legal evaluation together.
In the program, which is spread over three terms, in addition to the fundamental concepts of health law and reading legislation, there will be practice-oriented topics such as the legal responsibility and risks of the physician, the evaluation of medical incidents, cases related to surgical and internal medicine branches, emergency medicine, and special circumstances, and a holistic analysis of court decisions.