General Information
The Department of Internal Medicine at Aksaray University Faculty of Medicine was established by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kor, Asst. Prof. Dr. Hazen Sarıtaş, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Selman Gencer, and is authorized to provide residency training in internal medicine. In 2025, an educational program in Rheumatology was launched by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kor and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erkut Önder, granting authorization to train subspecialty fellows in rheumatology.
Our department’s mission is to train internal medicine specialists who are equipped to manage acute and chronic complex multisystem diseases holistically—addressing physical, psychological, and social dimensions. We aim to cultivate professionals who are competent in service delivery, education, and research, with strong leadership and teamwork skills. The educational program for medical students, residents, and subspecialty fellows is based on a multidisciplinary structure involving Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, and related subspecialties.
Residency Training Program
Residents are admitted twice a year through the Medical Specialization Exam (TUS) and Subspecialty Exam (YDUS). The duration of residency training is 4 years for internal medicine and 3 years for subspecialty training. Before starting, residents participate in an orientation program.
Year 1: Residents work in inpatient wards and the Internal Medicine Intensive Care Unit, taking shifts every 3–4 days.
Year 2: After passing a mid-level exam, residents rotate through outpatient clinics affiliated with internal medicine subspecialties, with shifts every 5 days.
Year 3: Senior residents spend 1 month in the Intensive Care Unit and the remaining months in various internal medicine wards, with shifts every 6 days.
Year 4: Residents rotate through the Emergency Clinic and external consultations for 1 month each, and continue in outpatient clinics for the rest of the year.
Throughout the 4 years, residents complete rotations in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, and Radiology. Weekly lectures are held by faculty members, and guest lectures are organized monthly. During clinical rotations, residents participate in weekly and monthly journal clubs and seminars with consultants and specialists. Upon completing their thesis and passing the final exam, residents earn the title of Internal Medicine Specialist.
Infrastructure and Capacity
The Department of Internal Medicine at Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital provides care to 750–900 patients daily in affiliated outpatient clinics. Consultations from the Emergency Clinic and other units are continuously managed, with 60–80 patients evaluated daily.
The department includes:
3 inpatient wards with 150 beds
Intensive Care Units with 20 beds
Chemotherapy Unit with 15 beds
Dialysis Unit with 15 beds
Additional services include:
Gastroenterology Clinic: 20 daily outpatient endoscopy/colonoscopy procedures
Hemodialysis Unit: ~50 sessions per day
Rheumatology, Oncology, Hematology Day Treatment Center: ~30 daily outpatient infusion treatments
Areas of Interest and Research
Rheumatology Familial Mediterranean Fever and other autoinflammatory diseases, Behçet’s disease and vasculitis, inflammatory arthritis, spondyloarthritis, connective tissue disorders
Nephrology Hypertension, glomerulonephritis, fluid-electrolyte disorders, acute and chronic kidney diseases, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation
Endocrinology Neuroendocrine and pituitary disorders, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, diabetes mellitus, lipid metabolism disorders, rare metabolic diseases, adrenal and gonadal disorders, metabolic bone diseases, osteoporosis
Hematology Anemias (iron deficiency, thalassemia, hemolytic anemia), leukemia, lymphoma, other blood disorders, thromboembolism, hemophilia, bleeding disorders
Medical Oncology Cancer screening and prevention, cancer treatments, targeted therapies, cancer immunotherapy, palliative care
Gastroenterology Gastroesophageal reflux, ulcers, GI motility disorders, functional dyspepsia, chronic hepatitis and liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, biliary tract disorders
Intensive Care Emergency and critical illnesses, sepsis, respiratory failure, poisoning, trauma, coma, shock, multiple organ failure
General Internal Medicine Diagnosis and follow-up of common internal diseases, investigation of undiagnosed conditions, preventive medicine, inpatient care, geriatric conditions including malnutrition, sarcopenia, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, polypharmacy, comprehensive geriatric assessment and treatment, geriatric syndromes
Academic Staff and Subspecialty Physicians
Department Chair and Clinical Education Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kor
Rheumatology Division Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erkut Önder Specialist Dr. Hüseyin Kaplan
Medical Oncology Division Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yakup Düzköprü
Nephrology Division Asst. Prof. Dr. Hazen Sarıtaş
General Internal Medicine Division Asst. Prof. Dr. Selman Gencer
Endocrinology Division Specialist Dr. Beyza Olcay Selimoğlu
Gastroenterology Division Specialist Dr. Mustafa Ergin
Hematology Division Specialist Dr. Aslı Kum
Intensive Care Unit Specialist Dr. Ahmet Fırat
Contact:
E-mail: tıp@aksaray.edu.tr
Phone: 0(382) 288 29 00
