14 March Medicine Day was celebrated in our University's Erich Frank Conference Hall. Our Rector Prof. Dr. Rümeyza Kazancıoğlu, Assistant Rectors Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Tuncay and Prof. Dr. Fadlullah Aksoy, our General Secretary Dr. Zeynep Görmezoğlu, our Dean Prof. Dr. Ramazan Özdemir, our Deans, Assistant Deans, Academicians, Managers and Students attended the ceremony.
Our Rector Prof. Dr. Rümeyza Kazancıoğlu carried out the opening speech by first celebrating the 14th of March, Medicine Day of all the health care professionals, and continued; “Being a physician is a difficult road from the beginning to the end, a challenging journey… People who become physicians need to risk some things… What are these? First; Working, studying is a pace that will never end and the daily rules because our work is not limited to within doors of the institutions we work in. Secondly; possessing high communication skills. A physician must possess a high level of empathy. They should be able to communicate well with the patient and their relatives, use a motivating language and be able to act appropriately. Third is the ability to tolerate uncertainty. It is necessary to be ready to be a decision maker in a world where information can always change and sometimes be uncertain. The fourth and most important is to have compassion and conscience. A physician should also have the ability to understand the pain and sorrow of patients and their relatives and to approach them with compassion. He must be able to touch the hearts of people and alleviate suffering with their human qualities, even in the most difficult situations. The most vividly lived situation is currently what we are all going thorugh together today!"
After our Rector, our Faculty of Medicine Dean Prof. Dr. Ramazan Özdemir took to the opening speech. Prof. Dr. Ramazan Özdemir stated, “I congratulate you on March 14th with my sincere wishes. I would like to express my happiness to be with you, our esteemed physicians, who are based on a distinguished and deep-rooted past as Bezmialem Vakıf University, who put human life above everything else, who work devotedly despite all difficult conditions, and to share the enthusiasm of the Medicine Day. It was celebrated by medical students to protest the occupation of Istanbul, which was under occupation in 1937. March 14 has been officially celebrated as the Medicine Day in our country since 1937. It is actually a great honor for us that there is no such holiday in any other country in the world.
Bezmialem Vakıf University Central Hospital Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Arif Koytak began his speech by celebrating the 14th of March, Medicine Day of all employees. Prof. Dr. Arif Koytak “As a health soldier, we work day and night for the health of our people, as the owners of the understanding that “saving a life is equivalent to saving all of humanity." I congratulate all of my colleagues, whom I know possess this understanding, with my sincere feelings on the 14th of March".
Following the opening speeches, the 14 March Medicine Day Program ended with a photo shoot, after congratulations were presented to our students and faculty members who received academic titles.
