Ataturk University Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı met with Faculty Members of the Faculty of Medicine working at Atatürk University Research Hospital, one of the largest health centers in Eastern Anatolia.

In the conference hall of the Research Hospital, Rector Çomaklı, met with academicians together with the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Fatih Albayrak, and the Chief Physician of the hospital Prof. Dr. Fuat Gündoğdu; exchanged ideas on advice, requests, and suggestions.

Personal Rights of Healthcare Professionals Have Been Improved

Rector Çomaklı talked about the change in the regulation made by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) to the academicians and stated that an amendment was made in the regulation on the procedures and principles to be applied in the distribution of the additional payment to be made from the revolving fund incomes in higher education institutions, taking into account the contribution and efficiency of the health workers working at the facility to the service and their efficiency. He said the improvement was made.

“Our Hospital is the Apple of the Eye of the Region”

Çomaklı stated that the Research Hospital, which serves the citizens coming from the region and the surrounding countries on the one hand, and is a training center for physician candidate students, also has an important economic ecosystem with its inputs and outputs, and that for this reason, every work done at the university and the hospital is open to international observation: “We have to become original, nationalized and produce our own values with the work done. Being a nation has only one value, which is to succeed in being one and whole. However, this way, good works will come out of the universities, which are the countries' cuisines. We are continuing our efforts at full speed to have a say in the world of health, which is one of the locomotives of Atatürk University. Our hospital, where we supply the latest technological equipment used in the health field, is the apple of the eye of the region. From now on, we will take the necessary moves and take firm steps towards this goal with the efforts of our esteemed members.”

The meeting, which continued with a question and answer session, ended after goodwill wishes.

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE – 16.06.2022