Program Chair
Dear Students,
The most critical and life-saving aspect of healthcare services is the intervention provided in emergency situations. Through these interventions, many individuals can be safely transported to healthcare centers where they can receive further treatment, and their lives can be saved. First and emergency aid deals with sudden and unexpected health problems that people may encounter at any time. These may include all types of accidents, sudden attacks of chronic diseases, or acute, life-threatening health conditions. The aim of healthcare services is to enable individuals to lead a comfortable and long life. In achieving this goal, rapid and accurate intervention in sudden and urgent situations is of great importance.
As the First and Emergency Aid Program within İstanbul Kent University Vocational School of Health Services, we provide our valued students with comprehensive education through theoretical courses, laboratory practices, and professional field applications. Our program is enriched by the close guidance and support of academic staff who are experts in their fields.
Our curriculum includes basic medical courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Trauma, as well as vocational courses such as First and Emergency Aid Practices I, II, III, IV, Emergency Health Services, Emergency Patient Care, Resuscitation, and Ambulance Service Training. In addition to these courses, we also offer courses such as Career Development, Information Literacy, English, Emergency Disaster Management, and Search and Rescue, which support your personal development and encourage lifelong learning.
Located in the heart of İstanbul, our university offers a vibrant social university environment that enables you to interact with students from other departments. Through elective courses in arts, sports, and culture, as well as the activities of our student clubs, one of our primary goals is to prepare you for life in every aspect.
With their professional knowledge and competencies, work discipline, ethical values, openness to technology, questioning mindset, ability to develop projects, problem-solving skills, and aptitude for teamwork, our graduates have the opportunity to work as paramedics in public hospitals, private hospitals, 112 emergency health services, and ambulance services.
As İstanbul Kent University First and Emergency Aid Program, we would be very pleased to welcome you, our valued students, among us. Together with you, we aim to build a successful, hardworking, and knowledgeable healthcare team. I wish you all a healthy, peaceful, and successful life.