24/07/2026
The Department of Health Management held an online Internal and External Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, July 22, as part of its curriculum development and strategic planning initiatives!
Moderated by Department Head Prof. Dr. Hacer Özgen Narcı and Assistant Professor Dr. Hakan Akın, the meeting comprehensively addressed critical topics such as updating the educational curriculum, the sector's future expectations, professional training processes, and the integration of digitalization and artificial intelligence literacy into the curriculum.
The meeting was attended by academics, sector representatives, administrative unit heads, and alumni from our internal and external stakeholder groups:
Department Academic Staff and Internal Stakeholders: Prof. Dr. Hacer Özgen Narcı, Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan Akın, Res. Asst. Mert Aydoğan, Asst. Prof. Dr. İlayda İsabetli Fidan (Department of Economics), Bahar Biçen Aras (Head of Library Department), Sevtap İgaç Sebzecili (General Manager, ISU Dental Hospital).
External Stakeholders and Sector Representatives: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Halil Kayral (TÜSEB), Dr. Tolga Aktan (Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group - Riyadh), Prof. Dr. Birkan Tapan (Vice Rector, Demiroğlu Bilim University), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rukiye Numanoğlu Tekin (Başkent University), Asst. Prof. Dr. Naz Esin Başkan Özdemir (Üsküdar University), Yakup Yıldırım (Group Manager of Guest Services, MLPCare), Dr. Sedef Tavukçu Özkan (Deputy Chief Physician at VM Medical Park Pendik), Oğulcan Kaya (Ünlem Insurance), Ramazan Ata (Health Confederation Association), and our graduate Melike Nur Yazıcı who ranked third in the faculty and first in the department for the 2025–2026 academic year.
It was stated that efforts would continue with determination, guided by the valuable insights and suggestions of the participants and the vision of maintaining the quality of education in the Health Management Department while preparing students for the digital healthcare world of the future!
