Unit Managers
Lec. Ayşegül KAHRAMAN
Department Head
Ins. Aslı ÇAYAN GÜLER
Vice Head of Department
Ins. Perihan SARI
Vice Head of Department
Unit Coordinators
Ins. Pelin TİKBAŞ
Placement (Internship) Coordinator
Ins. Tuğba KARAN
Placement (Internship) Coordinator
Aydın Adnan Menderes University Nazilli Vocational School of Health Services was established following the decision of the Higher Education Executive Board on March 16, 1993, through an additional protocol to the agreement signed with the Ministry of Health on September 10, 1992, regarding the opening of Vocational Schools of Health Services within Health Vocational High Schools for the 1994–1995 and 1995–1996 academic years.
Nazilli Vocational School of Health Services is located on the Nazilli–Bozdoğan highway, within the area formerly known as Nazilli Sümerbank Factory, now called Sümer Campus. The building consists of two blocks: one two-story and one single-story.
At Aydın Adnan Menderes University Sümer Campus, the school has access to seven amphitheater classrooms with a total capacity of 110 students, a conference hall with a capacity of 220 students shared across the campus, and a central library.
Clinical skills training is conducted in the additional laboratory building of the school, which houses the Health Care Services and Therapy and Rehabilitation Laboratories, each with a capacity of 75 students. Additionally, in the B-Block building—where the classrooms are located—there is another laboratory reserved for the Podiatry Program, which is currently open but has not yet started student admissions, with a capacity of 60 students.
The school employs 14 academic staff and 8 administrative personnel.
History
On September 12, 2013, the **Home Patient Care Program (Daytime and Evening Education)** was established, and student admissions began in the 2013–2014 academic year.
On April 2, 2014, the **Physiotherapy Program (Daytime Education)** was launched. In 2020, the Therapy and Rehabilitation Laboratory for this program was prepared, and student admissions began in the 2021–2022 academic year.
Additionally, on March 4, 2020, the **Podiatry Program (Daytime Education)** was established. Student admissions for this program began in the 2024–2025 academic year, and a total of 22 students were admitted.
In the last five years, a total of 1,532 students have enrolled in the vocational school, and 1,117 students have graduated. As of the 2024–2025 academic year, a total of 726 students are enrolled in the Elderly Care, Home Patient Care, Physiotherapy, and Podiatry Programs.
Mission
To train healthcare technicians who can provide the necessary health services in the home environment with a holistic approach, are committed to ethical values, respect patient rights, and are proficient in current care principles.
Vision
To be an associate degree program that trains qualified practitioners in home healthcare services at the national level and stands out in the sector with its graduates' professional competencies.
Purpose
**Educational Objectives of Our Program:**
1. Our graduates plan and deliver health and care services in the home environment, applying fundamental caregiving skills safely and effectively.
2. Our graduates provide holistic care for patients and their families, working to improve their quality of life.
3. Our graduates demonstrate professional behavior in communication and care processes within the framework of ethical values and patient rights.
4. Our graduates follow current developments in the healthcare field and perform safe and effective practices in home care services.
Physical Infrastructure
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Technical Infrastructure
Our campus is a dining room, a student lounge area is 450 m2. Academic and administrative staff, including offices all computers connected to the Internet. School classrooms heating heating (fuel oil) are provided. There is a laboratory where the model equipped with the latest technology to do the practical courses. When the configuration process is continuing and campus Kampusumuzda studies used a multi-purpose hall with a capacity of 350 people, reading and recreation rooms for the staff and students of a local capacity in the computer lab gelecektir 50 available.