With the protocol signed by the Ministry of Health and Bursa Uludağ University, the first Education Family Health Center, which started to serve within the body of Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, was opened in Nilüfer.

The opening ceremony of the Ministry of Health Bursa Uludağ University Family Health Center No. 36 was attended by BUÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Saim Kılavuz, Mayor of Nilüfer Turgay Erdem, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Prof. Dr. Ekrem Kaya, Head of Public Health Services of the Provincial Health Directorate, Dr. Mustafa Çetin, Nilüfer District Health Director Dr. Ahmet Timur, Head of Bursa Medical Chamber, Assoc. Dr. Alparslan Türkkan, academics and administrative staff.

HEALTH SERVICE TO 30,000 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN 1 YEAR

Speaking at the program, Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Saim Kılavuz emphasized that the center has been operating for about a year, but they could not hold an official opening ceremony due to the pandemic. Underlining that they provided a total of 30,000 patients with various preventive and curative health services such as examination, vaccination and follow-up in a period of about 1 year, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Saim Kılavuz emphasized that the research assistants working in the Department of Family Medicine can receive a much higher quality education service at the center. He added that “Our research assistants are trained in the best way at our University and Hospital. However, being intertwined with the public, getting to know the field, being a part of the health service, and participating in research activities lead to the training of better equipped family medicine specialists. In addition, our medical faculty students do their family medicine practice internships during the education process here. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the emergence of this service. I wish our center to be beneficial to our city, university and people.”