SAYÖMDER (Health Management Students and Alumni Association) President Hüseyin Yazıcı, SAYÖMDER Vice President Nurben Öztürk and the Association's General Secretary Nazlı Özdemir participated in the event, which started with the words of Assist. Prof. Dr. Gülay Tamer and with the introduction and thanks to the Club President Gökçe Öztürk.
İlker Mete Uysal, the former president of the club and a 4th grade student, said that the event will take place interactively with the questions to the participants and after the participants briefly introduced themselves, Nazlı Özdemir, the general secretary of the association, explained the association and the activities carried out by the association. Özdemir, who talked about the meaning of SAYÖMDER, the activities held in the association and its importance for the Health Management department of the association, completed his words by presenting the association's participation video.
Association president Hüseyin Yazıcı stated that students are also involved in the activities carried out by the association and that students' participation in the “5N1K Health Managers Know the Sector” event prepared by Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Management Club was held online on Sunday, April 11 between 20:00 and 21:00. These platforms will have an effect on promoting the Department of Health Management in the field and on strengthening the department. Stating that the Health Management has not yet reached the place it deserves, but the department has started to be recognized by the sector, although it is slow. Yazıcı stated that the wheel has started to spin. Yazıcı emphasized that the awareness of the Department of Health Management in the private sector is increasing day by day and that the graduates of the department can find a place in the sector, adding that this process progresses slowly and that it is a process that can only advance if we work in unity. Öztürk, the vice president of the association, said, "Thanks to the platforms created for Health Management and this association, the recognition of the department and us has increased, which is a positive development for the department."
In response to the question of what positions students who graduate from the Department of Health Management can work in the sector, Yazıcı said that the health sector is a multidisciplinary field and there are different areas such as patient services, human resources, purchasing etc. He added that on the way towards management, it is important to master the whole process, starting from the ground up. He added that in order to become a manager, there is a competition with all healthcare professionals, from doctor to nurse. He emphasized that students should be patient, hardworking and visionary, and they need to be equipped in a specific area. He underlined the importance of making a difference.
Tamer contributed with examples showing that students who graduated from the field of Health Management took up managerial positions in the continuation of a process. She said that, "Health Management is important and recognized in the world but can not receive the value it deserves in Turkey."
Head of Department Assist. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Çetin Yiğit talked about the importance of a healthcare manager to think analytically and rationally and act with scientific data. He said, “We will strengthen ourselves, make a difference against employment problems, and everyone should witness what a health manager can do in the field. We should be a team with its academicians, students, and graduates, only in this way can we be successful. "
In the continuation of the event, the questions asked to the participants by the students were answered and the students were informed about what awaits them and what competencies they should have when they graduate. The event ended with thanking the participants and contributors and wishing to meet on healthy days after the pandemic.
