Application  for Foreign Medical Students/Residents Planning Short-term Studies in Akdeniz University Medical Faculty

 (Students applying Socrates/Erasmus Program should apply to the  Akdeniz International Relations Office or the Socrates Erasmus Coordinator of The University of Akdeniz Faculty of Medicine.)

 Admissions Criteria and Application Procedures

The University of Akdeniz Faculty of Medicine accepts visiting students from outside

Türkiye to enroll in under-graduate programs (courses including electives/clerkships) or residency on a space-available basis.

 Visiting students/residents must meet the following admissions requirements:

 a) Courses including electives/clerkships are subject to availability and the approval of individual departments.

 b) Visiting students/residents are subject to comply with The University of Akdeniz Faculty of Medicine policies and procedures and have the same rights and responsibilities as the domestic students/residents.

 c) Visiting students/residents are required to obtain a tourist visa for the duration of their time in Türkiye, if required. Questions about visa requirements or visa status should be referred to the University of Akdeniz International Relations Office or the Turkish Embassy in Your country. Students staying more than one month in Türkiye need to apply for a RESIDENCE PERMIT

 The following application procedures will be followed:

  a) Student/residents applicants must submit a letter of good standing from the Dean of their home institution.

b) Student/residents applicants must submit a letter of permission from the Dean of their home institution to study at The University of Akdeniz Faculty of Medicine.

c) Student/residents must submit an official letter stating the method of their home institutions’ evaluation upon successful completion of the course(s) or residency.

d) Health Insurance coverage must be provided by the Student/Resident.

e) Fluency in both spoken and written English is required.

f) Housing is not provided by The University of Akdeniz Faculty of Medicine; however,

The University of Akdeniz International Relations Office might help to locate short-term housing on and around the campus.

g) Visiting students/residents will be appropriately oriented to clinic and hospital procedures by the department providing the course or residency.

 All applications are reviewed and finally approved by the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, after consulting the department providing the course or residency.

 Further Information:

 Akdeniz Üniversitesi

Tıp Fakültesi Dekanlığı

Dumlupınar Bulvarı

Arapsuyu 07070 Kampüs/ANTALYA

Türkiye

Tel: +90 242 249 69 00 

Fax: +90 242 227 44 82

E-mail: tipdekanlik@akdeniz.edu.tr