Türk veteriner hekimliği öğretiminde doğum ve jinekoloji üzerine bir araştırma

Abstract

A study on the obstetrics and gynaecology in Turkish veterinary education Summary: In Turkey, the first course on veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology was provided in the Military Veterinary School in 1873. The first Department of Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology was established in the Veterinary Faculty of Ankara University in 1952. There are limited publications, which give general information about the history of obstetrics and gynaecology in Turkish veterinary medicine. This study was carried out to provide numerical data on the historical development of Turkish veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology and to contribute to the fields of veterinary history and history of science. The main data of this study were collected with data collection forms obtained from the academic staff studying/studied in the departments of veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology of veterinary faculties. Related archive documents were also used. By analysis of the data, it was determined that totally 86 academicians have carried out their duties in the departments of veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology until April 2011.Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology courses have compulsorily taken place in the curriculum of veterinary faculties; nonetheless there were no uniformities in the semesters and credits of these courses. The graduate education in this field was carried out by 15 graduate schools of health sciences and totally 200 students were graduated between the years 1982 and 2011. Totally 27 books and 1580 scientific articles were published, 1117 paper were presented in the national and international scientific meetings and 320 projects were carried out in this field. This picture has presented that veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology in Turkish veterinary medicine is in constant growth and development from the point of education, research and publication activities.