Aim of the Program
The Digital Health Systems Technician Program aims to train qualified technical personnel with strong fundamental IT skills and a strong command of digital health technologies. The program aims to produce experts who can effectively implement current software, hardware, and data infrastructures used in the field of health informatics. A hands-on training approach is prioritized to enable students to quickly adapt to digital systems in healthcare institutions. Cultivating innovative, solution-oriented individuals with analytical perspectives is a key priority of the program. The goal is to train professionals who can play a role in digital transformation processes and effectively utilize technology. Furthermore, students are encouraged to develop ethical values, a high sense of responsibility, and strong communication skills.
Training technical personnel who prioritize the security of health data and are familiar with relevant legislation is among the program's important objectives. The program aims to provide knowledge and skills in current technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and mobile health solutions. By training a workforce suitable for the digitalization needs of the healthcare sector, the program aims to contribute to the efficiency of institutions. The program also aims to produce graduates who can support the development of digital health infrastructure at local and national levels. Students are provided with interdisciplinary work skills, ensuring the integrated application of health and technology fields.
Target of the Program
Objective:
The Digital Health Systems Technician Program aims to train individuals competent in digital health technologies, data management, and software applications by enabling students to reinforce their theoretical knowledge with practical studies. The program trains professionals who are proficient in current legislation and health terminology, can use modern solutions such as artificial intelligence and big data, and can effectively manage health information systems. The education process is conducted in accordance with ethical values, patient privacy, and social responsibility principles. Through collaborations developed with the sector, students are supported in gaining field experience, and the goal is for graduates to be part of the qualified workforce needed in the health sector.
Mission:
In line with corporate strategic goals; it aims to train qualified digital health technicians who can meet the digital transformation needs of the health sector, are competent in digital health systems, health management, health informatics infrastructures, and data management, are sensitive to ethical principles and data security, and contribute to the development of quality-oriented and sustainable health services.
Vision:
In line with corporate sustainability and quality-oriented education policies; Our goal is to be a leading program, preferred at national and international levels, that supports the effective use of digital health technologies, increases the efficiency and accessibility of healthcare services, and adopts a human-centered and innovative educational approach.
Career Opportunities
The healthcare sector is rapidly digitizing. From hospitals to remote healthcare services, from AI-powered diagnostic systems to e-health and telemedicine applications, all processes are managed with digital health technologies. Istanbul Gelişim University's Digital Health Systems Program trains qualified healthcare informatics specialists who will be at the heart of this transformation.
Students who choose this program step into not just a profession, but a field with a future, continuous development, and wide career opportunities.
Why Digital Health Systems?
1- High Employment Potential: The need for qualified technical personnel in the field of digital health is increasing every day.
2- Wide Career Options in Public and Private Sectors: Hospitals, ministries, software companies, insurance companies, and technology centers.
3- A Profession Combining Technology and Health: Ideal for those who want to work in the healthcare sector and also work with digital technologies.
4- Future-Oriented Education: Applied training focused on artificial intelligence, big data, remote healthcare, and e-health systems.
Graduates can also continue their academic careers with degree completion opportunities or create their own business fields with digital health initiatives.
Future of the Department
As the healthcare sector digitizes, Digital Health Systems Technician is becoming a field that requires qualified specialists who not only know technology but also understand healthcare management and operational processes. The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, big data, remote healthcare, and mobile health applications highlights professionals who effectively manage digital systems, accurately analyze data, and make processes efficient.
Graduates of this program gain competence in healthcare planning, management, and cost-effectiveness in addition to technical knowledge, enabling them to achieve a position that makes a difference in healthcare institutions. Thanks to the rapid growth in the digital health field, graduates confidently step into the future with strong employment opportunities and sustainable career paths with high advancement potential.
Who Should Choose
The Digital Health Systems Technician Associate Degree Program is a suitable educational program for candidates interested in digitalization in healthcare services, possessing high technological literacy, and wishing to combine the fields of health, health management, and information technology.
Candidates choosing this program are expected to:
Have an interest in health informatics, digital health applications, and information technologies;
Be sensitive to data security, patient privacy, and ethical principles;
Possess analytical thinking, problem-solving, and systematic work skills;
Be willing to work with digital systems, software, and data management processes;
Have strong communication skills, be team-oriented, and have a high sense of responsibility;
Be open to innovation, eager to learn, and enjoy following technological developments;
Aim to take an active role in the digital transformation process in the healthcare sector.
For candidates who want to pursue a career in both healthcare and technology, and who aim to be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and professional competencies to increase the effectiveness of digital health applications, the Digital Health Systems Technician Program is an ideal choice.
Working Places
Students graduating from Istanbul Gelisim University Health Services Vocational School's Digital Health Systems program become Digital Health Systems Technicians. Our graduates work in:
1- Information technology units, Hospital Information Management System (HIS) units, and digital archiving-patient registration departments of public and private hospitals.
2- Technical personnel, data management specialists, or system support specialists in the Ministry of Health, affiliated institutions, e-Nabiz, Telemedicine, and other national digital health projects.
3- Application support specialists, test specialists, integration technicians, or technical consultants in medical software companies.
4- Technical support personnel or remote patient monitoring technicians in organizations providing remote healthcare services.
5- Data analysis support personnel or application technicians in artificial intelligence, big data, data analytics, and medical analysis companies.
6- System integration specialists in the installation, integration, maintenance, and user training processes of e-health systems.
7-They work as digital systems and health informatics support staff in social security institutions and private health insurance companies.
8-They work as product support technicians, device-software integration specialists, or training specialists in medical device, pharmaceutical, and medical technology companies.
9-They work in health technology R&D centers in testing, data analysis, project technical support, and user training departments.
10-They work as digital record keeping, data management, and administrative and technical support personnel in private clinics, medical centers, and family health centers.
11-They work in mobile health, elderly care, and digital health infrastructure in the health service units of municipalities and local governments.
12-They work in technology companies that provide installation, management, and technical support for health information systems.
Programmes allowing Horizontal Transfer
Our university accepts students to associate degree programs through horizontal transfer within the quota in accordance with the "Regulation on Transfer Between Associate Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer". Horizontal Transfer can be made to all associate degree programs that accept students with TYT.