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14 March Medicine Day


Istanbul Gelisim University Coordinator of Combating Addictions Assist. Dr. Nurten Elkin, shared important informations on 14 March Medicine Day.


March 14, celebrated as the Medicine Day, is an important and meaningful day for our profession, where the problems of the medical profession are shared and scientific contributions and achievements are rewarded.
 
Looking at its history; On March 14, 1827, II. The establishment of the first surgery room under the name of Tıphane-i Amire and Cerrahhane-i Amire in the Tulumbacıbaşı Mansion in Şehzadebaşı, with the recommendation of Hekimbaşı Mustafa Behçet, during the reign of Mahmut II, is considered the day when modern medical education began in Turkey. 14 March, the founding day of the school, is celebrated as the “Medical Day”. Similar celebrations are held on different dates around the world. For example, the anniversary of March 30, 1842, when general anesthesia was used for the first time in surgeries in the USA; In India, 1 July, the birth anniversary of the famous doctor Bidhan Chandra Roy, is celebrated as "Doctors' Day".
 
A physician is a person who has certain medical powers and professional/legal responsibilities and has a medical point of view. The primary duty of the physician providing health services is to prevent diseases, to try to heal patients by fulfilling scientific requirements, and to protect human life and health. It is the primary duty of the physician to observe human dignity during his professional practice; universal principles of medical ethics that must be adhered to while performing their duties; principles of usefulness, non-harm, justice and autonomy.
 
Happy 14 March Medicine Day.

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