Skills training and simulated patient applications for pre-clinical and clinical students are carried out in the Clinical and Vocational Skills Laboratory, whose infrastructure and technical equipment have been renewed due to both current technological developments and the increase in the number of students. Simulators, models, audio-visual training materials (video, barcovision) are used as training tools in the laboratory allocated to the students of our faculty in our Introduction to Clinical Practice I, II and III programmes. Assessment is made by objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Our Basic Medical Sciences Laboratories provide our students with the most up-to-date and rich educational materials. With the recent improvements in our Anatomy Laboratory, many model collections, plasterized cadavers and 2 regular cadavers, anatomical education material amount per student has become quite rich, in addition to an additional Anatomy Laboratory that has been put into service. In our renewed faculty building, there are 4 Problem-Based Learning Room and one fullyequipped lecture hall with 140 capacities (smartboard, markers, computers, projectors and internet connection), and has been put into use. Students Students conduct research with universities, research centers and industrial institutions in various countries under EMSA-European Medical Student Association, where students assume a position in different levels. Internationalization With the recognition of Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine Medical School by the Medical Board of California, our graduates can participate in “Postgraduate Training Authorization Letter” or “Physician and Surgeon’s Certificate” programs in California as in other states of the USA and continue their postgraduate education in medical centers in California. Thanks to the student exchange programs with Erasmus +, TurkMSIC SCOPE and SCORE and non-ERASMUS + exchange programs, the Faculty of Medicine has achieved studentlevel success in terms of internationalization. Apart from the Erasmus Program, Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine has an Academic Collaboration Agreement with the Houston Methodist Global, located in the US state of Texas in 2018. Following the agreement with the Education, Training and Consultancy Department of Texas Medical Center, the largest healthcare community under one roof in the world, our students and faculty members participate in exchange programs. Yeditepe University, which initiated a mutual cooperation and exchange program with Kharkiv University, provided 7 students with summer internship opportunities in our university hospital. Based on the satisfaction of the program, an agreement has been made for the permanent student exchange of the Working Program. Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine joined the Belt and Road International Medical Education Alliance, as a founding member, where 15 countries along the Silk Road are represented and which paved the way for well-established medical faculties of Asian countries. 333
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