Turkey's first Medical Engineering Department was established in Karabuk University in 2013 on the Faculty of Engineering. Medical Engineering Department began teaching in the academic year of 2013-2014 training and education programs and accepted daytime education and evening education students 30% mainly engaged in teaching English program. In addition, 100% English program students from the 2014-2015 academic year were accepted. Karabuk University Medical Engineering Department is the first Department in Turkey in this area. The department staff includes 3 Professors and 3 Assistant Professor Doctors.
Medical Engineering concerns with the design, production and maintenance of the materials, devices, artificial organs, systems and technologies used in medical sector. Medical engineers play an important role in the development of new techniques and devices to use them in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Medical Engineering provides a bridge between the theoretical and applied engineering sciences and health and life, thus involves interdisciplinary workspace in fields like medicine, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, physics, chemistry etc.
According to the results of Undergraduate Placement Examination (YKS) department accepts once in a year 16 students for daytime education (30% English). Students are obliged to take Foreign Language Preparation education via completing the training given by the English High School or be exempted from it because of the 30% English education language of the department. Undergraduate students will have to do two summer internships. In this way, students will gain experience by getting opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge given during the lectures to the manufacturing and service sectors.
The Medical Engineering Department of Karabuk University aims to produce knowledgeable, technologically capable, science-producing, innovative personnel to meet the deficit of qualified engineers present in the fields of medical products and healthcare technology.