http://staff.neu.edu.tr/songul.vaizoglu/
Name – Surname: Songül Vaizoğlu
Languages: English
EDUCATION
High school: Ankara Atatürk Anadolu High School – 1978
Bachelor: Ankara University Medical School – 1984
Residency training:
- 1. Family Medicine Department of Ankara Numune Hospital (title of family physcian)- 1992
- Master of Science in Public Health at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences (title of public health specialist) – 1997
- PhD in Public Health at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences(title of public health doctor)- 2001
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Current position: Teaching staff
Title: Professor
Department: Public Health
ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prof. Songül Vaizoğlu, has graduated fom the Ankara Atatürk Anadolu High School in 1978 and Ankara University Medical School in 1984. She worked as a general practitioner between 1984-89 at
Mother and Child Care and Family Planning Center in Yozgat and Ankara. Dr Vaizoğlu completed the residency of family medicine between 1989-1992 in Ankara Numune Hospital , between 1995-2001 Master of Science in Public Health and PhD in Public Health at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences. She attended a 6-months epidemiology training programme at Liverpool School of Hyigene and Tropical Medicine. She became an Assitant Professor in 2000, Associate Professor in 2004 and professor in 2010 at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health. And worked at the same dapartment until 2014.
She has been working specifically on environmental health ( indoor air pollution, electromagnetic radiation), school health, tourism health, children’s environmental health and environmental medicine. She worked in various projects , participated as educator in many courses, workshops and other educational programs. She also attended many national and international meetings on different aspects of public and environmental health. And participated in public health and environmental health educational programmes. She has done consultancy and expertise work in environmental health subjects.
She published more than 300 articles, book sections in Public Health, Environmental Health, Pediatrics, Ergonomics, Internal Medicine Textbooks on public health and environmental health issues.
She conducted a number of projects including Baku- Tbilisi- Ceyhan Pipeline project as consultant and trainer in occupational health and safetay training programme. She has been a member of Turkish Academy of Sciences , Environment Work- Group and participated in some books published by this group. She worked at the OSYM ( Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi- Student Selection and Placement Center )in the preparation committee for the Environmental Health Proficiency Examinations. He worked at Hacettepe University Ethical Committee for Non-Invasive Studies. She has been working at the Public Health Department of NEU Faculty of Medicine since November 2014 as a professor. She was a member of the Advisory Board of the Near East University Medical Students Association and a vice-coordinator of 6th grade. Currently she is Vice Dean of the Faculty.