Personal Information
First name: Zekeriya
Last name: Akturk
Date of birth: 28.06.1968
Nationality: Turkish
Marital status: Married, two children
Telephone number: + 90 535 7140843
Fax number: + 90 284 2357652
E-mail: zekeriya@trakya.edu.tr
Web: http://www.aile.net
Postal address: Trakya University Medical Faculty
Department of Family Medicine
22030 Edirne, Turkey
Education
· June 2000-June 2001
Academic Development Fellowship Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Family Practice, Richmond, USA
· April 1994-August 1998
Postgraduate education in family medicine, Haydarpasa State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
· October 1985-March 1992
Undergraduate student in Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
· 1984-1985
High school education, Ankara Dikmen Lisesi, Ankara, Turkey
· 1980-1984
Middle school education, Hauptschule Uellendahl, 6500 Wuppertal, Germany
· 1975-1980
Primary school education, Oymali 100. Yýl Ilkokulu, Trabzon, Turkey
Work Experience
· December 2004-
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Trakya University Medical Faculty, Edirne, Turkey
· August 1999- November 2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Trakya University Medical Faculty, Edirne, Turkey
· October 1998-July 1999
Medical Doctor, Mother Child Care andFamily Planning Center, Kocaeli, Turkey.
· October 1995-August 1998
Family Practice Resident, Haydarpasa State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
· June 1994-October 1995
Military service as advisory doctor, 800 Yataklý Balikesir Askeri Hastanesi, Balikesir, Turkey.
· November 1993-March 1994
Assistant, Histology and Embryology Department, Atatürk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
· April 1992-October 1993
General practitioner, Kömürlü Saglik Ocagi, Senkaya, Erzurum, Turkey.
Memberships
· Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
· Turkish Family Medicine Association (TAHUD)
· European Associaton on Quality in Family Practice (EQuiP)
· European Association of Teachers in Family Medicine (EURACT)
· Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
· American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Languages
· English, German and Turkish (native).
Interests
· Medical Records, Distant learning, Adult education, and Health Quality
Other
· Among the trainers of the Turkish Association of Family Physicians (TAHUD).
· Involved in undergraduate medical education at the Trakya University Medical Faculty.
· Involved in the residency education of family physicians at the Trakya University Medical Faculty.
· Organized several coursed to teach adult educational skills to GP’s.
Some Published Work
1. Akýn M, Aktürk Z, Dülger Þ, Sümer B, Ýnalhan M, Ýnan S. Chediak-Higashi Syndrome: a case report of a Turkish girl. Int Ped. 1998;13 (1):32.
2. Yazgan Z,Aktürk Z,Akýn M,Atay E. Antibiotic Resistance of Beta hemolytic streptococci Isolated from Throat Cultures of Asymptomatic Children. Türkiye Klinikleri Pediatri Dergisi. 1999;5:32.
3. Akýn M, Aktürk Z, Akýn F, Yýlmaz SS, Ceran Ö, Say A. Cord Blood C-peptide levels of Newborns with Different Gestational Birth Weights. Türk Pediatri Arþivi, 1998;33(1):40.
4. Doðan H, Akýn M, Aktürk Z, Sak E, Atay E, Say A. Anti HBs levels of Children after Vaccination with Two Different Hepatitis B Virus Vaccines. Çocuk Saðlýðý ve Hastalýklarý Dergisi. 1999;4:25.
5. Özkýlýç A, Aktürk Z, Akýn M, Hýzal H, Yýldýz F, Say A. Hepatitis B and C Seropositivity in Patients with Thalassemia Major. Türkiye Klinikleri Pediatri Dergisi. 1998;23:30.
6. Akýn M, Aktürk Z, Yýlmaz SS, Sak E, Akýn F, Say A. Postpartum HbA1c Levels in Mothers of Macrosomic Infants and Fetal Cord Blood C-peptide Levels. Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 1999;12:45-48.
7. Aktürk Z, Akýn M, Oral Ö. Effect of Gestational Diabetes on Fetal Mortality and Comparison of the Effect of Follow-up. Zeynep Kamil Medical Bulletin 1999;3:12-16.
8. Ulusal Z, Bülent T, Aktürk Z, Oral Ö. Measurement of Serum CA-125 Levels in Differentiating Endomethriomas from Other Benign Ovarian Cysts. 1999;3:25-27.
9. Aktürk Z, Koçoðlu H, Iþýk M, Görpelioðlu S. The Utilisation of the Mother Child Care and Family Planning Services by Women at Childbearing Age at the Körfez District. 2nd National Family Medicine Congress 1998.
10. Yaltý T, Aktürk Z. The Effect of Follow-up on Patient Survival After Curative Surgical Resection of Colorectal Cancer. Medical Journal of Taksim Hospital 1999;8:22-25.
11. Pýnarcýk H, Aktürk Z, Pýnarcýk G, Akýn F, Dülger Þ, Durmuþ B. Serum Cystatin C levels as a Marker of Glomerular filtration Rate in Diabetic Patients. Turkish Journal of Medicine 2000;7(1):13-17.
12. Sak E, Akýn M, Aktürk Z, Akýn F, Ceran Ö, Ýnan S. Transient hypothyroidism in neonates with the 1st and 5th minute Apgar scores below 4. Eoropean Journal of Pediatrics 1999;6:55-60.
13. Daðdeviren N, Þahin EM, Aktürk Z, Özer C. Expectations from a new family practice center-the opinions of the target population. 6th European Conference on General Practice and Family Medicine. 2-6 July 2000:160.
14. Daðdeviren N, Þahin EM, Aktürk Z. Skill gaining practices on simulators in phase II: opinions of the medical students. 6th European Conference on General Practice and Family Medicine. 2-6 July 2000:171.
15. Aktürk Z, Iþýk M, Kolbay F. Comparison of Infrared Aural Thermometer and Mercury Thermometer Usage in The Emergency Ward. 6th European Conference on General Practice and Family Medicine. 2-6 July 2000:151.
16. Aktürk Z, Koçoðlu H, Iþýk M, Görpelioðlu S. Health Consumption of Women at Childbearing Age Through The Family Planning Center in a District in Turkey and The Effecting Factors. 6th European Conference on General Practice and Family Medicine. 2-6 July 2000:180.