Özet Amaç: Avrupa Birli¤i’ne tam üyeli¤i hedefleyen bir ülke olarak Tür- kiye’de aile hekimli¤i e¤itimi 1985 y›l›nda bafllad›. Aile hekimli¤i akademik birimlerinin kurulmaya bafllamas› ise Yüksekö¤retim Ku- rulu’nun 1993 y›l›nda ald›¤› karar› izledi. Bu çal›flman›n amac›, Türk üniversitelerinde aile hekimli¤inin akademik yap›lanmas›n› ve geliflimsel özelliklerini de¤erlendirmekti. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çal›flman›n verileri befl y›l› aflan bir süreçte elde edildive son olarak aile hekimli¤i anabilim dal› baflkanlar›yla yüz yüze ya da telefonla yap›lan görüflmelerle güncellefltirildi. Bulgular: Ülkemizdeki 50 t›p fakültesinin 35’inde aile hekimli¤i anabilim dal› bulunmaktayd›. Çal›flmaya kat›lma oran› yüzde 100’dü. Onbir bölümün baflkan› profesördü. Anabilim dallar›nda 74 ö¤retim üyesi vard›. Yirmi üç t›p fakültesinde aile hekimli¤i bö- lümü t›p e¤itimine kat›lmaktayd›. Yirmi anabilim dal› uzmanl›k e¤i- timi vermekteydi. Birinci basamakta ya da üniversite hastanesi or- tam›nda klinik uygulama yapan anabilim dal› say›s› 23’tü. Sonuç: Aile hekimli¤i anabilim dallar›, Yüksekö¤retim Kurulu’nun merkezi karar›yla ya da aile hekimlerinin bireysel giriflimleriyle ku- rulmufltu. Birçok sorunla karfl› karfl›ya olmalar›na karfl›n, aile he- kimli¤i anabilim dallar› bunlarla bafla ç›kmaktad›rlar. Akademik bi- rimlerin kurulmas› ve geliflmesi, aile hekimli¤inin ülkemizde tam olarak tan›nmas›na ve daha da geliflmesine önemli katk›larda bu- lunmaktad›r. Anahtar sözcükler Akademik aile hekimli¤i, t›p e¤itimi, Türkiye Summary Objective: As a country aspiring to join the European Union, Turkey has started general practice/family medicine training in 1985. The establishment of family medicine departments has begun after the central initiative of the Higher Educational Council (HEC). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the aca- demic status and developmental aspects of family medicine in Turkish universities. Methods: The study was based on data obtained during a data gathering process of more than five years and from a final updat- ing initiative of face-to-face or telephone interviews made with the heads of family medicine departments. Results: There were family medicine departments in 35 out of 50 Turkish medical schools. The response rate was 100%. A profes- sor headed eleven departments. There were a total of 74 faculty members at the departments. The departments of family medi- cine were involved in the undergraduate medical education in 23 medical schools. The departments had vocational training schemes in 20 medical schools and clinical practice activities in pri- mary care or university hospital settings in 23 schools. Conclusion: The departments of family medicine have been founded by the central decision of HEC or through individual ini- tiatives of family physicians. Although many challenges faced the departments, they had effective strategies to cope with them. The establishment and development of the departments have contributed to full recognition and further development of the profession in Turkey. Key words: Family, medicine, academic, undergraduate, medical, education,Turkey ACADEMIC FAMILY MEDICINE AND ITS DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS: THE TURKISH EXPERIENCE Okay Baflak 1 , Esra Saatçi 2 , Gülsen Ceyhun 3 Akademik Aile Hekimli¤i ve Geliflme Özellikleri: Türkiye Deneyimi H * Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi’nde yeni kurulan anabilim dal›na iliflkin Aral›k 2004 tarihinde elde edilen bilgiler, makale yay›na haz›rlan›rken eklenmifltir. 1) Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi, Aile Hekimli¤i Anabilim Dal›, Aile Hekimli¤i Uzman›, Doç. Dr. 2) Çukurova Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi, Aile Hekimli¤i Anabilim Dal›, Aile Hekimli¤i Uzman›, Yard. Doç. Dr. 3) Ankara Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi, Aile Hekimli¤i Anabilim Dal›, Aile Hekimli¤i Uzman›, Dr. T ›pta uzmanlaflmada art›fl›n bir sonucu olarak, yirmin- ci yüzy›l›n ortalar›na do¤ru t›p fakültelerinden kay- bolan genel pratisyenler, 1960’lardan sonra aile he- kimli¤i/genel pratisyenlik (AH/GP) bölümleriyle yeniden üniversitelere girmeye bafllam›flt›r. 1,2 1963 y›l›nda Edin- burgh’ta ilk aile hekimli¤i bölümünün kurulmas›ndan bu Türk Aile Hek Derg 2005; 9(4): 174-182 Türkiye’de ve Dünyada Aile Hekimli¤i | Family Medicine in Turkey and the world 2005 © Yay›n haklar› Türkiye Aile Hekimli¤i Uzmanl›k Derne¤i (TAHUD)'a aittir. Her hakk› sakl›d›r. Deomed Medikal Medya taraf›ndan yay›mlanmaktad›r. Copyright © 2005 Turkish Society of Family Practice. All rights reserved. Published by Deomed Medical Publishing, a division of Deomed Medical Media, Istanbul.