The goal of the university's Health Center is to promote the physical and emotional well-being of the students
and staff. Located on both the Main and East Campuses, the center provides medical services as well as preventative
health care and health education. Its professional staff includes general practitioners, a gynecologist, an ophthalmologist,
psychiatrists, a dermatologist, an orthopedist, a dentist, an ear, nose and throat specialist, nurses, emergency medical
technicians and a paramedic.
A physician and a nurse are on duty at the Main and East Campus Health Center 24 hours, including weekends.
In cases of emergency, university ambulances accompanied by Health Center doctors and nurses are available for
24 hours to take patients to nearby hospitals.
The Centers have two in-house laboratories for immediate medical tests such as blood counts, urine analysis,
blood chemistry and a unit for X-ray and ultrasound exams. Prescription medication can be purchased from the Main
Campus pharmacy or from the Bilkent pharmacy in Ankuva Bilkent Center.
Services Provided
- First aid treatment and medical examinations
- Contagious disease prevention
- Supervision of patient recovery
- Conducting research about the environmental health conditions on
campus and reporting the results to the university administration
- Health education programs on general medical and health issues and first aid courses
Applying to the Health Center
In the event of illness or injury, students and staff should seek medical help from the Health Center.
First aid and initial treatment are carried out at the Health Center and, if necessary, the patient may be
referred to a specialist or to a hospital that has a medical services agreement with the university.
Psychological Counseling and Development Center, (Mete Salih Aker, Coordinator)
The Psychological Counseling and Development Center helps guide Bilkent students through their
self-development journey. Helping students to develop an awareness of their potential and to apply
this to their academic, professional, social and personal lives is the main focus of the center.
Students who use the center's services are professionally supported in developing their unique
personalities and creating a satisfying lifestyle. The services offered by the center are individual
and group counseling for pressing needs as wellas seminars, workshops and self-help materials for
preventive purposes. Some of the topics covered in the preventive services are stress management;
Self Confidence, Psychological Resilience Psychoeducation Group, Love and Romantic Relationships,
Life Journey Seminars at the University, Brain Up: Practical Ways to Optimize Learning and Memory,
Addiction, Bilkent Well-being Days, Mindful Resilience: Navigating Anxiety with Mindfulness
Psychoeducation Group, Stepping Out of the Shadow of Depression: Awareness and Paths to Recovery,
Understanding and Coping with Social Anxiety Psychoeducation Group, How can I change these anxious
thoughts?, Love Relationships, What is Mindfulness?, Break Ups and the Healing Process,
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Close Relationships, The Flawless Myth: Escaping the Perfectionism
Trap, Social Skills Sharing and Experience Group. The center also conducts surveys to identify the
expectations and needs of the students. The results of these surveys contribute to the ongoing
services program and also to planning future activities.
