Our faculty was established on 10.10.1996 under the name of Health School, affiliated with Süleyman Demirel University. It started education in the 1998-1999 academic year with the Nursing Program. The Health School was affiliated with Mehmet Akif Ersoy University on 17.03.2006. In 2011, the Departments of Nutrition and Dietetics and Emergency Aid and Disaster Management were opened, in 2017 the Department of Gerontology, and in 2018 the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation were opened.
Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Health School was closed in accordance with the Council of Ministers Decision No. 2016/8562, published in the Official Gazette No. 29678 dated April 08, 2016, and the Faculty of Health Sciences was established in its place with the same Council of Ministers Decision. Our faculty currently includes the departments of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Nursing, and Gerontology.
Our Mission
In line with Atatürk's principles and reforms, to train individuals who are aware of their duties and responsibilities towards their country and who turn these into behaviors, who respect patient rights and professional values, who have the knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive services in line with the health needs of the individual, family, and society, who adopt lifelong learning as a principle, and who are innovative and productive.
Our Vision
To be a leading institution integrated with society, preferred nationally and internationally for the quality of education its graduates receive.
Strategic Goals and Objectives
| Goals | Objectives |
| A1. To improve the quality of education | H1.1. To increase the capacity of undergraduate education |
| H1.2. To increase the quality and quantity of academicians | |
| H1.3. To train Health Sciences students who are professionally competent and open to development. | |
| H1.4. To increase the personal and social competence capacity of our students | |
| H1.5. To increase the domestic and international mobility of students and faculty members | |
| A2. To increase the capacity of research and development activities with a focus on innovation | H2.1. To increase the number of projects at national and international levels |
| H2.2. To transform the R&D and project results conducted at the university into innovative products | |
| H2.3. To increase the number of scientific publications at national and international levels | |
| A3. To develop institutional quality culture | H3.1. To increase awareness of quality improvement activities |
| H3.2. To increase institutional satisfaction | |
| A4. To be an entrepreneurial academic unit focused on social contribution and regional development | H4.1. To produce solutions to regional problems in the field of health and disaster and to increase the awareness and knowledge level of society on these issues |
| H4.2. To train societies resilient to diseases and disasters | |
| A5. To develop the social and academic life infrastructure in our faculty | H5.1. To increase the use of social living spaces by our students |
| H5.2. To increase the existing educational and social infrastructure of our faculty |