The Faculty of Health Sciences of Aksaray University was established as a School of Health under Niğde University by the Council of Ministers’ Decision dated 10.10.1996 and numbered 96/8655, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 02.11.1996 and numbered 22805. Following the establishment of Aksaray University, it was affiliated with Aksaray University through an amendment made by Article 64 (Additional) of Law No. 5467, published on March 17, 2006.
The first department to commence education at the School was the Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management. With the letter of the Council of Higher Education dated 14.02.2000 and numbered 266-2888, the Department of Health Services (Health Officer Program) was added as a second department.
The Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management was first established in 2004 within the School of Health at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University and began its academic education and training activities by admitting its first students in 2005. The department produced its first graduates in 2009 and has been established at various universities across Türkiye since 2011.
At our Faculty, student admissions to the Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management for both daytime and evening education programs were carried out in the 2018–2019 academic year. Graduate education is also offered in the Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management. The current number of students in the department is 195. The academic staff consists of 1 Professor, 3 Associate Professors, 1 Assistant Professor, and 2 Research Assistants. The Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management admits students based on the quantitative (SAY) score type.
