Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
6th International Health Science and Life Congress, Burdur, Türkiye, 2 - 05 Mart 2023, ss.565
In 1944, Veterinary History and Deontology courses were started to be given in Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the first and only veterinary education institution of the period in Turkey; then an independent unit with the same name was established in 1950. The aim of this research is to reveal the change and development of the scientific research spectrum of the Department of History of Veterinary Medicine and Deontology (HVMD) from past to present. Within the scope of this study, all PhD thesis topics and the contents and keywords of the scientific studies of the academics working in all HVMD departments in Turkey were examined by content analysis method. HVMD has continued its scientific activities mainly in the field of history of veterinary medicine for many years. Veterinary legislation and ethics could only take its place among the main subjects in the 1990s. When the PhD theses of all academics in this departments since 1954 are examined; it was seen that 22 of them are more inclined to veterinary history (4 of them are about folklore), two to ethics and one to legislation. It has been determined that four theses completed in the last 10 years were indexed with different keywords. Today, it has been noticed that some academics have expanded their scientific interests to include areas such as folklore, animal welfare, human-animal bond, bioethics, accreditation, communication skills, veterinary education, survey studies and scale development. In addition to the branches of veterinary history, legislation and ethics, it has been determined that a number of PhD theses, research articles, seminars, undergraduate and graduate courses, multidisciplinary studies, various conferences and scientific activities have been carried out by different academics in the aforementioned relatively new scientific interests. Consequently, it is thought that HVMD academics' following current and multidisciplinary issues in the field of veterinary medicine will contribute to the existence and continuous development of the department. It is foreseen that HVMD, which has mainly served in the field of history of veterinary medicine in the past, will evolve to serve the issues of veterinarian-client relations, veterinary education, animal ethics and the future of veterinarians and the profession.