Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aydın Sinan Apaydın Resigns Due to Lack of Secretary in the Outpatient Clinic
A physician in Karabük known for his significant achievements in spine surgery and a global first-place ranking submitted his resignation letter after no medical secretary was assigned to his outpatient clinic.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aydın Sinan Apaydın, working at Karabük Education and Research Hospital and known for his successful operations in spine surgery, submitted his resignation letter on the grounds that there was no medical secretary in his outpatient clinic.
Reason for Resignation and Events
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aydın Sinan Apaydın, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Karabük University Faculty of Medicine and working at Karabük Education and Research Hospital, noticed during patient examinations that there was no medical secretary in his outpatient clinic.
It was claimed that Apaydın conveyed the situation to the hospital chief physician's office and submitted his resignation letter from his post after his request was not met.
Successful Surgeries and Background
Aydın Sinan Apaydın had recently made headlines with an 8.5-hour, three-stage spine surgery performed on a 33-year-old patient.
The Provincial Directorate of Health had thanked the physicians involved in this operation, which was one of the first ALIF applications in public hospitals.
International Successes and Research
The successful surgeon was selected as the world's first in the field of Medical Innovations and Inventions in the TOYP Global program in 2024.
In addition, he conducted research on minimally invasive spine surgery at Duke University in the USA with a TÜBİTAK scholarship.
The Secretary Problem in the Healthcare System
Patient registration, examination requests, report, and prescription entries in outpatient clinics are normally carried out by medical secretaries.
It is stated that when there is no secretary, these procedures falling upon the physician shortens the time allocated to the patient and lengthens waiting times.