The Position of the Public Health Specialty in the Medical Specialization Education Entrance Examination (TUS): An Evaluation of the 2016–2025 Period

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Average base scores for the public health specialty in the Medical Specialization Education Entrance Examination (TUS) were significantly higher in the post-pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Serdar Karakullukçu; İrem Dilaver; Medine Gözde ÜSTÜNDAĞ; Murat Topbaş; Nazım Ercüment Beyhun

doi:10.19127/bshealthscience.1932543

September 14, 2026Black Sea Journal of Health Science

The Position of the Public Health Specialty in the Medical Specialization Education Entrance Examination (TUS): An Evaluation of the 2016–2025 Period

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To assess the standing, quota allocations, and score trajectory of the public health specialty in the Medical Specialization Education Entrance Examination between 2016 and 2025 across pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic eras.
Retrospective, descriptive analysis of general quota placement results across 20 examination periods published by the Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (OSYM).
Evaluated the number of institutions offering public health training, total available quotas, base scores, and specialty rankings, while excluding foreign national quotas.
Compared trends across pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic periods using SPSS version 26.0.
The number of institutions offering public health residency positions ranged from 20 to 43 across the evaluated examination periods.
Mean and median base scores increased significantly, demonstrating a marked upward shift starting in the first examination period of 2023.
Average base scores in the post-pandemic period were significantly higher than those recorded during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods.

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Retrospective descriptive study reveals a significant post-pandemic rise in public health entrance examination base scores, indicating growing competitiveness for the specialty.

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