Who is Şuayip Birinci? About Deputy Minister of Health Şuayip Birinci

It has been suggested that the current Deputy Minister of Health, Şuayip Birinci, will be appointed as the new Minister of Health. So, who is Şuayip Birinci?

WHO IS ŞUAYİP BİRİNCİ?

Şuayip Birinci was born in Rize in 1973. He completed his primary and secondary education in Rize and Trabzon, and his university education at the Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine. After becoming a medical doctor, he completed a master's degree in "Leadership and Global Entrepreneurship," as well as a master's degree and a doctorate in "Health Institutions Management."

An associate professor in his field, Birinci began his professional career in 1998. He worked as a physician in various public institutions in Rize and Istanbul. He served as Deputy Chief Physician at Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital (2005-2009), Deputy Director at the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate (2009-2012), and General Secretary in the TKHK Istanbul Anatolian North Region (2012-2014).

He was appointed as Deputy Undersecretary in the Central Organization of the Ministry of Health (2014-2018) and as Deputy Minister of Health in August 2018, a position he continues to hold. During his time at the Ministry, he carried out duties in strategy and goal setting, planning, regulation, and coordination.

Dr. Birinci, who is an executive board member of Teknofest, has pioneered the realization of health technologies and artificial intelligence in health competitions. He is the founder and executive board member of TÜSAP, the first think-tank organization in Turkey regarding health policies and management. Dr. Birinci, who is a board member of TÜRKSAT, also serves as the chairman of the board of the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center. In 2021, he was selected by HIMMS as one of the 50 most influential leaders shaping the future of health in the world (he is one of the ten public officials selected).

Dr. Birinci, who manages Turkey's "Digital Transformation in Health" process, designed and led the launch of numerous informatics projects that contribute to the adoption of a "culture of management with information" in all areas of health and are taken as examples on a regional and global basis in the digital health journey (e-Nabız, Teleradiology, SBA, MİZ, HSYS, ESİM, REÇETEM, White Code, ASOS, SİNA, EKİP, e-Report System, HYP, MELİS, Corona Prevention, FİTAS, RUHSAD, ÖZDES, Health Dashboard, Hayat Eve Sığar, Dr. e-Nabız, AŞILA, NeyimVar?, EVS, Disaster Support, etc.).

Dr. Birinci has numerous national and international books, articles, and scientific studies, primarily on the topics of health management, digitalization in health, health economics, the national technology move in health, healthy living, health promotion and preventive health services, treatment services, remote health, and the future of health.

Dr. Birinci is married and a father of three children.

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