Meltem Koca, MD
Geriatrician
Challenging agism and all forms of discrimination should be the starting point for advancing brain health and promoting person-centred, holistic care and prevention models in healthcare and social care.
Current Work
Meltem is working as a specialist geriatrician in Ankara Etlik City Hospital.
Personal Hero
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Words of Strength
Adaptability, Kindness, Compassion, Resilience
Vision
Meltem believes that challenging agism and all types of discrimination should be the starting point to advance brain health while promoting and improving person-centered, holistic care and prevention models in healthcare and social care.
Strategy
Meltem is working as a geriatrician and is actively developing her expertise in collaborative care models, with a particular focus on orthogeriatric care, which integrates geriatric principles into the management of fragility fractures.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Meltem hopes to expand her communication toolkit and advocacy skills to tackle agism and other forms of discrimination, and to drive improvements in geriatric practice by promoting the integration of geriatric principles across all care settings.
Motivation
As Türkiye's population ages, dementia is becoming more common. Improving awareness, reducing stigma, and integrating geriatric principles into routine care are essential to ensure timely diagnosis, person-centred care, and better outcomes.
Education & Experience
Meltem received her medical degree in 2013 from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye. She completed her specialisation in Internal Medicine in 2018 and her subspecialty training in Geriatric Medicine in 2022 at the same university. She is currently working as a specialist geriatrician in Geriatrics Clinic, Etlik City Hospital, Ankara. She is one of the graduates of XIVth Course of European Academy for Medicine of Aging (EAMA) and is a member of European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS).
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