Prof. Dr. Mustafa Necmi İLHAN
Head of VQA Executive Board & VQA President

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Necmi İlhan has been serving as the chairman of the Executive Board and head of the Vocational Qualifications Authority of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security since August 09, 2023.

Born in Elazığ, Harput in 1971, İlhan graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1995. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Health (2001) and a Master's Degree in Hospital Management (2014) from Gazi University, and a PhD in Occupational Health from Ankara University (2007). İlhan started his career in SSK Yozgat Dispensary in 1995 and worked at SSK Hasanoğlan Dispensary and SSK Health Department. He started his academic studies as a Research Assistant at Gazi University in 1999 and became a Lecturer in 2004, Assistant Professor in 2007, Associate Professor in 2009 and Professor in 2014 in the Department of Public Health in Internal Medical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine. Between 2014 and 2023, he served as the Head of the Department of Occupational Diseases, and between 2018 and 2023 he served as the Head of the Department of Public Health.

Dean of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine between 2020-2023,

President of the Council of Deans of Medical Faculties and a Member of the Executive Committee between 2021 and 2023,

Member of the Executive Board of Gazi University Hospital between 2020-2023,

Executive Board Member of Gazi University Revolving Fund Operations Directorate between 2020-2023,

Dean of Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences between 2017 and 2020,

Member of the Senate and Executive Board of Gazi University between 2017 and 2023,

Gazi Technopark Executive Board Membership (2016-2024),

Member of the Executive Board of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (Associate Professor Representative) between 2011 and 2014,

Between 2008 and 2011, he worked as the Deputy Chief Physician of Gazi University Hospital.

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Term I and Term VI Assistant Coordinator (2004-2008),

He became a member of the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) in 2023,

In 2021, he was elected as the President of the Interuniversity Council (ÜAK) Medicine-Health Sciences Education Council.

In 2017, he became the Coordinator of the Recognition and Equivalence Commission of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Health Science Fields Advisory Commission.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2024-),

Member of the Ministry of Health Post-Earthquake Public Health Commission (2023-) and Member of the Social Sciences Board (2020-),

Member of the Ministry of Health Medical Specialization Board TUKMOS Occupational Diseases Commission (2021-).

He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Turkish Drug Addiction Monitoring Center (TUBİM) of the Narcotics Crime Department of the General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (2009).

He has 124 articles and 1341 citations in Web of Science, h index is 20. He has 113 articles published in non-WOS refereed journals, 34 books and book chapters. He has served as a manager and consultant in 17 national and 23 international projects. He has supervised 59 theses.

He is a member of the Health Board of the Turkish University Sports Federation.

He is a member of Elazığ İzzetpaşa Foundation.

He was honored with the National Struggle Medal of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Previous Positions:

Vocational Qualifications Authority Health and Social Services Committee Representative for CoHE and Commission President (2019-2022),

Interuniversity Council (ÜAK) Medical-Health Sciences Education Council Coordinator (2019-2021),

He served as a Member of the Executive Board of Gazi University Social Work Studies Application and Research Center SOHMER (2021-2023), a Member of the Executive Board of Academic Writing, Application and Research Center (2020-2023), a Founding Department Head of the Faculty of Health Sciences Social Work Department (2017-2018), a Member of the BEST Board (2018-2020), a Vice President of the Ethics Commission (2016-2019), a Member of the Quality Board (2018-2020), a Member of the Strategy Board (2018-2023), a Member of the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Board (2019-2021), and an Academic Advisor of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine European Medical Students Association (EMSA-GAZİ) (2019-2023).

He served as a Consultant and Expert in the Research Commissions established in the Turkish Grand National Assembly to investigate the issues of violence in healthcare, Soma mining accident and seasonal agricultural workers.

He took part in many boards, commissions and projects in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Social Security Institution, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Ministry of Family and Social Policies.

He served as a Member of the Turkish Delegation, Consultant, Advisor and Expert at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA/EUDA).

He served as a Consultant on the Impact of Covid-19 on Health Care for the World Health Organization (WHO) (2021).