Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education in Health Professional Education

Interprofessional education is an approach that helps health professionals better understand the differences and similarities among different professional groups in their undergraduate education and to create their own professional identities. Interprofessional education has been integrated into the educational curricula of respected universities that provide health education in the world. In Turkey it is not included in the undergraduate curriculum. However, students getting health education in Turkey, is expected to earn the skills working as a team, increasing professional knowledge and skills, competences and awareness of other professions with interprofessional education programs. In the literature, it is suggested to use simulation, which is an innovative method for increasing the effectiveness of interprofessional education. Simulation-based interprofessional education improves communication and interprofessional teamwork skills and to eliminate the gap between theoretical knowledge and practice of the students'. In addition, this approach bridges the different professions and contributes to the understanding of the roles of other professions and the acquisition of knowledge by providing effective team collaboration. In this review, the importance of interprofessional education, the qualifications to be gained in interprofessional education, and the methods of using simulation-based interprofessional education as an innovative approach to gaining and developing these qualifications have been discussed.