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Competency-Based Health Education in the Digital Age: Innovations and Challenges

Dijital Çağda Yetkinlik Temelli Sağlık Eğitimi: Yenilikler ve Zorluklar

Canan Bulut(İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5092-5261
Pages
31–41
Publication Date
2025-07-01
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The findings reveal that digital integration remains limited, with only a few universities incorporating digital components such as virtual simulations, distance education, and AI-supported applications into their curricula.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Digital transformation has led to significant changes in health sciences education, further emphasizing the importance of competency-based education, particularly in applied health disciplines.
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Key Findings & Data:Within the scope of the research, educational content from nine different programs, primarily including applied fields such as nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and nutrition and dietetics, from a total of ten universities, was examined using a qualitative document analysis method based on course curricula and strategic documents from the 2024–2025 academic year.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings reveal that digital integration remains limited, with only a few universities incorporating digital components such as virtual simulations, distance education, and AI-supported applications into their curricula.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2024–2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Sağlık Eğitimi · Dijital Sağlık · Uygulama Eğitimleri

Abstract

Digital transformation has led to significant changes in health sciences education, further emphasizing the importance of competency-based education, particularly in applied health disciplines. This study aims to analyze the educational practices developed in health sciences faculties in Turkey to align with the demands of the digital age and to identify the challenges encountered in this process. Within the scope of the research, educational content from nine different programs, primarily including applied fields such as nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and nutrition and dietetics, from a total of ten universities, was examined using a qualitative document analysis method based on course curricula and strategic documents from the 2024–2025 academic year. The findings reveal that digital integration remains limited, with only a few universities incorporating digital components such as virtual simulations, distance education, and AI-supported applications into their curricula. Furthermore, competency-based approaches were found to be explicitly defined in only a small number of programs, and mostly remained at a superficial level. Assessment and evaluation methods were largely based on traditional tools, while the use of digital assessment methods appeared to be limited and inconsistent. These findings highlight the necessity of addressing digital transformation in health sciences education with a strategic vision. In particular, investments in digital infrastructure, the development of educators' digital pedagogical competencies, and the more effective integration of innovative technologies into applied education are essential. The study emphasizes the need for holistic and sustainable strategies to improve the quality of competency-based health education in the digital era. Keywords: Health Education, Digital Health, Practical Training, Health Literacy.

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Dijital dönüşüm, sağlık bilimleri eğitiminde köklü değişimlere yol açarak, özellikle uygulamalı disiplinlerde yetkinlik temelli eğitimin önemini daha da artırmıştır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki sağlık bilimleri fakültelerinde dijital çağın gerekliliklerine uyum sağlamak amacıyla geliştirilen eğitim uygulamalarını ve bu süreçte karşılaşılan zorlukları analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında, 2024–2025 eğitim-öğretim yılına ait ders planları ve stratejik belgeler üzerinden, hemşirelik, ebelik, fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon, beslenme ve diyetetik gibi uygulamalı alanlar öncelikli olmak üzere 9 farklı bölüm ve toplam 10 üniversitenin eğitim içerikleri nitel doküman analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Bulgular, dijital uyumun henüz sınırlı düzeyde sağlandığını, yalnızca bazı üniversitelerin müfredatlarına sanal simülasyon, uzaktan eğitim ve yapay zekâ destekli uygulamalar gibi dijital bileşenleri entegre ettiğini göstermiştir. Yetkinlik temelli yaklaşımın ise hâlâ sınırlı sayıda programda belirgin şekilde tanımlandığı, çoğunlukla yüzeysel düzeyde kaldığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca ölçme ve değerlendirme yöntemlerinin büyük oranda geleneksel araçlara dayandığı, dijital araçların ise sınırlı ve değişken biçimde kullanıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu bulgular, sağlık bilimleri eğitiminde dijital dönüşümün stratejik bir vizyonla ele alınması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Özellikle dijital altyapı yatırımları, eğiticilerin dijital pedagojik yeterliliklerinin artırılması ve uygulamalı eğitimlerde yenilikçi teknolojilerin daha etkin kullanılması gerekmektedir. Çalışma, dijital çağda yetkinlik temelli sağlık eğitiminin kalitesini artırmak için bütüncül ve sürdürülebilir stratejilere ihtiyaç duyulduğunu vurgulamaktadır. Anahtar Sözcükler: Sağlık Eğitimi, Dijital Sağlık, Uygulama Eğitimleri, Sağlık Okuryazarlığı.

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Bulut, C. (2025). Competency-Based Health Education in the Digital Age: Innovations and Challenges. Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 22 Sayı: 1, 31–41. https://ajindex.com/articles/1116726

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