Abstract

Background: The current study aimed to explore the team members' experiences in the socialization process for becoming a collaborator in an interprofessional team.Method: This qualitative study is conducted using an inductive qualitative content analysis approach. Participants consisted of 32 physicians (n = 16) and nurses (n = 16) who participated by purposeful sampling. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analyzed by Graneheim and Lundman approach.Results: In the study, the perceived confrontation between interprofessional professionalism and uni-professionalism in the interprofessional socialization process is explored as the theme, including two categories: interprofessional professionalism commitment as a facilitator and uni-professional centrism as a barrier.Conclusion: A reciprocal dimension in interprofessional socialization was explored. Interprofessional professionalism adherence and team-centered accountability among team members were explored as a facilitator. The uni-professional culture and immature interprofessional collaboration competencies of team members disrupted the interprofessional socialization process.