Dr. Kolcu is a family medicine academician with a doctorate in medical education. Since 2016, he has been actively working at Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine in the Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Education and Informatics. He has field experience and numerous scientific studies in the field of family medicine. In 2016, he was selected as "Family Physician of the Year" by the Ministry of Health for his work on “Healthy Life Centers.” He has conducted many studies on the measurement tools used in palliative care services. In the field of medical education, he has worked on assessment and evaluation, with a particular focus on scale adaptation/development processes. He has carried out many scale adaptation studies related to interprofessional collaboration. He has also taken an interest in simulation-based education. For his work on simulated patient practices, he received the “Innovative Teaching Techniques” award from Süleyman Demirel University. Throughout his academic career, he has served as a journal editor, evaluator in accreditation institutions, and held managerial roles in various organizations/associations. He has conducted numerous scientific studies in the field of "Interprofessional Education." He led the "Interprofessional Education Academy" project, supported by TÜBİTAK at the national level.