Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing at Universitas Gadjah Mada (FK-KMK UGM), Professor Yodi Mahendradhata, inaugurated 120 new medical doctors on Wednesday (Jul. 30) at Grha Sabha Pramana.
The new doctors include 40 males and 76 females.
With this, UGM has now graduated 11,129 doctors who are spread across various regions and abroad.
Professor Mahendradhata said that this inauguration of doctors is a form of credibility and an essential moment for the new doctors.
They are now ready to play a role in society across various health service sectors.
On that occasion, Professor Mahendradhata explained that his faculty supports the government’s program.
This program aims to accelerate the improvement of access and quality of medical personnel education through an academic health system.
The program is a joint effort to meet the needs of general practitioners, specialists, and sub-specialists. This is especially true in underserved, border, and island regions.
“UGM is one of the leading institutions in this effort and is also the best Faculty of Medicine in placing senior residents in underserved, border, and island regions based on an award from the Ministry of Health,” he said.
He hopes the new UGM graduate doctors will also contribute to meeting the nation’s health challenges.
This is especially true for meeting the needs of medical personnel.
“Prove that UGM graduate doctors are always ready to serve, including in remote, border, and island areas. Our nation needs doctors who can become pillars of social justice in the health sector, especially for our brothers and sisters in the regions that need it most,” he said.
Vickry Adzkary Ghufron, who is also a UGM alumnus, conveyed three things that health professionals should possess: competence, genuine closeness with others, and upholding morals and ethics.
“Don’t just be a great doctor, but be a meaningful doctor,” Ghufron advised.
Dr. Yogi Tri Sumarno, a representative of the newly inaugurated doctors, said that being a doctor is not just about treating patients’ illnesses and seeing them recover.
It is also about upholding empathy, care, ethics, and morals.
As is known, for the inauguration of new doctors, the average study period from undergraduate to professional degree was 5 years and 6 months.
The best graduates numbered 13, and the highest position was achieved by Aura Masyitha, who had a Cumulative GPA of 3.94.
Author: Alena
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Afifudin Baliya
Photographs: FK-KMK UGM