

These will enable the Faculty to gain international reputation together with other world’s top medical schools. Responding to the increased global competitiveness in health professional, the demand to be internationally recognized leads the Faculty to participate in international accreditation programs that will be carried out by external quality assurances agency,such as the Philippine Acrediting Association of School, College and Universities (PAASCU) applying the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) standard and the Asean University Network Quality Assurance (AUN QA). Therefore, MOH declared intership program to be compulsory for all fresh graduates of medical doctors in Indonesia.Ĭurriculum innovation and quality implementation of in the learning process will not be achieved without continuous quality improvement system. This model was then adopted by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as it has been considered to succesfully give a positive impact for medical education development in Indonesia. The graduates received certificates after completing their internship. In October 2009, the faculty organized a two month internship program for the fresh graduates of medical doctor to provide an opportunity to practice as a medical doctor in the clinic setting and in type C or D hospital setting. The spirit to create innovation also applies to the internship program. Ten years later (since 2013), the curriculum has been tailored to the National standard of competence for medical doctor (Standar Kompetensi Dokter Indonesia-SKDI) version 2012 and designed for 3.5 years of bachelor phase and two years of clinical rotation phase. In 2003, the curriculum was delivered into 21 learning blocks. In the academic year 1992/1993, the Faculty started implementing a Problem Based Learning (PBL) system. Innovation in medical education has long been initiated and widely known in this program. Annually, there are about 300 undergraduate students accepted in this program. On average, one applicant has to compete with 300 other applicants for the national and university selection.

Competition for an admission is immaculate. Students are admitted through various entrances at National and University level, as well as through an international undergraduate program’s selection. The undergraduate program in Medicine was the first program initiated at the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing UGM. March 5th, 1946 was pronounced as the official date for commemorating the beginning of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing UGM, prior to establishment of the University. Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing (FK-KMK) is one of the 18 faculties in Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).
