The handover ceremony of the chairman of the Unit for Research and Community Service of Faculty of Medicine Brawijaya University to Dr. dr. Nadia Artha Dewi, Sp.M was conducted on January 20, 2017. The handover ceremony was held by the Vice Dean II Faculty of Medicine Brawijaya University, Prof. Dr. dr. Loeki Enggar Fitri, Sp.Par (K), and attended by all members of BPPM. The position of the Chairman of BPPM was previously mandated to Dr. dr. Seskoati Prayitnaningsih, Sp.M (K) for 3 months. The prompt turnover is required because Dr. dr. Pr Seskoati ayitnaningsih, Sp.M (K) received a mandate as the Chairman of the Study Program at eye health science department of RSSA. During his tenure, BPPM has conducted several programs, i.e. two workshops on writing international journals by prof. Roger Ian Price, PhD in September 2016 and Prof. Henry. A. Verburgh, Ph.D in November 2016 and initiated the strengthening of research tree and study center with a scientific meeting held in November, 2016. Not only in the field of research, he also helped developing another unit of BPPM that is community service, with a workshop entitled “from community service to publication” held in February 2017. Movement in the field of research has a positive impact for Faculty of Medicine Brawijaya as proven by a significant increase in the number of research proposals submitted by internal lecturer of the Faculty of Medicine Brawijaya for PNPB 2017 research grants.
Acara serah jabatan ketua Badan Penelitian dan Pengabdian pada Masyarakat Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Brawijaya kepada Dr. dr. Nadia Artha Dewi, Sp.M(K) dilakukan pada tanggal 20 Januari 2017. Acara serah terima jabatan dilakukan oleh Wakil Dekan II FKUB Prof. Dr. dr. Loeki Enggar Fitri, Sp.Par.K dan dihadiri oleh seluruh anggota BPPM. Jabatan Ketua BPPM sebelumnya diamanahkan kepada Dr. dr. Seskoati Prayitnaningsih, Sp.M(K), beliau mengemban tugas sebagai Ketua BPPM selama 3 bulan. Pergantian cepat tersebut diharuskan sebab Dr. dr. Seskoati Prayitnaningsih, Sp.M(K) mendapatkan amanah di departement ilmu kesehatan mata RSSA yaitu sebagai Ketua Program Studi. Selama masa jabatan Beliau BPPM telah mengadakan beberapa program yakni dua kali workshop penulisan jurnal internasional oleh Prof. Roger Ian Price, PhD pada Bulan September 2016 dan Prof. Henry. A. Verburgh, PhD pada Bulan November 2016 serta mengawali penguatan pohon penelitian dan pusat studi dengan diadakan suatu pertemuan ilmiah pada Bulan November 2016. Tidak hanya di bidang penelitian, Beliau juga turut mengembangkan unit BPPM lain yaitu pengabdian masyarakat, dengan diadakannya Workshop bertajuk “from community service to publication” yang dilaksanakan pada Bulan Februari 2017. Gerakan di bidang penelitian tersebut memberikan dampak positif bagi FKUB yaitu terbukti adanya peningkatan signifikan proposal yang diajukan oleh dosen intern FKUB pada dana hibah penelitian PNPB 2017. (Ratih P.S)