Along with the increasing need for specialist medical and health services in the field of Emergency, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, has presented a presentation on the proposal of 2 new specialist study programs and was declared approved by the Academic Senate of Universitas Brawijaya on December 28, 2021.
In his presentation, the Dean of FKUB, Dr. dr. Wisnu Barlianto, MSi., Med., SpA (K) said that the community needs doctors specialising in Emergency and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
For example, specialist doctors in Emergency Medicine are needed in Indonesia because we live in a disaster-prone country. EM is always here to help whenever a disaster occurs anywhere. A few weeks ago, we also sent an Emergency Medicine Team to help victims of the Mount Semeru Eruption.
In addition, plastic and reconstructive surgery is also very much needed. In Indonesia, there are still around five centres of medical faculties that provide education for specialists in plastic and reconstructive surgery; the ratio of service needs is around 1:80, said the Dean.
After being approved by the University’s Academic Senate, the Dean hopes that we will immediately take it to the collegium for further study. We hope that our faculty will soon establish these two specialist study programs. (LH – FKUB Public Relations)