[Story behind the picture]    The picture shows the participation of the Department of Medical Education UGM at the Foundation of Advance Research in Medical Education, FAIMER Institute, Philadelphia, USA. The graduate certification program offers continuous learning, community practice learning and collaboration with many centers of excellence in medical education world-wide. The institute is currently hosting the network of Towards United for Health (TUFH) in which the Faculty of Medicine UGM has been a silver member in this network in medical education. With four staff members participating in the FAIMER Fellows, in the future we hope the Department of Medical Education will be able to start a FAIMER Regional Centre for Asia Pacific in collaboration with other FAIMER Fellows from the Asia-Pacific region

The Department of Medical Education (DME) was established in 2005. This Department was the first medical education department established in Indonesia. In 2006, the first Master Program in Medical Education in Indonesia was established in this department. Since its establishment, DME has been steadily growing and continues to lead in medical and health profession education majors in national level and have pioneered several national bodies and educational strategies such as AIDIPROKESI, ISLaND, National Standard of Medical Doctor Competency (SKDI), Indonesian National Committee of Medical Students Competence Assessment Indonesia, Indonesian Journal of Medical Education (Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia). Key staff members also play active roles in AIPKI, BSNP, and the National Board of Primary Doctors (Dokter Layanan Primer). Nowadays, DME has six PhDs in Medical Education, two PhD candidates and more than five Masters in Medical Education with several adjunct faculty members who contribute significantly at national and international levels, such as in the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), LINQED, South East Asian Regional Association in Medical Education (SEARAME), and ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA). With four faculty members as FAIMER fellows, DME is currently preparing to be the first FAIMER Regional Center in Asia-Pacific.

DME is also leading in research in medical and health education domains such as in teachinglearning, learning resources, assessmentprogram evaluation, curriculum development, and management-leadership in health profession education. Hundreds of research have been done by the academic staff and students, and many has been published in reputable journals in national and international level such as Medical Teacher, Education for Health, South East Asian Journal of Medical Education, Indonesian Journal of Medical Education, and the others. Patent products in medical and health professions education also achieved as results of collaboration between academic staff and students. At faculty level, DME also assists the faculty executives in developing/innovating curriculum, student assessment, Community and Family Health Care (a community-based inter-professional education program), and skills laboratory. Through a passion in leading and developing the flow of medical and health professions education, our motto is: “Strive for Better Medical and Health Professions Education

Milestones
Year Important Achievement
2005 Department of Medical Education (DME) established as the first DME in Indonesia
2006 Masters in Medical and Health Profession Education started as the first Master program in Medical Education in IndonesiaThe Indonesian Journal of Medical Education established – the first accredited journal in medical education in Indonesia
2007 dr. Titi Savitri P, MA, MMedEd, PhD appointed as SEARAME (South East Regional Association of Medical Education) Executive Committee, and later the Vice President (2015)
2009 dr. Titi Savitri P, MA, MMedEd, PhD appointed as Senior Trainer and Chief Quality Advisor in ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance
2010 dr. Gandes Retno Rahayu, MMedEd, PhD appointed to be LINQED Executive Committee
2012 dr. Mora Claramita, MHPE, PhD received the Lyn Clearihan Awards for the best paper in Asia Pacific Family Medicine Journal 2011
2013
  • The Indonesian Association of Health Profession Education (Asosiasi Ahli Pendidikan Profesi Kesehatan Indonesia-AIDIPROKESI) established and chaired by dr. Titi Savitri P, MA, MMedEd, PhD
  • dr. Gandes Retno Rahayu, MMedEd, PhD, dr. Yoyo Suhoyo, MMEd and dr. Rachmadya Nurhidayah, MSc lead the national committee of Indonesian Medical Doctors Competence-Based National Examination
  • dr. Widyandana, MHPE, PhD appointed to be Chairman of the Indonesian Skills Laboratory Network and Development (ISLaND)
2014
  • dr. Titi Savitri P, MA, MMedEd, PhD appointed to be a WFME Senior Advisor
  • FAIMER Fellow Grants received by dr. Gandes Retno Rahayu, MMedEd, PhD, dr. Mora Claramita, MHPE, PhD, dr. Titi Savitri P, MA, MMedEd, PhD and dr. Yoyo Suhoyo, MMedEd.
  • Fulbright Senior Scholar dr. Mora Claramita, MHPE, PhD led the national initiatives towards strengtheningprimary care services and became the member of National Board of Indonesian Primary Care Doctors
  • dr. Gandes Retno Rahayu, MMedEd, PhD appointed as the Indonesian representative for AMEE (Association ofMedical Education on Europe)
  • An inter-professional education called : Community and Family Health Care (CFHC) Program started and ledby dr. Ova Emilia, MMedEd, PhD
2015 The Best Department for Financial Management granted by the Faculty of Medicine, UGM