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DO RESEARCH: Think Different, Go Further, Soaring Knowledge with Research
Medical Students International 40
Jonathan Salim – M. Gilang D.P. Vigyan Dananjaya CIMSA-ISMKI Indonesia
Indonesia is an archipelago country located in the equator, which act as one of the centers for varieties of diseases. As a country withholding the global title of the 4th most populated country, Indonesia should utilize its potential human resource as a foundation to improve the national and global health. In turn, to actualize that notion, adept human resources are needed, especially researchers. Unfortunately, according to Prof. Dr. H. Arief Rachman, M.Pd who work as the National Commissioner of Indonesia for UNESCO, Indonesia has a dangerously low number of researchers compared to the neighboring countries. Indonesia only has 1 071 researchers in on million citizens while Malaysia has 7 000 and Singapore has 2 590. In addition, Indonesia is also standing on the low end of research productivity. According to Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), there are only 4 500 to 5 500 research publication from the massive total of 261.1 million Indonesian population, even when there are 12 – 14% of university teachers with Ph.D. Henceforth, there is an urgent need of competent and adept Indonesian researcher. Meanwhile, research itself is essential (especially medical research) due to the fact that the result can be used to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment method. Research results can also be used to identify what disease is currently in outbreak and many more. Thus, it is required for medical students to know research well, preparing them for the plunge straight to the community. In accordance, SCORE has a primary mission to distribute intensive and focused research projects as a media for medical students to improve their knowledge on their chosen medical fields, as well as to develop professional
and social networking within Indonesia and abroad. The National Committee of Research Exchange (NCRE) issued the stance that SGP (SCORE Goes Public) will be compulsory to be done within each SCORE local. SGP is aiming to educate the SCORE members all about research including its application to the community as well as how to analysis the data. SGP also contribute as a way of implementing the 3rd & 4th SDGs and IFMSA Program. Quality education can be attained by providing opportunity to expand their knowledge about research and its application; this knowledge can be used to improve national and global health portraying good health and well-being. Those armed SCORE members also can be seen as the implementation of “Human Resource for Health” program. “Do Research” is an annual event aiming to introduce research and its communal application to SCORE members with the chosen theme cervical cancer. It is hoped that SCORE members can expand their understanding and able to apply the expertise to a nearby community. As a local level SGP, “Do Research” was carried out by MSCIA UB in an attempt to fulfil the compulsory criteria of an educational event by the NCRE. The activity is spread across these main focus areas: cervical cancer lecture, research course study, and small working group on data collection & analysis. During the 2nd of May on the Joint Education Building, the day was filled with thrilling lectures on cervical cancer by dr. Nugrahanti Prasetyorini, Sp.OG (K), who discuss cervical cancer all from its etiology, risk factors, through its treatment and prognosis. After the material was finished, then the ice breaking session commenced, namely by doing the DORE department internal lingo to