Singaraja–Koas is a professional program that medical students must undertake to obtain a doctor’s degree which is carried out in a hospital over a period of 1.5 years to 2 years. This term is also known as co-ass or an abbreviation for co-assistant.
The authority of a co-ass in carrying out practice in a hospital is very limited, where the co-ass can only carry out medical procedures under the guidance and direction of a supervising doctor (supervisor) because the co-ass is not permitted to carry out practical activities that are in direct contact with patients. considering that they don’t yet have a Registration Certificate (STR) and Practice Permit (SIP).
Considering the importance of young doctors’ maturity in carrying out co-ass, the FK Undiksha medical professional study program held a PRADIK (Pre-Education) Co-Ass activity. Pre-Education for Students This Medical Professional education study program is a continuation after students have completed the Bachelor of Medicine stage and hold an S.Ked degree. The education stage of the medical profession is to form a doctor and is carried out mainly in educational facilities, both educational hospitals, health centers and other supporting educational facilities. Before students enter the Professional Education level, especially for learning at the Main Teaching Hospital, it is necessary to carry out Pre-Education for these students.
Pre-professional medical education activities for young doctors will be held from 30 January to 18 February 2023 at the Faculty of Medicine and at the Buleleng Regency Regional Hospital. This activity is carried out online and offline. The participants in this activity were students from the Medical Professional Education Study Program
The Pre-Education activities for this stage of the medical profession aim to provide provisions to students (young doctors), while the training material provided is related to basic life support, infection prevention and control, patient safety, medical ethics, journal reading, and integration of lab skills. From this activity, it is hoped that young doctors will be able to better prepare themselves to undertake professional medical education.
In the final activity, the recitation of the doctor’s oath was carried out in the seminar room of the Faculty of Medicine, which was attended by the Director of the General Hospital of Buleleng Regency, Deputy Deans II and III of the Faculty of Medicine, Head of Administration, FK Undiksha, Head of the Laboratory of FK Undiksha, Coordinator of the Bachelor of Medicine Study Program, Coordinator Medical Professional Education Study Program, as well as students of the 2023 Medical Professional Education Study Program and continued with a meeting with the student’s parents.
By holding this activity, it is hoped that young doctors will apply the knowledge they have gained during their undergraduate stage and interact quickly with both hospitals and health centers.(Red_FK)
