Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, stated\nthat the third batch of the Specialist Doctor Education Programme (PPDS)\nat Teaching Hospitals as Main Organisers (RSPPU), in which 58 doctors\nfrom various regions participate, can accelerate the fulfilment of\nnational specialist needs.<\/p>\n
Budi said in Jakarta on Wednesday that, starting this year, Indonesia\nis aggressively installing modern medical facilities in 514 districts\nand cities, and it is expected that all installations will be completed\nby 2027. He added that this is to enable doctors to provide better\nservices to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only shortcoming is the number of doctors and, in particular,\ntheir distribution. That is why these hospital-based programmes were\nestablished; I hope you can help explain this. This is the most\neffective way to distribute doctors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He explained that through hospital-based education, those selected to\nstudy are not necessarily from famous families, specific religions, or\nsocial groups, but rather doctors from hospitals whose patients require\nspecific services. Recruitment is carried out based on the needs of each\nregion.<\/p>\n
Budi said that specialist medical education is very expensive, so\nonly those who can afford it or have privileges can access it.\nTherefore, the programme was created to ensure that children from\nvarious regions have equal opportunities to study.<\/p>\n
In addition, he said that participants are also paid during their\neducation, so that they can feel secure and focus on their work.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps it is not as much as you would like, but this is an initial\ntransformation that changes the paradigm that specialist doctors are not\nstudents, but professionals who are trained to be more skilled in their\nfield,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On the same occasion, Director General of Advanced Health at the\nMinistry of Health, Azhar Jaya, said that Indonesia still needs\napproximately 92,000 more general practitioners, 129,000 dentists, and\n51,000 specialists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe number of participants in the current hospital-based programme\nis 58, consisting of 10 from the paediatrics programme, 10 from the\nophthalmology programme, 12 from the neurology programme, 10 from the\ncardiology and vascular programme, 10 from the orthopaedics and\ntraumatology programme, and 6 from the radiation oncology programme,\u201d\nsaid Azhar.<\/p>\n
These doctors will later be assigned to various regions outside\nJava.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will be assigned to Sumatra (18 people), Bangka Belitung (3\npeople), Kalimantan (12 people), Sulawesi (6 people), Maluku (6 people),\nPapua (6 people), and NTT (7 people),\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/third-batch-of-specialist-doctor-programme-to-accelerate-regional-medical-professional-distribution-1772001768", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }