This book is a collection of the best scientific research presented during the First International Conference of Indonesian Medical and Health Professions Education (INA-MHPE Conference 2022) hosted by the Departments of Medicine, Health Professions Education, and Bioethics in the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing at the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Indonesia. The conference was held in co-operation with the co-hosts of Department of Medical Education at Universitas Indonesia (UI) and the Medical Education Unit in the Faculty of Medicine at Universitas Airlangga (UA), who will host the forthcoming INA-MHPEC in 2024 and 2026, respectively. This collection presents selected papers presented by health professionals and bioethicists from these leading institutions in Indonesia, focusing on the theme of character building in the context of health education for medical professionals in the twenty-first century. It considers effective learning strategies for character building, appropriate methods of character assessment, means of assessing and improving the learning environment in the community, clinics, university classes and hospitals, and addresses the role of the healthcare educator in providing resources, program evaluations, and effective medical management to support the development of healthcare professionals' characters, and their modus operandi, in the future. The book is relevant to medical and public health professionals in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
Mora Claramita is Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Health Professions Education and Bioethics in the Faculty of Medicine Public Health and Nursing at the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She graduated from Maastricht University for her masters and Ph.D. degrees in Health Professions Education. She has practiced as Family Doctor since 2000 and has published many publications and books in the area of medical education and primary care. She was Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Iowa and FAIMER Fellow, Philadelphia, USA 2014.
Diantha Soemantri is Associate Professor in medical education in the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. She received a masters degree from the University of Dundee and a Ph.D. in Medical Education from Melbourne University. She is Chair of Master of Medical Education Program at Universitas Indonesia and also responsible for the interprofessional education of Health Sciences Cluster and Vice-Director of medical education of the Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI) FMUI. She has published papers in peer-reviewed journals, actively serves as Peer Reviewer for various high-impact journals, and received both international and national research grants.
Rachmadya Nur Hidayah is Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Education and Bioethics, the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada. She obtained a master's degree from Maastricht University and a Ph.D. in Health Professions Education from the University of Leeds in 2018. She is Chair of the clinical skills simulation at UGM. She is 2020 FAIMER Fellow Philadelphia, USA, with projects in team-based clinical skills learning.
Ardi Findiyartini is Professor in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. She is currently Head of Medical Education Unit and Chair of Medical Education Center IMERI at the faculty. She earned doctoral degree in medical education from Melbourne University. She has been actively involved as a resource person in the faculty development programs in Indonesia, regionally and internationally. She actively publishes and reviews scholarly works in national and international journals and active members of the international community of practices in medical and health professions education.
Dujeepa Samarasekera is Senior Director at the Centre for Medical Education (CenMED), School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and is Senior Consultant with the Ministry of Health Singapore. Dujeepa received a master degree in Health Professions Education from Maastricht University. Dujeepa received many accolades such as NUS School of Medicine Special Recognition Award as a Role Model in 2015, MILES Award given for Mentoring Innovation and Leadership in Educational Scholarship, NUS Virtues Awardfor excellence to service in the era of COVID in 2021, and NUHS Mochtar Riady Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Education in 2022. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Asia Pacific Scholar (TAPS) journal and serves on the editorial advisory boards of a number of other international education journals.
