INTRODUCTION

Learning medicine is not limited to one’s own country, especially in this era of globalization. Indonesia is a 4th most populated country, located in tropical area, with low to middle socio-economic status.

Accordingly, there are many tropical infectious disease to be found, including mosquito-borne infection, helminth infection and neglected tropical disease.

Moreover, the rapid wave of urbanization in the country is resulting in the increasing of the prevalence of non-communicable disease, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

This module aims to help student learns variety of communicable disease and non- communicable disease, observing directly the center for each diseases and learn a novel approach for the inter-relationship between both diseases.

OBJECTIVES

  • To understand the communicable disease (CD) in tropical country
  • To understand concept of urbanization and its relation to the transition from CD to non-communicable disease (NCD)

GENERAL TOPICS

  • Overview of Health in Indonesia Mosquito-borne infection
  • Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Neglected Tropical Disease
  • Mycobacterium Infection: Tuberculosis and Leprosy
  • HIV/AIDs
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Child Nutrition Problem: Stunting and Obesity

DEPARTMENTS

  • Department of Internal Medicine
    • Division of Tropical Infection
    • Division of Endocrinology-Metabolism
    • Division of Allergy and Immunology
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology
  • Department of Parasitology
  • Department of Dermato-venerology
  • Department of Paediatrics

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

LECTURES

CLINICAL OBSERVATION

HOSPITALS

RESEARCH PROJECT

LABORATORY WORK

REQUIREMENTS

Students

  • 3rd year medical student, who have successfully completed all two years program
  • Good English skill (TOEFL minimum score of 550, IELTS minimum score of 6.5, TOEIC LR 700)
  • Bahasa Indonesia is a preferred additional skill, especially for clinical modules

Documents

  • Application form
  • Written recommendation from the Dean o Motivation letter
  • Recent photo (passport size)
  • Copy of valid passport
  • a copy of international student hea

FEES & REGULATIONS

Fees

  • Admission fee USD 100
  • Tuition fee USD 150/week
  • Bench fee for elective research: USD 500-1000
  • The fee stated above does not include accommodation, meal, insurance and medical service
  • The living cost estimation USD 400/month/person

Regulations

  • Participant should be in Jakarta before the program started and report to International Relation Office Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia before and after finishing the program
  • During the clinical experience, participant’s role will be as an observer. In certain cases, interacting with patient to do examination will be permitted under supervision of attending staff in charge
  • Participants must fully attend all the programs.
  • Participants must be well-groomed and wear appropriate clothes according to hospital standard, especially in clinical activity
    • Male students must wear collared shirts and formal pants, no blue jeans
    • Female students must dress modestly and avoid low-cut or bare the midriff tops. Short skirts above knees are also not allowed
    • Participants must wear shoes
    • Please bring your lab coat, especially for lab work and clinical activity
    • Participants will be given a certificate of completion at the end of the program

SCHEDULES

DOCUMENTATION

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