UPNVJ PR – On various occasions, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, reminded the ranks of the Ministry of Health that there is an unequal distribution of doctors that accompanies the condition of the lack of Indonesian doctors, especially specialist doctors. A number of meetings held jointly by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Manpower, which involved the deans of the Faculty of Medicine, sought a solution to produce more specialist doctors. One of the recommendations that emerged was the need for a significant addition of specialist doctor programs, especially within the framework of the Academic Health System (AHS). The Director General of Higher Education in several meetings expressed his support for medical faculties that have met the requirements to be able to immediately establish a Specialist Doctoral Study Program.

Responding to the government's expectations, UPN Veterans Jakarta, which already has a superior accredited Faculty of Medicine, followed up on the establishment of a new study program, namely the Radiology Specialist Study program. The progress of the establishment of the Specialist Study Program was marked by, among other things, a Field Visit by the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI) to assess the feasibility of holding the Specialist Study Program, which took place on Thursday 7 July 2022, at the Main Education Hospital of FK UPN Jakarta, namely the Army Central Hospital Gatot Subroto. The Field Visitation by the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI), in this case the KKI Education Division, was also attended by the UPNVJ Chancellor and his staff, Karumkit RSPAD and his staff, the Indonesian Radiology Collegium, the Dean of the UPNVJ Medical Faculty and the Dean representatives, and 18 lecturers of the Radiology Specialist Study Program of the Faculty of Medicine. UPNVJ. The visitation was carried out face-to-face while still implementing the Covid-19 health protocol, located at the RSPAD.

In her speecj, the UPNVJ Rector explained the current condition of specialist doctors in Indonesia, "We all understand very well, and have always been conveyed on various occasions by officials within the ministry of health about the lack of specialist doctors in Indonesia, that the ratio is far from the ideal ratio. This condition certainly has an impact on health services for the community. For this reason, UPNVJ with all the potential possessed by FK, that FKUPNVJ which has been established since 1993 (29 years), alumni who have spread throughout Indonesia, and excellent accredited status for undergraduate medical study programs and professional study programs, and of course the advantages The main one we have is RSPAD Gatot Subroto as the Main Teaching Hospital. Apart from that, UPNVJ and RSPAD have a strong blood relationship because they see the history of RSPAD as the founder of UPNVJ FK, besides the shared vision of defending the country between UPNVJ FK and RSPAD has strengthened the relationship that has distinguished UPNVJ's position from the RSPAD from the beginning until now," explained Rector.

Prof. Erna said that the program for establishing this new study program was not a program for UPNVJ or RSPAD but it was a program for the nation, following what was directed by the government.

It's the same with what Lieutenant General TNI said. dr. A. Budi Sulistya, as the Head of the RSPAD, that the current condition of Specialist Doctors in Indonesia is still lacking based on the ratio of doctors to population/patients. dr. Budi said the distribution of specialist doctors has not been evenly distributed in all provinces in Indonesia. The establishment of the UPN FK Specialist Study Program and the RSPAD has even received full support from the leadership ranks above it. KaRumkit expressed full support to produce specialist doctors needed by the nation.

The establishment of the Radiology Specialist Education Study Program FK UPNVJ also received full support from the Secretary General as the Chair of the UPNVJ Supervisory Board, Prof. Tjitjik Srie Tjahjandarie, “I fully support UPNVJ with the RSPAD for the establishment of new study programs, this is a very important series, because it can be a contribution to the country both nationally and internationally. The existence of these specialists is very much needed in Indonesia in all regions, in the future this new study program will support all communities throughout the region. We hope that later this new study program can help the government to distribute all doctors throughout the region, therefore it must be supported by a qualified education, and UPNVJ Medical Faculty is the right place considering that UPNVJ Medical Faculty has been accredited as superior," explained Prof. Tjitjik.

The Dean of FK UPNVJ, Dr. Taufiq Pasiak, in his remarks stated that apart from the demands of scientific developments that require specialist services, there is also an extraordinary public need for better services. He said again that specialist education at the RSPAD is a necessity because the RSPAD has held hospital-based specialist education, so that the academic atmosphere already exists in the RSPAD environment. The visitation activity was continued with a presentation session from the UPNVJ Medical Faculty team, a discussion session and a review of the facilities and infrastructure of the UPNVJ Medical Specialist Radiology Study Program. In the exit conference delivered by the Head of the Education Division of KKI Prof. Dr.dr.Bachtiar Murtala, SpRad (K) it was stated that FKUPN and RSPAD were actually very ready with human resources, academic environment and infrastructure for the provision of specialist education. That is why, the Education division of KKI stated that KKI provides support so that the implementation of this education can fulfill the government's mandate and expectations for equitable distribution of health throughout the country.