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The Faculty of Medicine (FK) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) inaugurated new students for the Specialist Medical Education Program (PPDS) Period 1 for the 2023/2024 Academic Year on Monday, 24 July 2023. These new students were the result of the New Student Admission Selection (SPMB) of UNS, a series of registration and selection processes starting in March 2023 and had fulfilled the requirements and had re-registered.

A total of 129 new PPDS students who wore blue alma mater suits seemed enthusiastic about participating in the inauguration ceremony which was attended by Acting Officer Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation UNS, Prof. Dr. Kuncoro Diharjo, S.T., M.T., Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Head of the FK UNS PPDS Study Program.

Head of UPT SPMB UNS, Prof. Dr. Ir. Hadiwiyono, M.Si, on this occasion explained briefly about the selection process for PPDS FK UNS new student admissions.

 

"The selection process is divided into two stages, the first stage selection is carried out by conducting an online exam with TPA and English material. In the first stage of the exam, the number of applicants was 330 people. Of these, 302 participants passed the stage 1 exam and were entitled to take the 2nd exam, or around 91.52%," he said.

Prof. further Hadiwiyono conveyed "The second phase of the exam includes study program interview tests, scientific field tests, psychological tests, portfolios, physical health tests or Medical Check Up (MCU) as well as interviews with university and hospital leaders," he explained.

From the second phase of the exam, 129 participants passed and were entitled to become new PPDS FK UNS students.

Prof. Dr. Kuncoro Diharjo, S.T., M.T. in his remarks said that the newly appointed PPDS students were the chosen ones as a result of a rigorous selection process.
"All of you are chosen people, if we look at the number of applicants as many as 330 people, through various rigorous selection tests all of you who were present here were selected," he said.

He also entrusted these PPDS students to the ranks of the Dean and the Head of the PPDS Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, UNS.
"We leave a message to always improve educational processes both at universities and in hospitals," he said.

These PPDS New Students will later undergo Pre-Educational activities which will be held at the Faculty of Medicine and Dr. Moewardi Hospital (RSDM) Surakarta before starting their education period, which mostly will be held at RSDM.

 

Reporter: Muh. Abu Dawud
Editor & Translator: Wartini