UNAIR NEWS 鈥聽The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) is intensively implementing the Independent Campus Freedom of Learning (MBKM) program to encourage students to master various sciences and prepare themselves before entering the professional world.聽The Faculty of Medicine (FK)聽聽(UNAIR) also responded to the program.
Prof. Budi Santoso, dr., Sp.OG(K)., as the Dean of FK, revealed that the faculty has been running the MBKM learning model for a long time, even starting in the 1970s. The reason is, FK has a program called Community Medicine Coordination Bureau (BKKM) which holds learning outside the campus. The program, he continued, facilitates students to achieve learning competencies, not only on campus but also in the field such as network hospitals and communities.
鈥淪o, MBKM is not a new thing for FK because it has been running BKKM for a long time; it is just that the term is different.聽In fact, for the implementation of this BKKM, many other campuses have had a reflection and made us (FK UNAIR 鈥 ed) as聽role models,鈥 he said.
Implementation in stages
Furthermore, Prof.聽Budi explained that the implementation of the faculty鈥檚 MBKM is now carried out at every level.聽In the first semester, students are introduced to聽Inter-Professional Education聽(IPE) by doing basic learning together.聽Then, at the next level, students are introduced to聽outputs聽in the form of group projects, group learning, and clinical exposure to certain social communities.
鈥淪tudents may also transfer credit from the IISMA program in blocks that have the same聽learning outputs,聽鈥聽he added.
He also said that students could transfer聽credit for student exchange聽activities聽with the KKN block or elective block.
鈥淭he implementation of the elective block model in the seventh semester is carried out in collaboration with other study programs at UNAIR, outside UNAIR, and even abroad,鈥 explained Prof. Budi.
A Challenge
However, Prof. Budi said that the semi-rigid curriculum system was a challenge in implementing MBKM at FK UNAIR. With this system, according to him, the definition of independence cannot be interpreted as 100% independent because it must pay attention to the level of the program taken by students.
鈥淚n principle, we facilitate and fully support the independent campus policy. Hopefully, in the future FK can continue to carry out this program specifically, 鈥 he hoped.
Author: Nikmatus Sholikhah
Editor: Feri Fenoria
