WhatsApp is a smartphone messenger that employs the users’ existing internet data plan to connect the user to their social as well as learning community. This study aimed to explore the use of the WhatsApp instant messaging as a source of learning for postgraduate students enrolled in Master of Health...

Nudge is a concept introduced by behavioral sciences to ameliorate the attitude and behavior of individuals by utilizing the concept of positive reinforcement. The execution of nudges in a targeted and proper way has the potential to induce motivation in learners by identifying and making amends in the...

The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact in all sectors of life. Faculty of medicine issued a regulation on the implementation of online education to break the chain of spreading Covid-19. This research aimed to assess the impact of the online exam module on student anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

Teaching for newly-qualified Foundation Year 1 (FY1) doctors at our hospital has traditionally been delivered by senior clinicians. They have tended to focus on specialised and advanced areas of their fields, rather than the more basic pathologies encountered by a junior doctor on-call. This was resulting...

Background A regional stage exam, called Ujian Tahap Bersama (UTB) and Progress Test (PT) are formative assessments. UTB II is tested on 4th year medical students to measure their knowledge of pathomechanism to therapy. The PT has been implemented in Faculty of Medicine (FoM), Universitas Islam Indonesia...

Background and aims: Since the Indonesia Covid-19 pandemic spread out in March 2020, the online learning method was applied in a professional medical program, and we started to use “Quizziz,” an educational game online. The study aimed to evaluate Small Group Learning activity’s effectiveness using “Quizziz”...

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused changes in activity. Changing physical activity can cause various psychological changes in humans. For medical students, psychological changes because physical activity is an important factor in supporting academic motivation to learn. This study was aimed...

Background and Objectives: The competency test for prospective GP, Doctor Profession Program (UKMPPD), is obligatory for the Indonesian Doctor. However, the low-graduating rate has been an issue for years. Kemendikbud suggests peer-mentoring and UMI have been implementing it since 2017. Therefore, the...

Background: Central induction policy is recently implemented for induction of doctors for post-graduation training based on their performance in MBBS, post-graduation entrance exam, house job, studying in public institute, work in periphery and research. Despite controversies this policy was implemented...

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused students to be unable to learn medical skills directly using standard mannequins. This study intends to determine the effectiveness of using a substitute mannequin in implementing medical skills of the Samara Family elective block and other aspects that need...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly affected the medical education process, in both clinical and preclinical years. This study compared students’ perspectives of the pharmacology practicum conducted in 2019 (pre-pandemic, conventional) and 2020 (virtual, via the Zoom platform)....

Introduction: The pandemic situation that has been taking place in Indonesia since March 2020 has brought several changes to the learning process in medical faculty. Lab work is one of the online lessons that medical students have to complete. Online lab work carried out by students is expected to be...

Background and Objectives: During pandemic Covid-19 period, all learning activities for clerkship medical students were carried out using the online method including case based learning, references review, case reports, journal reviews, and patient case discussions in the form of portfolios. This study...

Background and aims: Parasitology practical work is expected to strengthen the retention of parasitology materials for medical students in block of adult problems. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the laboratory assessment and the achievement of parasitology materials on...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all universities worldwide to adopt the virtual learning method as the new method of learning for students and lecturers, as applied in virtual practicum for Biochemistry. Virtual practicum is generally conducted for 110 minutes for each theme, starting with pre-test...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes in medical education. The physical restrictions lead to fully online learning that is new for students. Students failure to adapt to this situation might cause psychological disorders. This study aims to see the psychological conditions of undergraduate students...

A medical student is hoped to be a leader for himself and to another health professional in the future. Integrity will boost the quality of honesty and strong moral values among leaders. This study aimed to examine the correlation between personal integrity and leadership among medical students. A cross-sectional...