Improving the quality of physicians in Indonesia through a revised core curriculum and medical licensing system
- VernacularTitle:インドネシアにおける医師の質改善に向けた改革：卒前コア カリキュラムの改訂と医師免許制度の変更を通して
- Author:
Hirotaka ONISHI
;
Aya KATAYAMA
;
Kiyoshi KITAMURA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical education;
Indonesia;
core curriculum;
medical licensing system
- From:Medical Education
2009;40(4):279-284
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The Indonesian government and authorities, moving rapidly in 2004 to rectify Indonesia's chronic shortage and regional imbalance in the number of physicians and to improve the standard of medical care, enacted the Medical Practice Act 2004 and established the Indonesian Medical Council (IMC). The IMC drew up a list of standard competencies to be acquired by all medical graduates; on the basis of this list, representatives from the Ministries of Health and National Education, medical school faculties, and the Indonesian Medical Association drew up the National Competency-Based Curriculum, which was subsequently approved by the IMC and adopted by all medical schools. This curriculum markedly improved Indonesia's core curricula for undergraduate medical education. By requiring that the medical competence of all physicians be evaluated before they receive a license to practice and requiring that all physicians renew their licenses every 5 years, the IMC has taken 2 major steps toward ensuring patient safety and improving the quality of medical services.
