UNAIR NEWS – The 60th Inter Professional Education (IPE) Community Service Program (KKN) was officially commenced as a send-off ceremony was held on Friday, May 3, 2019 in Main Meeting Room of Kahuripan Building, Campus C. The send-off ceremony was attended by representatives of Wonokromo, Manukan, Tandes sub-district governments, Community Service and Development Institute (LPPM), Directorate of Academic Affairs and 60th KKN participants, 110 students from 6 faculties.
The faculties are Faculty of Medicine (FK), Faculty of Dental Medicine (FKG), Faculty of Pharmacy (FF), Faculty of Nursing (FKp), Faculty of Psychology, and Faculty of Public Health (FKM). The participants will be deployed to five sub-districts in the city of Surabaya, Tandes, Karangpilang, Wonokromo, Pakal, and Benowo.
Budiarto, Drh., MP as Secretary of LPPM revealed that KKN IPE was the first time held by Universitas Airlangga. It is focused on five fields including drugs, Extraordinary Events (KLB), patient safety, disaster management and HIV. This KKN is expected to be carried out sustainably in the same place for every period of KKN. So that UNAIR can evaluate whether there have been any changes made by previous KKN students.
“I am sure that UNAIR students will have high empathy and social concern. So the program in KKN can bring changes that make the village more advanced and developing. Students can collaborate, and practice their knowledge on the field very well, ” he added.
Prof. Dr. Bambang Sektiari Lukiswanto, drh., DEA as Director of Academic Affairs revealed that in this KKN, the patients are expected to open up to the students as they are free to communicate with patients, health centers, and mentors. So that the soft skills of students will be improved and ready to face the existing problems.
“Participants should be able to hone soft skills and solve problems in the field. The problems in the field are more complex, students must know well that in the field, they cannot work alone. Students must be able to cooperate, to serve by providing excellent service in accordance with their respective knowledge as well as to collaborate with other disciplines, “he concluded.
Meanwhile, Dr. Prihartini Widiyanti drg., M.Kes., Bio., CCD, congratulated the participants of 60th period KKN students. The KKN students are expected to provide excellent service, reduce medical errors and decrease health problems in the community.
“Good luck, and have a great service time in the community,” she added. (*)
Author: Khefti Al Mawalia
