Singaraja- The steps taken by the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) to establish a health study program did not only stop at the Medical Study Program and the Doctor Profession Study Program. Now this state university in North Bali is preparing to propose a Bachelor of Nursing and Professional Nursing Study Program. In order to strengthen this, an instrument-filling workshop was held which was opened, Wednesday (24/2/2021).
This online activity presented speakers, Head of Quality Assurance at the University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Miciko Umeda, S.Kp., M.Biomed. Before moving on to the material, it was filled with remarks from the Chairman of the Bali Indonesian National Nurses Association (DPW-PPNI), Gusti Ngurah Sukadarma, S.Kp., M.Kes. He responded positively to Undiksha’s desire to establish an Undergraduate Nursing and Professional Nursing Study Program. According to him, this will provide opportunities and ease of access for domestic children. Not only for SMA/SMK graduates but also for nurses who will take part in the level transfer program. “Of course, this will provide convenience, especially in the provinces of Bali and Eastern Indonesia,” he said. Delivered further, based on the latest data, in Bali there are already eight nursing higher education institutions. If later the study program at Undiksha has been formed, it is hoped that healthy competition will grow and the benefits can be felt by the community.
The curriculum of this study program has begun to be discussed. He hopes that the curriculum will be able to produce graduates or graduates who can compete in the global world. This means that it can also meet job opportunities abroad. “Because at this time there are actually a lot of requests related to nursing staff who can work abroad. And so far, it’s safe to say that we haven’t optimized this opportunity. I think that if all nursing educational institutions really synergize, then direct their curricula to be able to compete in the global world, I think Bali will not only send workers abroad who have been dominated by friends in tourism but also staff health, especially nurses. At the end of his remarks, he reiterated his support for the establishment of this study program and hoped it would be realized soon.
Undiksha Deputy Chancellor for Academic and Cooperation Affairs, Dr. Gede Rasben Dantes, S.T., M.T.I., who opened the workshop, said the establishment of this study program aims to improve the quality of Human Resources (HR), especially in the field of nursing, especially Bali and Eastern Indonesia. “The Chancellor hopes that this study program can be formed. Of course, we ask for the support of all parties involved, “he said.
The 46-year-old academic also added that apart from nursing, Undiksha is also preparing to propose a Bachelor of Midwifery and Midwifery Profession Study Program. Currently, Undiksha only has a Diploma III program, which is an integration of the Bali Provincial government and starting January 2021 under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine. (hms)
