Prof. Dr. Desak Made Citrawathi, M.Kes was born in Sumbawa-Besar, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) on August 31, 1958, to the couple I Dewa Nyoman Patera Atmaja (late) from Banjar Samsam, Samsam Village, Kerambitan District, Tabanan and Siti Ramlah ( late) from Sumbawa-Besar, NTB Province.
Desak Made Citrawathi is the second of six children. In 1962, she was invited by her parents to return and settle in Bali. She married a man from Pakisan Village in Kubudindingan District, Buleleng Regency. Is Prof. Dr. Putu Budi Adnyana, M.Si who is also a lecturer at the Ganesha University of Education. From this marriage, three children were born. The first son was born on October 13, 1985, but it was a shame to leave him so soon. The second child is Gede Aditra Pradnyana and the third is Made Amanda Dewanti.
Desak Made Citrawathi adalah anak kedua dari enam bersaudara. Pada tahun 1962, ia diajak oleh orangtuanya untuk kembali dan menetap di Bali. Ia menikah dengan pria Desa Pakisan di Kecamatan Kubutambahan, Kabupaten Buleleng. Adalah Prof. Dr. Putu Budi Adnyana, M.Si yang juga seorang dosen di Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha. Dari pernikahannya ini, dikaruniai tiga orang anak. Putra pertama lahir pada 13 Oktober 1985, namun sayang meninggalkannya begitu cepat. Anak keduanya Gede Aditra Pradnyana dan yang ketiga Made Amanda Dewanti.
The living conditions of Desak Made Citrawathi’s family were marked by economic difficulties. She took elementary school (SD) education at SDN 1 Penyalin in 1966-1971. Middle school education at SMPN 1 Kerambitan. High school education at SMAN 1 Tabanan. Then she determined to continue her education at the Teaching Faculty of Udayana University by majoring in Biology and earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1981.
In 1995, she continued her master’s degree at Airlangga University in Surabaya, majoring in Basic Medical Sciences (IKD) with a specialization in Physiology (Human Physiology), and earned a Masters in Health in 1998. Public Health at Udayana University in 2010 and graduated with honors in 2010. Interestingly, she took his doctoral degree when she was 52 years old. The thing that is touching and also proud of her is that during her studies in higher education, she received a scholarship from the government. (hms)
Pada tahun 1995, ia melanjutkan pendidikan S2 di Universitas Airlangga di Surabaya, mengambil Jurusan Ilmu Kedokteran Dasar (IKD) dengan peminatan Ilmu Faal (Fisiologi Manusia) dan meraih gelar Magister Kesehatan pada 1998. Pendidikan S3 diselesaikan di Program Studi Ilmu Kedokteran, dengan Konsentrasi Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Udayana pada tahun 2010 dan lulus dengan predikat pujian pada tahun 2010. Menariknya, studi S3 ini ia tempuh disaat sudah berusia 52 tahun. Hal yang mengharukan dan juga membagakan baginya adalah selama studi di pendidikan tinggi ia menerima beasiswa dari pemerintah. (hms)
