MAKASSAR, RAKYATSULBAR.COM- The Faculty of Medicine at the Indonesian Muslim University held a graduation ceremony and the swearing-in of medical graduates, along with the graduation ceremony and the swearing-in of doctors, on Friday, December 30, 2022, at the Claro Hotel, Phinisi II Ballroom & Convention Hall.
The graduation ceremony for these 146 students consisted of 117 medical undergraduates and 29 medical residents.
The standard duration of study for medical undergraduate students is 3 years and 6 months. Remarkably, medical undergraduate students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, completed their education in just 3 years and 3 months—ahead of the standard duration.
There were also three high-achieving students, including one who excelled in both academic and non-academic fields (completed in 3 years and 3 months with a GPA of 3.74; received a Dikti grant for community service and an international gold medal in research) and two students who have memorized all 30 juz of the Quran (Hafidz/Hafidza), who also graduated in 3 years and 3 months with a GPA of 3.4
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Muslim Indonesia has established a scholarship program for undergraduate medical students, consisting of a 20 million grant to cover one semester of the medical education program, and 10 million each for the two top Hafidz/Hafidza students who have memorized 30 juz of the Quran.
Furthermore, UMI Faculty of Medicine graduates are entrusted to the Indonesian Muslim University Faculty of Medicine Alumni Association (IKA – FK UMI) for continued mentoring.
The graduation ceremony was attended by the Rector of the University of Muslim Indonesia, Prof. Dr. H. Basri Modding, S.E., M.Si. He was joined by Vice Rectors 1 and 4, as well as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Muslim Indonesia, Dr. dr. H. Nasrudin Andi Mappaware, Sp. OG (K) MARS, M.Sc., along with the Vice Deans and Program Chairs.
“I hope that the alumni will continue to uphold the spirit of their alma mater whenever and wherever they serve,” he explained.
Similarly, in his remarks, the dean emphasized the importance of doctors’ professionalism in performing their duties in accordance with their competencies and upholding Islamic ethics and values in their work. (*)