What an Achievement! UMI’s Faculty of Medicine Wins First Place in the UROREPRODUCTION Category at the Regional Medical Olympiad (RMO) Held at the Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University, Palu

Makassar, fk.umi.ac.id - A team of students from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Muslim Indonesia (FK UMI) has achieved a remarkable feat at the Regional Medical Olympiad (RMO), held at the Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University, Palu, on September 12–17, 2023.

The RMO is an annual nationwide competition that brings together medical students from across Indonesia, divided into six fields of knowledge: cardiology, respiratory medicine, musculoskeletal medicine, tropical infectious diseases, gastroenterology and hepatology, reproductive urology, and neurology and psychiatry.

This event was organized by the Indonesian Medical Student Senate Association (ISMKI).

Each RMO participating team must go through three rounds: the preliminary round, the semifinal round, and the final round. The preliminary round consists of a Stage 1 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) exam and an Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE). The first-stage MCQ exam tests participants’ knowledge based on the provided syllabus, while the OSPE assesses their practical skills related to basic sciences such as anatomy, histology, and diagnostic imaging.

Next, in the semifinal round, participants must take the second-stage Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) exam and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), which assesses their ability in taking a medical history, physical examination, management, and prescription writing—or the Objective Structured Practical Identification (OSPI) for the tropical infectious diseases category. If they successfully advance from the semifinal round, the participants will compete again in the final round, which consists of the Student Oral Case Analysis and Public Health (SOCA-PH) exam and the Speed and Accuracy Competition (LCT). The team with the highest score will be declared the winner.

The success of the UMI Faculty of Medicine student team at the 2023 RMO is inseparable from the guidance of the faculty members who have devoted their time and shared their invaluable knowledge with the students. We would like to express our gratitude to the faculty advisors: Dr. Sigit Dwi Pramono, M.Biomed; Dr. Assadul Malik, Sp.OG; Dr. Berry Erida Hasbi, Sp.B; Dr. Dwi Anggita, Sp.P; Dr. Dzul Ikram, Sp.PA, Dr. Ilma Khaerina, Sp.KJ, Dr. Dian Fahmi Utami, M.Biomed, Dr. Pratiwi Natsir Hamzah, Sp.PD, Dr. Wirawan Harahap, Sp.An, MARS, FISQua, and Dr. A. Firman Mubarak, M.Kes, Sp.OT.

The Dean of the UMI Faculty of Medicine, Dr. dr. Nasrudin A. M, Sp.OG, Subsp.Obginsos, MARS, M.Sc, FISQua, highly commended the achievements. “Congratulations and best wishes to the UMI Faculty of Medicine student team for their outstanding achievements. Today’s results are a testament to their fighting spirit and hard work. Congratulations and thanks also go to the faculty advisors who have sacrificed their time, energy, and invaluable knowledge.”

Congratulations and best wishes to the UMI Faculty of Medicine delegation; may these outstanding achievements continue to be celebrated and serve as motivation for other UMI Faculty of Medicine students to dare to compete.