MAKASSAR – Efforts to improve maternal and child health services require human resources who are competent, adaptive, and grounded in scientific evidence. To meet this challenge, the Faculty of Nursing (FKep) of Hasanuddin University has proposed opening an Undergraduate Midwifery Study Program and a Midwife Professional Education Study Program.
As part of the process, the Unhas Faculty of Nursing received a visit from an assessor team of the Indonesian Independent Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (LAMPTKes) for a site visit on the proposed new study programs on Saturday (13 June) at the Unhas campus.
The site visit is an important stage of field assessment to verify and clarify the proposal documents and to assess the institution’s readiness to deliver high-quality, sustainable midwifery education. Unhas aims to produce midwife graduates who excel not only in clinical practice but also contribute to the advancement of knowledge, research, and innovation in maternal and child health.
Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs Prof. Muhammad Ruslin, drg., M.Kes., Ph.D., Sp.B.M.Mf., Subsp.Ortognat.D., affirmed that opening the Midwifery Study Program is part of Unhas’s commitment to meeting the needs of society and the workforce for professional health workers.
“We hope this study program will focus not only on teaching but also drive research and innovation, and that it will not remain merely a teaching university but grow into a research university that makes real contributions to the advancement of science and public health services,” said Prof. Ruslin.
Dean of the Unhas Faculty of Nursing Prof. Dr. Elly Lilianty Sjattar, S.Kp., M.Kes., said the site visit is an important moment to obtain input and recommendations for developing the proposed study programs.
FKep Unhas continues to strengthen the supporting aspects, from the curriculum, human resources, and facilities and infrastructure to the quality assurance system, to ensure excellent midwifery education.
“This site visit is a moment to obtain guidance and recommendations from the assessors to improve the quality of Unhas’s Midwifery Study Program and Midwife Professional Program for the sake of better midwifery education,” said Prof. Elly.
The LAMPTKes assessor team that conducted the site visit consisted of Bdn. Emi Sutrisminah, S.Si.T., M.Keb. and Dr. Yuseva Sariati, S.ST., M.Keb. Both carried out a comprehensive assessment of governance, curriculum, human resources, facilities and infrastructure, and the quality assurance system.
The event was also attended by Unhas and Faculty of Nursing leaders, including Head of the Unhas Institute for Learning Development and Quality Assurance (LPMPP) Prof. Dr. Ir. Musrizal Muin, M.Sc., Head of the Unhas Accreditation Management Division Prof. Dr. Kasbawati, S.Si., M.Si., the vice deans, lecturers, administrative staff, and relevant stakeholders.
Through this site visit, the Unhas Faculty of Nursing hopes the proposal to open the Undergraduate Midwifery Study Program and the Midwife Professional Education Study Program will achieve an optimal outcome and be a strategic step in strengthening Unhas’s contribution to the development of education and health services, particularly in midwifery. (*/fkep/mir)
Editor : Ishaq Rahman
This article is an English translation of the original Indonesian report.