Preparing Students to Dive into Society, FPH UI Holds Debriefing

Students of the Undergraduate Study Program, Faculty of Public Health (FPH) Universitas Indonesia (UI), will carry out PBL activities in 2022. This activity is a subject where students are required to apply the knowledge they have received for 6 (six) semesters through creating intervention programs and direct involvement in society. In 2022, 33 groups of students will be deployed to 31 intervention points in 3 Regencies/Cities around the Universitas Indonesia, namely Depok City, Bogor City, and Bogor Regency. A Field Supervisor, and a FPH UI Lecturer, will accompany each group.

A debriefing is held for the activity to run well regarding the basic materials that must be mastered to carry out the intervention. This debriefing is a mix of Regular and Extension undergraduate students in Public Health and Environmental Health 2019. Offline debriefing will be held from Monday, July 11, 2022, to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Virtual rooms are still provided through the zoom application for students and teaching lecturers who cannot attend offline on these three days. Meanwhile, on Thursday, July 14, 2022, the debriefing will be held in full online.

On the first day, the Head of the Public Health Undergraduate and Environmental Health Study Programs explained PBL activities. Epidemiology Study Design material by Dr. dr. Krisnawati Bantas, M.Kes., and Situation Analysis by Ms. Vetty Yulianty Permanasari, S.Si., M.P.H. On the second day, students received material on Prioritizing Problems and Problem Trees by Dr. Ede Surya Darmawan, S.K.M., M.D.M. In addition, the material on Research Instrument Development, Data Management and Analysis, and Mr. Rico Kurniawan, S.K.M., M.K.M also presented Data Entry Practices with Devices. On the third day, the debriefing activity began with a presentation on the Strategy and Methods of Public Health Intervention and Evaluation of Health Programs/Interventions by dr. Zarfiel Tafal, M.P.H. Followed by material on Ethics and Field Management and Sharing of Assisted Villages by Dr. drs. Tris Eryando, M.A. On the last day, only one material was given, Communication, Advocacy, and Community Mobilization in Conducting Public Health Interventions, by Dr. Adi Sasongko, M.A.

The offline debriefing was held in Hall A of FPH UI while implementing health protocols. Around 150 students were in the room, with a capacity of around 250 people. Students and lecturers who attend must wear masks and keep their distance during the debriefing activities.

After 2 (two) years of conducting online learning, this offline training has brought fresh breath to students and lecturers. It is because students can return to experiencing lectures offline, meet friends in person, and focus more on paying attention. Several lecturers also expressed their happiness at being able to return to teaching offline. The hope is that this activity can be an excellent first step for implementing mixed teaching and learning activities in the odd semester of 2022/2023 later. (BK)