Friday, August 09, 2024. Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) held a welcoming ceremony for new students of the Specialist Doctor Program (Sp-1) and Subspecialist Doctor Program (Sp-2) of the Faculty of Medicine of Universitas Sumatera Utara at the Faculty of Medicine (FK) USU Lecture Hall I and via Hybrid. The total number of new students is 114 PPDS Sp1 and 11 PPDS Sp2 who will continue their education at the USU Faculty of Medicine.
Also present were Vice Rector I, Dr. Edy Ikhsan, SH, MA., Vice Dean I, Dr. dr. Delyuzar, M.Ked(PA), Sp.PA(K)., Vice Dean II, Dr. dr. Muara P. Lubis, M.Ked(OG), Sp.OG(K), Head of PPDS TKP, Prof. Dr. dr. Cut Adeya Adella, M.Ked(OG), Sp.OG(K)., Prof. Dr. dr. Elmeida Effendy, M.Ked(KJ)., Sp.KJ(K)., Head of the Surgical Sp2 Study Program, Dr. Denny Rifsal Siregar, Sp.B(K)Onk., M.Kes., and other academicans
The welcoming ceremony of new PPDS students was accompanied by socialization related to the Prevention of Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the FK USU Specialist Doctor Education Program Environment by resource person Prof. Dr. dr. Elmeida Effendy, M.Ked (KJ)., Sp.KJ (K) and Prevention of Plagiarism in the FK USU Environment by resource person TKP-PPDS Chair Dr. dr. Cut Adeya Adella, M.Ked (OG), Sp.OG (K).
In his remarks, Vice Rector I for Academic, Student Affairs, and Alumni Affairs of Universitas Sumatera Utara, Dr. Edy Ikhsan, S.H., M.A., welcomed the presence and congratulated the Specialist Doctor (Sp-1) and Subspecialist Doctor (Sp-2) students who had successfully passed the selection process. Vice Rector 1 also explained that great expectations are hung on all new PPDS students, prospective specialist doctors who will not only become experts in their fields but also become role models for the community, peers, and future generations.