Capacity Building Program for Overseas Medical Professionals (FY 2011)

Outline

IIST implemented new training and short-term training programs, inviting a total of eleven medical professionals from four countries (six from Indonesia, two each from Thailand and Vietnam, and one from Czech Republic). IIST also dispatched research and follow-up missions to Indonesia.

Overview

Invitation
Dates of implementation:
Spring new training: June 6 - August 3, 2011
Fall new training: September 5 - October 29 , 2011
Short-term training: July 4-16, July 9-30, July 25-August 6, October 17-28, 2011, March 5-17, 2012

Institutions of invited persons:
Spring new training:
• Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
• Chonburi Hospital

Fall new training:
• Persahabatan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
• King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
• Cho Ray Hospital

Short-term retraining:
• Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
• Viet Duc University Hospital
• Persahabatan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
• Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Diabetes Centre

Dispatch
Research mission
IIST dispatched doctors, one each on two occasions, from Toranomon Hospital to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital attached to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Indonesia in Jakarta.
On the first occasion, from November 28 to December 3, 2011, the visiting doctor gave lectures and surgery guidance on neuroendovascular therapy to doctors of that hospital's neurosurgery department, including former trainees. On the second occasion, from December 5 to 10, 2011, the visiting doctor gave lectures on the diagnosis and treatment of skin tumors, large moles, and other illnesses, as well as practical demonstrations and guidance on dermatological surgery, to more than 100 local dermatologists, including former trainees.