2010 ~ Willy Suryawan,MD

SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas) is local representative of SCOPE CIMSA in Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University,Padang, West Sumatera. SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND was founded in 2001 and the one of the most prominent Standing Committee in CIMSA FK UNAND. We already have had many experience to accept many incoming Students around the world from other NMOs of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations) , doing their clinical clerkship in our teaching hospital, RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang. We also had sent successfully our medical students to another country getting their incredible clinical experience in foreign country hospital.

About West Sumatera
Satellite Map of West Sumatera
West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia which is lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast. The capital of the province is Padang.
The Minangkabau people inhabit the area of West Sumatra province on the island Sumatra. They are predominantly Muslim, and they have a reputation throughout Indonesia as traders.
Mentawaians live on the Mentawai Islands, off the western coast of Sumatra, that are also part of the province. They speak Mentawai languages, which are intelligible with neither Indonesian nor Minangkabau. Most of the Mentawais are Christians nowadays.

Minangkabau girl wears traditional clothes on her wedding

Mentawaians People dance during their festival

Minangkabau Traditional Houses

Minangkabau Traditional house is called 'Rumah Gadang' that means big house or Rumah Adat that means customary house. It is called Rumah Gadang, because of its big size, but it refers to the big function of the house it self. Rumah Gadang in Minangkabau belongs to all members of relatives along the mother's line called 'kaum'. The function is as the place for all traditional ceremonies like wedding party or inauguration of a head of clan.

Minangkabau Cuisine

Padang Cuisine "Makanan Padang"

The cuisine of the Minangkabau people is commonly called Padang cuisine, due to it being the capital and largest city of the region. Padang restaurants are common throughout the country and are famous for their spicy food and their unique way of serving it. Padang food is usually cooked once per day, and all customers choose from those dishes, which are left out on display until no food is left. It is served in small portions of various dishes, but constituting, with rice, a complete meal. In a Padang-style restaurant, the table will quickly be set with dozens of small dishes filled with highly-flavored foods such as curried fish, stewed greens, chili eggplant, curried beef liver, fried chicken, and of course, sambal, the spicy sauces ubiquitous at Indonesian tables. Customers take - and pay for - only what they want from this array of dishes. Food safety is generally a concern, as many customers take food out of communal dishes with their hands, dishes which will be served to subsequent customers. The best known Padang dish is Rendang, a spicy meat stew. soto Padang (crispy beef in spicy soup) is local residents' breakfast favorite, meanwhile sate (beef satay in curry sauce served with ketupat) is a treat in the evening.

Sate Padang

About Padang

Padang City

Padang is a district in West Sumatra, which is the capital of West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Padang known as central of economic, education, healthy affair, and ports in West Sumatra.

Padang city was located at west coast of sumatra island, between 0°44′00″ – 1°08′35″ of south latitude with 100°05′05″ – 100°34′09″ of east longitude. The area of Padang city was about 694.96 KM square, or it is same of 1.65 percent of the West sumatra province. About more less than 434.63 KM square was hills, and the rest was an urban population. Padang city have a beach length along 84 KM and 19 of isles, such as Sikuai Island at bungus, teluk kabung subdistrict with 38.6 KM square area, and Toran Island at south padang subdistrict with area about 25 KM square. The hills across in east and south side of padang city, some of famous hills in padang, such as Lampu Hill, Gunung Padang hill, Gado-Gado Hill, and Pengambiran Hill.

Sikuai Island

Padang City were about 0 M to 1,853 M above sea level with the most high area was lubuk kilangan subdistrict. The rivers in padang city were about 5 big rivers, and 16 small rivers, and have a long river was batang kandis river as 20 KM long. The rain avarage was about 17 days per a month in 2003 year, and have a high temperature, were about 23 to 32 degrees of celsius at noon and 22 to 28 degrees of celsius at night, and about 78 to 81 percent moisture.
Padang Tourism object were about beach tourism (such as padang beach, carolina beach, and pasia jambak beach), island resort such as sikuai resort at Sikuai Island, legend tourism (such as sitinurbaya bridge and the grave of sitinurbaya ata gunung padang hill), historical tourism (such as a adityawarman museum), research tourism, culinary tourism (famous with specific cuisine such as rendang, satay, and curry, and also kerupuk balado as a trademark padang gift)

Accesibility (Courtesy of Padang Tourism and Culture Ofice)
By Air
Padang is the main gate to West Sumatera by air through Minangkabau International Airport, 23 km north of city center (30 minutes bus ride). This airport is serverd by Garuda, Merpati, Mandala, Lion Air, Adam Air, Batavia Air, Sriwijaya Air, Air Asia. International flights served by MAS, Silk Air, to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Minangkabau International Airport
By Sea
Padang has three seaports; Teluk Bayur harbour, Muara and Bungus Teluk Kabung. Teluk Bayur harbour, 6 kms south of the city is the main entry port bye sea. Big ships (passenger and cargo) call at this port. Muara Harbour at Muara river and Teluk Kabung harbour at Bungus Bay served by small and medium boats to Mentawai and Nias Islands.
Muara harbour
By Land
Terminal Regional Bingkuang (Bus Terminal) situated at Air Pacah. Koto Tangah District 20 km from the city on the highway server intercity buses to Jakarta (30 hours), Medan (20 hours). For transportation inside the city, bus, taxi, and small vehicles (angkot) are avaialble. Traditional Horse drawncarts are still maintained.
About Andalas University
Chancellor Offices

Andalas university is is the oldest university in Indonesia outside of Java Island. Located on a hilly highland of Limau Manis, Pauh region, approximately 15 Km from Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra. The campus of Andalas University occupies an area of 500 hectare. The area is called Bukik Karamuntiang / Hill of “Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. It is about ± 255 m above sea level.

The building has a unique architecture: the blend of Minangkabau traditional buffalo-horn roof and modern style of structure. The campus is still in the process of completing its facilities to accommodate academicandextra-curricularactivities.

Faculty Building

Almost all faculties are located in Limau Manis, excepet the faculty of Medicine, which is located in Jati,Padang, near its teaching hospital, the Central General Hospital Dr.M.Djamil (RSUP Dr.M.Djamil)

About Faculty of Medicine,Andalas University

Faculty of Medicine,Andalas University ( Indonesia :Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas) is is the eldest medical education facility outside Java. In fact, it was established preceding the establishment of Andalas University. The faculty was founded on September 7th, 1955 in Bukittinggi.

The faculty offers a 3.5 years- undergraduate course (academic program) on basic medical science for Bachelor of Medicine degree and a 1.5-year training of physician candidate (professional program) for Medical Doctor degree in 14 Clinical Departments at Main Teaching Hospitals RSUP Dr.M.Djamil,Padang and another teaching hospital affiliated with Faculty of Medicine Andalas University in another district in West Sumatera.

Preclinical year (Bachelor of Medicine program)

Preclinical Students

Faculty Of Medicine, Andalas university has conducted his medical education on basic medical science since 2004 by Problem Based Learning (PBL) Curriculum. It is a student-centered instructional strategy in which students collaboratively solve problems and reflects on their experience. Faculty emphasized students learn independently and give their own perspective on every subject. Lecture, group discussion, clinical skills lab, practical work in laboratory, field work is main activity in Preclinical years. Preclinical years divided in 21 blocks in 3.5 years. After they’ve finished 21 blocks, they will graduate as Bachelor of Medicine (Indonesia : Sarjana Kedokteran).

Clinical Clerkship (Indonesia : Kepaniteraan Klinik)

Clinical Students

Our Clinical Clerkship is conducted in 1.5 years. Clinical Students or young doctors (Indonesia : Dokter Muda or Co-ass) will interact with real patients under the supervision of senior physicians. They will do clinical examination, physical diagnosis, understand patient’s clinical manifestation and make a diagnosis and decide patient’s treatment on their own. They also have to assist surgery and others medical procedures. But their evaluation and recommendation will be reviewed and approved by resident and attending doctors.
Clinical Student performs surgery

Clinical Students are required to rotate through different medical specialties in 14 Departments in Our main teaching hospital, RSUP Dr.M.Djamil and another teaching hospital in another district. Clinical Student may also be required work on weekends and to be on call.
The Central General Hospital Dr.M.Djamil (RSUP Dr.M.Djamil)
SCOPE CIMSA KM FK UNAND
SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas) is local representative of SCOPE CIMSA in Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University,Padang, West Sumatera. SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND was founded in 2001 and the one of the most prominent Standing Committee in CIMSA FK UNAND. We already have had many experience to accept many incoming Students around the world from other NMOs of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations) , doing their clinical clerkship in our teaching hospital, RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang. We also had sent successfully our medical students to another country getting their incredible clinical experience in foreign country hospital.
Incoming Students
Incoming Students in our main teaching Hospital, RSUP Dr.M Djamil
Our incoming program is offered for foreign clinical students only. We do not accept pre-clinical students doing their clinical clerkship in our hospital. our program offers 4 weeks for intensive clinical practice and training for incoming students. Attendance is COMPULSORY. if your work hours less than 4 weeks, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University and IFMSA will not give you the certificate as a proof that you had finished your clinical clerkship in The Central General Hospital Dr.M.Djamil (RSUP Dr.M.Djamil)
We offer you 4 Departments as you can choose what department you desired. Internal Medicine (General or Tropical Disease and others subspecialties), Surgery (General), Pediatrics (General), and Ophtalmology are 4 departments that you can choose. For Surgery, there might be night shift for incoming students for giving them more exploration to patients.
An incoming Students assists medical procedure under supervision of attending doctor
As Incoming Students, you will be given opportunities as big as possible to explore your medical knowledges and clinical skills to diagnose and to give treatment to your patients. You will have a chance to dig in patient's history, do physical examination, and make a diagnosis from clinical symptoms and manifestations, and decide the best treatments for your patients. You will get the opportunities to give presentation about your patient's case in front of attending doctors, resident, and clinical students and discuss about that with them.
An incoming student is taking BP on patient
English is not widely spoken in Indonesia. We used to speak in Indonesian and dialect language (in this case, West Sumatra people used to speak both in Indonesian and Minang Language). But you don't have to be afraid. Translation would usually made by partners (other Indonesia clinical students or resident) and supervisor (attending doctors). Please do not hesitate to approach them if you have something to ask. for your safety, Health Insurance is strictly required.
Incoming Students take patient's history
Board and
Lodging for Incoming Students
Most of Incoming students will be placed in host family ( usually in an doctor's family) or live in student houses with Indonesian med student, depends on the local's arrangement. You could give your preference about Board and Lodging to Local Exchange Officer (LEO) For incoming SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND. Living with Indonesian family or Indonesian student are designed in order to give you real pictures of Indonesian's way of living. You will study about Indonesian'cultures and can take a benefit from them.
an incoming student spent spare time by playing piano in host family's house
Meals will be provided twice a day, Breakfast and Dinner, and your host family will be served you on breakfast and dinner. It would be better if you can have breakfast and dinner with your host family regularly so you can mingle with them and get
acquaintanced with your host family. in another times, you will have a dinner with SCOPE officer in restaurant and cafe. The officer will give you timetable about the regular dinner with SCOPE officer.

Lunch will be provided in Hospital's Cafetaria (near Department of Pediatrics in RSUP Dr.M.DJamil). SCOPE officer will arrange with cafetaria so you could have a lunch everyday with no charge.

Hospital Cafetaria
During exchange time, Incoming students are required to present about their health system, medical education and medical practice in their own country, to med students in Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, so we can share about our system and take benefit from each others.
Finally, Please take your exchange time seriously. It's one month for a chance to study bunch of unique disease that might only can see in developed countries such as Indonesia. and you will not regret to choose Indonesia especially Padang as your desired country and city. Have a nice and incredible clinical clerkship in our teaching hospital!
Incoming Students with residents and Indonesian clinical student
Have a incredible clerkship!
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Welcome to Indonesia! Welcome to Land of Minangkabau!!
as CIMSA-ISMKI's motto is
"We're always happy to greet special people like you because your coming is our happiness", We are really looking forward to your coming and can not wait to show you, our remarkable Indonesia.
Indonesia is new emerging country in Asia. Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world and the third largest democratic country. We are the proof that Islam and democracy can live together in harmony. People in Indonesia can show their opinion independently and we have our own freedom. 89% population in Indonesia are Muslims but Government recognized 5 others religions and make 6 religions' festival days as holiday. We are moderate Muslims and most of us are open minded people.
15.347 islands, 237million peoples, 350 languages and customs, 6 official religions, but we still live in harmony because our motto is Live in diversity. Come to Indonesia and feel the vibrate of unity in diversity !!!
Friendship are not based on race, culture, religion are commonly in Indonesia
West Sumatera is called as Land of Minangkabau because Minangkabau People inhabit predominantly in this province. Our social program include showing to you Minangkabau culture. You can choose whether you want to learn about Minangkabau traditional dance or simply just want to take a picture of you in traditional dress in Minangkabau big wedding ceremony!!. Contact LEO SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND for further information about social program in Minangkabau culture.
and you can be like us too!!!
Beside Minangkabau Culture, another social program that SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND offer to you is "Enjoy Indonesia's Fascinating Beach" program. On that program , We will bring you whether to fascinating Sikuai Island or amazing Cubadak Island, take you to Whether to Padang Beach or Caroline Beach. You wont forget the feeling when you saw white sand and pristine Island right in front of your eyes!!.
Contact LEO SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND for further information about social program in
"Enjoy Indonesia's Fascinating Beach" program.
Another social program is " Mountain and forest journey". We will bring you to Harau Payakumbuh, and you will see another beatiful landscape of Indonesia. Hiking is a must in this program.
Contact LEO SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND for further information about social program in
" Mountain and forest journey"

program.
We will specially arrange welcoming and farewell party just for you. regularly we will take you to restaurant and cafe for dinner and you can mingle with Indonesia people, The most warmest people in the world. you can easily get along with them and we will consider you as our siblings!!! you will taste Indonesia and Minangkabau cuisine, Satay Padang, Rendang, Durian, China Seafood.You name it! and we will happily show you and give you the experience being Indonesian people.
Finally, We can assure you that you will not ever forget your experience doing clinical clerkship and Social Program in our country, in our city, and in our medical faculty and teaching hospital. Do not hesitate to choose Indonesia and Padang as your desired country and your desired city.

We'll wait you to come to Padang, Indonesia!!!

For further Information about SCOPE CIMSA KM FK UNAND and about incoming program.
Please contact SCOPE CIMSA KM FK UNAND Secretariat :

Standing Committee on Professional Exchange (SCOPE)
Centre for Indonesian Medical Student's Activities (CIMSA) KM FK UNAND
Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University
Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, Padang, 25127, West Sumatera, Indonesia
Email: cimsa-unand@yahoo.com
Phone: +62 751 31746

Local Exchange Officer for Incoming
Willy Suryawan
Email : willy_islam@yahoo.co.id
Phone: +62 81362071380

Local Exchange Officer for Outgoing
Muhammad Fikri Afistianto
Email :onlyone_c00lestboy@yahoo.com