Rape culture is a condition in society that normalizes the occurrence of acts that refer to rape. Some examples of normalized rape culture include catcalling, rape jokes, stalking, and unwanted touch (Jaime & Cervix, 2018). Stated by The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), sexual harassment and abuse have risen significantly during the […]
GLOBETROTTER is one of CIMSA’s activities that has been an annual event. This event exists as a form of collaboration involving two CIMSA standing committees, SCOPE, and SCORE. GLOBETROTTER has the main goal: to educate medical students in Indonesia about exchange opportunities and facilitate them to get internal exposure through IFMSA exchange programs. Like […]
We all know that inclusivity in our health services is the most important thing to build and it is our job as medical students to create that environment in the future as a doctor. Based on the Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) 2019, 7,03% of people with disabilities in Indonesia are people with hearing disabilities. To […]
Depression is one of mental health disorders which has been experienced by many people in the world, including Indonesia. This mental health disorder could happen at any age, but is commonly experienced by teenagers. Approximately, there are 264 million people per year in 2019 suffering from depression. This is definitely not a small number and […]
Throughout the month of February, several weeks after the President of Indonesia got his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, CIMSA UGM conducted interventions to show care, support, and actively participate in voicing the importance and urgency of COVID-19 vaccination. Based on pure concern of vaccine rejection and hoax among the people, also supported with pre-project […]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall number of students studying abroad consistently increased in the past decade. In 2019, the number reached 710,000, increasing by 8.3 percent to the 2018 figure (New Oriental, 2020). Also, if there was no pandemic, the number of 2020 would reach a new high according to the trend, but it […]
WHO (2020) menyatakan bahwa Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) merupakan tindakan pemotongan atau pembuangan sebagian atau seluruh bagian genital perempuan dengan sengaja atau tanpa alasan medis yang jelas. Praktik FGM atau dikenal juga dengan istilah Pemotongan dan Perlukaan Genital Perempuan (P2GP) masih sering dilakukan di berbagai belahan dunia, terutama di Afrika, Timur Tengah, dan Asia, termasuk […]
According to SCImago, the number of researchers in Indonesia in a period of two and a half decades are relatively low with only 158,733 research publications (1996-2019) and ranked 47 worldwide. Research innovations in Indonesia is still lacking, reports from those given by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization place Indonesia in […]
SCOPE is a professional exchange facilitator that provides opportunities for all medical students in Indonesia to learn about global health. each year, SCOPE sends more than 200 delegates to many medical schools around the world on a month-long clinical rotation. This year, a total of 29 people have successfully passed and become SCOPE Exchange outgoings […]