In light of what appears to be fruitless attempts by the government to combat the plague, the recent demise of a physician in Indonesia who was undergoing expert medical training at a hospital in Central Java has cast a light on bullying tradition in these institutions.  ,
Ms. Aulia Risma Lestari, a physician who was enrolled in Diponegoro University’s Faculty of Medicine in Semarang’s Faculty of Medicine, was discovered dead in her place on August 12th.  ,
General practitioners can pursue a professional health programme as a form of further training to acquire specialized expertise in a particular health field.
According to local media reports, Ms. Aulia, 30, reportedly injected herself with a lot of Roculax. The medication is used during surgery to relax skeletal muscles and promote tracheal intubation, according to online medical websites.  ,
Ms. Aulia presumably claimed in her personal journal that she could no longer function “like this,” bringing to mind the possibility that the doctor had committed suicide as a result of the bullying she endured.
Following the dissemination of WhatsApp discussions between Ms Aulia and many older learners in her residency program at Kardinah Hospital in Tegal City, allegations of abuse were raised even more.  ,
Indonesia’s health secretary, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, made the claim that Ms Aulia’s suicide was the result of bullying on August 16 and that the problem is already common in the country’s health education facilities.  ,
Mr. Budi promised to take strict measures to put an end to the process, according to the Jakarta Post. He made note that, based on studies conducted by the health department, some medical students enrolled in internship programs appear to have suicidal tendencies as a result of stress and depression brought on by abuse.  ,
According to the study cited by Mr. Budi, 22.4 percentage of the nation’s more than 12, 000 practitioner medical students were exhibiting depression.  ,
The health minister also urged all teaching staff and senior medical students to end the” toxic rank society,” according to the Jakarta Post.  ,
Not for the first occasion Mr. Budi has touched on the subject. The health minister was reportedly quoted as saying in July that the bullying society in higher education institutions is an open technique that has been around for a long time.  ,
Local advertising has since reported on another abuse incident that occurred during Bandung’s Padjadjaran University in West Java province as a sign that things are not yet under control.  ,
The university has since sent warning letters to the department’s head of medicine and the surgery program’s head, terminating two doctors ‘ studies, and has since suspended their alleged involvement in the abuse.
Additionally, the school has sanctioned seven more alleged criminals in the mild to moderate classes, with the abuse of them repeating lectures.  ,
” One teacher involved … is now being processed for serious punishment”, said Dr Yudi Mulyana, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, as quoted by Antara media firm on Aug 19.
Junior doctors at Padjadjaran University reportedly suffered physical and verbal abuse from their seniors in the abuse case. They were likewise subjected to paying for their elderly ‘ costs- including for meals, drinks, car rentals as well as hotel.  ,
The health department published rules last year to stop bullying in medical schools. It also established a platform where patients can voice their grievances, even though this has not stopped bullying from occurring.  ,
On Aug 17, Kompas reported that since 2023, Indonesia’s health department has received some 1, 200 reports of abuse in specialist health education programs.  ,
According to specialists, the taunting culture in health education facilities may even affect the interactions between young students and patients after they graduate.
According to Tirto, the Indonesian Doctors Association ( IDI) Chairman Mahesa Paranadipa,” the culture of these students may affect how they interact with people and how they enter the community if they are not treated while in their coaching,”