Character Building and Competence Development in Medical and Health Professions Education

This book is a collection of the best scientific research presented during the First International Conference of Indonesian Medical and Health Professions Education (INA-MHPE Conference 2022) hosted by the Departments of Medicine, Health Professions Education, and Bioethics in the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing at the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Indonesia. The conference was held in co-operation with the co-hosts of Department of Medical Education at Universitas Indonesia (UI) and the Medical Education Unit in the Faculty of Medicine at Universitas Airlangga (UA), who will host the forthcoming INA-MHPEC in 2024 and 2026, respectively. This collection presents selected papers presented by health professionals and bioethicists from these leading institutions in Indonesia, focusing on the theme of character building in the context of health education for medical professionals in the twenty-first century. It considers effective learning strategies for character building, appropriate methods of character assessment, means of assessing and improving the learning environment in the community, clinics, university classes and hospitals, and addresses the role of the healthcare educator in providing resources, program evaluations, and effective medical management to support the development of healthcare professionals’ characters, and their modus operandi, in the future. The book is relevant to medical and public health professionals in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and beyond.