By Shafa Gendis – CIMSA UI
There’s a lot of saying about being a medical student means being trapped in exams, books, and lecture which enclose us to our own surrounding. But I believe, being a medical student is about extending your own limits to build a better life of others in the future. Which of course, studying all night long is also a way to surpass the limits but never to enclose us to the outside world.
First thing that i did when I become the newbie of CIMSA UI is to fill out the ACTION 2017 participation form. I still remember being insecure about joining an international program that was held in Surabaya. There’s a lot of ‘what if’, and the biggest question is ‘what if i’m not good enough to represent Indonesia in an International Program?’. But then to have the opportunity to joined international program is what i aim to do in CIMSA.
Because in ACTION 2017 has taught me a lot and helps me connect with people, this year, I took the opportunity to joined ACTION 2018 again and it has been the best trip of my medical student life. I make friends with those whom i never met before not only the delegates from other countries but even the Indonesian delegates. I visited the SONA Area which has awe me in how Japan regulation and control about disaster is very detail and is emphasizing on their community’s well-being. I also have the opportunity to learned about mental health by the lecturer from Save The Children and how the impact of disaster is able make a child suicidal. But most important lecture that i remember is about ‘Build Back Better’. On which as a future leaders, we have to be able to bring up those who fall in case of disaster so that they are able to be socially function in the community.
These lessons that i have from joining ACTION, is one thing that i remember forever. The experience of overcoming cultural barriers and connect with others from different background is the other thing that i’m willing to cherish. Overcome the culture barrier, that’s what we need to conquer the world and at the same time, heal it.
