Malanginspirasi.com – Universitas Brawijaya (UB) is intensifying the role of its academic community in disaster preparedness.
This effort was realized through the Education and Training Program to Enhance the Capacity of UB EMT Volunteers, held at Graha Medika, Faculty of Medicine UB, on Saturday (1/11/2025).
The event is part of the Global UB program under the Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Institute (DMRI).
The initiative aims to produce resilient students ready to serve as first responders in emergency situations.
Aligned with UB’s Development Direction
UB’s Vice Rector IV for Cooperation and Planning, Prof. Dr. Ir. Moch Sasmito Djati, affirmed that the training aligns with UB’s development trajectory.
It focuses on preparing students to go global, including in disaster preparedness.
“We are equipping UB students to be globally ready, including in disaster preparedness. This is part of practical education to familiarize ourselves with nature and be prepared for emergency conditions,” said Sasmito.
Meanwhile, the Event Chairperson, dr. Aurick Yudha Nagara, Sp. EM., emphasized the critical role of students, given the limited number of medical personnel.
“The impact of disasters can be trauma or even death, while healthcare workers are limited. First responders must fill that gap, and this is where UB students play a key role,” he stressed.
Dr. Aurick added that future plans include expanding the program to non-health faculty students.
This is to ensure the entire UB academic community possesses basic disaster response skills.
“UB has 75,000 community members, and we want to incubate this concept at UB first before networking with other universities,” Aurick added.
The Volunteer Corps, Lakesma Faculty of Medicine, and FIKES UB also participated in the event.
3 Main Topics
It covered three main topics: identifying disaster risks, crisis communication, and mental health. The program was complemented by basic first aid training, including CPR and airway management.
“Here, there are three topics we can focus on. First, disaster risk identification; second, crisis communication; and third, mental health,” said Aldannu Tata Seplian, Event Committee Member.
Additionally, the training provides official certificates in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Health, which can serve as competency-accompanying certificates for participants.
“This training will include certification in partnership with the Ministry of Health. For benefits, if they pass, it can become a competency-accompanying certificate,” Aurick explained.
Through this training, UB hopes student participation will continue to grow in the future.
This will result in more academic community members being alert and ready to face various disaster situations.
