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RSGM USU and Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan Strengthen OBE-Based Internship Program

Published At

18 May 2026

Published By

Khairul Abdi S.Kom

Rumah Sakit Gigi dan Mulut Universitas Sumatera Utara and Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan strengthened their collaboration through an OBE-based internship coordination meeting aimed at improving clinical education quality and dental healthcare services.

RSGM USU and Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan Strengthen OBE-Based Internship Program to Improve Clinical Education and Patient Care Quality

 

The Universitas Sumatera Utara Dental and Oral Hospital (RSGM USU) together with the Dental Health Department of Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan held a coordination meeting on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the RSGM USU Meeting Room. This activity became part of efforts to strengthen collaboration in education and dental healthcare services in a more integrated and quality-oriented manner.

 

The meeting was led directly by the Director of RSGM USU, drg. Rini Octavia Nasution, M.Kes., Sp.Perio., Subsp.RPID(K) and attended by the board of directors of RSGM USU, the Head and Secretary of the Dental Health Department of Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan, lecturers, and division heads within RSGM USU.

 

The discussion focused on the implementation of the fifth-semester internship program for the Diploma III Dental Health Study Program based on Outcome Based Education (OBE). Topics included internship implementation mechanisms, facility and infrastructure readiness, and the alignment of student learning outcomes with the needs of dental and oral healthcare services at RSGM USU.

 

For the public, educational collaborations like this show that RSGM USU continues to strengthen service quality through structured human resource development and clinical education. The presence of OBE-based internship students supervised by professional healthcare personnel and educators is expected to support more optimal, directed, and standardized dental healthcare services. This final statement is an inference based on the meeting’s focus on education and service quality.

 

Officially, RSGM USU is a type B hospital supporting the functions of healthcare services, education, and research in dental and oral health. The hospital provides various general and specialist services supported by facilities such as radiology, pharmacy, inpatient care, central operating facilities, and sterilization units to support comprehensive patient care. 

 

For people looking for a dental hospital in Medan, RSGM USU offers services such as the General Dentistry Clinic, Conservative Dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prosthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Pediatric Dentistry. With support from a teaching hospital actively developing academic and clinical quality, patients can receive more comprehensive and continuously improving dental and oral healthcare services. 

 

Through this coordination meeting with Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan, RSGM USU reaffirmed its commitment to continuously improving the quality of clinical education and dental healthcare services. For patients, this becomes another reason to choose RSGM USU as a dental care destination in Medan that not only offers comprehensive services, but also actively develops healthcare personnel quality and modern, sustainable clinical education systems.

 


 

RSGM USU also provides official information regarding doctor schedules, service tariffs, and other healthcare information through its official website. Patients can obtain information or plan visits through the official RSGM USU contact number +62 857-9125-9191 and email rsgm@usu.ac.id. Strategically located within the USU campus area in Medan, RSGM USU continues to strengthen its role as a professional and accessible center for dental and oral healthcare services in North Sumatra. 

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