The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Brawijaya University conducted a student outbound program from November 19 to December 15, 2022, sending five PEVM Batch X students: Dhimas Naufal Hibatullah, Jesica Gloria Soerinta, Laily Nabilah Hayuningrum, Sarah Maghfirah, and Widya Kartika Wardini. On Sunday, November 17, 2022, the outbound PEVM students from Universitas Brawijaya flew from Juanda Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, at 10:00 AM WIB and arrived at Kuala Lumpur Airport at 1:00 PM local time.
The Student Outbound participants arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
The Student Outbound participants stayed overnight in Kuala Lumpur and visited the Petronas Towers.
The next day, the PEVM students from Universitas Brawijaya continued their flight to Kota Bharu, where they were picked up by Dr. Intanaina and taken to the Kemumin Student Dormitory at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine campus of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.
On the morning of November 20, 2022, the PEVM students from Universitas Brawijaya met two new friends from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Azla and Airi, who gave them a tour of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Universiti Malaysia.
The Student Outbound participants toured the campus, accompanied by students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.
On the morning of November 21, 2022, we gathered in the meeting room for a welcome and briefing session about our activities for the month. Dr. Sandie Choong Siew Shean, Vice Dean of Student Affairs at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, introduced Kota Kelantan and the Faculty. Dr. Rosliana then explained the orientation and regulations for laboratory rotations. Following that, Dr. Zulaikha introduced the clinical rotation rules and guidelines. Finally, Dr. Wakil provided a briefing on large animal rotation activities. After the briefings, we were given a tour of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, including lecture rooms, administrative offices, the library, and laboratories.
The laboratories at FPV UMK include the Zoonotic, Aquatic, Bacteriology, Virology, Molecular, Histopathology, and Parasitology laboratories. Each laboratory has its own coordinator and laboratory assistants. In the afternoon, we attended a session in the Histopathology Laboratory, where we learned about the process of making histopathological slides and reading them. The slides we studied included the kidneys, lungs, liver, and heart of a lion.
At the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, we also participated in learning sessions and presentations by students from FKH UMK in the lecture hall.
The PEVM students from Universitas Brawijaya participated in activities at the Zoonotic Laboratory, accompanied by laboratory assistants, to perform melioidosis testing using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) on samples of abscesses from the lungs.
At the Zoonotic Laboratory, the PEVM students from Universitas Brawijaya participated in Rose Bengal Test (RBT) testing with FPV UMK students and ran PCR samples for melioidosis in the Molecular Laboratory. The day’s activities concluded with a group photo with Puan Amalina, the laboratory assistant at the Zoonotic Laboratory.
In addition to their work in the Zoonotic Laboratory, the PEVM students from Universitas Brawijaya were taken to the Aquatic Laboratory, where they collected blood samples from catfish. The blood sampling was performed from the lateral line.
