FKH-IPB Take Oath of 49 New Veterinarians
A total of 49 veterinarians from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University (FKH-IPB) was sworn in an open senate meeting, in the Auditorium Jannes Humuntal Hutasoit, Campus IPB, Bogor (22/3). The oath-taking and inauguration was led by Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. DVM. Srihadi Agungpriyono, witnessed by Vice Rector of Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Yonny Koesmaryono; Chairman of the Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association (PDHI), Dr. DVM. Heru Setijanto; Chairman of FKH Senate of IPB, Prof. Dr. DVM. Bambang Purwantara; Professors of IPB, and lecturers.
Prof. Srihadi said, until March 22, 2017, FKH IPB has graduated 6118 veterinarians. One of the interesting things about the graduation is the waiting period for employment. Graduates do not have to wait long to get a job, even before graduating some have already got employed.
Currently, he said, 26 of the 49 graduated veterinarian, have alreadygot a job and others are in the process of getting a job. Therefore, he asks the newly graduated veterinarians to always prioritize the principles and codes of conduct in performing their duties, as well as actively participate in treating and improving the ecology of the animal around them.
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Yonny Koesmaryono said that veterinarians have more opportunity in a career and looking to the beteer future. During this time FKH IPB has been recognized as a producer of qualified veterinarians having high responsibility in their profession, honesty, disciplined, awareness of the environment, and who always uphold the code of conduct as a veterinarian.
He added that veterinarians should be able to increase its role in providing safe, healthy, whole and halal food of animal origin and anticipate various animal diseases that can lower livestock production, especially those that can transmit from animals to humans (Zoonoses). He emphasized that veterinarians should be able to provide health care clinics, prevention of animal diseases, provide medical drugs, capable of protecting public health, especially the supervision on animal products to be marketed.
Prof Yonny hopes the graduated veterinarian of FKH IPB continue to learn, work hard, and develop the field of science they have been engaged in. "Many of the tasks in the society are waiting for he development of public health veterenier and livestock," he said.
Meanwhile, Chairman of PDHI said the oath in the veterinary profession is a requirement that must be met by each graduated veterinarian. It is the starting point for new veterinarians to work professionally in the field of veterinary and animal health in particular and for the Indonesian people in general. (Mtd)
