Experienced Bullying From Seniors, Young Doctors In Semarang Nekat Suicide

Illustration of the corpse (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A young doctor in Semarang is suspected of committing suicide in a boarding house due to depression due to bullying from seniors on campus. ARL (30) is a specialist doctor (PPDS) education participant at Diponegoro University.

The news of the death of this young doctor has gone viral on social media X (formerly Twitter) which was uploaded by the @dr_koko28 account, which is a doctor. In the upload, the doctor mentioned depression in PPDS participants.

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raaji'uun. Heard the news that a PPDS doctor had died allegedly by suicide. It turned out that last year, he had filled out a survey by the Ministry of Health regarding depression. A valuable loss," said Dr. Andi, quoted Thursday, August 15.

Andi continued that whatever the cause of Aulia's death should be first and last.

"How do we view and treat junior doctors and PPDS, it clearly needs a new form of approach that humanizes them more. Residual," he said.

It is known that ARL injected drugs into his body that caused death.

The Ministry of Health (Kemnkes) responded to the news of the alleged suicide by giving a letter on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

In the letter, it was stated that the temporary suspension of PPDS was carried out to support further investigations.

"In connection with the alleged bullying at the Diponegoro University Anesthesion Study Program at Dr. Kariadi Hospital, which caused suicide in one of the students of the Diponegoro University anesthesia study program, it was submitted to you to temporarily stop the anesthetic study program at Dr. Kariadi Hospital until an investigation and steps can be accounted for by the Board of Directors of the Kariadi Hospital and FK Undip. The termination of the temporary study program has been effective since this letter was published," the Ministry of Health wrote. the letter.