JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health said that it had instructed the Prof. Dr. R.D. Kandou Manado Central General Hospital (RSUP) to temporarily stop the study program of the Doctor of Special Education Program (PPDS) Anesthesiology, in response to the alleged bullying of one of the participants.
In the decision letter numbered HK.02.03/D.XV/5427/2026 received by ANTARA, the President Director of RSUP Kandou Starry Homenta Rampengan said that his party conducted an internal and integrated investigation between the hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sam Ratulangi.
"Temporarily stopping the learning activities of the Anesthesiology Study Program at RSUP Prof. Dr. R.D. Kandou Manado until the handling of the alleged bullying is completed," read the letter, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 6.
"Yes, this has become our concern. We have asked for it to be stopped and an investigation to be carried out involving APH," said the Director General of Advanced Health of the Ministry of Health, Azhar Jaya.
On a separate occasion, the Head of the Communication and Public Information Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Aji Muhawarman, said that the case was still under investigation by a joint team from the Ministry of Health, the Indonesian Medical Council, the College of Anesthesia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology.
"While the investigation is ongoing, the educational activities of the anesthesia program at Kandou Hospital have been temporarily suspended. What is stopped is only the educational activities, not the program," he said.
In addition, said Aji, PPDS activities at Kandou Hospital will be reopened after the team's investigation results on the case.
In the mass media and social media, it is reported that the PPDS Anesthesia FK Unsrat participant who underwent education at the Kandou Hospital, Dr. Adrian Rantung, died. The participant was found lifeless when checked at his hostel, allegedly due to heavy pressure.
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