Quality Assurance in the Faculty of Medicine (UPPS) is the process of consistently and sustainably establishing and meeting quality standards for higher education management. The Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI) at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya (UB), as an Academic Implementation Work Unit (UKPA), has been consistently implemented by the Faculty of Medicine, UB, as part of the Academic Implementation Work Unit (UKPA). This is achieved through the establishment of a Quality Assurance Group (GJM) at the Faculty level, a Quality Assurance Unit (UJM) at the Department level, and a Monitoring and Evaluation Team (Monev) in each Study Program (PS) PDS. This is in accordance with Rector’s Decree No. 506 of 2024 concerning the Appointment of the Quality Assurance Group Team at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya. The PS has identified stakeholders in accordance with the direction of the Faculty Quality Assurance Group (GJM). Parties involved in quality assurance in the PS PDS include:
Internal stakeholders include study program leaders (KPS), lecturers or teaching staff, administrative staff, and student representatives.
External stakeholders include alumni, hospitals that employ graduates, business partners, the government, and professional organizations.
The main processes of the Quality Management System at the Faculty of Medicine follow the Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI) cycle of Brawijaya University, which translates the PPEPP (Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Control, and Improvement) cycle into OSDAT, a unique characteristic of UB’s SPMI (Figure 7.2). Implementation of this SPMI requires practical guidance or instructions in the form of an SPMI Manual, which serves as a guideline for how SPMI Standards are established, implemented/fulfilled, controlled, and developed/improved in a sustainable manner by all higher education administrators at UB. This manual is supplemented by a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and an SPMI Implementation Form. This process involves a series of stages: determination, implementation/fulfillment, control, and development/improvement, utilizing the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Action) model, which refers to UB’s Vision, Mission, and Objectives, UB’s Strategic Plan, and UB’s SPMI Policy, within a single cycle, i.e., one year or one academic calendar, followed by a similar cycle in subsequent years.
Improving quality, including data collection and publication of UPPS/PS, the quality system aims to:
Improve the performance of work unit management within Brawijaya University by: (a) Meeting established quality standards or targets, so that UB’s vision and mission can be achieved; (b) Improving services to meet the expectations and satisfaction of service users;
Improving institutional and study program accreditation;
Gaining external recognition through ISO certification/accreditation;
Accelerating the World Class Entrepreneurial University (WCEU).
Therefore, in implementing the Quality Assurance System (SPMI), the UPPS/PS implements steps called the “quality assurance cycle” (Figure 7.2), namely OSDAT, which stands for:
O. Establishing a Quality Assurance Organization
S. Establishing a Quality System that includes SPMI policies, SPMI standards, SPMI manuals, SOPs, IK, and forms
D. Implementing the system through socialization, which serves as a work reference
A. Conducting Internal Quality Audits (one quality assurance cycle)
T. Follow-up
The PDS PS KFR FKUB uses a structured method in its quality improvement efforts, including data collection and publication of quality audit implementation every five years.