Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) bridge competency-based education and workplace activities. Limited evidence exists for EPA implementation in Indonesian undergraduate medical education. This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument assessing EPA implementation readiness in Indonesian undergraduate medical programs. A sequential exploratory mixed-method design was employed across three stages. The qualitative research stage involved interviews with Asian and Indonesian ...

The integration of digital health technologies, such as virtual consultation (VC) services, into antenatal care, holds significant potential to enhance accessibility and efficiency in maternal healthcare delivery. VC services were introduced in Malaysian public primary care clinics in 2019, initially focusing on chronic disease management, health education, smoking cessation programs, and follow-ups on investigation results and appointments. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, these se...

Glottic insufficiency occur due to the injury on laryngeal nerve, which affects the quality of voice and difficulty in breathing. Currently, injection augmentation using hyaluronic acid is done as treatment, but it requires re-injection every 3-6 months. The aim of this study is to incorporate small extracellular vesicles (sEV) derived from Wharton’s Jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJMSCs) into genipin-crosslinked gelatin hydrogels (GCGH) and observe its therapeutic potential on vocal fold...