MARINESMEDIC

Dear visitor of my site, my name is Hanung Sunarwibowo, after graduating in July 2007 from the orthopaedic and traumatologi residency in faculty of medicine University of Indonesia, Jakarta, the Indonesian Navy Head Quarter sent me to the Ilyas Naval Hospital in Tarakan East Kalimantan. In this hospital I have to initiate new medical specialization service since I am the first naval orthopaedic surgeon ever been posted here in Ilyas Naval Hospital Tarakan. Here in Tarakan I met my collegaue : Dr Heri S, SpOT, graduated from Pajajaran University, Bandung. Dr Heri works in Tarakan Public Hospital. Tarakan is an small island in the northern part of East Kalimantan. The population is about 170 000 people. This small island was an important oil sources during the second world war. My name is Hanung Sunarwibowo. I was born in 1967 in Makassar, South Sulawesi. I am an orthopedic surgeon as well as a naval medical officer in the Indonesian Navy. I was qualified as physician after finishing my education in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Indonesia in Jakarta. I was commissioned as medical corps ensign after completing 17 weeks basic military training in April to August 1993 in Naval Training Command Surabaya. There was also additional two weeks Indonesian Navy Orientation Course for newly commissioned naval officer in the Basic Military Training Centre, Naval Training Command at that time. My first assignment was in the Naval Base in Jakarta as scholarship officer in the Jakarta Naval Base to complete medical profession education and training (senior clerkships/internship) until early 1995. Before moving to next assignment in the Marine Corps Medical Battalion, I had to spend 6 months tour of duty in the army hospital in Dili, East Timor as part of Armed Forces Medical Centre team rotation. My position in The Marine Corps Medical Battalion was as Field Medical Platoon Leader in Medical Company A. I would be in charge of leading a medical detachment in Beach Logistic Organization in case of Marine Corps Battalion Scale Amphibious Operation attempted. In 1996, I also attended 3 months (June-August) basic course for Naval Officer in the Naval Officer Advance School (Sekolah Lanjutan Perwira) in the Naval Training Command. My next assignment was to be Medical Platoon Leader in Headquarter and Support Company of 2nd Marine Corps Infantry Battalion 1997-1999. My other experience which I thought worth to tell were: Being the medical officer in the Joint exercise with the USMC in Reconex 1996, medical officer for Accelerated Free Fall Course 1996 by Marines Training Command, being medical officer for marksmanship shooting and explosive material handling course for marine corps NCO recruit in Marine Corps Training Center, attending Intensive English Course 40th in Department of Defense Language Center, and attending Naval Medicine for Medical Officer Course in Penguin Naval Base, Sydney Australia 1997, taking part in 6 months 17th The Flight Surgeon Course in Indonesian Air Force which ended in 1999, and attending the Military ATLS in School of Military Medicine Singapore in 1999. The navy requires officer attended officer development course not in the Naval Training Command, in my case: attending flight surgeon course, should attend the Application of Junior Officer Course in Naval Officer Advance School in the Naval Training Command. I attended the application course in 2000. Only after attending this course I would be eligible for the promotion to Medical Corps Lieutenant (equal to the army captain) Apart from having opportunity to attend some courses, I also had to actively take part every Marine Corps battalion training activities regularly. Marine Corps practice consist of daily physical training and skill such as endurance run, cross country run, long distance military march, swimming, rifle shooting, fast roping (exiting from hovering helicopter using special rope) etc. I usually went together with the medical team and ambulance while the marines performed combat tactics exercise in the training ground in Pelabuhan Ratu surroundings, South Sukabumi to the Mount Salak Bogor, West Java. One could say that whenever and wherever the Marine Corps battalion goes, I would be with them. Once I also took part in the exercise for the HQ and Support Company as part of Infantry Marine Corps Battalion Amphibious Attack in Anyer Beach Banten. After about 4 years (1996-1999) being medical corps officer in the Marine Corps combat troop, my next assignment was Chief of Prevention Medicine Section and Chief of Medical Support Subdivision in the Cilandak Marine Corps Hospital. On the other hand I also still had to take part in some military operation as medical officer. I took part in the Civic Action Operation: Surya Baskara Jaya to Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra water for a month in March 2000 and also took part as medical officer for Marine Corps Battalion for Peace Keeping Operation during horizontal conflict in North Maluku. I stayed there with the Marine Corps Battalion for about 3 months; July-September 2000. I had to go to Naval Training Command for the Junior Officer Application Course at that time. After two years in this position I finally started my orthopedic surgery residency in Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia early 2002. The staff faculties in this residency are aware that medical officers from the armed forces take much longer bureaucracy or procedure for their application. One of my senior in navy medical service told me that it looked like a really narrow escape to have chance to take part in the residency. I was very lucky that I could eventually pass the National Board Examination by The National Collegiums of Orthopedic and Traumatology Specialists on July 2007. Together with my colleague I made a study about the accuracy of the pedicle screw placement on human cadaver spine using our own made scoliometer device as guidance under supervision of Prof Dr Subroto Sapardan, SpB SpOT and Dr Luthfi Gatham SpOT, both of them are the most prominent Spine Surgeons in Indonesia. Scholarship Officer Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia HQ Dettachment Naval Base Jakarta 1993-1995 Field Medical Platoon Leader Medical Company A Marine Corps Medical Battalion Service Support Regiment (Karang Pilang) 1995-1996 Medical Platoon Leader HQ an Support Company Marine Corps 2nd INF Battalion 2nd INF Brigade (Cilandak) 1997-1999 Chief of Prevention Medicine Section and Chief of Medical Support Subdivision Naval Medicine Division Cilandak Marine Corps Hospital 2000-2001 Scholarship Officer in Orthopedic Surgery Residency University of Indonesia Mintohardjo Jakarta Naval Hospital 2002-2007 Chief of Naval Medicine Division Ilyas Tarakan Naval Hospital East Kalimantan 2008- … Ensign Medical Corps 07081993 Lieutenant Junior Grade Medical Corps 01101995 Lieutenant Medical Corps 01102000 Lieutenant Commander Medical Corps 01102008