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Introduction: Collaborative research in medical education has been proposed as part of the education collaboration activities among three medical faculties (Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Sebelas Maret and Universitas Andalas) under ―Development of Medical Education and Research Centres and Two University Hospitals Project in Indonesia‖. This paper describes the development of medical education research priorities among three medical schools with consideration of different resources and capabilities in the three settings. Methods: A two-day working group meeting held in October 2011 was attended by representatives of the three medical schools and the Directorate of Higher Education of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Participants were divided into two groups to develop a list of research areas and topic priorities. A rating system was employed to select the most prioritized topics among those listed. Each participant was then asked to score each topic according to pre-determined criteria. Results: The first five research priorities in medical education were (1) learning environment, (2) Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in medical education, (3) medical education and patient safety, (4) students assessment in clinical stage, and (5) involvement of residents in clinical teaching. Conclusion: Through a listing and scoring process, collaborative research priorities for three medical schools have been established. The research priorities were set considering the availability of resources in the three medical schools and also other factors (national importance, contribution toward academic hospital development and collaboration program).
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Civilian airline pilots have one of the most stressful occupations. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of work stressors and other factors on mental-emotional disturbances among airline pilots. A cross-sectional study was done by interviewing selected pilots of an airline using appropriate questionnaires, during their routine medical examination from May to July 1999 in Jakarta. Five aspects of work stressor were assessed: working conditions, physical conditions of working environment, career development, organization and interpersonal relationship. Mental-emotional disturbances were determined by using the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL 90) questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using relative risk by Cox regression with constant time. From 128 subjects interviewed, 109 could be analyzed. Most of the subjects were married (73.4%) and college graduates (91.7%). The number of captains and first officers were almost equal. The prevalence of mental-emotional disturbances was 39.4%. Mental-emotional disturbances were significantly related to work stressors and moderately related to household tension (P = 0.184). Compared to pilots with low levels of work stressors, those with high or very high levels of work stressors had a risk of 4.6 times of mental-emotional disturbances [adjusted relative risk (RRa) = 4.64; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.01 – 19.65]. Adequate guides to cope work stressors and household tension which related to mental-emotional disturbance is recommended.