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Curriculum Vitae

Name: Abraham SIMATUPANG
Place and date of birth: J akarta-Indonesia, J une 18
th
1960
Marital status: Married to Ied Veda Sitepu-Simatupang, SS, MA.
Children: Rebecca Victoria, Vanessa J une Riauli & Isabelle Corazon
Sumihar

Address:
Office: Teaching Hospital & Faculty of Medicine - Universitas Kristen
Indonesia (UKI)/Christian university of Indonesia

J ln. Mayjen Sutoyo, Cawang
J akarta 13630 - Indonesia
Phone : +62-21-8092425, 8009190 ext. 371, 93727407
Fax : +62-21-8093948 - 8093133
Email: brami60@yahoo.com, farmakologiuki@yahoo.com

Language proficiency : English (active), German (active) and Dutch (passive)

Computer literacy: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher), SPSS

Education background:
1. J une 1996 : Doctor of Medizine (Dr. med.), Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitt), Germany (Sehr gut =
Magna Cum Laude)
2. March 1993 : Master of Science (MKes.), Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School
of Medicine, Universitas Gajah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3. March 1988 : Medical Doctor (MD), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia,
J akarta

Working Experience:
May 2007 to date: Member of Advisory Board for Medical Update (Indonesian J ournal
for up-to-date and comprehensive medical information)
March 2006 to date: Editor of the Medical J ournal of the Christian University of
Indonesia.
October 2005 to date : Director of Task Force of HIV/AIDS in the Faculty of Medicine
and Teaching Hospital of UKI
March-J une 2005 : Coordinator of Task Force for Development of Proposal on
Competitiveness Grant of the Faculty of Medicine
2004 to date : Head of the Dept. of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine of UKI
2003 to date : Chief editor of the Medical J ournal of DIGM (Deutsch-Indonesische
Gesellschaft fuer Medizin)
December 1998 April 2005 : Head of University's Research Centre, Universitas Kristen
Indonesia

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April 2003 to date : Head of Education and Research Unit of the UKIs Teaching
Hospital
May 1998 - 2004 : Rector's Assistant for International Cooperation
1988 Present: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia.

Scholarship & Fellowship Grants:
Universitas Kristen Indonesia Foundation 1990-1993
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) 1993-1996
May J uly 1999
J uly 2004
DAAD-ISOS University of Kassel, Germany J uly 2005
WHO-Essential Drugs and Other Medicine J uly 1998
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam the Netherlands Sept 1998
WHO-Essential Drugs and Other Medicine, MSH-USA J une 2001
Indonesian HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care Project (IHPCP)-AusAid October 2006
DAAD-DIES Nov-Dec 2006
DAAD-GIAN (WinterSchool: QualityAssurance at GoettingenUniversitt) J anuary
2007
DAAD-University of Applied Science Kiel, Germany Sept 2007
Mission 21, Basel, Switzerland Sept 2007

Seminar, Conference, Course and Workshop (among others):
Seminar & workshop on HIV/AIDS, November 11-27, 2007, at Women Research
Institute of University of Kiel, Germany and at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal
Republic of Germany, Berlin.
Workshop on Gender inequilities and the spread of HIV/AIDS, October 27-November 3,
2007, Chennai, India.
Third National Gathering for HIV/AIDS, 4-8 February 2007, Surabaya, Indonesia.
15
th
Australonesia Society for HIV/AIDS Medicine (ASHM), 10-14 October 2006,
Melbourne, Australia.
National Churces Consultation on HIV/AIDS, 26-30 J une 2006, Ambarawa (Central
J ava), Indonesia.
Advance Course on Care, Support and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, 5-9 J une 2006 RS
Kanker Dharmais, J akarta
Intermediate Course on Care, Support and Treatment of HIV/AIDS Diklat Depkes RI,
17-28 April 2006
Training of Trainers (TOT) University Staff Development ISOS-University of Kassel,
13-28 J uly 2005 in Witzenhausen, Germany
DIGM 3
rd
Annual Scientific Meeting, 8-10 October 2004 at Hotel Borobudur, J akarta,
Indonesia.
Follow-up training and Workshop of UNISTAFF Alumni, 15-16 September 2004 at IPB.
Seminar Penelitian Majelis Fakultas Kedokteran Swasta se Indonesia (Seminar on
Medical Research of the Council of Indonesian Private Medical Schools) , 9 September
2004, Hotel Santika, J akarta.

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National Workshop: Article writing for national and international journals, Batu-Malang,
East J ava, Indonesia, 22-25 J uly 2004.
UNISTAFF Network Conference: Promoting Relevance & Quality in International
Higher Education, Witzenhausen, Germany, 11-14 J uly 2004.
International Course on Drug and Therapeutic Committees, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 20-27
J une 2001.
Sixth Training Course in Teaching Rational Pharmacotherapy, Rijks Universiteit
Groningen (University of Groningen), Groningen, the Netherlands, 19-28 J uly 1999.
University Staff Development Programme, University of Kassel, Federal Republic of
Germany, 15 May - 15 J uly 1999.
Fellowship for Computer-assisted learning at the Faculty of Medicine, The Free
University (Vrije Universiteit), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8 August 8 September
1998.
Training on Strategic Programming for Research in University at Santoso Consulting for
Academic Development (SCAD), Yogyakarta, 12-14 November 1996.
VIII South-east Asian Drug Metabolism Workshop, Center for Clinical Pharmacology
and Drug Policies Studies, Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta, 18-20 November 1996.
Advanced Course in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacokinetics and New Drug
Delivery, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gajah Mada University and Dept. of Pharmacochemistry,
Vrije Universiteit, Yogyakarta, August1992.

Organizations
1. Member of Indonesian Medical Association (IDI)
2. Member of Indonesian Pharmacology Society (IKAFI)
3. Member of Indonesian Associate for Researcher and Development of Higher Education
(Asosiasi Peneliti dan Pengembang Pendidikan Tinggi Indonesia/AP3TI)
4. President of Indonesian Chapter for German-Indonesian Society of Medicine (Deutsch-
Indonesische Gesellschaft fuer Medizin/DIGM): 2002-2006
5. Member of Drug Evaluator Committee in the Faculty of Medicine -University of
6. Indonesia.
7. Member of German Alumni Association (Perhimpunan Alumni Jerman, PAJ )
8. Head of Organizational Section of Indonesian Association of Clinical Pharmacologists
(Perdafki)
9. Member of National Committee on HIV/AIDS and Narcotics of the Council of Churches
in Indonesia.
10. Member of Australonesia Society for HIV/AIDS Medicine (ASHM)
11. Member of the Indonesian Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
12. Chairman of J akarta Chapter for Unistaff-Alumni in Indonesia

Other activities:
1. Member of Selecting Committee of the Sur-Place Fellowship Program of the German
Industry (2003/2004)
2. Member of Selecting Committee of Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange
Service/Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/DAAD)
3. Member of Indonesian Delegation to the International Conference on Managing Change in
Universities on August 27- September 3, 2000 at Bonn, Germany.

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4. External examiner of Ph. Ds Dissertation at the Veterinary Faculty of, Institut Pertanian
Bogor (IPB).
5. External examiner of Masters Thesis: Faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap
kesintasan pasien AIDS dewasa yang mendapat terapi antiretroviral di rumah sakit Umum
Pusat Fatmawati (Factors which influence the survival of adult patients with AIDS at the
General Hospital of Fatmawati) at the Study Program of Epidemiology, Post Graduate
Studies of the Faculty of Public Health Universitas Indonesia, Depok J anuary 2008.


Area of interest :
Clinical pharmacology : HIV/AIDS related drugs, Anti retro virals (against HIV)
Computer-assisted learning (CAL)
Higher education: Organizational Development, Research Management, Problem based
learning, Evidence Based Medicine

Publications (around 20):

Books, Proceedings, Modules
1. Sebuah Refleksi Terhadap Motto UKI:Melayani bukan Dilayani (A reflection on UKIs
motto: To serve, and not to be served), UKI Press, J akarta, 2000.
2. Pembangunan Kesehatan Masyarakat Merauke (Community Health Development in
Merauke Region, West Papua). Proceeding of Seminar & Workshop on Health &
HIV/AIDS in Merauke, Papua, UKI Press, J akarta, 2002.
3. Lelaki muda & HIV/AIDS, Budaya, Kemiskinan dan Risiko seksual. Young man and
HIV. Culture, Poverty and Sexual Risk. (Translator). Supported by UNAIDS, ILO. UKI
Press, J akarta 2002.
4. Learning Modules on HIV/AIDS for Medical Student with Problem-based learning
approach. FK UKI, J akarta. August, 2006.
5. Formularium RSU FK UKI (Drugs formulary, in print)

Posters:
1. Simatupang A, Djojosaputro M, Sigarlaki H. Perception, Concerns and Expectations of
Medical Personnels and Lecturers on HIV/AIDS Programs Introduced to theTeaching
Hospital of Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta. Presented at the 18
th
annual
Australasian Society for HIV/AIDS Medicine (ASHM), 10-14 October 2006, Melbourne,
Australia.
2. Bona Simanungkalit, J ery Lohy, Paul Matulessy, Abraham Simatupang, Mulyadi
Djojosaputro. Studi Kasus Kelola Aspek Pengembangan FK dan RS FK UKI dalam
Bidang HIV/AIDS (Case Control Studies on the Development of the Faculty of
Medicine and Teaching Hospital on HIV/AIDS program). Presented at the 3rd National
Gathering on HIV/AIDS, 5-8 February 2007, Surabaya, Indonesia.
3. Simatupang A, Mulyadi Djojosaputro,
4. Simatupang A, J ubahar, Sebayang A. From Policy to Implementation: Competence-based
Curriculum in the School of Medicine. Presented at

Projects:

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1. LIPO-PROJ ECT (1998-2002)

2. Pattern of statins use in several hospital in greater J akarta (2004-2005)
3. Task Force for HIV/AIDS of Faculty of Medicine & Teaching Hospital Universitas
Kristen Indonesia (supported by IHPCP-AUSAID, 2005- to date)

E-learning portal:
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