Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Graduation Retreat

To ALL,

The IMU Alumni Committee and Student Service Department (SSD) would like to find out whether anyone from BP108 cohort would be interested to have a graduation retreat. This graduation retreat is a 3 days/2 nights retreat in a resort, usually not too fair from KL.

The retreat usually consists of workshops on
1.) financial planning,
2.) personal grooming, and
3.) stress management.

The workshops aimed to provide some basic skills which would be helpful for students when they come out to work in future. The IMU Alumni has organised two of such retreats previously; one in Port Dickson and one in Seremban; majority of those participated by medical students. The participants usually gave good feedback.

Information about the graduation retreat:
  • Proposed place is in Malacca (Alumni committee/ Student Services Department would help to find one)
  • It will be a 3 days/2 night’s event. Dates can be decided by participants as long as we have at least 20 participants.
  • Programme – can be negotiated. Due to time constraints – you would not be able to cover every single topics of interest, but you have ideas of what you want, we will try to source for speakers.
  • The fees for students would be a maximum of RM 300 to covers some of the accommodation and food. IMU would pay the rest e.g. speakers fees and accommodation. Transportation to resort not included.
Previous retreat covers:
  • Personnel grooming (Chapter One)
  • Personal financing focuses on bond, insurance
  • Stress management
Proposal of some new topics:
  • Working with colleagues & bosses – interpersonal skills training
  • Time management (Effective Multi-taskings)
  • Agensi Kewangaan PK (Bank Negara), real estate, insurance, taxing
  • Investment e.g. property - Law related issues
So now, for those who are interested, kindly please pass yr name to Jun Yan and if you have any questions about this event, pls feel free to email me: peise_wong@imu.edu.my. After that, I will update with everyone of u through Jun Yan. I think if possible around January, I need the name list of those who are interested, because I need to collect the deposits for students in February.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all the BP108 students.

Thanks.

Regards,
Ms Wong

Friday, December 2, 2011

Clinical Pharmacy IV Integrated Seminar

A message from Mr Kingston:

To ALL, the instructions for Clinical Pharmacy IV Integrated Seminar and the name list of students assigned for the main topics have been uploaded in e-learning portal under the link of Hospital Attachment 2011 B1/08 in semester 8 link.

Pls follow the students instructions appropriately as this will give everyone an idea what kind of cases needed for CP IV Integrated Seminar presentation. Pls be aware that the attendance is COMPULSORY for ALL 22 Integrated Seminars! Any questions, pls refer to Mr. Kingston directly.

Thanks~ Cheers and good luck for next week's hospital attachment~

Monday, November 28, 2011

Chinese Medicine and Chiropratic Seminar and Workshop 2011

Dear all,

Prof. Yeoh encourage us to participate in Chinese Medicine and Chiropratic Seminar and Workshop 2011 on 3rd and 4th Decemeber (Saturday and Sunday). It is an interesting seminar to attend as it is related to TCM.

For those who are interested and are free during the coming weekend, pls attend the seminar. The fee is half-price of the normal price.

The details of this event are shown in the picture below:
(to view clearly, you may download the picture and zoom it.)





Thank you.

Friday, November 11, 2011

A Note About Semester 8! ♥♥

1.) The finalised timetable for Sem 8 is already out in the e-learning portal under thetimetable and notice.

2.) A reminder from AAD: for the submission deadline of the dissertation is by 30 NOV 2011 (Thursday) (Week 21) before 5pm. Dr. Tan Eng Lai said all the format details of the final dissertation are clearly written in the semester 7 handbook. If u have any queries on this, u can refer to him directly or yr respective supervisors.

3.) Sem 8 Tuition Fees (refer to the post below)

Thanks~ Good luck in yr dissertation write-up!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Extension of student lounge opening hours‏

Dear ALL,

The following post is about the extended opening hours of the Student Lounge until 2 am on certain days. Read the post for more information. Thank you.

Dear Students of IMU,

The SRC and SSD are glad to inform you that with effective 3rd November 2011 the Student Lounge Opening Hours will be extended to 2am. This is only applicable to Thursday’s, Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s. As for the remaining days, the Student Lounge will close at 12am.

This arrangement is only for a trial period of ONE MONTH from Thursday, the 3rd of November until Sunday, the 4th of December. We still have to cross a few obstacles before this arrangement is made permanent. If we are able to follow the criteria during this trial period, then the Student Lounge will be permanently open until 2am on the four days as stated above.

The criteria are as listed below:

1) The Student Lounge will only be open until 2am on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
2) There must not be any damage to the equipment in the Student Lounge.
3) Only IMU STUDENTS are allowed to enter the Student Lounge especially on weekends.
4) Students should walk safely while walking back to Vista or their cars after 12.00 am onwards until 2 am and should not be harmed in any way while walking back during the trial period.

If any of these criteria are not adhered to during the trial period, this TEMPORARY arrangement will not be allowed to be made permanent and students will not be able to enjoy the benefits of extended Student Lounge opening hours.

So, students of IMU, the SRC has once again listened to your concerns and have acted upon them. Also I would like to stress on the importance on student safety once you guys leave the Student Lounge from 12am onwards, since it’s the main concern of the SRC and the SSD while agreeing to make this change and allow the trial period. Please try
to travel in packs or groups when leaving and STAY SAFE.

Thank you and have a great time everyone!

Cheers,
Simran
Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Semester 8 hospital attachment name list (FINALISED)

To ALL,

The finalised namelist of Semester 8 hospital attachment name list has been released yesterday. Pls kindly check it in the e-learning portal under the Timetable & Notices.

Thanks~


A Reminder for Sem 8 Tuition Fees (1st Installment Due Date: 9 Dec 2011; 2nd Installment Due Date: 7 Feb 2012)

To all,

This is a reminder for the sem 8 tuition fees to all and for those who didn't receive the e-mail from IMU Finance Department. The e-mail is as follow:

Dear Students,

Please be informed that your Semester 8 Tuition Fees are due on as per follows:

1st Installment due date: 9/12/2011 (Friday)
2nd Installment due date: 7/2/2012 (Tuesday)

Invoices details are as follows:

Categories Amount

For Self Sponsored Student RM 16,240.00
For NHEF Loan RM 16,240.00
For IMU & MARA Scholar RM 40.00
For Self Sponsored Student (Repeat) RM 15,640.00
For NHEF Loan (Repeat) RM 15,640.00

Kindly settle the amount on time. Fines according to the IMU Policy on Payment of Fees will be imposed on late payments.

Please do not hesitate to contact Miss Koo Yun Leng at +603- 2731 7390 or Wan Saizatul Aizan Umar at +603-2731 7441 or Puan Juliana Yunus at +603-2731 7366 or 03-8656 7228 (ext. 2502/2505/2516; YunLeng_Koo@imu.edu.my, wansaizatul_umar@imu.edu.my, juliana_yunus@imu.edu.my), should you require further clarification.

Regards,
Finance Department
IMU

Monday, October 24, 2011

Semester 8 Planned Schedule by Ms Wong

Semester 8 Hospital Attachment starts from 5 December 2011 to 17 February 2012 (Week 1 to Week 9)
Week 1: 5 December 2011 to 9 December 2011
Week 2: 12 December 2011 to 16 December 2011
Week 3: 19 December 2011 to 23 December 2011
~Christmas Break~

Week 4: 3 Jan 2012 to 6 Jan 2012
Week 5: 9 Jan 2012 to 13 Jan 2012
Week 6: 16 Jan 2012 to 20 Jan 2012
~Chinese New Year Break~

Week 7: 30 Jan 2012 to 3 February 2012
Week 8: 7 February 2012 to 10 February 2012
Week 9: 13 February 2012 to 17 February 2012

Classes in IMU start from 21 February 2012 to 23 March 2012. [Week 10-Week 14]

At this point, Semester 8 examination is tentatively scheduled between 9 April to 13 April 2012.
For Semester 8, there is only 1 written CPIV paper and 2 days OSCE. The proper timetable will be released in November but this is just a skeleton of what is going to happen in Semester 8.

In the meantime, pls make sure you have sufficient time to do your work and need to focus on your research thesis and presentation too. Students, u all can write independently to me if u wish, no need to trouble Jun Yan for all the small matters that arise please. My email is peise_wong@imu.edu.my. I hope that I have make things clear.

Thank you.

Regards,
Ms Wong

Research Lab Users COMPULSORY Meeting AGAIN!!!

Dear ALL,

The 4th Research Lab Users Meeting year 2011 will be held on 9/11/2011 (Wednesday) (Week 18).

The details is as follow:

Date: 9/11/2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 10.00am-11.00am
Venue: LT1 (3.05)

Pls take note that attendance is COMPULSORY for all research lab users including ALL SUPERVISORS. Those who are doing survey-based research DO NOT need to come for this meeting.

Thank you.

Regards,
IMU Research Lab Office

Reminder: Change in Time for the Semester 8 Briefing!

Dear all,

A reminder to ALL!

There is a change in the timetable for the Semester 8 Briefing in Week 17 (next week). Pls check the revised timetable in the elearning portal under the timetable and notices, underneath the heading of MUET exam.

Thanks~

Sunday, October 23, 2011

A message from Ms Wong!

Dear ALL,

First of all, I on behalf of IMU would to express my deepest regret and apology for posting up of the CGPA of all yr classmates. I'm truly sorry about this. I have informed Ms Jade to remove this part from the hospital name list.

For the hospital attachment, I just want to inform u all that we treat this placement as an important/urgent matter. On our side, we have done the planning, paper work, negotiation since months ago. We shared concerns but the confirmation is not within our control. We required students to be a bit patient and please cooperate with us, and trust that we will do necessary to ensure that placement is fulfilled.

Students also need to understand that with present limitations/constraints, we are not likely to offer the placement sites as students' wishes. We want to make this placement arrangement as smooth as possible within these limitations, so we are happy to consider reasonable suggestions/ideas from students if is within our/university capacity to implement. I understand everyone's situation but Mr Rohit, AAD and I have try our very best to come out with the name list and allocate students normally and preferably to yr hometown. For now, u all need to place learning beyond everything else.

We have actually noted all the possible issues/concerns as it were raised before since your seniors cohort. I believe all your seniors have made necessary accommodation arrangements accordingly. So, my suggestion is for you and peers to find out from seniors how they have done it. We are happy to offer support within our capacity. As for the financial concerns - I guess students need to make necessary arrangement with family. This issue, I’m sorry that I really cannot help.

I treat this attachment as part of students learning (personal development) and a chance for u all to explore other region in Malaysia. Mutually swapping with a valid reason except financial concerns, I generally allowed but not changing to another hospital without swapping, because the number is fixed. So for the letter, remember to pass up to Ms Jade, AAD before this coming Friday noon (12pm) and also pass u and yr friend’s details to Jun Yan/Siao Hui as well. And I urge u everyone to settle the accommodation whenever u can before 5 December (before it’s too late) so that we can proceed with the attachment smoothly. If you have any queries, pls don’t hesitate to ask me.

Thank you.

Regards,
Ms Wong

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Semester 8 Hospital Attachment Name List

To ALL,

The namelist that everyone has been waiting for! Semester 8 hospital attachment name list has finally released today. Pls kindly check it in the e-learning portal under the Timetable & Notices. All the details are explained there. For any queries, pls refer to Ms Wong or Ms Jade (AAD).

Thanks and good luck in the preparation for the powerpoint presentation~ Cheers~


Oral presentation of the research findings!

For the oral presentation of the research findings on 1st and 2nd Nov, those who are using the Senate Room (2.14) and Secretarait Room 1 (2.13), pls bring at least one laptop for the presentation.

Thanks~

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Reminder about sem 7 dissertation submission and oral presentation

Dear all,

The deadline for the submission of the Sem 7 dissertation is 30 Nov 2011 (Wednesday)(Week 21). Dr. Tan Eng Lai said all the details about the format and the binding of the dissertation are written in the Handbook, so pls refer to the book. As for the second submission of the dissertation, we have submit the corrected version with the soft copy in CD and pass up to AAD within one month upon receiving it from AAD. If u r in outstation away during the Sem 8 clinical attachment, u can pass to any friends around KL to help u submit.

As for the Research Finding Oral Presentation on 1st & 2nd Nov, the grouping list will be the same as the previous session but the assessors might be different than the first. U can check them in the timetable. I will announce about the Sem 8 hospital attachment soon if there's any news from Ms Wong or AAD.

Thanks and good luck in yr research~ Not much time left for now~

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Change in Timetable!

Dear all,

There is a change in the timetable in Week 17. Pls check the revised timetable in the elearning portal.

Thanks~

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

MUET Workshop (1 October 2011)

Dear students,

A workshop on the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) will be held on 1 October 2011 (Saturday) at IMU Bukit Jalil Campus.

The objectives of the workshop are:
1. To help students familiarise themselves with the format of the exam
2. To explore favourable techniques in answering MUET questions
3. To answer candidates' questions on the exam

The registration form for the workshop is available from Academic Affairs Department, IMU Bukit Jalil Campus or may be downloaded from the IMU e-learning portal (Languages – English Support Webpage). Please submit the completed form to Academic Services Department (ASD), IMU.

For those who have yet to achieve the minimum requirement for MUET, you are encouraged to attend the MUET workshop above to better prepare yourself for the examination. If you have any queries about this, please don't hesitate to ask any of the staff of ASD.

Thank you.

Best Regards,
IMU Academic Services Department (ASD)

CLASS T SHIRT!!

hey peeps~~

The class t shirt design is out now!!

PLEASE DO CHECK IN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP "BP108 Secret Base" AND

REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR YOUR 
1. FAVOURITE COLOUR, 
2. DESIGN 
3. COLLAR SHAPE
BEFORE THIS SUNDAY (25/9/2011)


Thanks a million for your coorperation~~ =) =) =)

regards,
Siao Hui

Monday, September 19, 2011

Notice: Transfer of samples and reagents in -80oC freezer 3 @ GL7 for maintenance‏

Dear All,

The maintenance work has completed. You may now relocate your stuff back to Ultralow freezer at GL 7 starts by today 19 Sept 2011. All stuff inside the freezer shall be relocated as the freezer will be used as temporary location for maintenance of other freezer.

Kindly contact Ms Diana/ Ms Shima should you need help.

Thank you.

Regards,
Ms Wan Norshima
IMU Research Lab Office

Monday, September 12, 2011

Wushu Workshop‏

Dear ALL,

The details of the Wushu workshop are shown below:

Date: 5 September 2011
Time: 7.00-9.30pm
Fees: RM5 (food is provided)

Registration is opened today!

Contact No: 0176505561 (Guo Liang); 0168366189 (Mel)

Thanks~

Regards,
IMU Chinese Martial Art Club

Notice: CrusAIDSers Club

Dear ALL,
There is going to be a meeting regarding a committee for HIV week which will be held from Oct 24th-28th 2011. The week long activities will be full of fun and definitely really interesting - so get involved!

Date: Mon, 12th Sept 2011
Time: 12.45pm
Venue: CtME

Certificates will be provided for your contributions. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Alicia (010-248-1929 or aicila123@hotmail.com). See you there!
Thank you very much everyone.

Cheers,
Nestor Rukmal
Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Monday, September 5, 2011

Online Payment Options for IMU Tuition Fees

Dear students,

You can now enjoy 24-hour online payments, making paying fees a breeze. The maximum payment can be up to RM30,000 per transfer.

There are 2 options for the online payment:

1) CIMB Clicks (For existing “CIMB Clicks” user or CIMB account holder) Note: for CIMB account holder, you have to register as CIMB Clicks user – this can be done online.
http://www.cimbclicks.com.my/

2) CIMB Clicks Shoppe (Other banks online banking user using FPX payment option) Note: participating banks are 1) Maybank, 2) RHB Bank, 3) Public Bank, 4) Bank Islam, 5) Hong Leong Bank
http://www.cimbclicks.com.my/

Online Payment is a sure and secured mean of making payment. We strongly encourage all students to make payment of fees through this online payment option to ease the congestion at the Cashier’s Office as well as to enable a more efficient, secured and accurate way of payment moving forward.

Please do not hesitate to contact the following person if you require any further clarification or assistance:

1) Puan Juliana Yunus 03-2731 7366 juliana_yunus@imu.edu.my
2) Miss Koo Yun Leng 03-2731 7390 YunLeng_Koo@imu.edu.my
3) Cik Asmiza Mohd Nazir 03-2731 7347 asmiza_mohdnazir@imu.edu.my

Pls refer to the following blog posts to view the step-by-step instruction for your reference.

Thank you.


Regards,

IMU Finance Department

Sunday, September 4, 2011

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News about Library Opening Hours (After one month TRIAL)‏

Hey everyone,

Hope you all had a great holiday period during the raya break and welcome back!

As most of you might know, the new library opening hours were on a trial period for a month. However, as of 5th September 2011, the library Collaborative Study Area will be open till 12.00 am on weekdays on a permanent basis.

On behalf of Simran and the rest of the SRC, we wish to thank you in helping us out during the trial period and making sure that the criteria and guidelines were met with. Also, we would kindly like to remind you to please follow these criteria and guidelines in the future as one small mishap is enough for the management to cancel off these extended operating hours.
As a reminder, the criteria are as follows:

1) All books are to be returned by 10 pm
2) No borrowing of books after 10 pm
3) No books or MMS models should be misplaced or damaged during the trial period
4) A minimum of 20 students on average should be present in the CSA.
5) Last but not least, the most important issue:
Students should walk safely while walking back to Vista or their cars after 12.00 am
and should not get mugged on the way during the trial period.

Hope everyone enjoys the newly provided operating hours in the library and please as a reminder again I would like to inform you:

1) No eating or drinking in the library except for mineral water. Any student has the right to complain or to send off the student who does not oblige by this rule.
2) Please abide by the dress code implemented by the library.

Thank you very much everyone.

Cheers,
Nestor Rukmal
SRC Secretary
Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Saturday, September 3, 2011

MPS First Pharmacy Day Public Health Fair- Volunteer Wanted!

Dear all,

MPS is looking for student volunteer on the event-Public Health Fair (pls check the link below):

Pls let me know by next wednesday, whether u all are interested to help up on that day (is purely volunteer basis, which there might not be any monetary claim or watsoever, but the programme of the day is very interesting). At the moment, the role of student volunteer has not yet to be defined, Mr. Mai will update once u all confirm to join.

Pls help me spread the news to yr friends. And also, if u don't want to volunteering for any reason, pls just drop by the event to support.

Thank you.

Regards,
Mr. Mai Chun Wai
IMU lecturer

Thursday, September 1, 2011

BP108 Grand Finale Class Party --- Coming Really Soon (Trailer first!) ♥♥

To ALL,

We will be organising a grand and unforgettable (I hope so) class party at the end of this semester before everyone will be posting to respective hospital in Sem 8. The details of the BP108 Grand Finale Class Party are as follow:

Date: 3 Nov 2011 (Thursday) (Week 17) -- After we have done our research presentation
Time: Around 6pm
Venue: Chancellor Hall

There will be lots of performances (dances and singings) and hopefully all the lecturers can attend as well. The further details of the event will be announced soon in the blog or facebook as we are still planning about this event so u guys stay tuned. We just inform u guys earlier so that u guys can plan yr own time ahead.

I really hope that everyone will come and participate this event as this will be our last big event before heading into hospital attachment in sem 8. I urge everyone are welcome to join and give yr full support this class event.

Thank u for yr kind attention! Pls help me spread this news ya~ Happy holiday to ALL~~

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Library Closure

Hey everyone,

Please be informed that the library will be closed from the 27th of August 2011 - 4th of September 2011 in conjunction with the Hari Raya Break and Merdeka Day.

The library closure was a joint discussion with the Library Staff and the SRC, in which we, the SRC agreed with the staff for this extended holiday.

Due to the library closure, the SRC has managed to open the TEMPORARY STUDY AREA next to the IMU specialist clinic during the Hari Raya Break from 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

We hope everyone has an enjoyable Hari Ray break and Ramadan Kareem.


Thanks and cheers~


Regards
Nestor Rukmal
Student Representative Council (SRC)
International Medical University

Friday, August 19, 2011

Sem 8 Career Talk

Dear all,


A message from Ms Wong regarding a career talk that she is planning for us during Sem 8. This talk is very useful for us bcuz it's about the life as pharmacist after we have graduated from IMU. They have started this event from last year and have invited many external guests (pharmacists of course) which include hospital pharmacist, industrial pharmacist, enforcement pharmacist and pharmacist involved in the field of research. Ms Wong emphasised that the attendance of this event for the class must be more than 80%. If not, this event will not be held for the future juniors to come. (We do not want this to happen don't we?) Bcuz we're inviting many external guests and our IMU image is very important for us to maintain. She urge us to come bcuz this talk is free and very useful for us in future.


So now, the problem is the time of this event. We have two choices to choose from.


First one is to held it during the month of Integrated Seminar for the module of clinical pharmacy. For this seminar, we are going to prepare the powerpoint slides for the clinical cases that we have clerked in the hospital and present it. The pros is that everyone will be in IMU but the cons is that not many people might turn up bcuz everyone will be busy with the workload.


The second choice is to held this on the last day of Sem 8, which is on the day of collecting the results. So for this day, the talk will start maybe from morning then ends with the results collection and a small tea party with the lecturers. The pros is that everyone will be free on that day. The cons is that there might not be many people turn up for the results collections that day.


So the choices are yrs now. I urge everyone to vote for the date of the career talk bcuz Ms Wong is going to planning the Sem 8 timetable now. Now, u all can vote in facebook in the BP108 group there, latest by next Monday. I need inform Ms Wong about this as soon as possible.


Another thing is that u all can suggest what topic regarding the pharmacists that u all interested to know like what is the life as a PRP or FRP, for example. U all can comment in the facebook there as well, so that Ms Wong can plan who are the suitable people that she can invite for us for the career talk. I really u guys to cooperate with me for this respond.


Thanks a lot for yr cooperation~ Cheers~ =)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Notice: Transfer of samples and reagents in -80oC freezer 3 @ GL7 for maintenance‏

Dear All,

There will be a preventive maintenance work of the unit mentioned on Friday (19/8/11). Please first label your samples & reagents and transfer all to Ultralow freezer #4 located at GL6 by today onwards. The relocation is only for temporary period. We will notify you when the work is done.

Please take note that unlabeled samples/reagents left in Ultralow Freezer 3 (GL7) after Friday (19/8/11) will be discarded.

Thank you.

Regards,
Ms Wan Norshima
IMU Research Lab Office

Monday, August 15, 2011

Flowcytometer and microbiology lab (General Lab 7) facilities‏

Dear All,
Kindly be informed that the above rooms/facilities have been booked for a special research activity. The detail is shown below:
Date: 17/8/2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.00am to 12.00pm (1/2 day)
Please plan your work ahead as the facilities will not be available during the period.
Thank you.
Regards,
Ms Norbazlin
IMU Research Lab Office

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Research Lab Users COMPULSORY Meeting

Dear ALL,


The 3rd Research Lab Users Meeting year 2011 that was postponed earlier will be held on 24/8/2011 (Wednesday) (Week 8).


The details is as follow:


Date: 24/8/2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 4.00 - 5.00 pm

Venue: LT1 (3.05)


Pls take note that attendance is COMPULSORY for all research lab users. Those who are doing survey-based research DO NOT need to come for this meeting.

Thank you.


Regards,
IMU Research Lab Office

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Announcement

Dear all,

Dr. Tan Eng Lai has announced during the last SPSS CAL session that all of us are encouraged to come for the research talks that have been announced earlier because the two speakers are very famous and well known; the talks held are very useful to us as it is of the pharmacy practice field that we will be in.

I do hope that everyone will attend the talks that will be held on next week. If I'm not mistaken, there will be refreshments available as well. Hehe!

Thanks for yr attention~

IMU Charity Run 2011

Dear students,

Inifinity Milers are holding a charity run on the 18th September 2011. All proceeds will go to charity so do join. A few hours of time and a bit of money can go a long way. You'll get free drinks and a tshirt as well! Think of it as doing good for charity AND yourself by keeping fit! The distances are 5km and 7km, RM25 and RM30 respectively. It doesn't matter how slow or how fast you run but the spirit of giving that counts!


To sign up, please contact Infinity Milers President Isaac 016-8993424 or Calvin 017-3398519 or Mei Cheen 012-3662203 to get the forms. Or you can sign up at the registration booth that will be set up in the Atrium later on.

HURRY!!! The closing date for registration for IMU Charity Run is 26/8/2011, or first 500 entries.

Thank you!

Regards,
Sara
Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Friday, August 5, 2011

Building Emotional Intelligent in Life

Dear All,

There is another talk organised by the IMU Conuselling Unit. The details are shown below:

Talk: Building Emotional Intelligent in Life

Date: 19 Aug 11 ( Friday)
Time: 12.30noon – 2pm
Venue: Room 3.04, Level 3 , IMU, Bukit Jalil
Target Audience: IMU Student

Objective of the talk:
1) To develop understanding about Emotional Intelligent.
2) To incorporate emotional intelligent in IMU Student daily life.

Registration is open from today!

Please drop e-mail to Student Counsellor for reserve a place. (mingfai_yap@imu.edu.my)



Thank you.


Best regards,
Yap Ming Fai
Student Counsellor

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Research Talks by Professor Chris Thiemermann and Professor Cherry Wainwright in August 2011

Professor Chris Thiemermann is a Professor of Pharmacology and Centre Lead for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The WHRI was founded by the Nobel Laureate, Sir John Vane, in 1985. Research in WHRI is devoted chiefly to the understanding of basic pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic innovation in cardiovascular, inflammation and endocrine diseases. Prof Thiemermann’s C.V. is available through this link: http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/staff/thiemermann.html.

Professor Cherry Wainwright is the Director of the Institute for Health and Welfare Research (IHWR) at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Scotland. Her research focuses largely on the use of a wide range of cellular, in vitro and in vivo models of cardiovascular disease to explore how normal physiological mechanisms are altered in cardiovascular pathology and to identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment and prevention of these diseases. Professor Wainwright’s C.V. is available through this link: http://www4.rgu.ac.uk/pharmacy_life/aboutus/page.cfm?pge=74943The research activities of IHWR can be accessed through this link: http://www.rgu.ac.uk/research/research-institutes/institute-for-health-and-welfare-research/institutefor-health-and-welfare-research

Details of Talks

1. Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Ischaemia-reperfusion and Shock” by Prof Chris Thiemermann
Date: 9th August 2011
Time: 2PM
Venue: Senate Room, IMU Bukit Jalil

2.“The Institute for Health & Welfare Research at Robert Gordon University: A Model for Growing Multidisciplinary Research” by Prof Cherry Wainwright
Date: 15th August 2011
Time: 4PM
Venue: Senate Room, IMU Bukit Jalil

3.“The Role of the Orphan GPR55 Receptor, a Putative Cannabinoid Receptor, in Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology” by Prof Cherry Wainwright

Date: 16th August 2011
Time: 3PM
Venue: Senate Room, IMU Bukit Jalil

ADMISSION IS FREE~ EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND =) Thanks~

Monday, August 1, 2011

An Event from Our Super Juniors--BP1/11

To all,

Our super juniors of BP1/11 are having a charity fund raising at The Atrium for the orphanage house from 1st to 3rd of August for 3 days. The time is from 8.30am - 6pm. A variety of food will be sold and all the profit earned will be donated to the orphanage house. So guys, pls do come and support them yeah.

P.S. Pls support them ya bcuz some of them are helping some of us for the Sem 7 research survey leh!!! >.<

Thanks a lot ya, guys~

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Extended opening hour of IMU Oral Health Centre‏

Dear All,
We are pleased to announce that the IMU Oral Health Centre has extended its opening hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Regular Operating hours:
Monday – Friday : 9:00am – 5:30pm
Saturday : 9:00am – 1:00pm

Extended hours:

Tuesday & Thursday : 5:30pm – 8:00pm

Services include:
(1) Restorations- tooth coloured and filling
(2) Teeth whitening
(3) Crowns and bridges
(4) Orthodontics- realignment of teeth
(5) Root canal treatment
(6) Implants
(7) Extractions, including removal of wisdom teeth
(8) Periodontics eg. Scaling and polishing, gum surgery
(9) Sleep apnea and Jaw joint problems
(10) Dental care and Treatment for children
(11) Jaw point problem and facial pain

Kindly call 03- 2731 7688 for appointment or enquiries.

Thanks.

Regards,
Ms Yau Yuin Qi
Marketing & Communications of IMU Healthcare

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

IMPORTANT - Library Hours Extended on weekdays (One month TRIAL)‏

Dear students of IMU,

As per your requests, the SRC and the Library dept. are glad to inform you that with effective from 1st August 2011 the IMU Library Collaborative Study Area (CSA) will be open till 12:00 a.m. on weekdays.

However, we still have to cross a few bumps before we can make it permanent. Yes, everyone, it’s still temporary and on a TRIAL period till the 25th of august 2011. If we are able to follow the criteria given to us by the Library dept. till the end of the trial period, then of course the library CSA will continue to be open till 12:00 a.m.
The criteria are as listed below:

1) All books are to be returned by 10 pm
2) No borrowing of books after 10 pm
3) No books or MMS models should be misplaced or damaged during the trial period
4) A minimum of 20 students on average should be present in the CSA.
5) Last but not least, the most important issue:
Students should walk safely while walking back to Vista or their cars after 12am and should not get mugged on the way during the trial period.

If any of these 5 Criteria are breached or not fulfilled (especially the last 3), then the whole thing is KAPUT!! In other words, library CSA will only be open till 10 p.m., we will never be given a chance to increase library operation hours in the future ever again.

Furthermore, the QSA and MMS section will be closed after 10 p.m. and only 2 part-time student librarians and a security guard will be overseeing the library till midnight after 10 p.m. The Reserve Collection Area will be out of bounds during the time 10 – 12 also.


So, students of IMU, the SRC has once again listened to your concerns and have acted upon them. This time, it is up to you to keep this newly granted opportunity and to not mess it up in anyway, if you would like the library CSA to be open till 12:00 a.m. on weekdays.

Also I would like to stress on the importance on student safety once they leave the library at midnight, since that is the main reason the library dept. is concerned about. Please try to travel in packs or groups. Guys I need not remind you, now’s the chance to jump in and walk those pretty ladies off to safety :P.

Anyways, thank you for your support extended to us in this matter and with your help I believe that in the near future we can make more exceptional changes to the library to benefit your needs. Your SRC president, Simran Singh will be visiting most of the batches to announce more details regarding this matter.

Thank you and have a great time everyone! Cheers~

Nestor Rukmal
SRC Secretary
Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Update on the Microplate reader (TECAN) at GL1‏

Dear All,

Please take note that the Microplate Reader (TECAN) located at GL1 is now back to normal and functioning well.

Thank you.

Regards,
IMU Research Lab

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Insurance coverage for PTPTN loan‏

Dear all student,

Please take note that effective this year, PTPTN will be making deduction every semester for insurance coverage. Please refer to the attached document received from PTPTN for details.




Thank you.


Regards,
Ms Noor Liza
Student Service Department (SSD)

Important Announcement!

Dear students,

Please be careful when you park your cars in the area between Vista C and B. There has been another case recently whereby an IMU students car has been stolen. We hope that the students will be aware and careful when parking their cars there.


Thank you.


Warmest regards,
Simran.
Student Representative Council
International Medical University

A Talk about Discover Buddhism by Bro Mui Han

Dear all,


This is a talk catered to clear your misconception about buddhism. First and foremost, Buddhism is not a religion, it is a teaching. It doesn't tell you how to lead your life but merely guide you through this journey. The details of the event is shown in the poster.

Bro Mui Han is very good with Q & A. So do come and take a look. You are indeed welcome to attend.









Thank you and have a nice day~



Regards,
Aaron Phua Junye
Dharma Study Group Manager 2011/12
IMU Buddhist Society

Microplate reader (TECAN) at General Lab 1 (GL1)‏

Dear All,


Please take note that the Microplate Reader (TECAN) located at GL1 is out of order. Therefore this microplate reader is not available for usage temporarily. You will be notified as soon as the problem is solved.


Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience caused.


Regards,
IMU Research Lab

Temporary study area next to IMU specialist centre‏

Dear students,

The previous council managed to get a temporary study area next to the IMU specialist centre as an alternative study area for students to study and revise. This temporary study area was initially only for 6 months (Sept 10-March 11).

However, the new council has managed to extend the use of this area indefinitely. Students can continue using this temporary area for now.

This area is actually for IMU Health Care expansion. Facilities and Management (FMA) department are awaiting management's decision on this area and begin with expansion of the specialist centre. In the mean time, students can use this area until further notice.

FMA has already added more tables and chairs in that area. Students are reminded not to remove any tables or chairs from this area.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Simran
Student Representative Council (SRC)
International Medical University

Friday, July 22, 2011

College Talk by University of Otago, New Zealand

Dear ALL,

Please be informed that Dr Warwick Brunton, the Associate Dean (International) Division of Health Sciences would like to meet with students who are transferring or keen to transfer to Otago, New Zealand:

Date : 26 July 2011 (Tuesday)
Time : 3.15 – 4.00pm
Venue : Room 1.09

For those who are keen can come and attend the talk. Students will be able to find out more about study-life at Otago, accommodation, curriculum etc.

We are looking forward to your presence at the talk.

Thank you.

Regards,
IMU Academic Services Department (ASD)

Research Lab Users COMPULSORY Meeting POSTPONED!!!

Dear All,

Kindly be informed that, the Research Lab User Meeting that was scheduled to be held on 29/7/2011 (Friday) (Week 4) will be POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE due to unavoidable circumstances. The details of the rescheduled Research Lab User Meeting will be advised later.

Thank you.


Regards,
IMU Research Lab Office

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Oral presentation of the research proposal!

For the oral presentation of the research proposal tmr and Friday, those who are using the Senate Room (2.14) and Secretarait Room 1 (2.13), pls bring at least one laptop for the presentation.

Thanks~

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Research Lab Users COMPULSORY Meeting

The 3rd Research Lab Users Meeting year 2011 will be held on 29/7/2011 (Friday) (Week 4).


The details is as follow:


Date: 29/7/2011 (Friday)

Time: 1.00 - 2.00 pm

Venue: MPH 5 (2.07.02)


Pls take note that attendance is COMPULSORY for all research lab users.

Thank you.



Regards,
IMU Research Lab Office

Monday, July 18, 2011

Evaluation of Potential Operator 2‏

Dear students,

As mentioned in the earlier blog post, we will be having 2 potential operators setting up a kiosk in the university. One of the caterers Tuk Tuk provided food for 4 days last week and we have already gathered feedback from the students.

Unfortunately, the other potential operator Vista Saji have sent their apologies that they are unable to set-up their kiosk as arranged and have withdrawn their interest from being a potential canteen operator here in IMU.

However, another operator Rampai Katerer will be replacing them as they have expressed their interest in operating here in IMU. They will set up a kiosk in the cafeteria area starting from tomorrow, 19th of July until Friday, 22nd of July.

Once again, do try out the food provided by this operator as well and kindly give us your feedback on their food taste, portion and pricing.

Feedback can be emailed to imusrc@gmail.com. We really appreciate your feedback, so a decision can be made to obtain a new canteen operator.

The canteen committee will be having a meeting early next week to discuss the feedback provided about these 2 potential operators. Thank you.

Regards,
Simran

Friday, July 15, 2011

Annual Chinese Singing Competition is BACK!!!! (2011)

Dear all,

IMU Chinese Cultural Club will be organizing our annual event, Chinese Singing Competition in August. Details are as follow:

Categories: Solo/ Group
Audition: 4th August 2011
Final: 11th August 2011
Time: 6.30pm – 12.00am
Venue: LT 2
Fees: RM 7 for solo/ RM 12 for group

Scoring system:
Audition: 70% judge 30% voting
Final: 80% judge 20% voting

Deadline of registration: 29th July 2011

In audition round, each contestant would sing a song of their own choice.
In final round, there are 2 sections. First section would be similar to audition round where contestants can choose from any song genre. In second section, all contestants would need to perform a rock song.

In both rounds, contestants are required to prepare own music. A lot of prizes are up for grabbed which include cash prizes, certificates and trophies.

Do not let your singing talent goes unnoticed. Register now and shine on stage!!!

Feel free to check out our booth starting 18th July to sign up or for more information! Remember to bring your friends along for support too. =)

Cheers and see you there!! Thank you~

Regards,
IMU Chinese Culture Society

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Evaluation of Potential Food Operator‏!

Dear Students,


Beginning from today, we have arranged for 2 potential caterers to set-up a kiosk to present/sell their food at the LG floor (in front of the Student Lounge).


From tomorrow to 15 July, Tuk Tuk (Jakim Certified operator) will offer breakfast and lunch. Breakfast will commence at 7.30am and lunch from 10.30am onwards. Menu offered for tomorrow is Nasi lemak and fried noodles @ RM2 per pack and they are offering lunch sets with a drink @ RM5 per pack, ie

Set 1: White rice, veg, taufoo and either asam kampong fish OR Chicken Curry

Set 2: Pineapple fried rice, pandan chicken and mango salad


Once we have their menu for the following days, we will publicize it accordingly.


The 2nd operator Vista Saji (Jakim Certified operator) will set-up their kiosk at the same location from 18th to 22 July. We are yet to receive their menu and pricing.

Please do try out the food provided by these potential canteen operators and give us have your feedback on their food taste, portion and pricing.


Feedback can be emailed to imusrc@gmail.com. We really appreciate your feedback, so a decision can be made to obtain a new canteen operator.


We are replacing the current canteen operator Oval Success within the next few weeks with either one of these two potential canteen operators. This is based on the feedback and complaints that has been received in recent weeks about their service. The other operator, Sri Emas (vegetarian food) will still remain.


Cheers,

Simran

Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Convo Mag

New announcements regarding convocation magazine. Please check the convo mag blog.

Thank you (:

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

The Pharmacist as Futsal Researchers (The Schedules)

New Module: The Pharmacist as Futsal Researchers (BPH4014)
Credit Hours: 5 credits

Schedule*:

6.00pm-6.30pm Gather + photo section
6.30pm-7.00pm Warm up + briefing of the event
7.00pm-7.30pm Kick off for Female (Autobots vs Decepticon)
7.30pm-9.30pm Kick off for Male (refer to schedule)
9.30pm-10.00pm After party


*The schedule is very flexible and is subjected to change

Rules and Regulations:

1. The time for each match is 10 minutes for male and 20 minutes for female.
2. In knockout stage, the match winner will be decided by penalty shoot-out once both teams are draw.
3. For male match, winning team will earn 3 points, both draw teams will earn 1 point and losing team earns 0 point.
4. Goal Keepers are only allowed to use their hand in their own penalty area, opponents will be awarded a free kick if any form of foul is conducted and a penalty kick will be awarded if a foul is conducted in own penalty area.
5. Strictly obey the decision of referee.
6. Strictly adhere to own team colour and dress code.
7. Captain should make sure their own teams are always ready before their next match.

Male:

1st : A vs B
2nd : C vs D
3rd : A vs E
4th : B vs C
5th : D vs E
6th : A vs C
7th : B vs D
8th : C vs E
9th : A vs D
10th : B vs E

Final: 1st VS 2nd

Female:

Autobots vs Decepticon

Thanks~

The Pharmacist as Futsal Researchers (Grouping List For Female Teams!) ♥♥♥♥

New Module: The Pharmacist as Futsal Researchers (BPH4014)
Credit Hours: 5 credits
2011 Module Review
Module Guide
(4 JULY 2011 – 7 JULY 2011)

Credit to: You Ming, Alex & the rest

FINALLY for the second time, the grouping list for female teams for the Sem 7 module of "Pharmacists as Futsal Researchers" has been out at 5.30pm (GMT+8hrs), reporting live coverage from IMU. The grouping list of the two female teams is shown below:

Autobots
*Joceline
Jeleine
Yong Kar Mun
Peik Shuang
Jia Ying
Vanessa

Decepticon
*Xiao Jie
Tyi Yng
Yee Jin
Shamminy
Sharon
Shiau Mei

* Captain of the team

On top of that, 3 mystery guests will attend this class event, so I strongly urge everyone to come and support our classmate and I really hope that all will come and participate this event as this will be our last big event before heading into our own research project and also hospital attachment in sem 8.

Pls take note that there will be a training for the futsal tmr evening from 6-8pm in the greenzone. If tmr's workshop finished early, we can start early as well.

Thank u for yr kind attention! Pls help me spread this news ya~

Monday, July 4, 2011

The Pharmacist as Futsal Researchers (Grouping List For Male Teams!) ♥♥♥♥

New Module: The Pharmacist as Futsal Researchers (BPH4014)
Credit Hours: 5 credits (Another Minor Module with No EOS exam!! Woohoo!)
2011 Module Review
Module Guide
(4 JULY 2011 – 7 JULY 2011)
Credit to: You Ming, Alex & the rest

FINALLY, the grouping list for male teams for the Sem 7 module of "Pharmacists as Futsal Researchers" has been out at 6.30pm (GMT+8hrs), reporting live coverage from IMU. The grouping list of the male teams is shown below:

Male Futsal Teams

Team A (white)

Team B (green)

Team C (black)

Team D (orange)

Team E (blue)

*Ah Beng

*Hau Yue

*You Ming

*Mun Fai

*Eddy

Eric

Alex

Tiong Lun

CY

Raymond

Ignatius

Marcus

Yi Siang

Along

Faiz

Jun yan

Andrew

Aik Xiang

Gan Kian

Jason

Soon Eu

Wee Lyam

Jude

Kit Guan

Yew Win

Eng Chun

Derrick

Dah Yun

Chee Hong

Beng Ho

Min Wai

Harvey

Ben

* Captain of the team

As for the grouping of the girls' team, it will be coming out very very soon after we have confirmed the number of ladies involved in the event... Pls stay tuned!!! ♥♥♥♥

Thanks~~