Blood Donation Drive

Hey I know this is really really kinda old but as we BOD of Premed,we are really busy this few months as all of us are preparing for our AS finals as well as our treasurer is preparing for her SAM trials.Anyway this is what I will post about.

On th 7th and 8th of August,we,Pre Med Society organized a blood donation drive from 9.30am to 4 pm.It was at the Staff Lounge(the room at the cafeteria for your info).At first we thought none of the students in Taylors will donate their blood.However surprisingly many step forward to donate.

I thank all of you guys and girls who came and support this campaign.

Here are the pictures taken:

Donors registering themselves before donating their blood.

Chairs for donors to rest while donating their blood

These are the only pictures we managed to take as all most donors do not wish to be taken.

Finally,we would like to announce that this will be our last activity for this year.Since everyone is having an exam,we decided to stop as well.However if there is any new events you people will be updated through this blog and through flyers.

On behalf of the Pre Med Society,I thank you guys in advance for being very supportive this year in all our activities.I also wish you all best in your exams,SAM,AS,A2 and ICPU and may you all be doctors...good doctors(That's why we're all in Pre Med right?? =])

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU

Signing off.

Blood Donation Drive

Announcement people:

Taylor's Blood Donation Drive

Date:7th and 8th of August

Time:9.30am to 4 pm

Venue:Staff Lounge

Please come and donate blood for people who just undergo surgery and lost a lot of blood as well as for blood deficiency patients like Thalassaemia patients.

I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis patients do this everyday,waiting with full of hope for a cure.

Two weeks ago there was a exhibition and talk on Multi Sclerosis by Bayer Malaysia held in our campus.The speaker was Dr. H.T. Chong from University Malaya Medical Centre(UMMC).He was enlightening us on what Multi Sclerosis,symptoms and this disease situation in Malaysia.However not all classes were invited to LT2 for this talk so let me touch a bit on Multi Sclerosis and its symptoms:

What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
MS is thought to be an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves. Surrounding and protecting the nerve fibers of the CNS is a fatty tissue called myelin, which helps nerve fibers conduct electrical impulses. In MS, myelin is lost in multiple areas, leaving scar tissue called sclerosis. These damaged areas are also known as plaques or lesions. Sometimes the nerve fiber itself is damaged or broken. Myelin not only protects nerve fibers, but makes their job possible. When myelin or the nerve fiber is destroyed or damaged, the ability of the nerves to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain is disrupted, and this produces the various symptoms of MS. People with MS can expect one of four clinical courses of disease, each of which might be mild, moderate, or severe.		MS is a chronic, unpredictable neurological disease that affects the central nervous system. MS is not contagious and is not directly inherited. Most people with MS have a normal or near-normal life expectancy. The majority of people with MS do not become severely disabled. There are now FDA-approved medications that have been shown to "modify" or slow down the underlying course of MS. The above is from the brochure Just the Facts
Relapsing-Remitting Characteristics: People with this type of MS experience clearly defined flare-ups (also called relapses, attacks, or exacerbations). These are episodes of acute worsening of neurologic function. They are followed by partial or complete recovery periods (remissions) free of disease progression. Frequency: Most common form of MS at time of initial diagnosis. Approximately 85%. Primary-Progressive Characteristics: People with this type of MS experience a slow but nearly continuous worsening of their disease from the onset, with no distinct relapses or remissions. However, there are variations in rates of progression over time, occasional plateaus, and temporary minor improvements. Frequency: Relatively rare. Approximately 10%. Secondary-Progressive Characteristics: People with this type of MS experience an initial period of relapsing-remitting MS, followed by a steadily worsening disease course with or without occasional flare-ups, minor recoveries (remissions), or plateaus. Frequency: 50% of people with relapsing-remitting MS developed this form of the disease within 10 years of their initial diagnosis, before introduction of the "disease-modifying" drugs. Long-term data are not yet available to demonstrate if this is significantly delayed by treatment. Progressive-Relapsing Characteristics: People with this type of MS experience a steadily worsening disease from the onset but also have clear acute relapses (attacks or exacerbations), with or without recovery. In contrast to relapsing-remitting MS, the periods between relapses are characterized by continuing disease progression. Frequency: Relatively rare. Approximately 5%.

For now there is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis just drugs to suppress its effects.


This was taken from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,United States of America.For more info go to www.nationalmssociety.org

Below are some pics that was taken from the exhibition:






That's all for now.Now time for us Board members to focus in planning our next event and study for AS. =]

New semester,New Happenings

Actually it has been quite a while since Pre Med Society has organize any events.So for this semester we have many new events lined up just for you guys and gals out there in Taylors.

First up is ECA day.ECA actually stands for Extra Curricular Activities.For this sem,there is going to be another ECA day.However until today we at Pre Med Society do not know whether this ECA day is going to be a small one like in first semester where everyone just register their names in various clubs and societies or it is going to be done in a large scale where there will be some great events organized by our college lined up specially for us.As I write,this matter is still undecided yet by the management of our college.Whatever the outcome we are planning to have a charity booth to raise funds for HOSPIS Malaysia.So we hope you guys and gals can come to our booth and donate some money to support HOSPIS Malaysia's good cause.(If you people aren't sure of what HOSPIS Malaysia does refer to the last post below for more info).Anyway there will be flyers put up by our society before this event to let all of you know.

Next up is an event which will invovle HOSPIS Malaysia.There will either be a talk by HOSPIS Malaysia's representative or we will organize a community service trip to their charity home.Details will be posted ASAP once our president Colin has confirmed it with their General Manager.

There will also be a blood drive campaign happening soon.Again Colin will have to confirm with Miss Shirley about this matter.Also there might be another talk but details of this talk will be confirm ASAP.

Finally there will be another AGM meeting with you guys most likely next week Tuesday from 3.00-3.30pm.Details of this also happen to be not confirmed yet as there is difficulty in booking the lecture hall for this.In this meeting,we will once again brief all of you guys and gals on the events I wrote earlier.

Once everything is settled,I will once again post all the details on this blog.So keep an eye for newer post!I really apologize on behalf of Pre Med Society for all this "not confirmed yet" stuff that I have written.Really since the second semester we,the board members have been very busy with our studies as well as trying to plan events for you guys.Really sorry .... =*[

Anyway that's all for now. =]

Semester 2

Semester 2. second half of year 2007.

So far, we have three interesting events lined up.

1) Hospis Malaysia
2) Blood Donation Drive
3) ECA day.

I'll briefly describe each event.

Hospis Malaysia, this is a voluntary organization helping those who are seriously ill, or near death. I honestly feel, alot of us pre medical students are very stuck up on saving lives only. but there are of course certain aspects of medicine, where doctors cant do anything anymore. the best is to provide the best quality of life to our future patients. this is where palliative care comes in. We'd help this people who really need all the support that they can get. Currently we are unsure of the number of people into this program. but i plan this to be a weekend thing where we go in groups. so they get constant help and of course some of you guys would be busy during the weekends, so it makes it very flexible.

Blood donation drive, is just a blood donation drive. cannot elaborate much yet.

ECA DAY, as rachel is planning this up, there is gonna be a fund raising, for a certain charity group. and as well as getting people registered.

Oh yeah and i forgot 17 July 2007 (date is 99.9% finalized) , there is a womans health talk going on, ladies its your chance to win free goodies, and learn more on improving your health etc. conducted by the gynecologists society of malaysia.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. Just be free on that day guys, and i will post up the venue and time very soon.

Oh and yes, if any one requires hospital attachment, please leave a comment on the tag box, i will do my best to assist you in getting a place.

Colin.

IMU Trip

Date:28-5-07
Time: 330-630
Venue: IMU Campus, Bukit Jalil

The pre-medical society of Taylors has had its first trip today to International Medical University Campus situated in Bukit Jalil, roughly a 15 to 20 minute drive away from Taylors College Main Campus.

The bus departed the main campus at approximately 1545, and arrived at IMU around 1610. Upon reaching we were greeted by the marketing department, and lead us to a discussion room where we had a medical talk presented by professor Ong, which was one of the first few Lecture's that established IMU 15 years ago, better known then as IMC, International Medical College.

Professor Ong, first outlined certain aspects of being a doctor, much of it being having the passion, commitment, and understanding the satisfaction of being a doctor. After such, he told us the curriculum of IMU, having a very strong educational philosophy in relevant skills and analytical thinking, and stating, even though in the first year, students will come in contact with real life patients, as part of their Problem Based Learning style which is the modern approach to teaching Medicine around the world now.

After an excellent presentation and answer and question session, we were lead in groups of 10 to tour around the IMU campus. Needless to say they're very well equipped, with huge lecture theaters, labs (for pharmaceutical students), student lounge, gym and Wireless Internet Access all around campus.

Needless to say, this post wouldn't be half as interesting if there weren't any pictures:

The tour ended with a small photo taking session in the atrium, sorta the centre portion of the campus, but i still wonder why they call it an atria? isnt that the upper chambers of the heart? well beats me.

We left back for TCSJ around 6, beat the traffic and got back at 630.

A big shout out to all the board members that were involved in helping me plan this trip, thank you IMU for allowing us to tour your campus, and most importantly the members of PMS that participated.

FYI: PMS wont be having any meeting till after the CAL holiday, this is mainly because the board is mostly from CAL and it'd be hard to get CAL students back to college during their holidays. Please keep coming back as any upcoming activities will be announced here before meetings.

Oh yeah, for students interested in HOSPITAL INTERNSHIP!!! You can contact the main campus head office, especially for CAL students they'll be having two rounds, one during the first week of the holidays and another during the 2nd week of the holidays. Hope to see you guys during the internship. Im sorry for SAM students, but i think you guys should just head over to the main office to check it out.


Colin

Trip To IMU

Date:28-5-07 (Monday)
Time: 4-6 pm (estimated)
Venue: IMU campus , Bukit Jalil

Dear members, as stated in the last PMS meeting, the society will be organizing a trip to IMU (International Medical University) in Bukit Jalil.

The trip will benefit our society by showing us around a full working medical university, chance to meet up with students, lecturers and counsellors.

Those whom are interested, please leave a comment with your name, contact number and/or email, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. The deadline to book your place on the bus is 18-5-07.

As of the bus fare, it will fully paid, or only a small sum is needed.

Colin.

Next Meeting

Pre Med Society Meeting

Tuesday,8 May 2007
LT1
3.00-4.00 PM

See you there!!!

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Welcome

Hi,I will like to welcome all of you to this newly created Pre-Med blog.Future announcements about our society's meetings,activities etc. will be posted here.So please come back here often to check out what's going on.

That's all for now.