Pre-Medical Science Quiz 2009 Finalists!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINALISTS!
They are (in random order)
~ John Ling (PM6)
~ Michelle Chong Chyn Zhen (PM4)
~ Nur Syazwani Mohd Lufti (J208)
~Khaw Hwan Juet (PM3)
~Yip Kar Jun (PM9)

Please be at LT 2 at 3pm tomorrow!
Bring along your friends to support you as well.
To those who did not make it to finals, we still want to commend your efforts as almost all of you did very well. It was a very close preliminaries and looks like it is going to be a thrilling finals! Do come and learn some new things and have some fun!

Here are the answers to the quiz questions earlier ~

1 A 16 C
2 C 17 D
3 A 18 D
4 D 19 B
5 A 20 A
6 C 21 B
7 D 22 B
8 A 23 D
9 C 24 A
10 A 25 A
11 B 26 B
12 B 27 A
13 C 28 C
14 B 29 A
15 A 30 A

~Short response questions
1. acetylcholine, dopamine, serine, aspartate, epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin [other MAJOR neurotransmitters were accepted as well]
2. Vibrio cholerae (Notice the separation between the line of genus and species. Also notice the spelling and punctuation)
3. BMI = weight (kg) / [height (m) X height (m)]
= 25.5 (more accurate values were accepted as well)
4. Great Barrier Reef
5. Hippocrates (Avicenna was accepted as well)

Pre Medical Science Quiz

Biology and general science related questions.
30 multiple choice questions and 5 short response questions (for preliminaries).
For finals, it will be in a game-show format!

Date : 5th August 2009, Wednesday
Venue : LT2
Time : 3 pm

If you have class at 3pm-4pm, just leave a little early from your lecture and be at LT2 by 3.45pm.

Registration fee is RM5. This fee is channeled to Pre Med's Society's MERCY MALAYSIA FUND!

Attractive cash prizes to be won! Certificated will be given to finalists as well!
(The finals is on the next day, Thursday!)

Do look out for the poster around campus for more details or just log on to the Student Portal for more information! After logging in, go to SERVICES, then look under the ECA section. All the Pre-Med activities are usually promoted there!
Do take part, and do not hesitate to contact us at premed.society@gmail.com!

Evaluation Report for the IMU Trip

EVALUATION ON TRIP TO IMU, BUKIT JALIL CAMPUS

PRE-MEDICAL SOCIETY

17^TH JULY 2009

1PM-5PM

Overall Evaluation

- A trip to IMU (International Medical University) was organized by the Pre-Medical Society.

- 5 teachers, 34 members attended, plus 2 excos.

- It was not specified whether the excursion was exclusive to only Pre-Medical members, however all that attended were interested in pursuing a career in medicine.

- Most students were from Cambridge A Levels and a few were from South Australian Metriculation.

- Admission was RM5.

- We took a bus to the destination, and the bus fee was paid for by IMU. Their allowance was RM300.

- A talk was given by a lecturer from IMU.

- A tour was given by 3 students. The group had to split up into 3.

- Refreshments were served.

- The bus took us back to Taylor’s University College, Main Campus.

Problems/weaknesses

Planning stage

- No problems occurred.

During Event

- Bus left 30 minutes late.

- Tour groups returned to the hall late, thus making the bus wait for us for over 30 minutes.

Suggestions to improve

- Ensure that everyone is present at the designated meeting area 10 minutes before the bus arrives.

- Offer a wider range of activities at IMU. For example, to sit in a lecture to see how the lectures are like and interact with more students.

Achievements/milestones

- Attendance was very good; some people had to be rejected due to the lack of space.

- The talk given was very interesting and informative.

- The tour given by the students was definitely very thorough.

What we have learnt

- What courses IMU offers.

- The various options we can follow through with. (Local, tweening.)

- Layout and uses of facilities in IMU.

Meeting with members

Details below:-

Date : 20th July 2009
Day : Monday
Time : 3.20 - 4.00 pm (Briefing 1)
4.00 - 4.40 pm (Briefing 2)
Venue : LT 7

Please do attend one of these sessions. It will deal with the same issues but will cater to those who have to leave the campus by 4 pm and those who have lectures till 4 pm. All non-members are welcome to join the society in this meeting, or get a preview on what this society is about.
Please do spread the word. Attending this meeting would be extremely beneficial as you will be able to get actively involved in the upcoming events.
Do contact the society for any enquiries by emailing premed.taylors@gmail.com

June Update

Hi teachers and members! These are the activities that we have done in June:

1) Analysed the Premed Health Survey.
2) Published and evaluated the survey and made recommendations to the college about it.

In July, we plan to:
1) Do a visit to IMU (17 July)
2) Participate in Taylor's Carnival by opening a stall and recruit new members on the 31st July.

BTW, our AGM will be on the 4th of August, from 3 to 4pm at LT7.
Hopefully all of you can come (take note, attendance will be recorded) as we'll be recaping our progress, future events and collecting names for new EXCO posts.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Ridhwan Firdaus bin Ramli
President,
Pre-Medical Society.

May Update

Hi everyone! The following is our monthly update of our club, for the month of May and June.

In May, we had:

1) Participated in Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) AIDS Memorial Day at Masjid Wilayah KL (17/5/2009)

2) Conducted a charity visit (Kg Sg Kayu Ara Tuition Project) at Damansara (24/5/2009)

3) Published and distributed pamphlets regarding the H1N1 pandemic to Taylor's University College staff and students.

In June, we plan to:

1) Conduct a visit to International Medical University/charity visit (organizing chairperson: Alicia)

2) Organize a charity visit (organizing chairperson: Cheryl)

3) Organize a smoking and asthma health awareness talk (organizing chairperson: Cheryl)

We hope you guys will continue giving us your endless support in participating in the club's activities.If you have any suggestions or opinions, feel free to contact us.

Yours truly,

Ridhwan Firdaus bin Ramli

President,

Pre-Medical Society,

Taylor's University College.

First Aid Workshop Episode 2

a member performing CPR on a dummy

The speaker demonstrating the recovery position

CPR demonstration

Overall Evaluation

21 members attended, plus 5 excos.

Although the member turnout was small, it was preferred by the speaker as the small number gave the opportunity for each participant to do the CPR hands on.

It was opened for any Taylor’s University College students, and held in collaboration with Taylor’s Health Awareness Month in collaboration with ADP’s Science Club and the Leo Club.

Admission was free.

The speaker invited was Mr Murugan Naigu Panditha, the Hon. Secretary of PBSMM Selangor Branch.

The seminar gave exposure to members on first aid skills, mainly on Cardio Pulmanory Resuscitation (CPR) and the recovery position.

Members were given a once in a lifetime chance to do CPR on a CPR dummy.

The speaker taught:

1) CPR - D- danger

- R - response

- A – airway

- B – breathing

- C – circulation

2) The brain can only survive for 4-6 minutes without oxygen

3) The CPR is done for 5 cycles, with 30 Artificial Chest Compressions (ACC) and 2 blows for each cycle.

4) The methods for CPR are different for normal laymen and certified CPR people and doctors.

5) For laymen, no pulse checking is required.

6) The methods of CPR are subject to constant modifications, hence the current method may not be applicable next year.

7) Malaysia’s CPR is based on America’s Heart Association’s CPR.

8) CPR and other first aid skills should be taught to children in primary schools, so that PBSMM’s vision of one house on first aider can be accomplished.

The speaker also gave motivational quotes to further encourage members to pursue their dreams of becoming future doctors.

The speaker, who conducted the seminar for free, was given a token of appreciation sponsored by ECA at the end of the session.

Achievements/milestones

Proceedings of seminar went smoothly.

Seminar was not boring, very interesting, interactive, hands on and very informative.

Members were taught on vital first aid knowledge that may make them as lifesavers one day.

Each member who attended had the chance to perform CPR on a dummy.

What we have learnt

The latest, up-to-date method of conducting CPR.

The recovery position of patients.

The importance of possessing first-aid skills.

Blast Off Calories

It's still March, which means it's still Health Awareness Month!

There's going to be a talk on 27th March 2009, Friday.

Time: 1-2:30pm
Venue: LT4

If you're deciding to go on a diet (girls) or you just want to know about calories in general and keeping fit, go to the talk!

Even if you've got your exams going on, just drop in for a peep.

Regards,
Pre-Med Society

Life As A Doctor

As people slowly trickled in at 3pm.


IT'S DR RAO!! :D

As he explains about why one would want to be a doctor.

At the beginning, trying to sort out the slideshow. Dr Rao and Ashveer, Secretary, who organized the talk.

Date: Wednesday, 18th March

Time: 3-4pm

Place: LT6

I felt that the Life As A Doctor talk went really well! Okay, admittedly at first it was a little lame, seeing only about 20 people scattered among the lecture theatre. However when the Doctor arrived, many more people began to trickle in as he introduced himself. Eventually the entire lecture theatre was packed and filled to the brim, causing people to sit on the steps! It was a very good turnout, indeed.

Dr Rao, who is an O&G specialist, talked mainly about the reasons of why one would want to be a doctor.

Here are a few that I can remember:

• Glamour
• Fun
• Money
• Family's wishes
• Friends
  

Certainly there are a few people who only wanted to be a doctor for one or some of those reasons. He advised them against it, for being a doctor isn't all about that. "You only get some money after 10 years or something," he said. He's a funny man; something he said that caused us to laugh was "I make my MO's work very hard, giving them a lot of work to do so that I can go home and watch a movie."

He went on to talk to us about University - from the first year to the fifth year and what happens after that. He shared with us some personal experiences that happened to him while he was studying medicine in India, making us realise all the more how stressful undertaking medicine can really be.

A few points that he mentioned that could make first year university in another country was:

• Food - you would have to adjust to their eating habits
• Extreme climates - you may not be adjusted to very cold temperatures. (Heat doesn't matter since we already live in Malaysia and it's so super hot these days anyway.)
• Friends - living alone in another country where you have no friends or family may be really hard. Having support is very important if you are to strive in Uni.

... And I can't fully remember the rest, but they were all equally important! A tip that he gave us all was that you really have to ensure the university you go to is recognized by MMC. For if it isn't, then you will not be able to work in Malaysia even if you have a MBBS. He then proceeded to talk about the difference between American and Commonwealth medical systems. In American, they use problem-based learning, where they learn by the problems they encounter provided by actual patients.

He explained a lot about specializing and housemanship and patient care and how that was important. The day ended with a Q&A session which was interesting and informative. Some questions asked where about specializing after your degree and drug dispension.

A souvenior was presented to Dr Rao and refreshments were served at the end.

Regards,
Pre-Med Society

EVALUATION REPORT ON VISIT TO INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY , BUKIT JALIL CAMPUS

The IMU visit trip group are welcome by a talk host by Dr. Gan .

Members are then divided into groups , and the staff in blue are explaining roughly
regarding the theory class .

The staff is giving some explanation regarding practical class .

Members were happily enjoying the refreshment prepared by IMU .

Overall Evaluation
- A visit to International Medical University(IMU) , Bukit Jalil Campus was organized by

pre-medical society.
- There are 34 attendees ,1 committee member , 1 teacher advisor and 4 Taylor’s councillor .
- Bus provided by International Medical University was arranged to the destination.
- There is 3 campus tour lead by the person in charge, Ms Ooi Su Yin , Senior Marketing

Executive of International Medical University.
- Group pictures were taken there.
- There is a short tea break in IMU for the members.
- There is a short talk about the criteria and information for entering IMU.
- Interesting experience shared by IMU lecturer.
- 4 of the Taylor’s counsellors, Mr Ian Chia , Ms Nazihah and Ms. Siti joined the visit to IMU

with our group.

Problems/weaknesses
Planning stage
- Long period of waiting time for the reply from International Medical University.
- Registration from students.

During Event
- Delay of time due to long travel distance.
- Delay of time due to traffic jam.
- Delay of time due to marking the attendance.

Suggestions to improve
- To confirm with the person in charge more early before the event.
- Advertising the event through members to their friends.
- Post up posters earlier to seek for attendees.
- Travel half an hour earlier to the destination including time taken for marking the

member’s attendance.

Achievements/milestones
- Have a good relationship amongst member of Pre-Medical Society.
- Have a good relationship with the person in charge of International Medical University.
- Have a better understanding of being a doctor in terms of mentality, spirituality and

physicality.
- Have a better understanding of the criteria for being a doctor in many aspects.


What we have learnt
- Working as a doctor needs passion as well as communication skills.
- Learn a lot to communicate amongst member.
- Willingly to work harder in studies to be a doctor.