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16.9.10
14.9.10
Charity Event.
CHARITY EVENT
The Pre-Medical Society has collaborated a charity event with the Welfare and Charity Keen Youth Society (WACKY) and the American Degree Program (ADP) with the theme, ‘ In Aids of Little Hands’, which was in support of UNICEF and Agathian’s Home. This event was held from 7th till 9th of July 2010.A joint effort between the above mentioned, this event comprises of a 3-day campaign which includes the charity sales on the 7th July and the conference on the 8th July. The charity night concert with the theme, “Faire la Charite” was held on the 9th July whereby all the proceeds of the ticket sales and drinks on that day was channeled to the Agathian Home. However, the sales of items throughout the campaign was provided to UNICEF. Besides fund-raising, the ultimate objective of our event would be to instill awareness amongst students towards the welfare of underprivileged children.
23.8.10
21.8.10
Red blood cells created from IVF embryos
Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:05 AM PDT
British scientists have created human red blood cells from spare embryonic stem cells, a major breakthrough they claim could soon pave the way for production of synthetic ‘O-negative‘ blood for medical transfusions.
The red blood cells have been produced from stem cells from spare IVF embryos as part of a three-billion-pound project to develop an alternative source of O-negative blood, the universal donor group which can be transfused into people without fear of rejection, ‘The Independent’ reported.
In their research, the scientists used more than a 100 spare embryos left over from treatment at fertility clinics to establish several embryonic stem cell “lines“. A line, RC-7, was transformed into blood stem cells before being converted into red cells containing oxygen-carrying haemoglobin.
Prof Marc Turner, the Director of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service in Edinburgh and leader of the project, said that synthetic blood made on an industrial scale would overcome the problem of blood shortages and risk of transmitting new infections between donors and recipients. “We’ve proved the principle that from these embryonic stem cell lines we can generate red blood cells.
“At the end of this three-year period we would envisage generating up to one unit (a pint) of red cells from embryonic stem cells at clinical grade which fulfil all the in vitro characteristics of red cells,” Prof Turner was quoted as saying.
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Stem cell ‘bath’ for cancer ward
Posted: 20 Aug 2010 10:55 PM PDT
Cancer patients in remission at a Suffolk hospital can have their own cells transplanted back to them with the use of a new piece of equipment.
The stem-cell bath defrosts frozen cells taken from people recovering from blood cancers myeloma, leukaemia and lymphoma at Ipswich Hospital.
When transplanted back to the patient following treatment the cells can help their body create new bone marrow.
The bath cuts down on the need for patients to travel to other hospitals.
The stem cells are stored at -190C in liquid nitrogen and can be kept for several years at the national blood transfusion centre in Cambridge.
They are then brought up to body temperature in just two minutes using the bath, the hospital said.
Hermione Warner-Charlick, haematology clinical nurse specialist, said: “The new bath is important because it quickly defrosts the frozen cells to give them back to the patient safely.”
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13.8.10
Health - Very Very Important Tips
Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.
Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.
12.8.10
BLOOD DONATION DRIVE
ORGANISED BY THE PRE-MEDICAL SOCIETY
6th and 7th MAY 2010
10A.M TO 4P.M
CNC LABORATORY
The event went as planned with doctors and nurses from Universiti Malaya Hospital handling the event. Many students turned up, selflessly enduring the needles to provide blood to those that needed it. In fact, we are proud to announce that the amount of blood donated exceeded our expectations.
11.8.10
15.7.10
KNOW- IT- ALL!
Hi everyone! These are the details for our upcoming event , Know-It-All !
Flow of Event
1: The event comprises 3 rounds;
1.1: Elimination Round: To choose the best 5 groups which will then proceed to the final round. All 3 members of each group will be doing the same paper, which consists of 150 questions. Discussion among group members are allowed, but only one answer sheet will be submitted. Time allocated is 60 minutes.
1.2: Tie breaker: In the event that any ties occur while selecting the best 5 in the elimination round, a tie breaking round will be held in a ‘Rapid Fire’ round form in which all tied groups are required to answer questions in a short period of time. 30 questions would be posed by the Master of Ceremony individually. Each group may ring the buzzer; only 10 seconds are given to answer each question once the buzzer is pressed. Correct answers are awarded 3 marks with one mark deducted for each wrong answer. In the event that no group answers the given question, after 10 seconds, the question is skipped.
1.3: Final: Only the best 5 teams will be competing in the finals in a quiz show form. There will be a total of 90 questions and all contestants in the finals will be required to answer at least 2 questions at the beginning. For every remaining question, contestants will choose a random question number, and will be required to answer it. If contestants are unable to answer it, the question will be opened to the audience, and marks will be rewarded to the particular group. Maximum time allocated for each question is 1 minute, inclusive of asking for help from audiences.
1.4 Cash Pot Round: This event will be opened to everyone except for members of the best 5 groups. RM5 would be awarded for each correctly answered question.
*All questions and given answers are set by the OC (Organising Committee). The OC reserves the right to determine whether or not a question, is given and attempted answer is valid. Decisions made by the OC are final. The OC reserves the right to modify the course of event at any given point without prior notification, if a need (deemed by the OC) arises. The OC also has the right to disallow any group(s) that does not obey the rules, and to disqualify any participant(s) deemed cheating.
2: Contents of the Paper in Elimination Round
2.1
-Fun Facts of Science
-Basic Medical Knowledge
-Basic Human anatomy
-Fun-Chemistry
-Fun Math
-Fun Physics
-Culture
-Music
-Art
-History
-Sports
-Movies
-Recognise the Flags
*The OC reserves the right to modify the proportion of the questions above.
3. Scoring
3.1: Elimination Round (Written Quiz Round): One mark awarded for each correct answer, no marks will be deducted for any incorrect answers. Total score for each group will determine their entry to the next round.
3.2: Tie Breaking Round (Rapid-Fire Round): Three marks for each correct answer, one mark deducted for any incorrect answer.
3.3: Final Round (Quiz Show Round): Three marks will be given for each correct answer, one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. If help is needed, only one mark will be rewarded if the given answer is correct, and one mark deducted if the answer is incorrect.
3.4: Cash Pot Round: This is open for the audience. Each correctly answered question will be given RM 5. A total of 100 questions will be prepared.
4. Reward
First Prize: RM 1000.
Second Prize: RM 700.
Third Prize: RM 500.
Forth Prize: Hamper (RM 150).
Fifth Prize: Hamper (RM 150).
Cash Pot Event: RM 5x100=RM 500.
Total Cash Prizes: RM 3000.
All Participants will be given a certificate.
* The OC has the right to modified the amount of cash prizes without prior notice.
Flow of event on the day itself
Time Schedule (If ties occur in the elimination round)
8:00am – 9:00am Registration
9.00am - 9:10am Welcome speech by President of Taylor’s College.
9:10am - 9:30am Briefing
9:30am - 10:30am Elimination Round
10:30am - 10:40am Collection of Paper 1
10:40am – 11.40 Break Time /Marking of papers
12.00pm Announcement of result
12.00pm - 12:20pm Tie Breaking Round
12:30pm - 2:00pm Final Round
2:00pm - 2:45 pm Cash Pot Round
2:45pm - 3:45pm Prize Giving Ceremony
3:45pm End of event
Time Schedule (If no ties occur in the elimination round)
8:00am - 9:00am Registration
9:00am - 9:10am Welcome speech by President of Taylor’s College.
9:10am - 9:30am Briefing
9:30am - 10:30am Elimination Round
10:30am - 10:40am Collection of Paper 1
10:40am - 11:40am Break Time /marking of paper
12:00pm Announcement of result
12.00 pm – 1.30pm Final round
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cash Pot Round
2:15pm - 3:15pm Prize Giving Ceremony.
3.15pm End of event.
Should you need further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me, Felix Lee Han Yuan, Vice Treasurer of Pre Medical Society and Organising Chairperson of “Know It All” Competition at 012-2909939 or Zahira Yasmin, Vice President of Pre Medical Society and Vice Organising Chairperson of “Knowing it All” Competition at 012 278 6644.
Thank you very much for your support.
Flow of Event
1: The event comprises 3 rounds;
1.1: Elimination Round: To choose the best 5 groups which will then proceed to the final round. All 3 members of each group will be doing the same paper, which consists of 150 questions. Discussion among group members are allowed, but only one answer sheet will be submitted. Time allocated is 60 minutes.
1.2: Tie breaker: In the event that any ties occur while selecting the best 5 in the elimination round, a tie breaking round will be held in a ‘Rapid Fire’ round form in which all tied groups are required to answer questions in a short period of time. 30 questions would be posed by the Master of Ceremony individually. Each group may ring the buzzer; only 10 seconds are given to answer each question once the buzzer is pressed. Correct answers are awarded 3 marks with one mark deducted for each wrong answer. In the event that no group answers the given question, after 10 seconds, the question is skipped.
1.3: Final: Only the best 5 teams will be competing in the finals in a quiz show form. There will be a total of 90 questions and all contestants in the finals will be required to answer at least 2 questions at the beginning. For every remaining question, contestants will choose a random question number, and will be required to answer it. If contestants are unable to answer it, the question will be opened to the audience, and marks will be rewarded to the particular group. Maximum time allocated for each question is 1 minute, inclusive of asking for help from audiences.
1.4 Cash Pot Round: This event will be opened to everyone except for members of the best 5 groups. RM5 would be awarded for each correctly answered question.
*All questions and given answers are set by the OC (Organising Committee). The OC reserves the right to determine whether or not a question, is given and attempted answer is valid. Decisions made by the OC are final. The OC reserves the right to modify the course of event at any given point without prior notification, if a need (deemed by the OC) arises. The OC also has the right to disallow any group(s) that does not obey the rules, and to disqualify any participant(s) deemed cheating.
2: Contents of the Paper in Elimination Round
2.1
-Fun Facts of Science
-Basic Medical Knowledge
-Basic Human anatomy
-Fun-Chemistry
-Fun Math
-Fun Physics
-Culture
-Music
-Art
-History
-Sports
-Movies
-Recognise the Flags
*The OC reserves the right to modify the proportion of the questions above.
3. Scoring
3.1: Elimination Round (Written Quiz Round): One mark awarded for each correct answer, no marks will be deducted for any incorrect answers. Total score for each group will determine their entry to the next round.
3.2: Tie Breaking Round (Rapid-Fire Round): Three marks for each correct answer, one mark deducted for any incorrect answer.
3.3: Final Round (Quiz Show Round): Three marks will be given for each correct answer, one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. If help is needed, only one mark will be rewarded if the given answer is correct, and one mark deducted if the answer is incorrect.
3.4: Cash Pot Round: This is open for the audience. Each correctly answered question will be given RM 5. A total of 100 questions will be prepared.
4. Reward
First Prize: RM 1000.
Second Prize: RM 700.
Third Prize: RM 500.
Forth Prize: Hamper (RM 150).
Fifth Prize: Hamper (RM 150).
Cash Pot Event: RM 5x100=RM 500.
Total Cash Prizes: RM 3000.
All Participants will be given a certificate.
* The OC has the right to modified the amount of cash prizes without prior notice.
Flow of event on the day itself
Time Schedule (If ties occur in the elimination round)
8:00am – 9:00am Registration
9.00am - 9:10am Welcome speech by President of Taylor’s College.
9:10am - 9:30am Briefing
9:30am - 10:30am Elimination Round
10:30am - 10:40am Collection of Paper 1
10:40am – 11.40 Break Time /Marking of papers
12.00pm Announcement of result
12.00pm - 12:20pm Tie Breaking Round
12:30pm - 2:00pm Final Round
2:00pm - 2:45 pm Cash Pot Round
2:45pm - 3:45pm Prize Giving Ceremony
3:45pm End of event
Time Schedule (If no ties occur in the elimination round)
8:00am - 9:00am Registration
9:00am - 9:10am Welcome speech by President of Taylor’s College.
9:10am - 9:30am Briefing
9:30am - 10:30am Elimination Round
10:30am - 10:40am Collection of Paper 1
10:40am - 11:40am Break Time /marking of paper
12:00pm Announcement of result
12.00 pm – 1.30pm Final round
1:30pm - 2:15pm Cash Pot Round
2:15pm - 3:15pm Prize Giving Ceremony.
3.15pm End of event.
Should you need further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me, Felix Lee Han Yuan, Vice Treasurer of Pre Medical Society and Organising Chairperson of “Know It All” Competition at 012-2909939 or Zahira Yasmin, Vice President of Pre Medical Society and Vice Organising Chairperson of “Knowing it All” Competition at 012 278 6644.
Thank you very much for your support.
9.5.10
RECENT EVENTS
LIFE AS A MEDICAL STUDENT TALK
Held on 20th of April 2010, from 3 to 5 p.m, the ‘Life as a Medical Student’ was, in all cases, a successful event. The whole of Lecture Theatre 4 was filled to the brim with students interested in knowing what life as a medical student entails. The speakers were Mr. Yukdes from Monash University and Mohd Niza as well as Mohammad Izani from Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences. They elaborated well on what they went through as well as explained the extra-curricular aspects of a medical degree. All the speakers attracted the attention of the students and many questions were put forth by the students, which were well answered by the speakers. The powerpoint pictures also grabbed the attention of students. In the end, the talk fulfilled its purpose of giving the students useful insight to the life of medical students.
‘CAREER PATHWAY & LIFE AS A PHARMACIST’
Not wanting to miss out future pharmaceutical students, the Pre-Med Society also organized a ‘Career Pathway & Life as a Pharmacist’ talk. Held at LT 3 from 3 to 4 p.m on the 29th of April 2010, Mrs. Wong Hooi Fen, representing Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society, was the invited speaker. With the aid of powerpoint, she explained clearly on the different branches in the field of pharmacy i.e. hospital pharmacist, community pharmacist, pharmacist in manufacturing; the roles of a pharmacist in the society; the programme structure of the course of pharmacy in universities that includes the duration and the topics expected i.e. pharmaceutics, pharmacology, etc; the character & values that a professional pharmacist need to uphold as well as the speaker’s own experiences in this field. There was interaction between the speaker and the students; resulting in everyone being satisfied with the talk. Everyone gained something useful.
NEW EXCO
Contact Information
President Teh Eng Hean
Vice President Terance Lee
Vice President Zahira Yasmin
Secretary Lau Yun Yee (Joyce)
Vice Secretary Jumana Shareef
Treasurer Tamim Ansari
Vice Treasurer Felix Lee Han Yuan
Public Relations Officer Wilson Wong
Publicity Officer Fong Zhi Lynn
Charity Director Diana Lim
Charity Director Shekinah Grace
Press Ian Teng
Teacher Advisor Ms Ho Yen Him
5.2.10
EXCO Interviews 2010
Hi members,
For those who have been nominated/volunteered for posts in the Pre Medical Society EXCO, interviews will begin next week. You should receive an email asking for confirmation of attendance.
Applicants who do not receive such an email by Sunday, 7/2/10 should contact us via email, stating your name, HP number, email address and preferred post. Send your email to premed.taylors@gmail.com
For those who have been nominated/volunteered for posts in the Pre Medical Society EXCO, interviews will begin next week. You should receive an email asking for confirmation of attendance.
Applicants who do not receive such an email by Sunday, 7/2/10 should contact us via email, stating your name, HP number, email address and preferred post. Send your email to premed.taylors@gmail.com
Regards,
Pre Medical Society
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