Happy Deepavali!

To all our Hindu batchmates,
Have a great Deepavali! :D

Usage of the Medical Museum

Dear All,

IMU has been purchasing expensive models for many years in significant numbers so that the students can have a good learning experience. The students should also reciprocate by helping in up-keep of these models.

Recently it has been found that the students are taking away model parts or are not keeping the models properly after the study. I found some students telling that re-assembing the parts of a model, after they have finished the study, is the job of museum staff. I am sorry to say that it does not reflect a professional behaviour. If a student has dismantled a model to study, it is his or her obligation to re-assemble the parts. In case he or she is not able to do that , help of museum staff should be taken.

As Medical Science students are mostly using the models intensively for study, the SRC representatives of Medical Sciences are requested to look into the matter and appeal to the students for more organized and professional behaviour in Medical Museum.

In case, the problem is continued, as museum coordinator I would have no other option but to keep few models in cupboards under lock & key and allow the students to use few models only for study.

Best wishes,

With sincere hope for Co-operation

AP Dr Nilesh Kumar

Museum Coordinator

International Medical University

More Announcements!

1. INVITATION TO HIV/AIDS AWARENESS SESSION 2009

Leo Club of KL Perennial will be running the *HIV/AIDS Peer**‐**to**‐**Peer Educators* program. We are working together with *Malaysian Aids Council*, *Standard Chartered Bank *and* AIESEC *to deliver the HIV/AIDS education talk. This *HIV: The Series* consists of the following five (05) modules on HIV/AIDS.

Module 1 : What is HIV? What is AIDS?
Module 2 : Transmission and Prevention
Module 3 : The World and Us
Module 4 : Testing, Treatment, Positive Living and Support
Module 5 : Sharing Session

As we all understand that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national, ethnic or social origin. Middle age and youths are being the two (2) highest groups living with HIV/AIDS, they need to be empowered to take control of their life and protect themselves from being vulnerable.

We believe that empowerment comes from knowledge and this is precisely why we are undertaking this challenge to be youth champions to create a community of a well‐informed, energetic, and dynamic people. In such, our
main objectives for the program will work towards:

1. Increasing the awareness about HIV/AIDS amongst public.

2. Reducing stigma of HIV/AIDS.

3. Providing a platform for public of diversified backgrounds to interact and share common opinion.

In addition, the aspiration gives us another great pleasure to cordially invite you and your friends to join us in the program.* **Kindly refer to*the event details as follows:

Date : 24th October 2009 (Saturday)

Time : 09.00 am - 05.00 pm

Venue : Lecture Hall B, Level 03, Mahsa University College [Jalan University Campus] Jalan Ilmu, Off Jalan University, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.

Dress Code : Smart Casual

Admission Fee : Free of Charge [FOC - Inclusive of halal lunch and materials]

It would be much appreciated if confirmation of attendance can be made latest by 18th October 2009 [Limited Seats - First Come First Serve]. For further enquiries or confirmation of attendance, please do not hesitate to
contact:

Leo Dylan Chee 016-9974741 angelofdestiny91@hotmail.com

Leo Steven Tan 012-3186930 steventanhl@gmail.com

We seek your support in gracing this event and your co-operation is very much appreciated. We are positively looking forward to your attendance in making this program a success.

Thank you.

2. 1st Inter-Varsity HIV Summit 2009

Monash University Medicos Society (MUMedS) is organising the 1st Inter-Varsity HIV Summit and has extended their invitation to IMU's Medical Faculty. Details of the summit as follows:

Venue: Monash University, Sunway Campus
Date: 10-12th December 09
Theme: Universal Access and Human Rights
Host: Monash University Medicos Society (MUMedS) & Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC), supported by Ministry of Health
Registration Fee: RM100/RM50 (early bird price)

All delegates are expected to stay in Holiday Inn Glenmarie Resort Hotel during the duration of the conference. Registration fee includes cost of accommodation.

The registration package has been uploaded, all those interested may download the information from:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/63r0n9

There are 20 places allocated for IMU and they will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Please transfer the registration fees and submit your completed registration forms to Brenida or Elden by 21st October (Wednesday). For more information, please contact Jodie (SRC Vice-President) @ 014-9215715

3. IMU RUGBY TEAM

IMU Rugby Club is currently looking for players to play in a friendly game with University of Selangor on the 31st of October 2009. It will be a full 15s game with contested scrum. Please let Daniel Razmy or Noel Pang know if you are interested.

IMU Rugby Club
Daniel Razmy- 0122907949
Noel Pang-0168696126

4. NEW FACILITIES IN IMU

Dear All,

I am pleased to inform you that the First Aid Kit in the Student Lounge has been filled up for a while already by the SRC.

What the inside of the First Aid Box looks like when it's filled up.

However, if we find that the items inside the box are once again stolen we will unfortunately have to stop placing anything inside the box and it shall remain forever empty.

So please be considerate of other and use the box to treat real injuries and emergencies.

Also we are happy to announce that we have bought a microwave for the students to use to reheat their food.


Please be considerate

• and treat the microwave gently. Do not bang the door or punch the open button.
• to our muslim friends and do not reheat non-halal food in the microwave.
• and do not heat inappropriate items in the microwave, it is only meant for heating up food.

Also, this is a reminder to all students that eating inside the student lounge is prohibited.

If you want to eat, please eat in the eating area inside the SRC office or on the tables of the first, second and fourth floor if it's outside food. If it's food from the canteen please eat it in the canteen, not the student lounge.

This is to prevent any rat infestation and unsightly stains (which have been increasing recently) in the student lounge.

Warmest regards,
Zia Shah

Canteen Survey & Organ Donation Talk

Hey everyone!

1) Canteen Survey

SRC would like feedback from all of you regarding the canteen.

Click here to go to fill out the survey - it'll literally take only a couple of minutes to fill out.

Your feedback will be really helpful and thanks in advance for doing it!

2) Organ Donation Talk

Dear All,

Speaker : Mr Lee Chen Hoe

Topic : Organ donation

Venue : IMU LT3

Time : Friday 9 October 2009. 10:30AM to 11:15AM

There will be organ donation forms for those who wish to pledge to be donors.

Mr Lee was on dialysis for 5 years before getting a kidney transplant on 27 July 1996. The kidney was donated by the family of an American who was working in KL and died of a stroke. Mr Lee is the secretary of the Green Ribbon Support Association, which is a support group for organ transplant recipients. He is extremely active in the community by giving talks on organ donation.

Some Possible objections to donation organ are

1. doctors won't save me if I am in a medical emergency they know I am a donor
2. my religion is against organ donation
3. organs donated go to rich patients
4. I may not be dead before my organs are removed for transplant.

Are there any basis to these -- and many other -- objections ?

Please attend the talk.

THANK YOU !!!

Morgan Chiew

M207

Hope you're all doing well and until next time, take care (:

Alumni Talk & MERCY Malaysia

Hey everyone! 2 announcements today.

1) Alumni Talk

There will be an Alumni Talk this Friday and there will be 2 speakers, details as follows:

Title 1:'What Happens After You Become a Lokun - Prospectives in the UK'.

By: Dr Chou Pay Lim (M2/01 - Southampton)

Title 2: What About Singapore?

By : Cheong Wei Kiong (M2/01 - Southampton)

Date: 9th October 2009 (Friday)

Time: 12.30 p.m

Venue: SR3

Also, lunch will be provided!

2) MERCY Malaysia

I'm sure most of you know about the recent disasters in Manila and Padang. MERCY Malaysia has sent a team to each location for initial assessment and are anticipating a great need for both locations especially with bad weather forecasted.

With this in mind, SRC are collecting funds to help out those who are in need by donating to MERCY Malaysia or MERCY Humanitarian Fund.

We will be collecting donations from our batch throughout the week and so if you feel like helping out then please do. Alternatively, you can go to the SRC to donate directly. All funds collected by the SRC will be given under one donation form from the students of IMU.

Stethoscope Colours

Hey Everyone!

Above is a snapshot for the available colours and they are (from left to right, starting at the top):

Seafoam Green

Ceil Blue

Burgundy

Orange

Black

Caribbean Blue

Purple

Navy Blue

Grey

Raspberry (its actually darker but my flash kinda altered the colour a bit)

The price for each stethoscope is RM 235 including an attachable name tag (which comes in either black or grey). A list will be passed around starting Monday for those who want to place an order so until then, hope you all have a great weekend! Take care!

HIV Awareness Talk, E-learning Workshop & MUET Workshop

Hey everyone! There are a total of 3 announcements today.

1) HIV Awareness Talk

For the past few years, the CrusAIDSers Club (with the support of Merck Sharp & Dohme) has participated in a program entitled "It begins with YOU". This program, initially, involved the medical students of IMU and UPM but has expanded to include medical students from UM.

The program aims to educate medical students - the doctors of tomorrow - on all aspects of HIV / AIDS through various activities, training and competitions.

This year, the CrusAIDSers Club has organised an HIV Awareness Talk on the :

Date: 2nd October 2009, Friday.

Time: 12.45 - 2.30 pm

Venue: Senate Room, IMU

On behalf of the club, I wish to invite you to this event. The program is as follows :

12.30 pm - Registration

1.00 pm - Current state of treatment of HIV/AIDS by Malaysian Society of HIV Med

( MaSHM )

1.20 pm - Social Implications of HIV and AIDS by Malaysian AIDS Council - ( MAC )

1.40 pm - Community Perspective by People living with HIV/AIDS - ( PLHIV )

2.00 pm - Q&A by Panel Speakers

- Refreshments provided -

Your presence is very much anticipated.

Many Thanks

Juriah

(Advisor)

2) IMU Learning Portal Workshop

The Centre for Medical Education (CtME), with the assistance of the Learning Resources Dept, has scheduled a continuing series of lunchtime educational sessions in support of advancing e-learning and use of digital resources at IMU. The venue will be E-Lab 1, Level 3, Bukit Jalil.

The title for next Wednesday's learning session is E-Assessment (Moodle) scheduled for

7th October 2009, 12.15 -1.15pm and is opened to all faculty and students.

Description:

In this 1-hour learning session, you will explore how to efficiently set-up and construct quizzes in IMU Learning Portal (Moodle). You will also learn how to create quizzes efficiently using Notepad (offline) and reusing questions from Moodle's question bank.

As its on a first come basis, please register early to ensure a place in the learning session. If you miss a session, visit the E-Learning Innovation Centre in http://www.elearning.imu.edu.my to find the appropriate presentations and learning resources.

Please note that no food will be provided for this short session.

Thank you.

Catherine

for CtME and Learning Resources Department

3) MUET Workshop

There will be a MUET workshop on the 24th of October 2009. The price for this session will be confirmed later on. A list will be passed around on Friday to those who are interested in signing up.