EMPOWERED MALAYSIA, the Cancer Advocacy Society of Malaysia has been actively involved in assisting the under-privileged community to combat cancer since 2009.
Ever since year 2010, AMSA IMU has been actively involved in projects organized by EMPOWERED. Their projects involve cancer awareness carnival, talks, and most notably, colorectal cancer screening for the community. This year, EMPOWERED has organised Screening Day on the 26th April and Awareness Day on the 19th April for colorectal cancer for the community of PPR Hiliran Ampang. AMSA IMU has sent more than 100 student volunteers, mostly of medical students to help out for both days. We received overwhelming responses from students who volunteered to be door-knockers, ushers, registrars and FIT-KIT instructors. They participated in the training sessions organised by EMPOWERED here in IMU to familiarise the students with the flow of the event, making sure all the volunteers understand their respective roles. It has been an enriching and exciting experience to work with EMPOWERED, one of the established NGOs working for the community tirelessly, to share the burden of combating cancer of the poorer community. I specially extend my gratitude to Dr. Christina Ng for providing opportunity to IMU students to play a role in this meaningful event. Many felt privileged to be part of this great team as they were given the opportunity to communicate and help the community, gaining valuable knowledge and experience along the way. Student volunteers involved are immensely grateful to work with a NGO and to serve the community. Thank you all for joining EMPOWERED's Screening and Awareness Day for Colorectal Cancer 2015! Your contribution and commitment has indeed played a major role in the success of this event!
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In conjunction with Malaysian Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (MyPOPI) and Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI), AMSA-IMU has sent our medical students to participate in the 'Regional Walk-About' on April 10 & April 11, 2015) as part of the World Primary Immunodeficiency Week (WPIW) Our medical students have travelled to Hospital Serdang, NU Sentral and KLCC to distribute brochures to the general public, in hope to educate and raise awareness about Primary Immunodeficiencies among the public. Thanks to this bunch of enthusiastic medical students for making this event successful! CONGRATULATIONS AMSA AMBASSADORS!! Out of 40 over applicants, we have selected 13 determined and enthusiastic ambassadors from the ME115 cohort based on their performance during their interview by the AMSA executive committee members. There were so many capable candidates who applied and we truly had a tough time shortlisting our ambassadors. Thank you all for applying!
We wish them all the best as they undertake their duties as an AMSA ambassador. Last Friday on the 10th of April, AMSA-IMU organised a welcoming party for the new cohort, ME115 which was held in LT1. The purpose of the welcoming party was to introduce the new committee members of AMSA-IMU to its members and to explain to the junior medical students about AMSA and the many events that will be organised this year. A scrumptious, buffet-styled lunch was served for free to our members afterwards, giving them an opportunity to mingle with each other as well with the senior medical students who also attended the welcoming party.
We would like thank everyone who came and we are really looking forward to work with all of you in the future! Let's do this together!
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