On the 10th of October 2015, AMSA-IMU organised Post-AMSC 2015 at International Medical University with the theme Geriatric Medicine - Embracing the Silver Tsunami. There were 137 participants from different medical schools such as NUMED, UMS, UPM, UKM, UPNM, UTAR, UMS and Perdana University. The event started off with registration and breakfast from 8.00am to 9.00am where participants received files with books and pens courtesy of IMU. The event was officiated by Dr Arun Kumar, AMSA-IMU's lecturer advisor. After a short ice-breaking session, our first keynote speaker, Associate Professor Dr Tan Maw Pin, a consultant geriatrician from UMMC delivered an informative talk about 'Health Services for Older People' followed by a question and answer session from the participants. After a 15-minute break, the conference resumed with the next talk by our second keynote speaker, Dr Elizabeth Chong, a geriatrician from HKL who delivered a speech about 'Ageing Successfully' which was also followed by a question and answer session. After lunch break, students from UPM presented their scientific paper entitled 'Female Sexual Dysfunction among Elderly Women in Malaysia'. They emerged as the first runner up in AMSC 2015 which was held earlier this year in Singapore. They answered questions from the participants and shared their valuable experiences when carrying out their research. After that, there was a roundtable discussion where participants were divided into several groups. Each group discussed one of the issues related to Geriatric Medicine which was facilitated by our AMSA ambassadors. They received materials such as newspaper articles and journals to help with their discussions. Many participants found the roundtable discussion very interesting and useful as everyone shared their opinion and knowledge during the discussion. It was also a platform to forge friendships with students from different medical universities. The conference ended at about 5.00pm with the distribution of certificates to the participants and a group photo session. We hope this conference was insightful and informative to all the participants. We would like to thank the the participants for joining our conference and also to the AMSA ambassadors for volunteering! And thanks to IMU Editorial Board for featuring our conference in the October Issue of Synapse Magazine! Available here: http://issuu.com/editorialboard/docs/oct_2015 More photos of the events can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bdhz11t87tatn0a/AAAAYOJxC3r5sg4JSOYxN417a?dl=0
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IMU's first Anti-Drug Campaign was held from the 21st to the 23rd of September which was a collaborative effort between AMSA-IMU, IMU's Peer Support Group and IMU's Student Representative Council. On the 21st of September, the Vice President of IMU, Professor Peter Pook officiated the Opening Ceremony followed by a free buffet-styled lunch to all the participants. On the 22nd of September, we invited a policeman from the Royal Malaysian Police Force to deliver a speech about drug trafficking in Malaysia, how raids are conducted and the punishments related to drug abuse and illegal trafficking. On the final day of the campaign, we invited Mr. Hafizi Harun, a former drug addict who has recently completed his Master's Degree in Psychology. He is a Manager of Training Division of PENGASIH Malaysia. He shared with us his inspiring story about overcoming his drug addiction and the many obstacles he faced in the process. He also explained to us the effects of drug addiction which was very informative. The talk ended with a question and answer session from the crowd. We also invited the National Anti-Drug Agency to set up an exhibition to educate the students and staffs of IMU about drugs. AMSA Ambassadors from ME215 did an amazing job organizing fun games and photo booth competition to attract more people to join our Anti-Drug Campaign. The campaign was a huge success thanks to the help of our volunteers and the organising committee! We hope the students and staffs of IMU are more aware about the perils of drug abuse. SAY NO TO DRUGS GUYS!
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Following the East Asian Medical Students' Conference (EAMSC) 2015 held in Indonesia in January this year, the post conference, as known as Post-EAMSC, was hosted by University Putra Malaysia, Serdang on May 31, 2015. This year, the EAMSC is themed 'Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Halt the Disease, Help the People'. On May 31, 7 medical students from IMU joined the Post-EAMSC as participants. Through this post-conference, medical students from various universities gathered and discussed on topics related to the STIs - their causative agents and the ways to prevent them. Apart from gaining knowledge, we believe that the participants have also fostered valuable friendship with medical students from other universities through game sessions & opinion-sharing and thought-provoking activities like debates and sketches! Hopefully the post-conference was a fruitful one for the participants; and we look forward to the Asian Medical Students' Conference (AMSC) coming up in July which will be held in Singapore! On the 4th of June 2015 the AMSA AMBASSADORS OF ME 115 held IMU's very first MEDICAL TRIVIA NIGHT! I am glad to announce that the night was an absolute success & that the turn out was great! There were 21 teams & a minimum of 4 people from each team 🎉 Here's hoping everybody learnt something from the many interesting questions (most of which we too didn't know the answer to!) Also, CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU to the winning team! Who kindly returned their winnings to AMSA-IMU. Thank you to all the participants & a big big thank you to the AMBASSADORS OF ME115 because without all of you none of this would be possible We look forward to this becoming a yearly event! |