After the last 23rd East Asian Medical Students’ Conference (EAMSC) 2010 Kuala Lumur, AMSA Malaysia is now bidding for the host right for The Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) 2013, a bigger scale AMSA conference involving participation of more than 400 delegates from over 20 AMSA chapters. It creates a platform for a strong global network of medical students, to explore academic knowledge, cultural appreciation and interpersonal skills.
Having known that AMSA Malaysia have had numerous previous experience in organising international conferences, we are confident to look forward in organising AMSC 2013.
- The 4th Asian Medical Students’ Conference 1983- “Drug Abuse”
- The 8th Asian Medical Students’ Conference 1987- “Medical Curriculum for Year 2000″
- The 13th Asian Medical Students’ Conference 1992- “The Role of Medical Students in Primary Health Care”
- The 19th Asian Medical Students’ Conference 1998- “The Challenges of Health Care Management in the next Millennium”
- The 26th Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2005- “Technology in Medicine: Embracing the Progress, Serving the People”
- The 22nd East Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2009- “Engaging Asia-Pacific Youth in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS”
- The 23rd East Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2010- “Men’s Health: Defining The Past, Refining The Future” – Winner of The 6th The National University of Malaysia Innovation Awards Year 2010 (Personal and Professional Development Category)
- Support us for The 34th Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2013!
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Thank you very much for your support!
Hello People,
In December Kaplan Medical will be running a special live online event in which which will outline a new bundled product! Thru a relationship with our partner company, Americlerkships, Kaplan will now be able offer international students the opportunity to combine their US based Kaplan USMLE courses with hands-on clinical experience. Outside of high USMLE scores, hands-on US clinical experience is one of the easiest ways IMGs can differentiate themselves from other applicants when applying for residency!
At the event Americlerkships will explain how US clinical experience plays into a program directors decision making process and outline what a student should expect from their innovative program. Event attendees will also receive a 15% off the bundled program if they enroll in December.
As this partnership has been created due to students’ requests please promote the event heavily and attend yourself, as it will serve as a valuable training tool.
In addition event attendees will receive a special 15% discount of their Kaplan course and clinical experience package if they purchase the two products together in December.
December is all about informing students about this exciting new product that will allow students the opportunity to bundle USMLE prep with US based clinical experience!
Times appear in GMT, please transfer to your local time zone before sending out, if you need help transferring you can use this website:http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Attaining Hands on Clinical Experience in the US
Attaining Hands on Clinical Experience in the US
Description: Listen as Kaplan partner Americlerkships outlines their innovative program which will allow students to combine a Kaplan USMLE program with hands on clinical experience. Event attendees will also receive a 15% off the bundled program if they enroll in December.
Date: Wednesday, December 14th
Time: 12 Noon GMT
Registration Link: https://liveonline.kaptest.com/e14678342/event/registration.html (please register at least 36 hours in advance)
Date: Wednesday, December 14th
Time: 12 Noon GMT
Registration Link: https://liveonline.kaptest.com/e14678342/event/registration.html (please register at least 36 hours in advance)
Dear AMSA People,
To commemorate World AIDS Day on this December 1st, 2011, AMSA International presents Quiz and Essay Competition.
*The competitions are only available for AMSA Members.
Essay Competition theme: HIV/AIDS and The Community, due date on December 20th, 2011
Quiz theme: HIV/AIDS – Medical and General Knowledge, available 1-20 December, 2011
Please do take note on the Guidelines and Poster attached in order to get the complete information.
16th of September came and went with a bang. Still fresh from the midnight celebration of Malaysia day and Aidilfitri, AMSA KCKL had their annual AMSA Alert to welcome the freshies to UKM and introduce them to AMSA in general. It was held in the Multipurpose Hall, in Tun Syed Nasir Residential College, National University of Malaysia (UKM). The event was graced not only by the current AMSA Malaysia board but even past leaders to see these eager young men and women speak out their passion as a medical student and as an AMSA member.
Like a traditional rite of passage, the influx of first years, some 200 people symbolizes a transfusion of new blood coursing into AMSA’s veins. They were excited, ecstatic and downright feisty in their participation and teamwork. The grueling morning was greeted with shouts of cheers from each group that comprised of students of different racial and social background. Fired up to bring glory to their teams, they roared their slogans and team cheer with vocals pitch and volume no less than the hakka from the New Zealanders rugby players.
Speeches from past and present AMSA Malaysia leaders and representative of the local branch gave the event a much needed “calm down” but it gave them good insight of the great things to come in their walk with AMSA. The temporary string of speeches was need to give that small dip in excitement to reach the climax of the event, the crime-scene investigation. Just like in the past, it was a great activity to test the critical thinking and teamwork of these new students but this year we gave them a little twist. The scene was acted out live and the props were amazingly realistic, great thanks to the people in charge. The gruesome crime scene set the stage for problem solving and clue – searching around the residential college. The air of excitement did annoy our neighbors a bit. For that we are truly sorry.
These guys are truly energized!
But the mischievous second years and facilitators did their best to mentally and physically challenge these youngsters. Even the Regional Chairperson had a go with playing with their wits. All teams were fantastic in spirit and strength but it came down to intuition or sheer luck that only a few got the correct “diagnosis”, so to speak. We shall remember the “Angry Birds”, “Butterflies” and many weird names of these great ladies and gentlemen.
With these people here, there’s great hope for AMSA in future. There’s great promise in the medical field of Malaysia.
AMSA Malaysia presents to you our very first clinical academic seminar- “Master Paeds in Half A Day” with support from Pediatrics Department of UKM Medical Centre. Program comprises keynote lecture, hands-on workshop and discussion, guided by doctors. This program is open to all UKM students, limited to 100 participants only. Registration could be done at AMSA Malaysia notice board at Ibnu Sina, Kolej Tun Dr. Ismail. Attire is formal with white coat. Please bring along your developmental assessment kit, stethoscope and medical tools needed. Thank you.
Organizer: Persatuan Mahasiswa/i Fakulti Perubatan (PERSIAP)
Date: 8th December 2011 (Thursday)
Tentative Programs
1. Continuous Medical Education (CME)
Time : 9am – 10am
Venue : Auditorium
Speaker : Dr. Nirmala Chandralega Kampan, O&G Specialist, UKMMC
* This talk is very beneficial to ALL medical students as important knowledge on cervical cancer and role of HPV vaccination will be delivered during the talk. Thus as a future Doctor, you are strongly encouraged to join as participant.
2. HPV Vaccination Program
Time : 10pm – 12pm
Venue : Gallery PPUKM
Prices Quadrivalent : RM 180 per dose (total 3 doses)
Bivalent : RM 136 per dose (total 3 doses)
1st Registration : Open Now – kindly CALL Kan Chan Siang at 0167689015 for enquiries and registration
Dateline : by 4th December 2011
Vaccination : On the day of event
Payment : will be collected during the campaign at registration counter
2nd registration : After the CME, at registration counter, as you may make up your mind right after the talk
Vaccination : Students are required to go to gynaecology clinic for vaccination the other day
Payment : will be collected when students go to the clinic for vaccination
Subsequent doses : Gynaecology Clinic
Proposed date : A vaccination card with proposed date for 2nd and 3rd doses will be provided
Payment : will be collected when students go to the clinic for vaccination
* Brochures and information on the types of HPV vaccines available and the importance of vaccinations can be obtained in Café Mak Yong.
20th Ain Shams International Medical Students’ Congress (AIMSC)
Posted: November 28, 2011 in UncategorizedCALL FOR PAPERS
Along the past 19 years, Ain Shams University Students’ Scientific Society has annually organized one of the world’s most well renowned and prestigious events in the field of medical research. The 20th Ain Shams International Medical Students’ Congress comes in continuation to the efforts exerted and the experience gained over the past years.
This year would carry another memory in our beloved congress, which is celebrating 20 birthdays of work, fun and success, this year would carry a special meaning for us, so we grantee you to have a very special event, with many surprises and much more fun
Venue?
Cairo, Egypt
25 Feb. – 28 February 2012
Who should attend?
Every Medical student and young doctor, who is interested in research and has been involved in a worthwhile medical research, is invited.
Why attend?
The congress offers a unique opportunity to present your research to an international audience and a scientific jury of high caliber, and engage in a multicultural social experience.
Awards
In the name and memory of our beloved professor, Dr. Ali Khalifa, four prizes are awarded at the end of the conference to the winners and runner-ups for both the oral and poster competitions.
The awards are:
I. Oral & Poster presentation winners: 500 Euros each.
II. Oral & Poster presentation runner-ups: A place in our annual Summer School for each.
III. Oral &Poster presentation third places: A one month elective in Ainshams University Specialized hospital, in any field they would choose
This is beside to much more surprises that would be revealed during the congress
What are the congress topics?
1. Public Health
2. Internal Medicine
3. Surgery
4. Pediatrics
5. Obstetrics & Gynecology
6. Immunology & Microbiology
7. Free Medical Topics
The scientific jury invited for these sessions consists of a very diverse selection of professors who have been internationally recognized, by studying, working and teaching in various international university around the globe.
Workshops
This year’s congress is expected to host a variety of workshops in collaboration WHO and LOGIC besides our most distinguished keynote speakers.
Preliminary contacts have been made, although specifications are yet to be decided. Further information will be available on our website.
Post Congress Tour
The post congress tour consists of a trip to the wondrous city of Hurghada which is one of the most famous resort areas of the Red Sea . The tour also includes both an over day trip toLuxor ,which is the ancient capital of Egypt known to host almost one third of all the world’s antiquities, and a Red Sea offshore trip.
Registration Fees:
1- Congress:
Please check our website for more information about our congress fee
The congress fee covers your:
- Participation
- Accommodation in a 5 stars Resort (half board),
- Transportation during congress (including airport pick up)
- A Vodafone Egyptian SIM card for your phone calls in Egypt
- Social outings, which include :
o A Tour to the Pyramids & Sphinx
o Oriental Dance Show
o Night Gathering
o The Gala Dinner
- Certificate of attendance.
2-Post congress tour to Hurghada:
Please check our website for more information about our congress fee
The post congress fee covers:
- Accommodation in a 4 stars hotel (Half Board).
- Transportation.
- Snorkeling and water sports in Gifton Island in Red Sea .
- Sight seeing in Hurghada.
- Guided sight seeing among Luxor Temples & Monuments.
Official Language
The official language is English.
Abstract Submission:
Please submit your abstract online, and check for further information and updates on:
Abstract Submission Deadline:
25th of January 2012 for active participants.
Passive participants: limited places.
Contacts:
E-mail: aimsc20th@yahoo.com
Website: www.aimsc-egypt.org
Ali raafat
Congress President
20th Ain Shams International Medical Students’ Congress
GSM: +20122 38 43 146
Ahmed Nigim
Secretary General
20h Ain Shams International Medical Students’ Congress
GSM: +201145649037
Karim salah eldeen
Head of Organizing Committe
20th Ain Shams International Medical Students’ Congress
GSM: +201064081807
Taher abu laban
Head of Scientific Commitee
20th Ain Shams International Medical Students’ Congress
GSM: +201007301409
Permohonan Jawatan AMSA Malaysia Annual General Meeting 2012/2013
Posted: November 20, 2011 in UncategorizedAnnual General Meeting Sesi 2012/2013 akan diadakan pada bulan Januari 2012, dihadiri oleh ahli-ahli AMSA dari pelbagai universiti.
Peluang rekrutmen jawatankuasa dibuka kepada semua pelajar perubatan UKM.
Antara jawatan yang dibuka adalah:
• Ketua Pengarah
• Penolong Ketua Pengarah
• Setiausaha
• Bendahari
• Pengarah dan Ahli Jawatankuasa
o Program
o Protokol
o Teknikal
o Jamuan dan Cenderamata
o Multimedia dan Publiciti
o Logistik
Pelajar yang berminat untuk menyertai organisasi jawatankuasa Annual General Meeting 2012/2013 boleh memberi butir-butir yang berikut ke peti masuk mesej Facebook AMSA Malaysia (http://www.facebook.com/amsamalaysia) atau email ke rcmalaysia@amsa-international.org.
Nyatakan “Annual General Meeting 2012/2013”
Nama penuh
Tahun pengajian
Nombor matriks
Nombor telefon
Alamat emel
Jawatan pilihan
Tarikh tutup permohonan: 30 November 2011 (Rabu)
Jika terdapat sebarang pertanyaan, sila hubungi saudari Wong Yi Lian, rcmalaysia@amsa-international.org.
Muat turun notis: AGM12/13 OC Recruitment Notice
What would happen to a team without teamwork? Definitely the team is hard to achieve their target, mission and vision. AMSA UKM KCKL Programmers had come out with an awesome AMSA Committee Day for the first time ever! This special day was held in order to build team dynamic among the AMSA KCKL committee to prepare them for AMSA Malaysia in the coming year. With the theme of ‘We are all in this together!’, we strived to bring out the message we are not alone in doing our works but its all of us who are in the team should help each other. This gave the inspiration for us to come out with this program! The event was held on 26/9/2011 in Dewan Sebar Guna, Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, UKM Kuala Lumpur.
The event started directly with a brief welcoming speech by the director of the program and kick off with the ice breaking session. The ice breaking session is named as ‘The Big Ice Breaker’. The participants were asked to stand on chairs in a circle, clueless of what was going on next. As everyone stood on their respective chairs, facilitators explained the rules for the game. To their disbelief and anguish cries, they were to stand on their respective chairs and arrange themselves in alphabetically order from a starting point! So the adventurous and daring started to move from chairs to chairs and ended well without people failing from chairs. As soon they managed to arrange themselves in alphabetically order, they thought it is over. But soon they were told to arrange themselves in ascending order of their birth dates! Well, that was the time to recall each other’s birth dates! Ice breaking session got to a point when a participant accidentally came down from her chair and everyone was given the penalty to start the arrangement in a whole new starting point. Despite changing the new starting point, participants started to show their teamwork and managed to arrange themselves in a short time! Indeed an ice melting session!
[The Big Ice Breaker] Still smiling? Later you will know!
[The Big Ice Breaker] Yay! Arranged ourselves according to birth dates!
Next, we tested their back strengths and willpower with the game ‘Floating in the airs’. It is actually an activity that each of us would lie on the thigh person next to us! Slowly, the facilitators removed the chairs until all chairs are gone! Now, all of them were floating in the air. What is fun?! Well, you could see the expression on their faces! Everyone showed their support to each other by not letting the person lying on their thigh to fall down. Even though they were somewhat physically tortured but they showed team dynamic within them! Next was ‘Straighten it out’. The participants had their hands tangled and they were forced to make a smooth circle out of this tangled lump of human bodies. This sweat-inducing game caused everyone to squeeze and move through tiny spaces. It revealed leadership and creativity among the participants in order to get the game solved!
[Floating In The Airs] First chair removed!
[Straightens It Out] Pity Mr Isaac Tan been squeezed in the middle!
After the tiring activities, they were divided into groups in the most creative way. Every participant received a paper with his or her name and an animal name. Then, they were blindfolded and distributed all over the area. When the game started, they had to find the other members who had the same animal name on their paper by producing the sounds of the animal. Hissing, mooing, bleating, barking and meowing sounds filled the hall! With facilitators being the distracters by misleading them and separating them, they found that act of finding their own group members, a even harder ordeal. Nevertheless, unity between them overcame it! The next few games were even more exhausting but fun. It gave time to bring everyone together and let loose. The finale game, “Free Fall” was the most terrifying and intense activity of them all.
[Gotcha Find ‘em All] The mighty African Cobra!
[Terrorist Wins] The survivals!
Participants were to fall back-first from the stage with the group members at down there supporting them. This game took a long time as many of them were scared to jump! Nevertheless, with the supports of their members, each one of them managed to jump.
[Free Fall] Terrified face!
[So You Think You Can Dance 2.0] Nice and sexy pose!
After physically and mentally tortured by the facilitators, the coming up session is a more relaxing activity named ‘Love letters’. Basically, everyone was required to write their comment, strength, weakness and suggestion to every committee. To improve ourselves, we need to know our own weakness. So this session is done in order to know our own unidentified weaknesses and try to improve ourselves from the love letters by the other committees. The whole event ended with snacks and photo session.
[Love Letters] Squeezing the brain to wrote love letters to 27 people!
Hopefully through this event, AMSA KCKL committee can have a better team dynamic! Remember that, ‘We are all in this together!’
Last but not least, the mighty devilish programmers!
By,
Danny Wong Ling Siong
AMSA Committee Day 2011
