M206

Academic Transcripts

2009-06-24T22:53:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

Please collect your academic transcript and Phase 1 graduating certificate from the AAD.

Thank you.

Evelyn

Nametags

2009-04-16T15:43:00.003+08:00

Sheah Lin has gotten the nametags that we were supposed to get from the University before EOS5. For those who are in Malaysia, she's in the Student Services Centre from Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm. For those who are not, perhaps you can get your friends/family to get then for you and post them?

Ben Luke

Student Satisfaction Survey

2009-01-20T18:16:00.000+08:00

Apparently, my foreword in the Convocation Magazine was not my last announcement.

I have sent emails to all [I think] of you about this. Please answer and sent them back as per the email.

If you have not received an email about this, please email me, its really important that we fill the form up and send it back.

By the 25th of January please.

choobenluke[at]yahoo[dot]com

Ben Luke

Opening up the blog

2009-01-09T11:32:00.003+08:00

Now that I don't have to make anymore announcements, I am opening up the blog to contributers so we can update each other on what we are doing around the world. As Blogger only allows up to 100 contributers per blog, if you would like to be one, do email me using the email address you would like the invitation email to be sent to.

I will probably be setting up a common account later, but do join the contributers list for a more personal touch.

choobenluke[at]yahoo[dot]com

Ben Luke

PS anyone want to volunteer to design a template?

Farewell

2009-01-05T18:16:00.001+08:00

There will be a Farewell High Tea on the 8th of January (this Thursday).

Venue : 4th Floor
Time : 3.00 pm (after the last OSCE group ends) till about 6.00pm

The Convocation Magazine will also be distributed then. This is the ONLY opportunity for you to get the Convocation Magazine.

There will be food.

See you there.

Ben Luke

Good Luck!

2009-01-04T21:30:00.002+08:00

All the best for EOS5!

Ben Luke & Evelyn

IMU Alumni Registration

2008-12-22T10:24:00.002+08:00

We really all those registered as M206 to sign up before we can get the grant for the Convocation Magazine. Folowing is a list of those who have not signed up. Please do so, it won't take 5 minutes. Just do this part to help the Convo Mag committee.

Abiramy
Amrita
Avinder
Shang Yao
Lester
Denish
Elizabeth
Chun Loo
Teck Sheng
Cheng Yee
Jan Kee
Wen Chung
Jimmy Ng
Ying Ji
Kim
Seng Chye
Vui Tze
Mastura
Maya
Melisa
Azraq
Ing How
Nadiim
Naufal
Ailing
Izaquan
Khalisah
Nurdiyanah
Nurulhuda
Su Ying
Praveena
Sarah Akbar
Selene
Siti Nordiana
Vivien
Zhi Yuan
Asha
Aiman
William
Zalikha
Eshelle

Just go to the website (for those who are IT-blind, click the word "website") and register. If you have already done so but your name is listed, please let me know.

Ben Luke

MMS

2008-12-20T16:01:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

Please take note that MMS will be closed from 25th December 2008 - 6 Jan 2009. Thanks!

Evelyn

FeEdBACk sEsSioN

2008-12-20T13:58:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

There will be a feedback session for the recently concluded MSK+CNS+Health Issues Summative. The details are as follows:

Date :23/12/2008 (Tuesday)
Time :10.30am
Venue: LT 1

Please pass the word around. Thank you!

Evelyn

Job Opportunity

2008-12-17T22:21:00.002+08:00

To those who will have to wait to transfer to your PMS, if you're interested, there is an opportunity of working in an office in Taman Tun at RM50 a day.

Do contact Sheah Lin for further details.

Ben Luke

ICT Shutdown

2008-12-17T20:49:00.001+08:00

I'm pasting this exactly as per the email, grammar errors are not mine :

Dear All

Please to be informed that ICT services will not be available
from coming 20th Dec 2008 Saturday 5.30 pm till 22nd Dec 2008 Monday 3:00 a.m.

We are required to shutdown all the servers and equipment in Data Centre
for the power shutdown on 21st Dec
web mail will also be down during the above state time.

thank

ICT Department

Ben Luke

New IDs

2008-12-16T16:08:00.001+08:00

Do collect your new IDs from Miss Joon in AAD as soon as possible.

If you have collected but have not returned your old ID, do so as soon as possible or your exam results will NOT be released.

Ben Luke

Pictures for Convo Mag

2008-12-10T23:30:00.003+08:00

Ok, work with me here, people...

We are compiling photos from everyone, just take a bit of time to select about 10 - 15 group photos that you have, label them and send them to me.

By this weekend, please.

We really need this to work for the Convo Mag DVD.

My email address is choobenluke[at]yahoo[dot]com

Ben Luke

Pictures

2008-12-09T20:17:00.002+08:00

Do remember that the batch picture for the Convocation Magazine is tomorrow at 10.30 in the Atrium.

We are compiling a DVD of photos from everyone, please bring, in a thumbdrive to transfer, 15+ pictures of good quality of M206 people in a group preferably at an IMU event. Do label the pictures with the name of the event and put them in a folder with your name as its name (your name as in the name list, thank you).

Ben Luke

Batch Picture for Convocation Magazine

2008-12-04T14:53:00.003+08:00

Venue : Atrium
Date : Wednesday 10th December 2008
Time : 10.30am (I have booked it all the way to 12.30 but we do not intend to end that late)
Dresscode : What you would normally wear to IMU (I do not anticipate the need for labcoats)

Those who read this, please tell your friends that most likely would not.

Ben Luke

Mock OSCE Scores

2008-12-03T07:41:00.002+08:00

Mock OSCE Scores are out in the CSU, do go check them. Also posted are the answers to all the Self Standing stations.

I am trying to arrange phototaking for the batch for the Conco Mag next Wednesday at 10.30am, will confirm once I have confirmed everything for sure, please keep the day and time free.

Ben Luke

IMU Alumni Registration

2008-11-24T17:20:00.002+08:00

We will be able to get a substantial grant from the Alumni for the printing of the Convocation Magazine should we all sign up as Alumni members. Do go to the Alumni website and sign up by this Friday so we can expedite the process. It won't take you more than 5 minutes to do so.

Ben Luke

Antenatal Demonstration

2008-11-21T21:33:00.001+08:00

Dr Shereen Goh will be doing the above at 2pm on Monday, 24th of November 2008 presumably in the CSU. All who are interested, do go.

Ben Luke

TrAvEL aGenCy tAlK

2008-11-17T12:54:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

This is a reminder of the talk by the MSL travel agency. This is for all PMS students who might be interested in booking your air tickets and etc. The talk will be held TODAY 17/11/2008 at LT 2 at 2.45p.m.

Thank you!

Convo Mag Profile

2008-11-11T01:14:00.002+08:00

Q1: What will you miss most about University Life?
Q2: What University Experience will you always remember?
Q3: What is the theme song of your life?
Q4: What would you most like to be doing in 20 years from now?
Q5. If it wasn’t medicine, what would it be?
Q6: If you had to go back to semester 1 all over again, what would you have done different?
Q7: What trend or fads are you most embarrassed to be a part of?
Q8: If you were the dean of this University, what would be the first thing you’d change?
Q9: What are the five things you value most at this point in your life?
Q10: If you could choose a destination for a class trip, all expenses paid, where would you go and why?
Q11: How would you like to be remembered?

Due Date: FRIDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2008, 11.00PM

Email to: khwaix[at]gmail[dot]com
Email Subject: Convo Mag Profile (YOUR NAME)

*Please do it and send it in on time. I don't want to have to chase you for it. I will be REALLY annoyed then. Alternatively, your section would just be blank and that wouldn't be nice for you or everyone else*

*Thanks to the Convo Mag Committee for volunteering their time and effort to get this project done*

Ben Luke

Seminar on Direct to Consumer Marketing of Genetic Testing

2008-11-04T23:43:00.001+08:00

Prof Andrew Schelling (our external examiner from New Zealand for the next EOS2) will be giving a seminar on "Direct to Consumer Marketing of Genetic Testing" on 6th November 2008 at Auditorium A from 4.00 - 5.00 p.m.

Please let me know if you would like to attend.

Ben Luke

Matching Appeals

2008-11-02T00:38:00.002+08:00

To those who are appealing or are thinking of appealing, do SMS me if you want to talk about it. Alternatively, I will be in University on Monday from about 1145am onwards.

Ben Luke

Pre Matching III

2008-10-12T15:30:00.002+08:00

Ok, I've emailed everyone who is Matching the results.

Er, I apologise but the if your name is on the first half of the name list, you have the SLIGHTLY older version with one person less (103 instead of 104 people) as I only discovered a new email halfway through sending. But it shouldn't majorly affect the results. If you really HAVE to get the updated one, sms me identifying yourself and your email address and I'll email you.

If you did not receive it in your email, check the SPAM folder first before SMS-sing me.

If you are one of the 6 people who have not given me your choices despite my SMSes, there's still time to do it. (I'll just leave the "Shame on you"s to other people)

Whatever the case, physical copies of the most recent results tomorrow.

For those who have not read the announcement below : the deadline for Matching is now WEDNESDAY 15th October 2008.

Matching Deadline EXTENDED

2008-10-09T14:59:00.003+08:00

AAD has just informed me that the Matching deadline has been extended to Wednesday, 15th of October 2008.

Please take note.

The Dean's Office is in contact with the University of Nottingham and any info I receive will be posted here.

If you would like to know anything else, do SMS me.

edit : Pre-Matching will be out Monday due to new memorandums by a certain government department.

Ben Luke

IMU Cup

2008-09-20T22:38:00.002+08:00

Yay!

We won IMU Cup!

Thanks to all athletes who participated and supporters!

Thanks to everyone who helped out with the IMU Cup T-shirt!

Awesome performance, cheerleaders! *cheers*

Go Stallions! Gallop on!!!

M206 GO!!!

*We won, we're hot,
We're everything they're not!*

*I can't believe I just typed that*

*Please note that this is actually Ben Luke*

Ben Luke

Lecture on Inflammatory Arthritis

2008-09-10T18:12:00.003+08:00

Dr Vijay Singh has apparently been on medical leave for the last 3 days and did not inform anyone to replace him to give the lecture. This was all just realised today and unfortunately, no notes can be uploaded for the lecture tomorrow at this juncture in time.

Rather than cancel the lecture as per the option given by the administration ( I am not going to name names ), Dr Thani has informed me that he will be giving the lecture in Dr Vijay's place tomorrow morning and the notes will be uploaded after that.

I realise that there are a set of Inflammatory Arthritis notes in the I:Drive by Dr Esha Das Gupta but it is unlikely the lecture to be given by Dr Thani tomorrow.

This is the best I can do at this point in time.

Please be informed.

Ben Luke

ECA Matching Form

2008-09-05T23:10:00.002+08:00

Please be reminded that you are supposed to send a soft copy of the ECA Form that has been approved by the SAD to the email addresses that they are supposed to be sent to. The email addresses are in the form itself.

Ben Luke

PMS Fees

2008-09-04T14:04:00.003+08:00

The PMS fees list given out today has a few things which need to be corrected, I have already confirmed this with Ms Haslinda from AAD.

All the end dates for the UK universities from Dundee downwards should be one year later. So, Dundee should end in 2011 while Edinburgh, Glasgow, Keele, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Queen's, Southampton and St George's should end in 2012.

Dundee has changed its course to a 2 and a 1/2 year programme so the duration and fees should be different from what is listed to reflect the additional time. It is expected to be from Feb-09 to Jul-11. I will post and announce details of this when I get the update.

Nottingham is included in our Matching. Details will be forthcoming before the 13th of October. I will also announce and post details of this when I get them from AAD.

Do come and ask me if you have any other questions.

Ben Luke

IT Representative

2008-08-28T22:16:00.002+08:00

The SRC has requested that every batch elect an IT Representative whom will apparently be in charge of electronic equipment in the lecture theatre and forward IT complaints to the IT Representative of the SRC, Geowin Solomon.

I realise that there is only one semester left and all those stated duties above are already handled by Evelyn and I but I suppose we should probably try to accede to the SRC's request.

I will be holding elections most likely on Wednesday or Thursday, formality or not.

Do not forget your ECA forms need handing in. Those who do not live in KL, remember to bring any certificates or proofs from home so that your form can be certified by May Kuan.

Do enjoy the rest of the holidays.

Ben Luke

eCa mEeTiNg

2008-08-25T15:29:00.003+08:00

Dear all,

The details for the scheduled ECA meeting with May Kuan are as follows:

Date & Time: 3 Sept, Wednesday, 2-4 pm
4 Sept, Thursday, 10.30-12.45 pm
5 Sept, Friday, 11.30-12.30 pm
Venue : PBL 32 & 33

Our timetable for the first week is rather hectic, so it is rather difficult to find a suitable time that can accomodate everyone. So, for students who have CSU scheduled on Thursday, please try to make it for the Wednesday or Friday sessions instead, okay?=)

Just a reminder, it is COMPULSORY for ALL students, PMS and Seremban to meet up with May Kuan and hand in your ECA forms. Please be reminded to print out the ECA form from the I Drive, fill it in and bring along the ORIGINAL copy of your certificates. The due date for handing up the ECA form will be on 5 September, 2008.

Thanks! Meanwhile, happy hols=)

Evelyn

Meeting with the British High Commissioner

2008-08-25T11:31:00.002+08:00

I just received this notice from the SRC, the British High Commissioner will be visiting IMU tomorrow and there will be a meeting with students at 4.00pm.

I currently have a 2 to 3 places available for students from our batch who might want to meet him. If you are seriously interested in going to a UK PMS and want one of the places, please SMS me byt today and I will confirm with you tomorrow morning about places.

Deadline is midnight tonight.

Ben Luke

PS Netballers please email/sms Sheah Lin.

MSK TiMe tAbLe=)

2008-08-22T19:45:00.003+08:00

Dear all,

The time table, study guide, CSU manual and groupings for MSK are already out. You can access it from I Drive under Time Tables, Medical Sciences, Sem 5.

Please be reminded that ALL students are required to meet May Kuan either on the 2,3 or 4th September to discuss, certify your certs and check your ECA form. I will schedule a suitable time with May Kuan and update you all hopefully by next Monday. So please make it for either one of this sessions.

Thank you=)

Evelyn

Sunathon

2008-08-20T22:08:00.002+08:00

I am so sorry I was not able to post this up as soon as I got the mail, I just flew in yesterday from, er, a foreign country.

Anyway, I have been informed by Izaquan that the IMU Circumcision Project has been postponed to the 15th of November 2008.

Please be informed.

Anyone wishing for more information, please contact Izaquan at :

nour[underscore]izaquan[at]yahoo[dot]com

*purposely typed like that to prevent automated website scanner thingies etc.*

Ben Luke

ECA FoRm

2008-08-13T23:15:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

The due date for submitting the extra co curricular form is on the 5th of sept. May Kuan will be meeting students on the 3, 4 and 5 sept to finalise and look through your ECA forms. The time will be fixed later on when we get our time tables. So, please be reminded to bring along your ORIGINAL certificates for verification when semester 5 starts.

Meanwhile, 5 volunteers are needed for a PBL facilitator training session. They will be training new PBL facilitators and were hoping for some students from our batch to come along to give them an idea on how a PBL is like. You will be PAID! Details are as follows:

Date: 27 august
Time: 9.30-11 am

If you are interested in going for this mock PBL session, please do drop me a note as soon as possible preferably by 20th aug. Thank you!

Happy hols to all =)

Evelyn.

Parking

2008-08-01T19:52:00.000+08:00

From IMU :

Dear All,

We are please to advise that IMU parking facility is now automated
with effect on Monday, 4 August 2008. We have installed the Parking

Auto Pay Machine at the Sub-Basement Exit 5 Lobby area.

All who park at SB (except the 1st 150 staff using their seasonal pass
card) are requested to pay their parking at the Auto Pay Machine before
they collect their vehicle to exit the building. We would appreciate
if you could please advise your visitors accordingly.

Parking Rates @ Sub-Basement
The parking rates below will apply once the 150 bays are taken up for
staff and for visitors/students who opt to pay and park at
Sub-Basement:

1st 1 hour @ RM1.00
Subsequent 2nd hour @ RM2.00
And Subsequent hours thereafter @ RM1.00 per hour
Maximum Rate per day: RM9.00

Penalty for Lost Ticket is RM25.00

For Students: FREE parking at SB after 6.30PM on weekdays and FREE On
Weekends for Temporary until further notice. No overnight Parking is
allowed. The present system of validation remain unchanged.

Thank you
Management

Ben Luke

GP Posting

2008-07-29T23:21:00.006+08:00

Ok, for those who did not attend the Briefing on GP Posting lecture and people who attended but have totally forgotten what it was about, this is what everyone's supposed to do :

1. You need to write up a portfolio which contains 4 things :

A student log of patients which contains at least 25 presenting complaints/problems that bring patients to a GP and record basic sciences learning issue(s) from each presentation.

Health promoting activities you have seen in the clinic. For example, Seen : 40 y/o patient with bronchial asthma; Activity : Observed smoking cessation counselling given to the patient

Construct a genogram of a patient, preferably one with HPT/DM. Refer to pictures below.

I'm too blah-ed out to type it out, i'm just going to paste the slide.

This portfolio is to be handed in to the AAD after the debriefing session for your group.

In addition to your portfolios, I think everyone is supposed to prepare and additional topic, according to your groups :

Slides obtained from Dr Nurjahan's lecture. You can download the full lecture off the I:Drive somewhere in the Timetables folder, I'm sure you can find it. Any other questions, comment or tag.

Ben Luke

MUET

2008-07-28T18:44:00.000+08:00

From AAD :

Please be informed that all Malaysian Students and International Students (IMU CS option) are required to sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) Exam.

For those who have sat the examination, kindly submit a certified copy of your result to the Academic Affairs Department by 25 August 2008.

Kindly be informed that International Students who will be transferred to the IMU Clinical School, Seremban are required to sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) Exam.

Ben Luke

Rotations

2008-07-26T23:42:00.004+08:00

For those who are going to KKB, please bring along your thumbdrives and try to arrange to bring about 5 laptops per group.

For those who are going for your GP postings, do not forget your booklet and maintain decorum during the posting which include :

Dress properly
Do not use your handphone indiscriminately
Be polite
Wear your labcoat (or not, depending on what the GP says)
Do not spit
etc etc etc

Ben Luke

aDiDaS KiNG oF tHe RoAd

2008-07-16T19:13:00.004+08:00

Hey, everyone! Details for the 2008 Shah Alam Adidas King of The Road competition are as follows:

Date : 10th August, 2008

Time: 6.45 am

Venue: Dataran Shah Alam, Shah Alam

The posters had already been placed on noticeboards in uni. For those who are interested, forms can be obtained from the SAD. Any queries can be put forth to Infinity Milers.

All the best to those who are sitting for exams this Friday! =)

Evelyn and Ben Luke

IMS

2008-07-10T14:28:00.001+08:00

Please be reminded that everyone in M206 is supposed to attend tomorrow's IMS session.

Results for the recent Summative is most likely to come out next Friday just after the Selective Assessments at around 11.30am. Will update as I receive information from AAD.

Ben Luke

Yoga

2008-07-03T22:17:00.001+08:00

The Yoga Club of IMU will commence soon (hopefully by next week or the week after that) and the details are enlisted below:

Time and day:Monday evenings(5.30 pm) for an hour
Fees:RM 40 per month
Instructor:Ms Silvia Sim from Yogafit, Damansara Heights.

Those who are interested can give their names to their batchreps.

I copied and pasted from the email. Any grammatical errors are not mine.

Ben Luke

Summative

2008-06-26T15:16:00.000+08:00

Good Luck!

Ben Luke & Evelyn

Clarifications on ACE Inhibitors

2008-06-24T17:42:00.003+08:00

Sorry this is a bit late. Mr Benny Efendie emailed me with some clarifications from his lecture, I'm pasting the relevant parts directly from the email :

Actually proposed mechanisms of ACEI reducing proteinurea is because they reduce the pressure on glomerulus, so minimizing the damage and also recent studies reveal that they may reduce mesangial cell growth and matrix production which contribute to the proteinurea.
This is the positive side of ACEI/ARB.

But at the same time they will cause decrease in GFR, and then acute renal failure or deterioration of renal failure. This drug-induced nephropathy is likely to occur if the patient already has risk factors, like hypovolaemia or already got severe renal failure, or bilateral renal artery stenosis (unilateral is still ok, not too bad) or using other concurrent nephrotoxic drugs like NSAIDs. And contraindication here is more for patients with renovascular disease, not other type of renal diseases. This is the negative side of ACEI/ARB.

In conclusion: as in other drugs, ACEIs are like a double-edged sword, doctors must weigh the risk and benefit before prescribing them. According to BNF 55 (latest version): For Captopril, the dosage must be reduced according to the degree of renal impairment.

max. initial dose 25 mg daily (do not exceed 100 mg daily) if creatinine clearance 20*40 mL/minute;
max. initial dose 12.5 mg daily (do not exceed 70 mg daily) if creatinine clearance 10*20 mL/minute;
max. initial dose 6.25 mg daily (do not exceed 37.5 mg daily) if creatinine clearance less than 10 mL/minute

Below is the explanation about ACEI and proteinurea from the Goodman & Gilman pharmacology:

Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of renal disease. In patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy, captopril prevents or delays the progression of renal disease (Lewis et al., 1993). Renoprotection in type 1 diabetes, as defined by changes in albumin excretion, also is observed with lisinopril (Euclid Study Group, 1997). The renoprotective effects of ACE inhibitors in type 1 diabetes is in part independent of blood pressure reduction. Specific renoprotection by ACE inhibitors is more difficult to demonstrate in type 2 diabetics, with some studies providing positive results (Ravid et al., 1993, 1996, 1998), whereas others do not demonstrate blood pressure-independent renoprotection (Brenner and Zagrobelny, 2003). In addition to attenuating diabetic nephropathy, ACE inhibitors also may decrease retinopathy progression in type 1 diabetics (Chaturvedi et al., 1998). ACE inhibitors also attenuate the progression of renal insufficiency in patients with a variety of nondiabetic nephropathies (Maschio et al., 1996; GISEN Group, 1997; Ruggenenti et al., 1998, 1999b; Kshirsagar et al., 2000; Praga et al., 2003) and may arrest the decline in GFR even in patients with severe renal disease (Ruggenenti et al., 1999a).

Several mechanisms participate in the renal protection afforded by ACE inhibitors. Increased glomerular capillary pressure induces glomerular injury, and ACE inhibitors reduce this parameter both by decreasing arterial blood pressure and by dilating renal efferent arterioles. ACE inhibitors increase the permeability selectivity of the filtering membrane, thereby diminishing exposure of the mesangium to proteinaceous factors that may stimulate mesangial cell proliferation and matrix production, two processes that contribute to expansion of the mesangium in diabetic nephropathy. Since angiotensin II is a growth factor, reductions in the intrarenal levels of angiotensin II may further attenuate mesangial cell growth and matrix production.

Happy Studying

Ben Luke

Dr Srikumar's Lecture

2008-06-18T13:33:00.001+08:00

Dr Srikumar's Lecture today is Obstructive Uropathy and not Cystic Diseases. Cystic Diseases will be given tomorrow.

Ben Luke

Drugs and the Kidney Lecture Slides

2008-06-17T11:26:00.002+08:00

I emailed Mr Benny Efendie to request him to put up the slides into the appropriate folder but he replied saying that he is in GHKL this morning and would not be able to do so. Nevertheless, he emailed me the slides which I have passed to IT and they will upload them into the RENAL folder before 1.00pm.

Alternatively, the slides for the lecture he gave in June 2007 (that's M205) are in the Pharmacy Lecturers Folder for those who cannot wait.

Ben Luke

Alumni Talk

2008-06-15T01:31:00.003+08:00

There will be a talk by IMU Alumni who are currently studying in University of Edinburgh and University of Southampton. The details are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 19th June
Time: 12PM to 2PM
Venue: LT3.
Refreshments served

If you are interested in attending, please leave a comment or come see me by Tuesday.

PS. Pre Matching Forms due tomorrow.

Ben Luke

Pre Matching II

2008-06-11T17:54:00.002+08:00

Evelyn and I have distributed most of the forms today, if you have not gotten yours, do get them from us. The deadline is next Monday the 16th of June 2008.

Some additional information about Matching :

1. The University of Auckland will not be accepting non-Malaysians from IMU.

2. According to information from AAD at this point in time, it looks like Calgary is not in the list of PMS for M206.

3. The University of Nottingham is in the list for our Matching.

Points 2 and 3 are reflected in the Pre Matching Form.

This is our second Pre Matching and we will be doing our final one a week before the real Matching.

Have fun filling up the form and give it back to me on by Monday!

PS. According to Dr Annie Tay, her lecture tomorrow will be up in the I:Drive tomorrow morning.

Ben Luke

Alumni Talk - Canada and the United States

2008-06-09T12:56:00.004+08:00

An IMU Alumni from Dalhousie University, Dr Tai Ken Lin will be in IMU tomorrow to give a talk.

Dr Tai is due to start her Internship in New York next month and will continue with her Residency in Preventive Medicine and Public Health next year in The Johns Hopkins University.

Details of the talk :

Venue : SR3

Time : 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Lunch will be provided.

To those interested in going to Canada or the US / taking the USMLE / doing postgraduate studies in Public Health, I would highly encourage you to go.

See you there.

Ben Luke

Histopathology Lab

2008-06-09T08:58:00.002+08:00

Please be informed that the Histopathology Lab sessions for the last week of the Renal System have been canceled, fortunately [Yay! More time to study!!!] or unfortunately [But I need more Histopath...], depending on how you see it.

I will most probably hold a second Pre-Matching this week, be ready.

To Dr Sushela Devi's Tutees/Mentees, she wants to see you guys this week, please set up a meeting with her.

PS. Opinions in the square brackets are not necessarily my own, just an opinion on what people may think.

Ben Luke

Polls, IMS & ECA Briefing

2008-06-05T00:53:00.003+08:00

Please be reminded that the Polls sheet for the Convocation magazine is due tomorrow, 6th of June 2008. You do not have to fill up all the spaces but do try your best to. A box will be put in front of the Audi for you to put your sheet into so be assured of the confidentiality of your choices.

For the people whose names I announced in relation to the Integrated Medical Seminar, Professor Jai Mohan will be briefing us after Professor Hla Yee Yee's lecture tomorrow at 5.15pm. To those that have been chosen, your attendence is compulsory, fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you see it.

For the rest, May Kuan from the Student Affairs Department will be giving a talk about how to fill in your Extra Curricular Form in preparation for the end of Phase 1 at the same time. Do note that it does not matter if you are headed for the Clinical School or a Partner Medical School, you will have to fill in the form either way. So, do attend.

Ben Luke

Parking

2008-06-04T11:56:00.001+08:00

The Roadworks Department needs to retar the road between IMU and Vista Komanwel. Please refrain from parking there for at least the next 2 days until they are done.

Ben Luke

ME/DT108 Buddies

2008-06-02T11:04:00.003+08:00

For those who signed up to be buddies for ME/DT108, I hope you already wrote down your contacts on the boards in the Atrium when they were up.

The first meeting will be held this Wednesday, the 4th of June (which is also the deadline for the Reproduction AIR Topic) from 1.00pm - 2.30pm. Drinks and light foods will be served.

See you there.

Ben Luke

Renal System Lecture Slides

2008-05-30T18:25:00.003+08:00

There are 2 folders for the Renal System in the I:Drive, one called "RENAL" in the main Medical folder and another one called "Renal System" in the "Musculoskeletal System" Folder. Do check both for slides.

Ben Luke

Selectives and the Renal Timetable

2008-05-30T13:43:00.000+08:00

To those who have yet to hand in their Selective Forms, the deadline is next Monday, the 2nd of June, 2008.

The revised Renal timetable (the one with all the changes Evelyn was talking about) has been posted in the I: Drive with the amendments marked in yellow. Do download and refer to that if you did not have time to take down the changes or you were absent in during that time.

Ben Luke

AIR Topic - Reproduction

2008-05-29T03:32:00.001+08:00

The deadline for the Reproduction AIR Topic has been extended to next Wednesday, 4th of June 2008 at 12.00pm.

Ben Luke