MIMSC 2011 at The Historical City of Melaka - updates

36 days more, the 3rd Malaysian International Medical Students Conference (MIMSC) 2011 will be held at Melaka-Manipal Medical College, from 2nd - 5th June 2011.

We have received warm response from various universities. The registration will still going on until 15th May 2011. If your school has not received anything from the conference committee, and you would like to attend the conference, you can directly register with us, by contacting us on phone (012-9208624) or by email (mimsc2011@gmail.com or betty.san@gmail.com)

Here are some updates on the conference:

(a) Scientific Presentation - Oral and Poster Presentation:

Those students who love to present your study in public health posting or your individual research study, you can submit your abstract to us. If you cannot submit by now and need some time, you can always email to the Scientific Chairperson, Ms. Sheela.

Best Presenter Award and Best Poster Award will be presented to the winner during the Gala Dinner. Paper submission will be selected by the committee to be published in an International Online Journal.

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(b) Medical Quiz

There will be a preliminary round in the first day, in MCQs format. Topic includes Pre-clinical sciences, clinical sciences and medical trivia. The final round will be on the 2nd day, include the above and also trauma topic. RM1000 worth medical books will be awarded to the winners during the Gala Dinner. Rules and regulations will be announced during the registration day.

(c) Fellowship Nite:

(d) Melaka City Night Tour:

On the 3rd June 2011, the delegates will be brought to the center of the Melaka City for a night tour. Delegates will be dropped at there, and they are free to walk around there under the guide from the organizing committee.

More updates will be available soon. If you have not registered yet, please contact us as soon as possible. Registration is opened until 15th May 2011. See you soon in Melaka!

For more information on the conference, visit our official conference website.

AIMST 1st Preclinical Medical Quiz 2011

A Preclinical Medical Quiz was recently held at AIMST University on 8th and 9th April 2011. This event was organized by the Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University in collaboration with AIMST University Medical Students' Association (MedSA) and Society of MMA Medical Students (SMMAMS).

A total of 9 teams participated for this event including a home team (AIMST University), followed by representatives from, International Medical University (IMU), University Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS), University Tunku Abdul Rahmah (UTAR), Taylor's University College, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and neighbouring country National University of Singapore (NUS).

The participants were brought for a tour to the Anatomy Museum and Clinical Skills Centre (3rd floor of medical building) whereby they were given a briefing on the various METI simulation facilities present in AIMST.

The event was then inaugurated by the welcoming speech by Deputy VC Student Affairs, Prof. Harcharan Singh whereby announced that he would donate a Challenge Trophy in the next Preclinical Medical Quiz. Participants were also reminded to take this quiz as an opportunity to know each other better instead of focusing the sole purpose of winning the quiz.

This was followed by the Preliminary Round 1 whereby all the teams were given a 45 minutes time span to complete 30 MCQs. From there, a total of 6 teams proceeded to the next round which included AIMST, NUS, IMU, AUCMS, USM and USIM.

These teams proceeded into the verbal round of Preliminary Round 2 on the same day and the Preliminary Round 3 on the following day. For each of the rounds the top team was allowed to choose their quiz table. Only 4 teams proceeded from the Preliminary Round 3 which was the team from AIMST, NUS, IMU and USM. Here, the finalists were tested at different stages which included the Leeuwenhoek Round, R.V.RAASH Round and the Laennec Round. These rounds not only tested cognitive knowledge but also psychomotor skills of interpreting histology, microbiology, pathology slides and also radiographs.

The NUS team emerged as the champion, followed closely by AIMST at 2nd place and IMU at 3rd place. The team were given a trophy, medals and winning certificates. Other teams involved were given the Certificate of Participation.

The event also boasted a special segment called the Quiz King or Queen whereby each team was requested to norminate a king/queen whom was tested by various questions probing into their opinions on Medical Ethics, Reasoning Skills, and also Communication skills. A representative from USIM won the Quiz Queen award for this segment.

The prize giving ceremony commenced with the speech from Prof. Dr. Sethuraman (Dean of Faculty of Medicine) and Deputy VC Academic and International Affairs. He thanked the organizing committee for making this a huge event a great success and especially congratulated Dr. P.K. Rajesh (Deputy Dean for Preclinical and Organizing Chairperson of the quiz ) for making his brainchild (the quiz) a memorable event. The Preclinical Medical Quiz 2011 was officially closed with a vote of thanks from Mr. N. Naga Bharathi Nesan, the President of MedSA and student organizing committee.

The participants congratulated the University for the outstanding efforts placed in organizing this Quiz and was greatly impressed by the excellent modern facilities used and it's management throughout by the Preclinical Medical Quiz 2011. In the feedback collected from the participants they expressed their gratitude to the organizing committee for putting together a meaningful and exciting event and assured that they will return the following year.

Reported by,

INDERPREET KAUR

Secretary of Student Organizing Committee

9th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz on 22nd and 23rd July 2011

The annual Inter-Medical Schools Physiology Quiz is back now! This year, the Physiology quiz will be held on 22 and 23 July 2011 at Universiti Malaya.

Prepare to take over the champion trophy from UM? (UM was the champion in the 8th IMSPQ). Find your team mates, and register your team now. Challenge the previous champion and take back to the trophy and make your medical school proud!

Deadline for registration is 30th April 2011. You can always contact Professor Dr. Cheng (details shown in the poster) for more information on the registration.

Download : [Registration Form in 4shared]

See you in July !!!