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e re F AIMST Newsletter THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THIS NEWSLETTER IS INTENDED FOR AIMST UNIVERSITY’S COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS Volume 2, Issue 3 October-December 2019 Educating Tomorrow's Leaders TUN SAMY VELLU: ARCHITECT OF AIMST UNIVERSITY Page 3 1 Page 2 AIMST Newsletter Contents Editorial Board Editor’s Note ....................................................................................................................... 3 Editor-in-Chief: Subhash J Bhore Tun Samy Vellu: Architect of AIMST University ................................................................. 3 Sectional Editors Message from the MIED Chairman .................................................................................... 6 Pharmacy: Mohd. Baidi Bahari The Ministry of Health Malaysia and AIMST University Launched KOSPEN Plus Program .6 Medicine: Matiullah Khan AIMST Received Excellence Award in Education from Chief Minister of Penang on Sin Dentistry: Durga Prasad Mudrakola Chew Daily’s 90th Anniversary........................................................................................... 9 Applied Sciences: Lee Su Yin Japanese Students at AIMST University ............................................................................ 9 Business & Management: Sham Abdulrazak 21st Century Trends in Medical Education and Sciences–2019 ........................................ 10 Engineering&Computer: Ravandran Muttiah Crowning of a Worthy Career for Dental Technology Graduates ....................................... 13 Physiotherapy: Karthikeyan Jayabalan AIMST Researchers Shine at PECIPTA 2019 Innovation Competition .............................. 13 Nursing: Ooi Saw Geok AIMST Biotechnology Alumni Making Waves in International Universities ........................ 14 Foundation: Ponnarasy Ganesan Falling Walls Lab AIMST 2019 ........................................................................................... 16 ICFIRHS 2019 .................................................................................................................... 18 The AIMST Newsletter is distributed to all AIMST European Wellness Academy Visited FoM, AIMST ........................................................... 20 University’s staff, students, and stakeholders. This A Visit to UNIMAP to Explore Possibilities of Research Collaboration ............................... 20 newsletter is also available online. Both, online Workshop on Stroke Rehabilitation .................................................................................... 21 and print version of the newsletter are provided CPR Workshop for Physiotherapy Students ...................................................................... 21 free of charge to all intended recipients. It is pub- Enable the Visually Disabled – We Care............................................................................ 22 lished four times annually in March, June, Septem- MyPSA Best Society Award (IPTS) 2019 ........................................................................... 22 ber and December months. Its purpose is to keep World Mental Health Day-2019 .......................................................................................... 23 all stakeholders informed of the AIMST University AIMST University Implements Industry-driven Biotechnology Curriculum ......................... 23 activities and to highlight the important issues vital Kedah – Perlis World Pharmacist Day 2019 ...................................................................... 23 for the AIMST community. The newsletter is edited Intensive Endodontic Workshop ......................................................................................... 26 and produced by AIMST university staff from mate- We are Proud of our Nursing Students .............................................................................. 26 rial provided by staff, students, stakeholders and Dean’s List Award 2019 ..................................................................................................... 26 other interested parties. List of MoUs Signed in Year 2019 to Boost Academic Collaboration................................. 27 Highlights of Activities from Faculty of Dentistry ................................................................ 28 KDN Permit: PP19484/06/2019 (035083) AIMST University’s Global Immersion Programme (GIP) .................................................. 29 ISSN: 2682-874X Programme Collaborative Ilmu .......................................................................................... 29 © 2019 AIMST University, All Right Reserved Our Alumni - Our Pride ....................................................................................................... 30 Follow What Excites You!................................................................................................... 33 Disclaimer of Liability: Every effort is made to Musings of a Distinguished Alumnus ................................................................................. 33 provide accurate and complete information in Pursuing Medicine as a Career .......................................................................................... 34 AIMST Newsletters. However, Editor-in-Chief or Upholding the Hippocratic Oath ......................................................................................... 34 publisher cannot guarantee that there will be no Editor’s Note on Vice-Chancellor, Emeritus Professor Dr Harcharan Singh Sidhu ............ 35 errors. Publisher makes no claims, promises or Faculty of Applied Sciences Appoints International Researcher as Adjunct Professor ...... 37 guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or Dr Lingeswran Delivered a Talk at the Faculty of Medicine ............................................... 37 adequacy of the contents of the newsletter and Fellowship in Dental Surgery.............................................................................................. 37 expressly disclaims liability for errors and omis- World Dental Conference ................................................................................................... 37 sions in the contents of this newsletter. Neither Biotechnology Expert Appointed as Adjunct Professor in Faculty of Applied Sciences ..... 37 AIMST University, nor its employees make any Dr Subhash Became an IFBA Certified Biosecurity Professional ...................................... 39 warranty, expressed or implied or statutory, includ- Heath Camp at Sik, Kedah ................................................................................................. 40 ing but not limited to the warranties of no infringe- Surgical Subspecialties Workshop ..................................................................................... 40 ment of third party rights, title, and the warranties Distinguished Visitor from Kibow Biotech, Inc (USA) ......................................................... 41 of merchantability and fitness for a particular pur- Science Carnival at SK Taman Ria .................................................................................... 41 pose with respect to content available from the Pharmacy Day Event 2019................................................................................................. 42 newsletters. Neither does AIMST University as- Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress ..................................................................... 42 sume any legal liability for any direct, indirect or AIMST 5 KM Possible Fun Run 2019................................................................................. 43 any other loss or damage of any kind for the accu- Workshop on “New Dental Officer Preparatory Course” .................................................... 44 racy, completeness, or usefulness of any infor- Industrial Training for Students of the FBM ........................................................................ 44 mation, product, or process disclosed herein, and Hamper Delivery for Hari Raya Celebration at Schools ..................................................... 45 do not represent that use of such information, JOM STPM Program .......................................................................................................... 45 product, or process would not infringe on privately Promotional Talk at School ................................................................................................ 45 owned rights. Educational Visit to AIMST University ................................................................................ 45 Science Carnival ................................................................................................................ 46 Contact: Dr. Subhash J Bhore, Editor-in-Chief , STAR Education Fair.......................................................................................................... 46 AIMST Newsletter, Department of Biotechnology, Mooncake Festival at AIMST University ............................................................................. 46 Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Bedong-Semeling Road, 08100 Bedong, Semeling, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia; e-mail: sub- [email protected] / [email protected]; Ph.: 04-429-8176. 2 Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 3 Editor’s Note Recently, AIMST has launched KOSPEN Plus program in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Malaysia Dear Readers, (MoH). This initiative is in line with the SDG-17 - Estab-