FIP-YPG: Focus on National YP Groups – Malaysia
Dear all, The MPS-YPC was once again featured in the FIP-YPG Newsletter, this time in December 2011. Below is the article taken from the newsletter. FOCUS ON National YP Groups: Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society Young Pharmacist Chapter Malaysia: It’s all because your voice matters! One of the biggest questions that a young pharmacist instinctively ask is ‘Why should we join our professional organization?’ It cost money and takes up plenty of our time! The reason we concluded at the YPC here in Malaysia is simple and it boils down to this – that your voice matters! Here is why. YPC?...
Read MoreMPS Developments: 12/11/11
Dear all, We are please to announce that the MPS Council has officially co-opted the chairperson of the YPC to be a council member for the remainder of the MPS Council term (until early 2012). This decision is based on the MPS Council’s (under the guidance of Datuk Nancy Ho) genuine concern for the welfare and issues affecting young pharmacists. We hope that this decision (and responsibility granted by the MPC Council) will enable the MPS to engage young pharmacists better and that we can make the voice of young pharmacists matter! As such, please continue to post your ideas/concerns to...
Read MoreCOMPETITION COUNTDOWN: Level playing field
Extracted from the NST’s website – an article discussing the impending Competition Act. Young pharmacists must be in the know on this matter as it will definitely affect pharmacy as a whole. All along the supply chain, pharmaceutical players are preparing for enforcement of the Competition Act next year Will the price of medicines drop next year? Watch this space. 1 / 1 Malaysia’s pharmaceutical sector was worth RM4.6 billion by the end of last year. Some of the smaller players hope for a bigger slice of that pie when the Competition Act is enforced in January, while some...
Read More1+1: Reducing Compulsory Service from 3 years to 1 year
Dear all, In view of the recent 1+1 implementation, the Ministry of Health’s Pharmaceutical Services division has instituted an FAQ (available only in Bahasa Malaysia) on its website. Please visit the following link for more information. http://www.pharmacy.gov.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=132&action=view&retrieveid=297&lang=EN
Read MoreA Student Exchange Experience @ USA
This article was authored by Chang Yen Meai, a recent graduate from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) who went to United States of America in July 2011 under the Student Exchange Programme coordinated by Malaysian Pharmacy Students Association (MyPSA). I had a great experience in New York throughout the Student Exchange Program! After going through the interview, numerous changes of exchange site, application for financial support and late approval of visa, finally I made it there! It was once-in-a-lifetime experience. The two participating universities were Long Island University...
Read MoreWisma MPS is now officially OPEN!
Dear all, MPS is proud to declare that its new building in Puchong to be officially open at 11:11:11 AM on the 11th of November 2011. What a momentous occasion! We hope that the new building will be used as a base to nurture a new generation of pharmacists, laying down the foundation of the future of the profession. The YPC congratulates our parent for this historic milestone.
Read MoreAnd we are 1!
It is hard to imagine that one year ago today, our website at www.youngmps.org first took form in the dark corners of the ethernet. Not being too melodramatic or even self-aggrandising, but I am proud to day that in just one year, this site has gone from oblivion to an important portal in the hearts and minds of pharmacists, young & senior alike. Our website mirrored the rise of young pharmacist advocacy and our very own Young Pharmacist Chapter. The YPC was jump-started again last year at Pharmacy Night 2011 and it really has grown in leaps and bounds. We have really gone from strength...
Read MoreYPC Pharmacy Career Talk @ UM
On 14th October 2011, the UM Pharmacy Students Society organised the Annual Career Talk for its first to third year students. It was an honour for the Young Pharmacist Chapter to be invited by the Organising Committee to share our work experience in the Friday afternoon session. It was great meeting a bunch of energetic young pharmacy students in a Friday afternoon, a unique way to kickstart our weekend!! To all UM Pharmacy students, good luck for your undergraduate studies and hope our sharings were useful. Thank you for the precious afternoon and for all...
Read MoreMPS 1st Public Health Fair Highlights
In conjunction with World Pharmacists Day (25/09/2011), MPS organised the 1st Public Health Fair at Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. World Pharmacists Day was first mooted in year 2009 during the FIP Congress in Turkey and was accepted in Year 2010. This year is only the second Pharmacists Day! It was great to see pharmacists from different background coming together for a good cause on such a meaningful day. Indeed, we pharmacists are more than meet the eyes of the public as we have a lot more to offer than people thought we could! Although public turnout...
Read MoreMPS-Terengganu CPD Day 2011
The following report is prepared by Ms Nadia Al-Zawawi, the Head of Young Pharmacist Chapter Terengganu Branch, who is also one of the Committee Members of the CPD Day. On the 17th of September 2011, MPS Terengganu, in collaboration with Jabatan Kesihatan (Farmasi) and Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) organized the first ever CPD Day in Terengganu with the theme “We Care, Therefore We Share”. Our utmost gratitute to all our sponsors especially Astra Zeneca for their relentless support, as well as support from Abbott Nutrition, MSD, Janssen Cilag, Cambert, and Nova Nutrition....
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