MPS-YPC 1st Annual Survey Results (Part 2)
As we had promised earlier, the following are the open-ended responses sent in reply to the survey asking young pharmacists to share their views about pharmacy and the pharmacy profession in general. We have elected to display EVERY SINGLE COMMENT here for your viewing and we do warn readers beforehand that as young pharmacists are rather passionate, some of the comments can seem forceful and harsh. With that said, please enjoy and as usual, we invite feedback in our comment box...
Read MoreMPS Membership Drive 2011
The Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society will be entering its 44th year of existence and has gone through various challenges to protect, promote and advance the profession by working in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental agencies. This has only been possible with your financial support by being a member of the MPS. As such, it is hoped that you will all continue to provide your support by renewing your membership as soon as possible and for those who have not yet registered as a member of the MPS, we would strongly encourage you to sign up as your added support will ensure...
Read MorePanduan & Soalan Aras IV bagi TK 1, TK 2 dan TK 3
For those of you who sat for your PTK in October, the special assignments to increase your score to Aras 4 has been released. Choose one out of 3 questions and answer in either Bahasa Malaysia or English. Expected length of essay is 13 to 15 pages. If you’re eligible and wish to take up this opportunity, do hurry up! The deadline is 16th December 2010. All the best! Links (clickie!) Soalan Tugasan Aras IV TK1 Panduan Tugasan Aras IV TK1 Soalan Tugasan Aras IV TK2 Panduan Tugasan Aras IV TK2 Soalan Tugasan Aras IV TK3 Panduan Tugasan Aras IV TK3 Edit (10/12/10): It has been brought to...
Read MoreIt’s OUR Problem!
Ask any pharmacist and he or she will likely have had the experience where some eminent personage or expert, when listing down the various professions that contribute to the treatment/management of some disease state, failed to mention the pharmacist despite the pharmacist being, in our minds, the people who play such an indispensable role in optimizing therapy and who contribute no less than the physicians themselves. Each one of those pharmacists will undoubtedly be able to relate to you their bruised feelings, the disappointment of having their hard work ignored and the...
Read MoreThe Folly of Youth?
George Bernard Shaw, a famous playwright once said that youth is wasted on the young. It is unfortunate that at this day and age, it still rings all so true, even amongst the young of our noble profession. There has been many a time when I was asked, even challenged on what the MPS can do for the young pharmacist – and no answer seems to be able to satisfy the questioner. That is because their mind has already closed and no answer can satisfy them. I am not going to stand here today to extol the wonders the society can do for them or even to tell them to ask not what the society can do...
Read MoreAbout Us
The Young Pharmacist Chapter of the MPS is a dedicated group of young pharmacists passionate about pharmacy and its role to play in Malaysia! So join us and make yourself count to your profession and your nation.