The 11th FIMA International Camp for Medical Students

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2009-08-17T07:38:00.000-07:00

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The 11th FIMA International Camp for Medical Students
24th-31st July
Kg. Tok Senik
Pulau Langkawi

Organized by: FIMA/IMAKSA/WAMY
Hosted by: IMAM/CUCMS

Prepared by Bro. Moez (Sudan).

Appreciation Note & Report

2009-08-09T08:06:00.000-07:00

To whom it may concern.

SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE 11TH FIMA STUDENT CAMP

We are pleased to inform you that the 11th FIMA Student Camp was successfully carried out from the 24th to 31st July 2009 in Langkawi, Malaysia. A total of 149 participants, including speakers, from 16 countries joined the training camp. We were able to set up talks and workshops by renowned international speakers, under the theme of volunteerism. The participants gained invaluable knowledge, skills and experience from this camp. We also established a strong bond of love, friendship and network amongst our brothers and sisters throughout the stay.

We would like to extend our warmest gratitude to your goodself for your generous contributions, whether in the form of monetary support, accommodation, transport service, equipment or drug donations. Without your kind help and contribution, the camp would not have been as successful. We will never be able to thank you enough. Your help will certainly not be forgotten and will be remembered with deepest appreciation. We pray for your continued success. May God bless you always.

We hereby attach a comprehensive report of the camp for your kind perusal. The financial report will be provided upon request. Kindly contact Husna Musa (012-9111251) for this purpose.

Thank You.

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The 11th FIMA Student Camp 2009 Report
5th August 2009

The 11th FIMA (Federation of Islamic Medical Association) Student Camp was successfully carried out from the 24th to 31st July 2009 in Langkawi, Malaysia. A total of 149 participants, including speakers, from 16 countries participated throughout the whole course of the training camp. The participating countries were Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesian, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen. The camp was officiated by the FIMA President, Prof. Musa Mohd. Nordin.

The theme for this year’s camp was ‘Medical Students and Volunteerism’. The talks were divided into 4 different sessions, each talk was followed by a workshop where participants would have to complete different tasks based on the talks presented. For the first session, it was mainly about introducing the participants to the concept of volunteerism and about the different channels where medical students could volunteer. These topics were covered in talks given by Dr. Azhar (Emergency Physician, Qatar) and Prof. Salih Al- Ansari (Community Physician, Saudi Arabia). Dr. Emad Bukhari (Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, Saudi Arabia) presented a talk on the statistics regarding volunteerism, emphasizing among others, on the large number of volunteers in the West and comparisons of volunteerism based organizations in different countries.

During the second session, Prof. Hafeez ur-Rahman (Opthalmologist, Pakistan) presented and discussed about collaboration and coordination in volunteerism and also his groundbreaking ‘FIMA Save Vision project’. The talk gave the participants insight on the process of starting an innovative project and then maintaining its sustainability while applying the important principles needed in doing joint work. Prof. Ikram (Anaesthesiologist, Malaysia) presented on the many projects carried out by MERCY Malaysia and shared experiences in starting an organization like MERCY and the challenges faced. During this session there was also a talk on Volunteerism in the West by Prof. Atallah Ruhaily (Endocrinologist, Saudi Arabia) which touched on the numerous relief organizations overseas. He reflected on the fact that most American relief organizations were religion based and how it correlated with the increasing number of Christians in Africa and Indonesia. He concluded that we Muslims should also use volunteerism as a channel to strengthen our Muslim ummah.

The third session comprised of three talks. The first, ‘Volunteerism in Student Curricula of Western Universities’ was given by Prof. Salih Al-Ansari whereby he touched on the examples of volunteering training in the Western educational system and how they prepared students for volunteering through medical education. The second talk,’ Volunteerism: Art, Science & Ethics’ was given by Prof Dr. Ikram. Participants were given a clearer idea on what an ideal volunteer should be like, our roles and responsibilities as volunteers, volunteer management and the various issues on ethics and professionalism that are involved. The last talk for this session was given by Dr. Emad Bukhari, titled ‘The Sought-after Medical Professionals: Islamic Perspective’. He discussed on what defines Medical Professionalism from the Islamic point of view, namely how it signifies a set of values that underpins the trust the public has in doctors and how it was about putting the interest of the patient above our own.

The last session dealt with three topics. The first ‘Students & Volunteerism: Why & How given by Prof. Amaluddin (Paediatrician, Malaysia), the second ‘Art of Planning in Voluntary Projects’ given by Dr. Essam Al- Ghandi (Director of Community Health, Saudi Arabia) and lastly ‘IT Application in Voluntary Activities’ by Dr. Riyadh Abu Sulaiman (Paediatric Cardiologist, Saudi Arabia). The first talk discussed the dire conditions in certain countries and the need for students to volunteer and the various channels available. The second talk was about project management and the skills required in constructing a strategic and operational plan. The last talk touched on the use of technology in volunteering, its importance and benefits on the personal and institutional level. During the last workshop, students were divided into their countries or regions and they were given a task to plan a project based on a real scenario. In conclusion, all the talks throughout the camp fully equipped the participants with the important issues they needed to know when it comes to volunteering.

Aside from the planned scientific programs in the morning session, we also complemented the camp with side activities which were the community services and recreational activities outings. The recreational activities consist of a morning Jungle walk, Mountain Hiking, and team building activities at Tanjung Rhu Beach. These activities were able to give the participants a breather between the scientific programs within the camp. The community service was conducted throughout the districts in Langkawi. The students were placed either in the various Klinik Desa (community clinics) or accompanied the staff nurses for home visits. Apart from observing the procedures and history taking done by the medical personnel, the participants also conducted questionnaires of which the findings were then presented on the final day of the camp.

The special feature for the camp this year was the presence of three accompanying syeikhs from International Islamic University, Malaysia. They are Dr Jamal Badi, Dr Baschir and Dr Belghit. They spent 2 days each with the students whereby they were given special slots to speak on the spiritual aspects in the medical field and answered questions posed by the participants.

Overall, the program ran smoothly without any major problems along the way. We believe that the program met all its set objectives in fostering brotherhood amongst participants as well as providing a platform for leadership training and networking. We hope that the spirit of volunteerism infused in the participants will be implemented in all their future activities in their respective IMAs. In time, we hope volunteerism will no longer be something foreign to young Muslim doctors worldwide and they will continue the spirit for the betterment of the Ummah.

Final Camp Program

2009-07-20T17:07:00.000-07:00

THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL FIMA CAMP
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
24 - 31 July 2009G (2 - 9 Shaban 1430H)

Camp Program

The camp program is composed of two main parts:

I. The Scientific Program:
This is the main program that covers the main theme of the camp.
The time allocated for this part is the first 5.5 hours in the morning (08.00 -13.30). The schedule is depicted in the table below.
This part of program is combined (i.e. common for both males and females). The location is in Main Auditorium.

II. The Complementary Program:
This part of the program fills up the rest of the time starting after completion of the morning session of the main cultural program.

Scientific Program Schedule

*Day*	*Time*	*Session*	*Topic*		*Speaker*	*Moderator*
Day 0 Friday 24 July	Arrival, Registration, Room Allocation & Briefing of program
Day 1 Saturday 25 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session I	Introduction to Volunteerism	20	Prof. Azhar
	08.20 - 08.40		Volunteerism in Statistics Language	20	Dr. Emad Bukhari
	08.40 - 09.00		Horizons and Channels of Volunteerism for Medical Students	20	Dr. Salih Al-Ansari
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I		30
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop I	1) Volunteering Motives 2) Volunteering Benefits 3) Volunteering Obstacles: What & How to overcome 4) Volunteering Conditions & Prerequisites 5) Volunteering: Novel & Innovative Ideas	90
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 2 Sunday 26 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session II	FIMA Save vision	20	Dr. Hafeezurrahman
	08.20 - 08.40		MERCY Projects	20	Prof. Ikram
	08.40 - 09.00		Volunteerism in the West	20	Dr. Atallah Al-Ruhaily
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop II (Examples of student voluntary projects from different IMAs)
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 3 Monday 27 July	RECREATIONAL OUTING (MALES)
Day 3 Monday 27 July	COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM (FEMALES)
Day 4 Tuesday 28 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session III	Volunteerism in Student Curricula of Western Universities	20	Dr. Salih Al-Ansari
	08.20 - 08.40		Volunteerism: Art, Science & Ethics	20	Prof. Azhar Prof. Ikram
	08.40 - 09.00		The sought-after Medical Professionals: Islamic Prospective	20	Dr. Emad Bukhari
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop III	1) Conditions & Prerequisites 2) Skills 3) Ethics 4) Pitfalls 5) Documentation 6) Evaluation	90
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 5 Wednesday 29 July	COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM (MALES)
Day 5 Wednesday 29 July	RECREATIONAL OUTING (FEMALES)
Day 6 Thursday 30 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session IV	Students & Volunteerism: Why & How	20	Prof. Amaluddin
	08.20 - 08.40		Art of Planning in Voluntary Projects	20	Dr. Essam Al-Ghamdi
	08.40 - 09.00		IT Application in Voluntary Activities	20	Dr. Riyadh Abu Sulaiman
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop IV	I. Project scenarios: 5 projects inspired from real life II. Take-Home Projects: 5 examples of potential projects to be conducted.	90
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 7 Friday 31 July	Delegation Departure

Remarks for ALL Participants

2009-07-16T02:35:00.000-07:00

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Coordinators, Representatives of IMAs participating in the 11th FIMA Students Camp in Lankwai - Malaysia, July, 2009.

We are very delighted for your participation in the camp and we are anxiously waiting to see you in
KAMPUNG TOK SENIK RESORT
PULAU LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA

For the11th FIMA Camp of Medical Students from all IMAs.

I would like to remind you with the following remarks:

1. Confirm to us your final flight details to arrange your reception in Langkawi airport.
2. The details of camp location address and contact numbers of the reception committee. is attached herewith in the file named "Contact Persons". Please print a copy of this file and keep it in your travel brief case.
3. If you have not sent your itinerary to us, please send it urgently so that we can arrange your reception in the airport and transportation to the camp location. To send itinerary, use the attached form "Flight Details". Failure to do this within time limit will not enable us to serve you.
4. DEADLINE TIME FOR RECEIVING ITINERARY IS SATURDAY 18 JULY 2009.
5. In the Langkawi airport, you will find your brothers from the local organizing committee carrying paper signs with the word “FIMA”.
6. ARRIVING DAY SHOULD NOT BE LATER THAN 24 JULY AND LEAVING THE CAMP NOT BEFORE 31 JULY.
7. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PASSPORT IS VALID FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF HOME RETURN FROM MALAYSIA.
8. MAKE SURE THAT THE NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS SENT TO US IS THE SAME AS YOU WANT THEM TO APPEAR IN THE BADGES AND CERTFICIACATES.
9. THE CAMP DURATION IS 24 - 31 JULY.
10. SELECTIVE OR PARTIAL PARTICIPATION IS NOT WELCOMED!
11. The resort is reserved to accommodate the camp participants from 24 July to 31 July. You can stay in the camp as of 24 July for free. During the period 24 July to 31 July inclusively, the food is provided free for camp participants.
12. Those who arrive earlier than 24 July or want to stay beyond 31 July should arrange their own accommodation and all services. The organizing committee regretfully cannot take this responsibility. However, you can, on personal basis, request advice and direction from brothers in Malaysia who can offer their kind help to you. For this purpose, you can communicate with the logistics committee (contact details following this entry)
13. Delegates are requested to be prepared with:

a. Brief Power Point presentation about their voluntary activities of medical students' chapter in their IMA. (Time allowed for presentation: 10-15 minutes).
b. Materials to participate with in the social, cultural, and recreational programs such as Nasheed, Marawis, games, competitions, national traditions programs, and topic for debate etc.
c. Publications of your IMA and particularly students' activities that you wish to distribute.

14. Individual participants are reminded to bring with him/ her:

a. His/her copy of Quran Book.
b. Sports sets including sports shoes
c. Swimming sets
d. Personal notebook to note down information and remarks.
e. Your laptop and camera if you are interested in photos collection.

15. The weather in the camp area is tropical and relatively warm so be prepared with summer dressings but at night it is rather cool.
16. It is the responsibility of IMA coordinator or representative to circulate this message to every participant from the concerned IMA as we are not communicating with individual participants as you know.
17. Please acknowledge receiving this message and do not hesitate contact us for any inquiry.

WE HOPE FOR YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE TRIP.

Wassalam.

Dr. Atallah Al-Ruhaily
Supervisor General of the Camp

The 11th FIMA Student Camp
Langkawi, Malaysia, July 2009

Contact Persons for reception in Langkawi Airport and Transportation to Camp Site:

Name: Zaimi Mobile: +6012 6804859
Name: Adli Mobile: +6019 2718600
Name: Amira Mobile: +6012 6931987

Contacts for assistance in other general services:

Name: Wan Daud Mobile: +6017 9226042
Name: Husna Mobile: +6012 9111251
Name: Fatimah Mobile: +6012 4535445

With Best Regards.

Itenary

2009-07-05T04:41:00.000-07:00

Asssalamualaikum everyone

Only 19 days to the camp. Just a few notes from the logistics committee:

1. All delegations need to arrange their own transportation from KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) to Langkawi via domestic flights preferably. Please refer to our post here: http://fimastudentcamp.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-get-to-pulau-langkawi.html for further information. The local logistics committee will arrange for transportation from the airport to the resort. Thereby, please submit your 'Flight Details Form' to Dr. Atallah as soon as possible to avoid any last minute undesirable occurrences.

2.If you happen to arrive earlier (before 24th), do inform us if you need assistance in relocating yourself either in Kuala Lumpur or Langkawi. You need to make early reservations for hotels in either two of the mentioned places.

3. Below is the itenary for the whole camp to make easy your packing activities, the complete schedule is yet to be finalized. The specific topics for the scientific programmes will be given on the day of the registration, insyaAllah.

Looking forward to see all of you soon.

Regards,
Programme Coordinators

*Day*	*Time*	*Activity*
Day 0 Friday 24 July	08.00 - 09.30	Arrival, Registration & Room Allocation
Day 0 Friday 24 July	21.30 – 22.30	Opening Ceremony
Day 1 Saturday 25 July	05.45 – 06.15	Fajr Prayer
	06.15 – 07.30	Quraan & Thikr (Optional)
	07.30 – 08.00	Breakfast
	08.00 – 10.30	Scientific Program Session I
	10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
	11.00 - 13.30	Scientific Program Session II
	13.30 – 14.00	Zuhr Prayer
	14.00 – 14.30	Lunch
	14.30 – 17.00	Rest
	17.00 – 17.30	Asr Prayer
	17.30 – 19.45	Sporting & Free time
	19.45 – 20.15	Maghrib Prayer
	20. 30 – 21.00	Dinner
	21.00 – 21.30	Ishaa Pryer
	21.30 – 23.00	Recreation & Open Program
	23.00 – 05.30	Sleeping Time
Day 2 Sunday 26 July	05.45 – 06.15	Fajr Prayer
	06.15 – 07.30	Quraan & Thikr (Optional)
	07.30 – 08.00	Breakfast
	08.00 – 10.30	Scientific Program Session I
	10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
	11.00 - 13.30	Scientific Program Session II
	13.30 – 14.00	Zuhr Prayer
	14.00 – 14.30	Lunch
	14.30 – 17.00	Rest
	17.00 – 17.30	Asr Prayer
	17.30 – 19.45	Sporting & Free time
	19.45 – 20.15	Maghrib Prayer
	20. 30 – 21.00	Dinner
	21.00 – 21.30	Ishaa Pryer
	21.30 – 23.00	Recreation & Open Program
	23.00 – 05.30	Sleeping Time
Day 3 Monday 27 July	05.45 – 06.15	Fajr Prayer
	06.30 – 07.00	Breakfast
	07.00 – 19.00	RECREATIONAL OUTING & COMMUNITY SERVICE
	19.45 – 20.15	Maghrib Prayer
	20. 30 – 21.00	Dinner
	21.00 – 21.30	Ishaa Pryer
	21.30 – 23.00	Recreation & Open Program
	23.00 – 05.30	Sleeping Time
Day 4 Tuesday 28 July	05.45 – 06.15	Fajr Prayer
	06.15 – 07.30	Quraan & Thikr (Optional)
	07.30 – 08.00	Breakfast
	08.00 – 10.30	Scientific Program Session I
	10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
	11.00 - 13.30	Scientific Program Session II
	13.30 – 14.00	Zuhr Prayer
	14.00 – 14.30	Lunch
	14.30 – 17.00	Rest
	17.00 – 17.30	Asr Prayer
	17.30 – 19.45	Sporting & Free time
	19.45 – 20.15	Maghrib Prayer
	20. 30 – 21.00	Dinner
	21.00 – 21.30	Ishaa Pryer
	21.30 – 23.00	Recreation & Open Program
	23.00 – 05.30	Sleeping Time
Day 5 Wednesday 29 July	05.45 – 06.15	Fajr Prayer
	06.30 – 07.00	Breakfast
	07.00 – 19.00	RECREATIONAL OUTING & COMMUNITY SERVICE
	19.45 – 20.15	Maghrib Prayer
	20. 30 – 21.00	Dinner
	21.00 – 21.30	Ishaa Pryer
	21.30 – 23.00	Recreation & Open Program
	23.00 – 05.30	Sleeping Time
Day 6 Friday 30 July	05.45 – 06.15	Fajr Prayer
	06.15 – 07.30	Quraan & Thikr (Optional)
	07.30 – 08.00	Breakfast
	08.00 – 10.30	Scientific Program Session I
	10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
	11.00 - 13.30	Scientific Program Session II
	13.30 – 14.00	Zuhr Prayer
	14.00 – 14.30	Lunch
	14.30 – 17.00	Rest
	17.00 – 17.30	Asr Prayer
	17.30 – 19.45	Sporting & Free time
	19.45 – 20.15	Maghrib Prayer
	20. 30 – 21.00	Dinner
	21.00 – 21.30	Ishaa Pryer
	21.30 – 23.00	Recreation & Open Program
	23.00 – 05.30	Sleeping Time
Day 7 Friday 31 July		Delegation Departure

Langkawi...the place to visit!

2009-06-10T09:31:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum.

First and foremost, let us welcome you to the breathtakingly beautiful Langkawi Island. We know that you can’t wait to come to Langkawi and sink your feet in the crystal clear water of its beaches and islands.

Well to give you the real taste of Langkawi, we will have two (2) days of the program spent at those beautiful attractions of Langkawi, be it human-made or natural attractions. Among the places that we will be visiting are Oriental Village (where the famous and amazing Langkawi Cable Car is also located), Ewa Beach (Shark Bay Beach), and Pulau Intan Kecil.

There will be fun activities to occupy our time at those places such as jungle trekking, sight seeing, telematch, wargame, and well of course we will bring along our glorious selection of FOOD.

Yes, we agree that time may not permit us to visit many other wonderful places in Langkawi, but you can always opt to stay back at the end of the program and enjoy Langkawi as much as you can.

Langkawi Island

Renowned internationally as the archipelago of 99 tropical islands in Malaysia, Langkawi is the ultimate holiday paradise that offers modern accommodation facilities and amenities set against the natural backdrop of sun-drenched beaches and ancient rainforests teeming with exotic plant and animal life. Be transported back in time with the enthralling folklore and fascinating legends of Langkawi.

Oriental Village

Overlooking the beautiful Burau Bay in Langkawi, the Oriental Village is one of the region's most unique shopping, cultural and culinary destinations. Specially designed to provide a new concept in resort duty free shopping, the Oriental Village also houses fine themed restaurants, reflecting Asia's culinary delights.

The village offers shopping buffs a bewildering range of international designer labels and local products. Bold displays of culture and fashion and fascinating handicraft demonstrations by skilled craftsmen add to the enjoyment of shopping here. A delightful Inn completes the village concept while cultural and theatre performances enhance the Oriental theme that encompasses the village. Indeed, a blend of the traditional and modern intertwine with the local culture will provide a unique experience for the visitor. Apart from excellent restaurants, a specially designed food court offers a variety of local fare.

Opening hours: Daily, 10 am - 10 pm

Cable Car

Located inside the Oriental Village, the clear bubble shaped cable car takes the 2.2km ride up the mountainside on a 42 degree incline. Gunung Macincang at 708 metres offers a spectacular view. Starting from about sea level, the Cable Car rises from about sea level to an altitude of over 700 metres. Along the near vertical lift, tourists are presented with the towering cliff face named 'Matahari Face'.

To fully appreciate the stunning views, a lot has to do with the prevailing weather conditions, so if it is overcast or raining, it may be best to wait for a clearer day. There are two viewing stations and it is possible to get off and rejoin the cable car at station one. A walking trek from Station one, uphill to Station two has been carved through the vegetation allowing a refreshing walk through the forest.

Jungle Trekking

Langkawi's primeval and largely unexplored rainforests offer intrepid trekkers endless opportunities to observe exotic and rare tropical flora and fauna. Striding through the forest, the lush vegetation parts before you offer glimpses of tapirs grazing in the undergrowth. Crossing swaying hanging bridges will be a feat of balance, and there is nothing an energizing dip in a crystal clear rockpool next to a cascading Telaga Tujuh waterfall. Refreshed and re-inspired, push onward through the steaming vibrant ecosystem that stretches out before you, welcoming, embracing, and teaching you about nature at its most natural.

Pulau Intan Kecil

Pulau Intan Kecil is an uninhabited island that boasts of serene sandy beaches and turquoise waters. For sure, it's a great place to spend a day at. Moreover, it makes a perfect destination to enjoy solitude. Intan Kecil Island is just 50 minutes by boat from Kuah Jetty.

Pantai Teluk Yu – Shark Bay Beach

Its name literally means "Bay of Sharks" but the waters are completely tranquil. Its wide, sandy beach is actually a continuation of Pantai Pasir Hitam but is free of the black pigmentation. On this beach is also the Teluk Ewa Jetty which serves large ships.

For more information on places to visit in Langkawi, just google “Langkawi” and you will be amazed with the abundance of breathtaking pictures of places in Langkawi. Or else just click these links:

1. http://www.langkawi.com.my/
2. http://www.mylangkawi.com/new/index.htm
3. http://www.langkawi-nature.com/index.html

Attention: Malaysian Students PPIM Student Chapter Members

2009-06-10T08:50:00.000-07:00

From:

Secretariat PPIM Student Chapter (secretariatppimsc@gmail.com)

To:

President, EXCO & Members, IMAM-PPIM Student Chapter representatives of each region/locality/university

*OFFICIAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION :
THE 11TH FIMA INTERNATIONAL CAMP FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS*

As-Salamua’laykum,

On behalf Secretariat PPIM Student Chapter, we would to extend our invitation to any interested PPIM Student Chapter members to represent Malaysian delegation to *THE 11TH FIMA INTERNATIONAL CAMP FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS.*

For the time being, registration is open for *only 14 participants* from Malaysian medical students. Thus, we have decided to allocate the quota for each IMAM-PPIM Student Chapter as follow;

IMAM UK – 2

IMAM EIRE – 2

IMAM Russia – 2

Egypt – 2

Jordan – 2

Indonesia – 2

PPIM Malaysia SC – 2

Any submission of participation can be submitted to Secretariat PPIM Student Chapter through President of IMAM-PPIM SC of each region/locality/university.

The confirmation of attendance and representative list must be made before *Thursday, 25 June 2009*

The selected participants will be contacted later for a meeting on *16 July 2009*

Apart from 14 allocated places, there might more allocations open for PPIM Student Chapter members if the international participation quota is not fulfilled. We’ll update the members soon after getting confirmation from the committee. Each chapter may submit *additional name for the waiting list.*

Any inquiries, confirmation and submission of participant’s list, kindly email secretariatppimsc@gmail.com

Thank you. Wassalam.

Secretariat PPIM Student Chapter.

Travel Sponsorship from IMAKSA

2009-06-09T04:58:00.000-07:00

The 11th FIMA International Camp for Medical Students

Dear Brothers & Sisters

Assalamu Alaikum

We are looking forward to receive the list of participants in the upcoming 11th camp in Langkawi, Malaysia 24 -31 July 2009.

The deadline for registration is very close i.e. 30th June 2009. The organizing committee is very strict and will not accept any registration after this date even from Saudi Arabia or Malaysia!

I am pleased to offer you a good tiding from IMAKSA.

To motivate a larger participation from more IMAs in different countries, IMAKSA/WAMY announces the following offer :

IMAs that encounter some financial difficulties to subsidize the tickets of their participants will be given incentive as financial support.

The offer is ONLY extended to the following countries : YEMEN, KENYA, UGANDA, JORDAN, LEBANON, BOSNIA, EGYPT, SUDAN, MOROCCO, SOUTH AFRICA

IMAKSA will offer financial support to the first 6 IMAs to respond; 3 participating students from each IMA at 500 US Dollars for each student.

The support will be handed over upon arrival to the camp. If an IMA fails to send their participants, the support will be transferred to the next IMA in order of response.

Note: This offer does not invalidate the quota for each IMA (10 participants as in the announcement).
Wassalam.

Dr. Atallah Al-Ruhaily
Supervisor, 11th FIMA Student Camp

http://www.fimastudentcamp.blogspot.com/

http://www.fimaweb.net

Official Poster

2009-06-02T07:58:00.000-07:00

Please spread the words around.

Thank You.

Kg. Tok Senik Resort

2009-05-31T08:44:00.001-07:00

KG. TOK SENIK RESORT, LANGKAWI

The 11th FIMA International Camp for Medical Student will be organized in Kampung Tok Senik, Langkawi. The resort is well known in Langkawi for its four star hotel facilities on top of unique traditional Malay village scenery. A working padi-field sits at the edge of resort grounds are tended to the villagers who lives nearby. Although the resort is not situated by the sea, it has its uniqueness worth a stay.

The Main Entrance

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation will be provided in kampung houses in the resort.

The kampung houses. You will definitely get to experience the village life in Malaysia.
(Note: be prepared for the mosquitoes attack at night, and creepy sounds too!)

The interior.
Facilities provided - mini bar, iron and ironing board, towels, mugs.

MEETING ROOM

All joint activities throughout the camp will be held in the meeting room (induk house).

The main meeting room

The interior

THE BISTRO

Bistro area will be allocated as the place for dining, musolla and evening activities for female. It is located at a walking distance from the accommodation for the female participants.

There are swimming pool and gymnasium that can be utilized by the participants according to the designated time in the itenary, with a separate time and appropriate security for the female participants.

Bistro building

Interior

The gym

The swimming pool

Other facilities provided in the resort are laundry service, money exchange service, telephone booths (but you may need to get the IDD calling cards), restaurants, in-resort shuttle service and YES we are going to have sports in the evenings so they do have quite a huge compound for a football/futsal field, volleyball and netball - or perhaps we shall experiment the Malaysian traditional games like Galah Panjang or Congkak? (go figure! g.o.o.g.l.e)

We can assure a nice one week stay at the resort. For more info on the resort, please click the link at the sidebar.

How to Get to Pulau Langkawi

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Getting to Langkawi Island

Being a famous and perfect destination of vacation, Langkawi is easily accessible via the air transportation. Most of the Airlines schedule frequent flights to Langkawi International Airport.

For instance, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has direct flight to Langkawi on a daily basis. Besides, for those who would like to go for the affordable low-cost airlines, AirAsia and Firefly are some of the choices available as they provide direct flight to the island in a frequent manner as well.

1. We recommend you to book Malaysia Airlines (MAS) as it is very convenient to depart directly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Langkawi International Airport with a relatively reasonable ticket price. You only need to head to the domestic terminal in KLIA in order to check in. Please make sure that there is at least a few hours gap for your connecting flight to Langkawi.

Malaysia Airlines : http://www.malaysiaairlines.com

2. For a rather cheaper flight ticket to Langkawi, the next best option is the budget carrier AirAsia. However you need to travel to its own terminal Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) which is 20km in distance from KLIA. You may take a taxi or shuttle bus from KLIA to LCCT with an approximate journey of about 30-40 minutes and you need to check in an hour prior to the departure time and the allocated free luggage weight is 15kg per passenger. However, there is a 20% chance that your flight might be delayed or canceled
(it's a low cost airline, remember?).

Air Asia : http://www.airasia.com/site/my/en/home.jsp

Shuttle bus schedule : http://lcct.airasia.com/how.htm

Please plan your journey wisely. If you need assistance with regard to this matter, do email us or leave a comment below so that we will direct you to the person in-charged of transportation.

Introduction

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Assalamualaikum all.

As all of you (future) participants of this year's FIMA student camp are well informed, we are having the camp this year in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Thus, the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMAM) is utterly honored to be given this responsibility to be the host for this year's camp. We, the logistics committee are all medical students from Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (www.cybermed.edu.my) representing the student chapter of IMAM in our college. We are indeed happy to moderate the local logistics needs for the whole program.

If any of you have any questions to ask, please do not hesitate to email us at fimastudentcamp2009@gmail.com or leave a comment in this blog. We are please to assist all of you the best that we could with regard to the local transportation arrangements, accommodation, recreational outings and just about anything that are within our capabilities, InsyaAllah.

The next few entires would be on the areas that you might want to know before you decide on registering your names for the camp mainly how to get to Langkawi, and a bit on the venue of our camp as well as the places that we will visit during our recreational outings which are included in the itenary of our camp. You can also click on the links listed at the side bar for more thorough useful information.

We highly feel that this is an opportunity not to be missed. We hope to see you in July and hopefully we will get to share ideas and experiences as medical students from different parts of the world.

Regards,
Ahmad Zaimi and Husna Musa
Program Coordinators
Logistics Committee, Malaysia

Official Announcement

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THE 11TH FIMA INTERNATIONAL CAMP
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

24th - 31st July 2009 (2 - 9 Shaaban 1430H)

KAMPUNG TOK SENIK RESORT,

PULAU LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA

ORGANIZERS:

Islamic Medical Association in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (IMAKSA)/ World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)

HOST & COLLABORATORS:

• Federation of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA)

• Islamic Medical Association, Malaysia (IMAM)

• Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS)

VENUE:

• Kampung Tok Senik Resort, Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia

THEME:

“Medical Students and Volunteerism”

One of the prominent features of the doctors in FIMA is the spirit of volunteerism. Her doctors have volunteered in virtually all of the humanitarian and medical activities in the many disaster zones. This altruistic spirit of our IMAs and our medical professionals has been recognized by many international agencies. The latest being the award by the American College of Physicians in April 2009 to our FIMA SAVE VISION, a project of FIMA Relief, started in 2004 to address the need for ophthalmic services in 8 different countries.

It is this spirit of volunteerism, which we hope to infuse among our younger generation of doctors, allied health professionals and medical students. Often absorbed in the acquisition of knowledge (cognitive domain); our students are often found lacking in the affective domain, which is equally important in the nurturing of a passionate, compassionate and caring health care professional.
This International Student Camp in Malaysia presents as another opportunity to focus on yet another important aspect in the holistic training of a health care professional i.e. the realm of VOLUNTEERISM.

This would be achieved through a well-designed training module with special emphasis on the practical aspects of volunteerism. There is wealth of experience within our institution, which can be shown cased to all our students at the camp.
The program will be performed in the format of a series of brief talks followed by group workshops on the same topics over the few days time of the camp.
Complementary programs will be given in form of lectures, discussion meetings and debates on Islamic and professional issues. Eminent local and international speakers are invited for participation in the camp activities.

OVERVIEW OF THE CAMP:

• An annual gathering of Muslim medical students from all over the world.
• The students participate in a comprehensive program of educational, cultural, social, sport, tourist and recreational activities.
• The operations follow closely the scouting camp system.
• The students themselves under supervision by senior doctors primarily run the administration of the camp and its activities.
• The duration of the camp is full 6 days.

Time Schedule:

• Registration time Any time from now till Deadline Date.
• Deadline date for Registration 30 June 2009
• Last Date of Arrival to camp site 24 July 2009
• Period of camping 25 – 30 JULY 2009
• Date of departure 31 July 2009

OBJECTIVES:

• To foster brotherhood among Muslim students of various Islamic Medical Associations (IMAs) and countries.
• To enhance mutual understanding and cooperation.
• To exchange information and experiences.
• To provide leadership training and organizational skills.
• To strengthen the involvement of students in IMA activities.
• To promote communication and networking among the student chapters of IMAs and other countries.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Students of Medical and Health Colleges who are affiliated to and/or nominated by Islamic Medical Associations.
• “Students” can be extended to include first year house officer or newly graduate.
• Both males and females may be accepted for participation in this camp.
• “Medical and Health Colleges” could be college of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences or any other health-related college.
• “Islamic Medical Associations” (IMAs) should be active, associate or pending members of FIMA.

Dr. Atallah Al-Ruhaily

Chairman, FIMA Students Affairs Council (FIMASAC)

Supervisor General, 11th FIMA Students Camp.

E. Mail: aruhaily@gmail.com

Fax: 00-966-1-4690803