Charity Evening Handing Over ceremony

Handing over the money

How much did we manage to collect?

Coming soon on the 12th April 2008 @ Chancellor Hall. Will update you soon.

Netball FUN Play

It was fun, it was fierce! Staff and students of IM group together to battle out in the court to play netball. It was hard especially for new player but it was worthed. Lets do it again! Because it is just for fun , we usually just spread the words by mouth...hehe...so ask around...

"Moot Court" Open to Public

Medical Issues To Be Debated At UBD
By Ahmed Shaheeb
Bandar Seri Begawan - A Moot court will be held at the Senate Room of UBD's Chancellor Hall tomorrow (April 9) at 2pm.
Medical students from the Institute of Medicine, UBD, will be arguing controversial cases with medical and ethicolegal implications in a courtroom setting before Judge Datin Paduka Hjh Hayati binti Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohd Salleh.
The mock court will follow all of the normal practices and procedures adopted by the Brunei High Court.
The medical issues, which will be raised tomorrow, will have far-reaching implications beyond the clinic and ward. These issues influence all of us in some form or another. The cases will be fictional but the topics raised are real, contemporary and complex.
UBD's Institute of Medicine is a relatively new institute that has adopted a very modern method of teaching and learning. Trainee doctors are taught not only to understand the workings of the human body, but also to understand the ethical and social aspects of their profession.
For more information, contact Kenny Liew at 2463001 (extension 1955) or e-mail kennylyp@im.ubd.edu.bn. The moot court is open to the public. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Congratulation Asrin

Some of you might not know him, but some of us missed him. Ampuan Asrin, our lecturer studying his phD in UK , had informed us that he got a newborn son!!

Here is his picture...CONGRATES!!!(sooooo cuuuuuuteeeeeeeee.......)

Medical Jokes

This guy goes to the doctor for a checkup, and after some tests, the doctor comes in with a grave look on his face.

Doctor: Well, I have some bad news and some really bad news.

Guy: Well, give me the really bad news first.

Doctor: You have cancer, and only 6 months to live.

Guy: And the bad news?

Doctor: You have Alzheimer's disease.

Guy: Thank God. I was afraid I had cancer!

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Patient: Doctor, you must help me. I'm under such a lot of stress, I keep losing my temper with people.

Doctor: Tell me about your problem.

Patient: I just did, didn't I, you stupid SOB!!!!!

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A veterinarian was feeling ill and went to see her doctor. The doctor asked her all the usual questions, about symptoms, how long had they been occurring, etc., when she interrupted him: "Hey look, I'm a vet - I don't need to ask my patients these kind of questions: I can tell what's wrong just by looking. Why can't you?" The doctor nodded, looked her up and down, wrote out a prescription, and handed it to her and said, "There you are. Of course, if that doesn't work, we'll have to have you put down."

Medical Lectures

Please be informed that the Institute of Medicine will be conducting Medical Lecture Series titled " Microbial Chatter: How do bacteria talk?" by Dr Siti Hanna Muharram,Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, Institute of Medicine, UBD on/ at the following time and venue:

On: Wednesday, 3 Rabiulakhir 1429 / 9^th April 2008

Time: 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Venue : 1^st Floor, Senate Room, Chancellor Hall, UBD

In regards to that you are cordially invited to attend the above. The lecture is CME/CNE accredited. Registration is free and can be made directly to :

• Dyg Anni Binti Hj Tuah @ Nik Anni Afiqah

Email : niktuah@im.ubd.edu.bn

Ext : 1956

• Dyg Siti Rohaiza binti Ahmad

Email : Haiza@im.ubd.edu.bn

Ext: 1962

Please find attached the program of the Medical Lecture for your kind perusal.

Your support and attendance is very much appreciated.

Happy Bday Haiza

This post is belated. We celebrated Haiza's Bday last month and she treated us all with her mom delicious 'nasi lemak'

Charity @ da Movie

Part proceeds from ticket sales will go to SMARTER.
Visit here for more information.

What students think of IM ver 2

Hope this will be very helpful to all of you who are interested to join in the family.

What students think of IM?

IM is a very close-knit community. Being a very young and small faculty, many of us know each other, and almost all the lecturers and staff members know us by names. It has a very good staff-student ratio, allowing small group teaching. I particularly enjoy the learning system adopted in IM. It encourages us to do our self-study and research during SDL, which then stimulates healthy group discussions in PBL.

How do you find out about IM?

I first heard about IM when the BHSc/MBBS course was advertised on the newspaper back in 2005.

Can you describe one whole sentence about your program?

A pragmatic programme, with emphasis on clinical knowledge and skills, always striving to train us to become good doctors in the future.

How do you survive Mini Medical Interview / OSEI? Tips for passing OSEI.

OSEI is a formal interview just to check that you are really into doing Medicine. As long as you have the passion in Medicine, and you are ready to commit yourself into the life of a medical student and doctor, they will pass you for sure. Just be yourself and let your personality shine. But one thing, just speak…whatever your opinion is, but do be reasonable. It might be very intimidating as you may think the examiners are all doctors, specialists or scientists, but they are just like any other people out there. For just that day, treat them like friends – I’m sure they are not there to fail you. They are there to pass you. At the end of the day, remember to smile.

What is Problem Based Learning / PBL?

PBL is a way of learning which involves a simulated clinical case. So at the beginning of the week, you will be given a case scenario, say Mr X who is 20years old came in to A&E with a cough. So from that, your team of people will have to hypothesise and discuss issues around that. For example, you have to know the anatomy, histology and physiology of the respiratory system; the mechanism of cough; types of chest infections, etc. It is therefore an integrated system of learning, which unlike medical schools before, we will have to cover all the disciplines of health sciences in a week – relevant to the case. The mode of learning is self-directed learning (SDL), with some lectures (2 or 3) and large group sessions (LGS)…then as a group, we will discuss what we have all read up on the learning issues that we have identified from the case triggers.

How does PBL change your way of study?

I am not a person who is very much into didactic lectures. So PBL suits the way I study, as I have the freedom to do self-study and research at my own time – which means that it is highly flexible. In a way, it is training me in speaking in the “medical language” when we have discussions, rather than just absorbing the knowledge and regurgitating them during examinations.

Did you take Physics/Biology in high school? How does that help you in surviving BHSc Health Science?

Well, I was in the Science stream throughout high school and in college, I took Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. Having some background knowledge in Biology does help in a way – in first year particularly, when we go through the basic health sciences. Nevertheless, not taking Biology in A Levels does not mean you can’t be a medical student. Indeed, I know some friends who are doing well in medical school and some great doctors/specialists who didn’t do Biology then.

What do you like best about IM?

I must say it is the group of people I study and work with in IM. IM’s staffs are very friendly and helpful.

By Jonathan Lim
Third Year BHSc Health Science / Medical Student


I am still waiting from the Second year students...hint..hint...hehe

Charity Evening PHOTOs

Hello all,

NEW! Pictures from the charity evening is available here

Pictures of all the performers visit here

Pictures from the Meet the Fan click here

Pictures from the rehearsal click here


I can't download all the pictures as it is too heavy.