In Focus : Ruth Pong

Ruth Pong is one of the cohort 4 medical students. She is one of the friendliest students here in IHS. She is particularly very active, one of which she organized the orientation event for juniors intake 2010/2011. She is also the founder of IHS Student Council.

Lets know more about this student

Ruth in general

What is your full name?

Pong Fui Xuan

Where are you from?

Tutong

Which high school were you from?

SM PJN PHAB in KB, Form 6 in MS

What do your friends usually call you?

Ha! They usually call me Pong. But I have decided to use Ruth instead in University.

What is your hobby?

Badminton ranks highly

Describe yourself in three words?

Hm… This is difficult. I prefer to let the people around me to describe me. ‘’,)

What are the 3 things you can’t live without?

Friends

A phone which could use internet.

Music

What is your favourite quote?

What is your deepest fear?

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone, and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Marianne Williamson

Do you have any idol in particular? Who?

Haha… I refer this group of people as ‘great people’ in my life. They come and go in my life. For now, I have two. One was from IHS. One is from IHS. They inspired me to be a better person. I am working to be similar to them. Different person inspired me in different area. I guess, people who know me well will know who my great people are. Go figure!

Ruth as a medical student at IHS

Ruth with her fellow cohort 4 colleagues

Describe your life as a medical student.

I have to say it’s nothing of interest until I became active. In second year, I was a hardworking student. I studied everyday, though minimal but it was the reason why I managed to maintain a grade B. In second half of second year, I started to become active. This was the time all the fun came in. I have to balance between my studies and my activities.

I have learned a lot as a medical student. I have presented a lot of time. Gained confidence. Went to Japan. Medicine course is building my character in a good way.

What do you think about IHS?

Personally, IHS is a place where I was being nurtured into a better person. Though I have to admit that the process will continue.

If I am given a chance to re-choose my choice to enter UBD, I will choose UBD still. I never regret the decision of entering Medical Course in UBD, though I was peer pressured into believing that ‘I must go abroad after A’Level’. I believed most would have this attitude.

Appreciate what you have people!

What is your favourite medical subject?

Hm………. I don’t think I have. Haha..

What is your favourite PBL case?

Hm…. Nah.. No preference.

Describe your happiest moments IHS.

The scene that I remembered the most was when my batch was in first year. Then, we had to move from place to place. For instance, we would be having Expert Forum in Chancellor Hall (CH) basement room. Right after that, we had to go to the old IM’s building. Due to limited parking spaces (students usually park on the bus stand!), we would fight for parking by racing each other out of CH. I would laugh at the scene where we had to run out of CH towards the car, though I was not driving then. I enjoyed that moment. How I wish I could still relive that moment.

Who is your best buddy at IHS?

Do I need to name? Nah, better not. “,)

Ruth’s opinions

What is the most important thing in life?

Life itself is an amazing gift. That is why I am in the field of dealing with life biologically.

I think mentality is very very important for me. It defines one’s outlook of life which eventually lead to how a person would handle things. I think I am fascinated with this.

If you have one thing to change in this world, what would it be and why?

If one is in a beauty pageant, one would answer, world peace *wave the hand with pride*. Personally, there is nothing in my mind.

If you have one million dollar, what would you do?

Ha! I will keep it in the bank and use it in time of needs. Anyhow, when this happens, I am sure there will be people advising me on how to use the money. Actually, I don’t really think about this.

If one is in a beauty pageant, one would answer, ‘I will donate all my money to the poor!’. *wave my hand slowly* to the applauding crowd

If you were given one chance to turn back time, when would it be and why?

In life, time waits for no man. Once the time has passed, it’s a past. Live life to the fullest, so that there will be no regrets. The reason I answered this way is because I don’t know when and why I would turn back in time.

Ruth as a future medical doctor

Why do you want to be a doctor?

This is a million dollar question. Always being asked. My reply has matured as I answered the question repetitively.

As a young child, I love to watch tv. I am always amazed by how a doctor could handle stress. In a stressful situation, he or she would be able to make decision in the nick of time. A doctor deals with life that I think it’s more valuable than any other thing the world has to offer (especially referring to money).

From young, I always have this feeling of excitement and heart pounding whenever I watch or being exposed to the health field. The feeling is just like when one meets the love of his/her life. You just know at that very instance that it will be your life and there is no such need for a reasoning anymore.

Which area do you want to specialize in?

I have a few interests currently that include Accident and Emergency Department, and Child Psychiatry (more like Psychology rather than Psychiatry). However, anything could change after this.

What will you miss most about IHS?

I will miss everything, especially my friends and lecturers.

Any advice/words of success to the juniors?

First, cope with the studies. Once that is done, then explore your environment! UBD offers a lot of opportunity to go abroad! Grab the chance while you can! Just be yourself!

Study smart, play hard.

Time management and motivation will be the answer.

Thank you Ruth for today's IN-FOCUS. Ruth will be continuing her medical education at King’s College University of London.

Good luck and all the best to you Ruth!

IHS Student Council IT Department

Congratulations to Dr Nadzir!

Dr Nadzir (R) and his colleague during their graduation day

A former student of PAPRSBIHS (which is formerly known as Institute of Medicine when he spent 3 years as a student here) named Awangku Md Nadzir Pg Md Juanda has just graduated with the Degree of Doctor of Medicine from The University of Calgary, Canada, early this month. He was one of the Cohort 1 Medicine in UBD. Impressively, he is officially titled Dr Nadzir now! We are proud of you, Dr Nadzir and we wish you all the best with your future plans!

Green Race @ UBD

Few weeks ago on the 23rd April, the Earth Day Green Race was organised by students taking the GenNext breadth module - Environment, Society and Globalisation (ESG). The purpose of the event was to increase awareness among students and public members alike of the existence of Earth Day.

More than 50 undergraduates participated in the race.The participants were to move/run around the campus in order to complete different challenging tasks for example cycling, making paper butterflies, counting car parks at IHS, looking for clues in bottles, etc. There were 12 groups altogether, each having 4 members. Two of the groups were joined by IHS students.

Around 1.45 pm. Location: IHS building

Around 2.15 pm at the assembly point, the new ICTC building entrance

US

Before the race began, the participants were given instructions

Our colleague, Liyana was giving the instructions.

Below is also a photo of our colleagues, probably discussing something.

And the race began!

After the race!

This group won number 5! Congrats there! :)

IHS Groups

Below is a photo of the Earth Day founder. Can you guess who?

Okay, this is Sir Gaylord Nelson. He was the principal founder of Earth Day in 1970

The clues we collected during the race.

The start of prize giving ceremony

Professor Dr Azman, lecturer of Environmental, Society and Globalisation presented prizes to winners and tokens of appreciation to participants.

Our prizes!

We won number 7.

Our group's flower! One of the tasks was to find and choose a flower hidden somewhere and then paint the pot. Nice choice of flower guys! :)

We received goodie bags too! Each bag has a bottle, a rain coat and a flyer about Earth Day. We, as a group, received a $30 voucher from Best Eastern. The prices were sponsored by HSBC.

We had fun participating the event. Congrats to winners and kudos to the organizers for successfully organizing an awesome race! We hope for more awesome events soon!

IHS Student Council IT Department

Jogathon at UBD

As we all know, UBD jogathon was held last Sunday on the 17^th April 2011.

It began and ended at our new students residence, The Core.

Before the event started, we had aerobic session.

Participants getting ready for the event

Coming back

Some of the prices

Medals

contribution from Imperial Sports

lucky draw

Some after event photos

Winners from our institute are:

Our lecturers, Ms. Hjh Asmah and Ms. Norhayati, 1st and 5th place in the female UBD staff (age 31 to 40) category

Our technician, Hai , 2nd place in the male UBD staff category

Our assistant registrar, Ms. Zeti ,4th place in female UBD staff 30 below category

A 2nd cohort nursing student Diyanah Hadini, 9th place in the female students category

A 3rd year biomedical student, Zaharuddin, 7th place & a 2nd year paramedic student, Semiun, 9th place in male students category

and a 3rd year biomedical sciences student, Fuitze Tan, 1st place in the female students category

Fuitze Tan

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS OF THE EVENT!

Photos are taken from Library@UBD facebook and Lin Siew

IHS Student Council IT Department

4th Annual General Meeting

13th April 2011- 4th Annual General Meeting has been held today at Chancellor Hall. It discussed about the problems faced by UBD students and to show proposals made by PMUBD.

The event started with the arrival of guest of honour, Yang Mulia Prof Madya Dr. Azman bin Ahmad, assistant of deputy chancellor UBD.

Some proposals set by PMUBD are as below:
-Subsidy for co-curiculum clubs are to be increased from 5% to 20%.
-Renovation for PMUBD shop costs about $35,000.(Renovation would start in May)
-The Core project: renovation of gaming room costs about $100,000.

Guest of honour

Some students from IHS attending.

UBD JOGATHON 2011

8th National Perinatal Symposioum

All colleagues at IHS, in particular the nursing colleagues and their students,  are invited to join the symposium.  You can address your registration to Madame Darinah Haji Abdul Manaf  (Head of Registration Committee at IHS)  for now, there will be other members of registration committee to be announced later.

LOCAL NEWS: PAPRSB IHS To Have New Buildings

The Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences (PAPRSB IHS) is building new extension buildings that will triple its current size. Dr Hajah Maslina binti Hj Mohsin, Dean of PAPRSB IHS, said the new building would include new lecture rooms, theatres, clinic, and health centre and incorporate a simulation area for health students at the institute.

In relation to the clinic, she said the patients will be the students in the university, including those in other faculties. However, if there is a need to extend the services to the community in the area, it will be possible, but naturally it would not be logical to overlap services from the Ministry of Health in that area.

Asked about the possibility in the future to eventually set up a university hospital. Dr Hjh Maslina, who is also the Director of Health Services in the country, said setting up a university hospital is a totally new ball game. But Brunei is hoping to build a second hospital in Brunei-Muara District, and the proposed area might not be far from the university campus.

Dr Mohd Ayub Sadiq @ Lin Naing, the Deputy Dean of PAPRSB IHS said, with the new extension, it is now possible for the institute to provide the students with simulation wards and incorporate real patient clinic. The institute is attracting students locally as well as from abroad. He said there is still room for more students to enrol in the institute. It is important to educate students that health services in a noble profession. The emergence of "centres of excellence" like the Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences will not be "at the expense of" the institutions in the UK, Mr Rob Fenn, the British High Commissioner said yesterday during his visit.

These institutions in the UK have for so long attracted Bruneian students, he said. "Public health and education occupy strategic positions in Brunei's national life, and are areas where the UK and Brunei can take their longstanding partnership to new levels. "I am a strong supporter of human capital development here in Brunei, as well as in the UK. This is not a zero sum game … quite the reverse, especially in highly technical areas such as medicine."

"The fact that Brunei's ministers of health and education have both visited the UK this year to explore partnerships with British universities and teaching hospitals underscores the fact that we are together looking for new ways to strengthen Brunei's public health infrastructure. I hope this can extend to areas such as improved IT and management information systems, drawing on British expertise in that key area," he said.

During the visit, the British official was briefed by the Dean of PAPRSB IHS, Dr Hajah Maslina, who is also the Director of Health Services, Ministry of Health. The British high commissioner also heard from Dr Mohd Ayub Sadiq @ Lin Naing, the Deputy Dean of PAPRSB and Hjh Jainah binti Hj Musa, progamme Leader of Nursing and Midwifery.

By Azaraimy HH

URL: Borneo Bulletin