Well guys, welcome to the this LYN thread specially dedicated to AIMST University. "New life. New beat. New Campus" is the theme for the grand opening of the campus by our much respected Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Badawi on the 17th of August 2008. AIMST University Campus is based in Sungai Petani, Kedah near the Bujang Valley. AIMST has certainly developed alot since the day i first step into the old campus situated in Aman Jaya 2 years ago. Currently we already have 3 batches of Medical Doctors working nationwide and many Biotechnologist who has graduated and working at big companies. Again, this thread is opened to provide information on the university to the unknown and also a place for students of AIMST to discuss about the university.


Check out the new website for more information about courses and fees etc.

www.aimst.edu.my


Enjoy.

This post has been edited by csrulez: Aug 26 2008, 11:38 PM

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This post has been edited by schizophrenic: Aug 27 2008, 11:17 AM

yeah its the cheapest medical uni in m'sia.. does anyone have friends studying dere? cos i wanna noe more about my new campus.. hehe.. best if can list out the pros and cons of AIMST lorh.. peace...

the campus so huge and beside the hospital.it's located in Sg.Petani (Utara).
erm...i don't know how to describe it to u la
u can see the picture in their website but i only can tell u the campus is GREAT

i think still not verified by the gov or something was it LAN , thats why i didnt choose medical ...

edit btw that was 2 years ago

This post has been edited by jaya_pc87: Apr 14 2006, 09:48 PM

What is AIMST ? Full name pls

Its Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology.. hmm.. now de medical programme accreditted by LAN liao.. but in de progress of approval by MMC.. de new campus is really huge la.. but de old campus is just shop houses rite? any other opinions? feel free to poast it here.. especially if deres anyone who studies dere.. =D

is only 1 km from my house,my cousin n my neighbour study there..

serious?? u're ataying at sungai petani also?? wad are they taking now?? and wad do dey think of the college? is it good or bad? hehe.. sry to have ask you so many ques at one time.. but seriously need to noe dem b4 i go dere.. =.=

My fren was from there but she just flew off to India to continue her medical course last month.
She said everythin was good there but she got a place in India, tht's y she's continuing in India. Of couse India wud b a better place

i have a friend studying there.She went for February intake. She say the place is okay. Now, she still in the old campus( shop houses) but she told me that just the student who study medical are in the new campus already coz the facilities are better compared to the old one.

it has not been approved by LAN because that can only be done after the first batch graduated..so till then it will not be granted..
but~ logically thinking, it is not likely that it is not going to get approval..it is a medical college "IN" malaysia...so its very unlikely for it to not be approved..

it is not a bad place for medical...they are actively recruiting capable lecturers as far i know..

This post has been edited by bph14: Apr 16 2006, 12:49 AM

i stay at sp, but now i'm taking medic at russia. They also take medic there,my cousin now first year i think, and my neighbour too.
I dont know anything bout that coll,but the current campus is shop lot,no idea bout the new one.But there's is quite number of student there, and u can get cheap rooms or house rented if u want, and to live in SP is not really heavy as the living cost consider low.
Where are ya from?

Yup, it's the cheapest med and pharmacy college in Malaysia. But I checked and found out that their pharmacy programme isn't recognized by the pharmacy board of Malaysia. I hope you'll find out about whether the medical programme is or not before enrolling.

haha.. i'm actually frm Kuala Lumpur.. yeah.. cos my grandma stays dere.. so it will be more convenient if i study dere lorh.. so hows de medical course in russia? heard its a 6 year course rite? is it better if its compared to the AIMST? =D
actually.. both de programmes are accredited by LAN.. but untill now.. MMC hasnt approve deir medical courses yet cos de 1st batch of medical students havent graduate yet.. so i tink around august we will noe.. but for now.. i;m taking de risk.. but yeah.. most unlikely it will be rejected by MMC la.. bcos frm wad i heard.. de programme dere is quite good and morever.. yeah.. its a medicine programme IN malaysia.. hehe

programme in my academy is consider good, just that the life here is a bit tough. People always fantasy that study in europe must be great, but study in russia is no different than go to jail

@chicks

u're in MMA in moscow? I've few friends studying over there but heard from them that life is great. So what makes u say that studying in russia is like going to jail?

anymore opinions on AIMST before i leave for my foundation dis sunday?? come come comee....

Hehe,see ya there.

This post has been edited by Guardian: Apr 21 2006, 10:50 AM

hahaha.. u will be there as wel???? are you taking foundation in science or wad? lol~

Same,foundation in science.

mmc still not recognise wat...dat y i din plan to go there...go russia better la..cheapest.....MMA second best in da world oso....

haha.. see ya there Guardian!!! actually russia not dat bad lah.. but deir degree dere is 6 years.. AIMST is 5 yers.. so dun take up much time lorh.. just called MMC and dey say dey will do the evaluation on May 2006.. but most probably it will be recognise.. moreover even if its not recognised after Foundation can opt for russia or Manipal also mah.. lol~

actually is the people here, they kinda racism or can say they dont like foreigners.
I'm in NNSMA, not moscow. I'm not sure bout moscow,but for a "not white" to walk at street,you're in a threat of being beaten up anytime.
I dont know how the russian thinks,but is just their way they are.

Oh my god.. really det scary? meaning cant really go out anytime you like? i remember i heard frm de guy det organise the medicine course in russia said det russian's are very friendly.. in fact.. dey can let you stay in deir hse withoyt any obligation if you need a home.. meaning dets not true?

Haha I am from AIMST too !!!!

Nice to Meet You .

I am from July batch 2005 ..... Meet me at C3 !

Cya

AIMST hor...
Just about 5 KM from my house...
Many many many of my friends study foundation there...
But i m going to UTM soon...

Bandar Laguna Merbok ?
or
Bandar Putri Jaya ?
or
Taman Desa Enggang ?

Where do you live ?
I at Desa Enggang ... Always Walk to AIMST ..

aimst a lot dota player.. !!aaahahah

I stay in Taman Mewah...
Huh??
where is Desa Enggang ??

wahahahah.. i'm staying at de new semeling campus.. and hey.. i;m at D2... April 2006 batch.. Foundation in science.. hahaha..

so.. how is AIMST? share to us about the lecturer, students, system, compertative or not?, facilities, they do things professional or not?

Based on photographs, their new campus is very impresive...

I dont study in AIMST. I dont know much about them..but they something thing i dont really favor them. If you dont mind i voice up 2:

1) Their MBBS intake system is a closed system, that means, they give their foundation student the priority(instead or merits). That doesnt promote competitiveness and fairness and sounds like govt university

2) Some of their top MBBS profesor is no longer in their staff list. I see some lecturer from AIIMS last year but not this year. (BTW, AIIMS is the best medical school in India). There is only one lecturer did his post-graduate in AIIMS. The remaining lecturer is from DR MGR medical university/madras etc.. which is not that as good. That is a big question mark to me... because when top staff leave... there is possibility that something wrong with the management.

... i might be wrong tho...

This post has been edited by slashlink: Jun 21 2006, 09:03 PM

heard that majority of the students are indian. havent seen the campus yet but i know it is very big. i have friends working there.

1. LMAO, like the govt university really promote fairness with the obvious double standard system. Even 4.0 STPM students cant get into it.

2. Get your MBBS, do your housemanship, get the specialist certificate from recognised medical bodies, you're as good as anyone else if not better. I heard AIMST is one of the few medical schools in malaysia that offers cadavars as anatomical teaching material.

hi.just wanna noe..Is it difficult for chinese to get into AIMST medical degree programme with STPM?I got 3.75.

could be tough even with 4.0 cos the priority are the foundation students..... i heard from them that many STPM student took foundation lol

haha, true or not? even got money but cannot enroll in aimst?

I have a relative there, so I'm just typing on what I've heard and know. It may not be 100% accurate.

1)The pre-med is very hard and restrictive. While its sturctured like SAM (for those wanting to get into medcine), it does not have the recognition of SAM. Other than AIMST kedah, only some Indian uni's recognise it, with Salem being (I think) one of them.

2)The drop out rate can be quite high.

3)The people there aren't the cleanest people around, which he describes as "shocking" for a medical environment.

4)Chinese food and culture in general is an endangered species there. Mostly Indians, with Indian food. (Personal note: I have nothing against any type of edible food, but at the end of the day, we still want to stick to familar dishes)

5)He feels the quality of teaching there "questionable". I also happen to know the MMA (Malaysian Medical Association) has also raised concerns about the standard of graduates and the course in general.

Thats all I can say.

I also feel like going there....but i haven't enrol yet...so when is the latest should i apply for the foundation course? coz aimst will be my last option as i've applied for many scholarships already....

got money can go gif them some lo i also give some liao only they told me cannot confirm place..... just stop short of telling that person that i can pay up the entire fees immediately if they can guarantee that place

which year u in?? i'm also from NNSMA...

DARKMAGE...I HAVE friend with 2a's and 2b's doing medical degree directly after stpm!! and a friend with 1'a's and 3b;s doing pre-med to qualify for the degree!!..
conclusion..AIMST MACAM2 RAGAM!!

1a 3b he doing foundation ah? i dun wan med le you wan med issit?

this thread highlights a major problem with medical schol entry process in theis country..........ie the lack of consistent criteria being applied across the kleidoscope of medical training options for malaysians.........from ipta, to private med schools to cheap foreign ones in russia and indonesia and to prohibitively expensive world class ones in the first world...........

unlike most other countries, where selection is stringent and only the best of the youth are selected, there are lots of "backdoor" opportunities here.............

as long as you have money, and a willingness to venture to unknown destinations, all for the sake of having a dr in front of you name, and potentially lots of money...........one can get into a medical school somewhere, even with mediocre matriculation results.........

this "not necessary selecting the best" phenomena occur across all the sectors, ipta included.........an inevitable outcome when other agendas come into play, other than the search for brightest and altruistic of youths.............

hence this discussion..........straight As students unsure of their worth, and others with lesser results getting in instead...........

uhh..who said so?..good results not enough money oso lead a lot of people end up studying in russia and etc!!
scoring 2a's 2b's is not bad at all!!..stop looking down upon otherslaa!!
great distinction in examination doesnt gurantee a good doctor!!
and about the other tread...(min require for PRE-MED IS 4B'S AND NOT FOR MEDICAL DEGREE)..ITS REALLY UP TO one to choose his career pathway!!...
u just be happy for them and stop critisizing about others!!

you failed to get my point.............i am not saying 2a2b is bad, just that there is no consistency in selection process............so you have flat 4 students not getting in say oz med schools, because of the intense competition, but a 3.0 will qualify to get into russia..............

the whole med education thing is POORLY mamaged in malaysia..............

not medical ecuation is poorly managed!!
the quata system+bumi concept+ exam oriented sys = source of all probs


seriously so many friends of mine..who are rich are studying medic in us and aus..and not so rich are in russia since its the cheapest option!!
most of them in russia are with 11a's and 12a's in spm...doin their pre-med there!!

that is my point lah............why must "rich" ones go to first world, and poor ones go to 3rd world?

any sensible country will make sure the right candidates are selected, based on predetermined consistent set of criteria, and NOT on whether you can afford it...........

i got friend got CGPA 3.0 going to ireland study med, 6 yrs cource...
ireland dublin uni can accept student with 3.0(need to study 6 yrs)
3.5 above is 5 yrs... it's depend on how long u need to study. in russia, no matter u finish pre med or stpm, u need to study back bio, chem, and bio from the 1st years. that what happen in here. by the way, i think after 5-6 yrs, the doc in m'sia majority is grad from india n russia... becz jpa and mara keep sending student there...

i don't know why got SOMEONE keep look down russia and india, these country got their own good, like my prof, his is not 40 yet. but he get a phd in doc from europe country, he do lot of research, and work for the WHO, at the same time is teaching us pathology, the most basic and important of the medicine...

lori, if this is the level of english we can expect from graduates from russia, i worry for the future of health care in malaysia............

what did you get for spm english and 1119?

you have just highlighted one of the the basic problems with med education in malaysia, people with poor results being accepted.................while those with flat 4's worry about getting a place.................

actually you are right, there are good med schools there, just that many wrong candidates get in.............

wat u aspect all the lyn member come in the forum to type te correct vocab and all the tense?? ok la... nex tim i'l try to improve a bit to let som SMART guy lik u 2 understand....

u need to know in local uni have been set the % btw the races students. plus this 2 years got many chinese come out from matrik, all cgpa 4.0flat. aiya, every year also the same stories la... no ned to talk about it again...boring...

for the russian uni, if u not pass d exam, they still kick u out... got some case before...

what ever u want to tell, plz continue... i think i got not thing to tell... end of the story... bye...

p/s : i know my eng sucx, but i will try to improved it. u need to know that is very hard for the student from a malay school...(not all)

and if u realy scare about the future m'sia health care, faster run away from m'sia...lol...(just an opinion, a lot of my fren wish to run out... to aus, nz...)

here all ppl wan take medic ah?

no i do not expect the general lyn forumers to be perfect in english........

however, i expect anyone who gets into medicine, to have a minimum standard of ability, languages included, in this case english.

in fact, based on the dumbing down of spm, and the fact some 4000 gets straight a's i think nobody who gets less than a's in the core subjects (sciences, math, english)(some 8000 of them) should even think of doing medicine.............there are enough from that cohort who are interested and able to do medicine..............

and no med school should take them in............but the reality is, many foreign med schools from the 3rd world, "sells" places to the highest bidder, and as long as you can get a few credits and pay the fees, they are happy to take you in................

that is my problem..............not saying that the med schools in russia/indonesia/india are no good, but the fact that they compromise on their intake criteria to take in people for money...............tells something about the commercialisation of education..........

don't get me wrong, save for a few countries, and a few well known universities, all universities are also selling education............the difference is how selection takes place................in the quality of students taken in, lies the quality of the school.............

luckily i'm not one of them who buy the seat... and my roommate got 3a 1b in stpm...bro, u need to know that now enter to russia medic uni need the letter of approve(soli, i don't know wat's that name...) from moe, m'sia...

i know that many of straight A can't get into the med school... but the main prob is local uni didn't have enough of place, this stories keep repeating every yrs and the answer stil the same...

we can't do any thing than that, not enough hospital, lec, uni seats.... the other ways to study med are going to IMU, PMC, overseas and etc. but the main prob is $$...

wah...so many ppl wan take medic..maybe we should start a thread on med schools? Just a tot.Cheers.

heylo guys! i'm back.. haha.. after so long.. finished my foundation in science in april.. btw i was from foundation in science April 06/07 batch.. just gotten my final results.. 4As for the 4 science subjects and a B+ for my english.. hahaa.. total marks was 237 and grades for 3 best science subject was AAA.. Min requirement for Foundation students to enter medicine is that he/she must have the total mark of 215 and his/her grades must be ABB.. i will be enrolling in 2008 Jan MBBS intake this September.. cos gonna undergo the 3 months pre-MBBS programme 1st.. so any of you guys here are planning to come over to AIMST? i might be able to help to answer a question or two since i've been studying there for a year already.. will be continueing my 5 years MBBS over there too.. hehe.. =D

get an offer letter for AIMST but didnt layan it. feel that the fees kinda exp.

offer letter for wad programme?

I bet you've never try applying for med ? There's a reason some medical schools are not recognised in malaysia. I believe all med schools studies the same thing. It's just where you studied it

medic fees is always exp....but aimst is considered the cheapest private instituition in msia....220k only if i'm not mistaken...

haih..i kena rejected by aimst for this intake.when is the next intake for mbbs in aimst ar?

i am not sure what you are trying to say...............??

recognition of med schools in malaysia is a political decision, and not based on any consistent policy...............

as for studying the same thing, as far as raw knowledge in the pre-clinical sciences, yes, you will all study the same things...............but when it comes to clinical years, the practices can vary widely in different countries............and you will learn the kind of practice where you are trained.............

and there is wide difference in the calibre of the medical students being admitted...........

If you've applied for med programme, you'll know it's not easy in every part of the world.Recognition in of medical schools are done by WHO under the country's recommendation,not politically.

I believe in every part of the world, during clinical phase, some scenarios are emphasized more, but it comes back to the same thing.

They can't pass you when you fail in your exams.

need to wait next year already.....cos their lecturer screw up

wrong on all 4 accounts..........

there are med schools which will take people in with very mediocre results, as long as you can pay the capitation and tuition fees..............

who do NOT "recognise" medical schools, but they register them, and compile them into a list.........that is all.............

"recognition" is an act by a sovereign nation, to register graduates with the "recognised" degrees to allow them rights to practice medicine............nothing to do AT ALL with who or un...........

which med schools gets recognised then may depend on a set of criteria, or just whatever the political expediency of the time............most advanced countries control recognition to safeguard the standard of health care in that country...........

malaysia tend to recognise med schools the gov wants to send their scholarship students to............and not those where politically it does not want............so hence Uni of Bagdad is recognised (yes!) but NOT the Taiwan med schools............

and the usa do NOT recognise ANY medical schools out of the us and canada (not even uk and europe), all will need to sit and pass the qualifying test (umsle) to be able to register to practise............

singapore do NOT recognise any of malaysia's med schools till recently, where they decided to recognise 2, um and ukm.........and they do NOT recognise all oz med schools, only the main ones...........

as to clinical differences, there are significant differences in how medicine is practised in different countries.................if you are a med student now, you may not know as you are only exposed to one system, but you will when you go practise in another country.................

finally............yes, there are med schools where you can fail, and after paying the required monies, or attend the "special" tutorials, and get the "trial" exam papers...............voila...........you passed.............

fyi.............

This post has been edited by limeuu: May 23 2007, 06:06 PM

huh?screw up?
haih.

how about other med school? there's not only 1 private med school right?

very long story..... you know they got foundation intakes right? the batch which just finish are taught by different lecturer from the batch finishing in July this year..... the current batch lecturer lower the standard alot until a huge amount of them get 4.00 so now there is not enough places for their July foundation students......we as outsiders even no more chance lo unless you got cable

i wonder how many other educational establishment will recognised the un-benchmarked in house programme like this..............especially when they can "adjust" the marking at their will and fancy...............that is the main problem with these programmes, and this includes the matrik programme.............completely unbenchmarked internationally........

oohh...now i understand marn.thanks for the clarification.in a perfect world,this would certainly not happen.But then again , this is NOT a perfect world.

hahaa.. guys.. i'm actually one of the student dat will be entering the january 2008 MBBS intake.. will be enrolling into the pre-MBBS this Sept.. i was from the April batch foundation.. just gotten my results.. got an A+.. 2 As.. 1A- and a B+.. actually what do u mean by lecturers screwing up? not to say all.. but i feel some of our lecturers was gd.. hahaa..FYI only 5% of the foundation in April batch get 3.8 and above.. and out of that.. less than 5 ppl get CGPA 4.0.. hahaa.. i guess i've got the better info? and leone.. if u haven been accepted for the Jan 2008 intake.. the next intake will be in June 2008.. =)

But you can always go to other private medical college if u want to get an early admission..

yea...Perak medical college, IMU, Manipal,Penang MEd College...u got money...u can apply for it...

with Monash, UCSI, Cyberjaya, Allianz

then you probably dunno anyone in there..... i only know that they should have allocated nicely so that all 3 batches get their places but then the places were fill up even before the third batch of foundation students finish their study.....now they are force to go elsewhere

cyberjaya? what school is that? got pharmacy?

dunno much abt it but heard many frens grad frm there in biotech COMPLAIN kao kao.....

Hi, I've been accepted into AIMST for the BDS degree...theres not very much choice in terms of universities in Malaysia for us who want to become dentists...sigh..I'm from kl, and so have to go all the way to Kedah pulak...

Is the accommodation safe? The website says that it consists of double story link houses near the campus...How is it like? Which is the best type of accommodation? 4 ppl per room...3 ppl...so on...which is the best value for money? (Sometimes 4 ppl a room could be absolutely awful, so paying 100 more a month may be far better.) How to study? What do they provide (furnishings etc) in the rooms? Can we put a microwave in...or make breakfast...kettle...at any rate something to heat water with...the website says cannot cook... I like to cook. 5 years cannot cook.

And yeah, the food...Indian food mostly? I wouldn't mind...but sometimes I crave Chinese....

What is the student ratio like in terms of races? Chinese, Malay, Indians, International?

Where can we buy the books we need for our studies? Can we survive on lecture notes and the library? How is the library? Books expensive! Can buy from seniors ah...

When will the first batch of medic and dental students graduate? I guess when that happens the government will start recognizing the degree huh...what year did the first batch of dental students begin their studies?

PTPN loan...is it guaranteed? Or try and get some other way to pay...any other way...How about scholarships? If you do well can you get a scholarship once you've started the course?

Oooooo...thank you thank you everybody who answers ...I know there are lots and lots and lots of questions up there...

This post has been edited by Tezuka87: Jun 12 2007, 01:20 PM

Alright tezuka87.. let me answer ur questions.. haha.. i was an ex foundation student there and will be back for my MBBS degree soon on Sept 17 ( currenlty holidaying now XD) and i'm from KL too! Well, i guess u really need time to adapt urself in kedah if you're "migrating' to kedah.. haha.. nice to meet you anyway..

okay.. lets see..

Accomodation is safe.. dun wry.. there are securities standing by at the entrance of the campus 24/7.. Well, currently there are no more double storey link hostels as they hav just moved into the main campus in Semeling.. its sumthing like a 5 storey apartment now.. with 3 bedrooms in each house.. Hmm.. i used to stayed in de 4 person room and it was really an unforgetable experience.. to me i feel having more ppl in the house makes my live more colourful la.. hahaa.. well, they provide a study table, bed and a cabinet for each hosteller, laundry services provided.. if i'm not mistaken.. 5kg per week FOC.. Microwave will be provided in the pantry.. kettle yes, you have to bring your own.. Erm.. cooking will not be a prob.. just that you cant use a stove.. maybe ricecookers? or slowcookers?

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Basically for the foods.. erm.. i have to say.. terrible.. haha! mayb i'm still not getting used to it yet after a year of staying there.. breakfast lunch and dinner will be provided at the cafeteria.. and normally they have 2 sections.. the chinese food and the indian food section.. and during night time.. around 8pm to 1am.. mamak stalls will be opened in the cafe for students if they're craving for suppers..

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Hmm.. the ratio will be like 70% indians (MIC Uni) , 27% Chinese, 2% Malays and 1% international students.. the local student comes from all over malaysia including sabah and s'wak.. frm wad i see.. most of your seniors in BDS are from sabah and sarawak la.. and majority are gals.. haha..

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Normally there are book fairs once in a while if you wanna get extra reading material.. and most of the students actually relies on the powerpoint notes given out during lectures.. erm.. from wad i experienced.. you shud be a able to get an A- if you've studied all de notes provided.. to get an A+.. well.. go to the library for extra info.. the new library is HUGE.. 3 storeys.. and nice architectural design.. however majorities of the books are catered for the medical students.. maybe part of it for the dental students.. and.. hmm.. buying books from seniors? i guess its not possible for now.. cos the seniors are at their 3rd and 2nd year only.. so i guess they still need the books.. =)

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Okay.. for MBBS ( medical).. they have currently taken in about 13 batches.. i'm the 13th.. hahaa... 1st batch will be graduating really soon by end of this year.. dey will be posted to hospitals nationwide for their housemen training..

Well, for BDS ( Dental).. Currenlt there are only 3 batches.. you're the 3rd.. meaning that the 1st batch have just gotten into their 3rd year.. so for them to graduate.. i guess there's 3 more years to go..

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PTPTN.. not guranteed you will be getting the full amount.. but you will get it for sure.. have to try applying every year tho..

Ermm.. no scholarship for health related courses.. there are only book prizes and dean list for those top students..

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I hope those info above will help you abit.. if you need more info bout the uni you can actually add me up at msn : csrulez2004@hotmail.com.

Anyway its nice to hear that you are coming AIMST for you degree.. cos most KL-ians prefer other places instead of Kedah.. All de best to you and hope to get to know you man!

Cheers. =)

Thanks very much csrulez!! It's great help to me!

I'll be going to AIMST in September too, 3rd September...So glad to meet you!
Qing duo duo zi jiao!

No stove...Well, maybe they're afraid we'll burn the place down. Got microwave then it's ok...can cook lots of things in microwaves if you know how. There! Dental student cum microwave chef coming to kedah now! (Oxymoron...never mind, I'll cut down the sugar, and brush my teeth and floss.)

I guess Kedah will be kind of different-quieter maybe than kl...rice bowl of Malaysia, lovely verdant green paddy fields...clean air...not too bad. It's a good experience. Conducive for studying I guess...

AIMST campus looks really cool on the website.

Thanks so much..Hope to meet you at AIMST!

AIMST is the cheapest place to do dentistry, especially since i didn't get dentistry for local uni But it sounds good, and I hope to do well there, meet new people, and enjoy myself...

This post has been edited by Tezuka87: Jun 20 2007, 03:26 PM

No probs.. Well, i'm supposed to promote AIMST cause not many people actually heard of that uni before..

Yeah, i will say that it's a perfect place for studying cause there're not much entertainment out there.. we normally travel to Penang which is like an hour journey from SP once in a while for movies and nice food..

hahaaa.. alright! i have a few frens doing BDS too.. hope to meet you there! but how do i actually recognize u? haha..

i will say that it might be one of the best dental school in m'sia cause they're actuallyw working on a Dental Hospital and it seems that we have the most dental chairs among the dental faculties in M'sia..

Ok! all de best to you future dentist! =)

Do they pay you? Hmm, I guess I wudn't have heard of AIMST if didn't want to pursue dentistry! Well, there's a rumour going around that AIMST isn't too good...When I told my friends I'll be going there they seem to think it'l be a second class degree or something. Maybe they're just jealous I'l help you promote.

I WAS wondering if I could watch movies...

I'l be wearing sunglasses, and I'l be reading a book entitled "Idiots guide to microwave cooking". Ya, ya I know! Lame! I haven figured out what2wear yet... Don worry, even if you can't recognize me I'l hunt you out. But then BDS only abbout 50 ppl, not too difficult to find I guess!

I heard it's the first dental hospital in South East Asia...or Asia...Maybe...It'l be opening this year, right? Clinical studies begin in third year, so they need some guinea pigs I suppose!

Erm, I know I asked an awful lot already...thanks a bunch csrulez, I was just wondering if I would need a laptop or the is the computer lab enough?

Thanks lots thanks lots! All the best to you future Dr. csrulez MBBS (AIMST).

This post has been edited by Tezuka87: Jun 21 2007, 04:45 PM

Yeah, I'm one of the AIMST's ambassador. Haha! Just kidding man.. I noe its a lame joke.. =.=

okay, lets get serious.

Well, i've heard rumours as well. I won't say that AIMST is bad but if i would to rate it, it's only a moderate university. probably because AIMST is still a very new university. Only established for 5 years only if i'm not mistaken. You know.. Universities are like babies too, they need time to grow and to get matured. However, I had this feeling that it will be as popular as IMU in the next few years to come. Thanks! we will promote AIMST to the KL-ians together then! X]


Good questions. Movies huh?

Theres a GSC cineplex situated in Central Square, SP town, which is like a 20 mins journey from our main campus in Semeling. But just to let you know in advance, you wouldn't be too happy with its condition. Well, if i compared it to One Utama's GSC, I would say that it is 10 times worst. Haha.

HOWEVER, there's an option for movies if you're willing to spend some money and time. Gurney Plaza Penang, also GSC, but so much more better than our SP's GSC. Haha. FYI we do travel to Penang in gang once or twice a month, really can't stand the life in SP sometimes. Haha.


It's not lame la. Alright, i'll hunt you out then. Haha.


Yeah, i think so. but i guess it won't be opened so soon cause i heard that the dental students are temporarily sharing the medical complex with the medical students now. yup! guinea pigs, haha.. you guys will be seeing cadavers during your 1st and 2nd year for anatomy classes too. hope you're not easily freaked out by dead bodies. X]

Okay. Laptop, RECOMMENDED to get one because theres quite a number of assignments and projects to follow up during your studies. At the same time you can get extra powerpoint notes from you lecturers during the exam season.

I will say that the computer lab in the old campus really bad. Slow broadbands, alltime fullhouse, lack of printers... Not sure about the new one tho, i've seen them setting up some high performance computers in the new campus. and yeah! they say they will be working on a WIFI too. so, lets just pray for it. =)

Alright! thanks girl! hahaa.. Dr. Tezuka BDS (Mal)

Ps. Normally they will place "Malaysia" instead of the name of the university in the bracket next to your degree.


And my real name is Ng Chong Sian, Shaun.
Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too! Dr. Shaun Ng MBBS (Mal) now I know, thanks!
So cs stands for your name...not counterstrike... erm again. Tot it stood for counterstrike. Ok, you rule then!

Yeah, 5 years IS young...AIMST has a long way to go! IMU is already nearly 15 years old, so cannot compare. After all, IMU only received University status 6 years after it was established. Well, with the availability of cadavers, the new campus, the new dental hospital and so on...I must say AIMST has plenty of potential!

Wow, watching a movie will be an OCCASION like dat. No wonder they say living in small towns is cheap. Too troublesome to go out and watch movies and spend money...maybe thats good, hehe...Still, glad there are some options open for I-miss-KL-and-life days...Thanks!

Ok. That's funner. I won't give you my name, but it sounds like tezuka (1st hint), and my surname starts with C (2nd hint). There. Good luck. :evil: Erm, actually got a bit of a phobia of revealing too much personal stuff on the net...haih, girls gotta be careful. Hope you understand.

The tuition fees are so high I can't afford to freak! Haaha...yeah, most people don't think dentists have to study cadavers...I didn't think I needed to either at first. AIMST gets them sourced from India, I suppose. Hope I get a nice not-too-rotten cadaver who died of natural causes and not some horrible disease! Just hoping. Well, it's good to have this opportunity. Sounds so bloodthirsty and sadistic...

Laptops are not cheap...see if I can survive without one during first year, then maybe get one later, if there's WIFI it'll be really convenient...So yep, I'l pray for that!

Thanks a lot Shaun! See you at AIMST!

hey there tezuka and csrulez.. and any of the other people who want to know more about aimst or in particular about dentistry.

I think csrulez has pretty said all there is to say about studying in aimst..

Well, I'm a 2nd year dental student, and when you come in tezuka, hopefully, i'll be in my third year! Our finals are a few days' time..and ohmigod, it's 7am bedtime for me everyday. But if you have a better studying plan, then maybe you can work around that.

Just wanted to let you know that you can contact me if you want to know more about dentistry in aimst. or you can even visit my blog! (www.jayelleenelial.com). you can click on the category 'dentistry' to see what we get up to during simulation lab practicals and dental technology lab practicals.

In your first year, you won't be doing alot of dentistry related subjects. It's very similiar to first year medical students.. So you'll be having alot of funs with the cadavers and learning how to recognise teeth and stuff. Biochemistry is a killer. That goes out to you too csrulez! Biochem sucks...especially if Dr.Ong is your lecturer... make sure you say your prayers diligently. Well, he is a good lecturer with alot of experience.. i think he was previously with UM or UKM, can't remember which. When you enter 1st year, Prof. Somayagi would have gone back to India but he's a world famous anatomist and even when he closes his eyes he can identify the nerves, vessels and anatomical structures of the cadavers. It's a joke here at AIMST lah, but he's a god when it comes to anatomy.

What you learn in dentistry in your first year,... yeah, there's a subject called Dentistry.. it's more towards the history of dentistry. Like an introduction. history of toothbrushes was a cute topic... haha. Alot of public health stuff(but i think there's a subject on public health in 3/4/5th year. not sure..

In year 2, you suddenly realise, WTTFF..classes until 6pm? from 8.30am?
But usually it's 9.30am until 5pm lah, if you have practicals.

It's fun really. Doing dentures and stuff. manipulating wax models... sticking fake teeth into the wax. and the dental technologists(two very experienced technologists who were previously with USM Kelantan for about 5-7 years).

One of the more exciting parts is having to collect teeth from dental clinics in your hometown and bringing it back to uni. It will then be incorporated into plaster models for us to practice on. We attach the plaster models into a simulator(we call our simulators affectionately, "Ah Sim!") and carry out dental procedures.

So far we've learned how to do all the composite restorations and amalgam restorations. Scaling and stuff, extraction etc..not in the second year though.

The syllabus differ from Australia, not sure about singapore though. But it should be the same as UM. almost lah. Since the syllabus is taken from UM, University of Hong Kong(as our dean was previously the dean there) and Bristol University.

In our third year, which will start in Sept 07.. we will start having patients at the new dental hospital. But sigh, AIMST can be quite tardy with their promises. So we'll just have to play by ear, and we're used to that already. But yeah, definitely having patients because our dean is/was(not sure) the acting vice chancellor when the previous vice chancellor resigned. so he had alot of say. After he became acting vice chancellor, the move to the new campus was very swift and efficient.

Basically, by the end of 2nd year, you can understand more dental jargons At the end of 1st year, you might still be pretty happy that you're a dental student in this great big world of dentistry, but you won't know alot ..the most also probably how to identity teeth according to the various systems..etc. Like me like that last time, when i was reading all those dental blogs, I'd just nod even though i don't understand what's an MOD, DO, CPD.. etc.

The library is very functional because all the books you'll ever need can be found there. and if you're not too well to do, just photostat the books to keep it with you permanently.;P At least I do that for some of the books that are too expensive. One dental book cost RM700!! we rolled our eyes and just went to the library and photostated it. I know, we are horrible people.



About life in SP, well one word: get a car.
Second word: get a laptop.
third : stay out of campus if you want to have an internet connection(of course have to go kau tim yourself with streamyx registration and stuff).

with a car, you don't have to face those Indian food day in day out. If you want to lose weight, good for you lah;) But there're chinese restaurants in the area as well!

Laptop because you will be so so so bored. and most of your lectures come in the form of powerpoint. So even if it might be expensive to have a laptop...it will be of use to you.

but for first year dental students, maybe it's a good idea to stay on campus first to have a feel of campus life and it'll be more convenient for you as well:)

Hope that helped. if there's anything else, just email me at jolenelai@gmail.com

Sorry, i talked too much..;P

BTW i go back regularly to SP...altough i dont study at AIMST...the chinese seafood in Semeling is awesome and very cheap!!!worth it!!!

Just FYI...

Hi jayelleenelial senior! (may I call you jay, pleeese!! ) Glad to meet you! Thanks for all the information...Oh and you didn't talk too much...I sure need all the info I can get, so... THANKS!!!

Hmmm, two new friends before I even set foot in AIMST...lowyat rocks!

History of toothbrushes...lol! After dat I shall never look at my toothbrush the same way again...

wah...I tot three periods straight of maths T during form six was bad...

REAL TEETH???? Ok...hey, do we work with skulls?

Hahhaa!



That would be Professor Smales? I initially tot it was prof Smiles, haih, tot it was so appropriate... tada...me and lame jokes.... sorry




rm700!!! Dat's too much!!! What you guys do is sooooo understandable likdat...it is a necessary evil....kakkaka

Well, I shall bug my parents to get me a laptop then...but right now a bit pai-seh to ask for money...when I think of the fees, can buy a merc wit it...and then they throw it on an STPM student who failed to get into local uni bcos din do dat well!!! I'm so touched...Thanks very much for all the info, jay...csrulez too. Hope to meet you both at AIMST!

Thanks frags! Glad to know there is good, cheap food aroun!!!

hehehe yay you replied! my efforts didn't go to waste:P

yeah man, real teeth:) or else how are you going to get familiarized with them? the lucky buggers are those who have dentists as parents. they'd bring one jam bottle full of teeth..and we'd be like, "can share ar?"

but so far i've got 50 over teeth in a bottle next to me now... Thinking of buying a clear bottle and putting it inside. can be decoration also!:)

skull ar...yeapppp... the bones of the face are of great importance to us dentists. you'll be doing that alot in your third module in your first year! that means about....february-april 08 you'll be learning those:)

hehehe yeah Prof. Smales. I didn't even know he was british.. i thought it was some middle eastern man.. u know..like ismail or shamal... or something.hahaha..worse than you ok. But alot of my classmates sleep in his classes one. but he's a really great guy,very approachable.. he always tells us the progress of the dental school and we'll flutter with excitement.. You'll feel it too when he talks to you his great big plans.

LOL I know.....my dad had to take money out of his EPF to pay the bills! but i'm also on PTPTN loan lar.. Rm105k will be available to you if you apply. upon graduation and getting a job, you'll have 20 years to pay back:)

There have been talks of subsidizing the PTPTN loan repayment from your future salaries.... but so far not heard of anything yet.

here's a nice juicy info....

I heard that, as of now, fresh graduates..working for the government(upon graduation must do three years with the government..you get to list three places that you'd like to work at..like how u apply for public uni.).. anyway upon employment... can get about RM3000+!! coz basic pay is 1000 something...then got transport allowance, housing allowance, critical allowance(this is for those who are serving in the health industry..because they are being very thankful of our services), and i'm not sure but got overtime allowance also...

Got this from a dentist in Johor and my two lab technology lecturers.

Hope that stimulated you more:)

Haha...Ya, feels so nice to have someone reply...I feel that too...

AND YOUR BLOG IS REALLY GREAT!!! I love the pictures...they're really helpful to me and any one who wants to go to AIMST! (Gambate, girl!!!)...now I know what my new home-for-de-next-five-years looks like, and it looks COOL!!

Do many of the students have dentists for parents? It's so inspiring man, kids following their parents footsteps...sniff...tot teens usually flew off in the opposite direction...50 TEETH!!! 50 teeth equals 50 dead people who were kind enough to donate their teeth to science...Hmmm...deco...gruesome! but not bad...

I've never had a caucausian teacher before...Prof Smales would be interesting!

Sounds boootiful! I hope I can get a big PTPN loan...the interest rate is great...no banks will ever let you loan money at that interest rate! The 'list three places for your future workplace' SOUNDS great, but having used the system before...hmmm, I won't get my hopes up! I have no faith in the system....sigh...but can pray...maybe the government will change then!

Erm, do you live on campus? Hey, may sound silly, but is it possible to set up a desktop in your room? Desktops are cheaper than laptops (wondering how to stretch my savings, kekeke) soooooo...it sounds so silly, but can I, can I? Hmmm...it REALLY sounds silly...but I have to know....

Thank you, Jolene, thank you...

hahaha yeah man! that's why forums are so fun, so exciting when someone replies..

For the past one year, i've gotten emails from alot of future dental students who want to know about aimst lah. So by blogging about my classes, i guess indirectly i've helped to do a little promotion for the uni..heheh:) If you ask anybody who's not interested to do dentistry or medicine, they probably won't know where AIMST is. it's that sad.

hehehe thank you thank you;P Do drop by more! but... actually, no use already..coz the next dentistry related post will only come when you're already in your first year. now no more classes for me until school reopens!

Well..about four people in my class.. one in Perak, Two in Penang and one in Negeri Sembilan.

eh nolah! those are teeth that have been extracted from live patients... so we just get them to practice filling and stuff lor. most of them are really horrific looking..should take a picture and send to you next time..

yeahhh but whatever it is.. you're still doing dentistry... wherever they send you to, at least you're still gaining experiences. can you believe it..my father actually suggested i go into the army and become a dentist for the soldiers. wtf. over my dead body. but he said i can get a Sgt title in front of my Dr. or something . don't know lah..

me? nooo.. i rent a house outside. one entire terrace house for rm450 a month with two of my other classmates. yeah of course you can set up a desktop:) just hope that they'll have the LAN cables ready in the hostels by the time you move in. according to my classmates who stay in hostel, there are already ports there..but no wire lah. the new campus hasn't got an internet connection at all.....but it'll come in a couple of weeks' time. ah well.

anyway, enjoy the rest of ur hols:) and feel free to ask me anything else yeah when you have your doubts and questions..
take care:)

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Added on June 28, 2007, 2:15 pmbtw, are you banana? you sound banana:D

This post has been edited by jayelleenelial: Jun 28 2007, 02:15 PM

Hahhaa...what does a banana sound like? I can speak Mandarin like I have a banana in my mouth... took Chinese to SPM level...and then threw the subject awwaaay!!! Wheeee! Chinese was always my worst subject..LOL...haven't spoken it for ages...only to order food, and test my brother his ting xie....kakaaka

Sgt. Dr. Jolene BDS (Mal)

Not too bad la...but if have to threat soldiers and soldiers only....haih..dowan...even my bro is bad enufff...soldiers...gonna hv a tough time getting them to brush teeth...sigh...guys...they don't bathe also quite happy...

Thanks for all your help! And yep, shall enjoy my hols gao gao...you too!

Guys, I'm back! Was really busy during the wholeee last week. Din expect this post to be so active when i first opened it. Not bad at all man. At least there's still people talking about AIMST. Haha.

Well, just told a few of my friends about AIMST a few days ago when they asked me where do i study, majority of them doesn't even know that AIMST existed man! Even some doctors too, cause when my mom mentioned about it to the doctors, they suggested IMU instead. It's always IMU IMU and IMU. Sigh. FYI my mom's a nurse working at UMMC. Was wondering when our first batches of MBBS student will graduate, to prove that AIMST can produce good doctors too. =)

heya csrulez! never seen u around uni..mm

I think the 1st batch will be graduating soon already as they are in their final year.....

Yeah....IMU's so old that's why.... i guess all we need is time to develope aimst's name.

I'm sure you being an AIMST student, sometimes the management can really make you vomit blood. Especially student affairs.... but then again, which uni in Malaysia doesn't make you angry at any one point rite??

Hey jayelleenelial! Hmm.. i was from April 06/07 Foundation Batch.. Haven seen me around? Maybe cos i'm not that popular in aimst.. hahaa..

YEAH! especially that student affairs division.. i havent got my deposit back yet. Sigh. and one more thing.. AIMST likes to make empty promises. kinda tired of it already sometimes.

Oh btw are there any improvement in AIMST since i left in mid-april? heard that de new campus is slowly improving already.. is it true?
Haha. =)

And yeah.. I'm actually having a dilemma here right now. Not really sure if AIMST is better, or Manipal? I've heard many friends of mine have been accepted into Melaka Manipal with AIMST foundation result. And from wat i heard, it seems that Manipal is better due to its recognition. A few ques tho, Will AIMST's MBBS programme be recognised by MMC? and If really it's recognised by MMC, does it mean that it is recognised by the WHO as well?

No point studying for 5 years there and in the end what i got is an unrecognised degree.. sigh..

Really need some advice from you here, senior. =.=

Thanks lots if you can help! =)