@goodfella_rocka

first post, memberlist.

as long as i can make a decent living and provide my children with good education next time, i am satisfied. i even considered accountancy.

if i am going to serve as a academician then only i would take up postgraduate. i am good being just a pharmacist.

@el8155

eventually, every pharmacy prog would be accredited. imagine someone invested so much money in setting up a school of pharmacy, sure they will comply with the rules. worst come to worst, there are still the 'boleh' way.

i dont think aimst is hard to get. well, at least they tried to convince me and other friends to go there last year

@el8155

a little of both? anyway, it doesnt really matter that much, after all you still have to serve the government for 3 years after the pupillage year.

maybe they will look at your cert for your first job but experience would be a more important factor after that.

@goodfella_rocka

i dont buy their story that there are no places left. even ucsi fail to fill up all the places. unless, they dont accept new application aka deadline for sept intake anymore.

any news from ucsi?

last year end of august they called my mobile number to offer me pharmacy and my friend medicine.

guess this year their foundation batch is bigger.

@goodfella_rocka

are you going to make it to their orientation? it is important in my opinion

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Added on July 2, 2009, 4:42 amokay.. saw your reply on the other thread

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@ying hui

take four. maths, chemistry, biology and one other choice. we even pinned the information in the first post. just try to avoid thinking skill.

you dont get to choose where to do pharmacy. they are the one choosing you.

@white_black

mpharm if you can afford and have the result. if not, bpharm will do.

@goodfella_rocka

hope you enjoyed your orientation

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Added on July 4, 2009, 8:33 pm@el8155

as long as you have the money and result, you too can get in without compromising other people place

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@weiping2007

we already have plenty out there. refer CALLING ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS! thread if you want.

http://forum.lowyat.net/lofiversion/index.php/t416477.html

@white_black

use google and search for the respective authority in charge of registration of pharmacist. if you plan to work there next time, it is never too early to know what are the steps needed to be a registered pharmacist.

besides, Darkmage12 already give you a rough idea

hmm.. if that is true, probably ucsi will have a hard time competing with IMU bpharm unless their pharmacy courses is accredited.

pharmacy courses has been blooming like mushroom. how i wish i was born like 2 years later and i get to choose from so many institution.

@goodfella_rocka

nah, my message is, IPTA , yes it is hard to get in pharmacy courses.
for IPTS, as long as you have the money and results, there is no problem securing a place. just look at the number of pharmacy courses in malaysia compared to 2 years ago



one thing about australia pharmacy courses, it is kind of state dependent.
if you graduate from western australia and wish to practice in other place like south australia, it would be harder because the laws and rules are a little different.

@rockmylife89

if you can afford, go for SAM or express A level.

if not, you dont really have much choice other than masterskill

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Added on July 6, 2009, 12:16 amthe reason is simple, because she didnt meet the minimum requirement. UCSI foundation is not accepted. after all, foundation or A level they still took a year. so it doesnt matter if financial is not a limiting factor.

el8155 is suggesting that rockmylife89 go inquire about Segi.

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if no calculator is allowed, i bet i would fail immediately.

ucsi no graphic calculator allowed but my current Uni allows student 1 scientific 1 graphic calculator.

casio 350 or 570 will do fine.

speaking of compounding, how often do we use aliquots calculations in real life compounding?

most of the time we are forced to use aliquots in compounding lab because they ask to compound only 30ml or other small amount.

yea..the minimum amount allowed in my Uni is 100mg or 2ml/0.2ml (depending on the viscosity of the liquid for the later case).

i knew it.. haha. it is not that important in real life.

@kenice0510

which charles? Charles Sturt University? Charles Darwin University? or the one in Prague Charles University ?

@kenice0510

why are you considering going over there? you have a relative there?

i dont even know much about Czech Republic.

@kenice0510

language would be a issue. as a girl, i dont think you will enjoy your studies there being away from all your family and friends.

do you just want to experience overseas? sure there are better choices out there

@wyatt615

i think you would prefer the two years you are going to spend in nottingham malaysia campus compare to IMU but since you prefer UQ, this is going to be a tough decision. it all comes down to where you want to practice as a pharmacist next time.

@mint080709

majority of those who possess AAA would definitely go for medicine. are you sure it is AAA?

quite a few of my coursemates end up doing pharmacy because they cant get into medicine with their results. there are always a small number of students doing that considering pharmacy and medicine are quite related to each other (to them).

i do agree that some would go for courses they like rather than they qualify for.

@mint080709

the twinning is still new and a lot of details are not disclosed to public yet. so i guess what they tell you is what you get.

@goodfella_rocka

try searching for it using the library service or ask the librarian. the library might subscribe to a few services/ provider like ProQuest or BMJ or JAMA.

@ShaneNg

it doesnt really make sense that people want to come back to malaysia after they get their degree.

imagine spending two or even four years out there, probably you are used to the lifestyle there as well especially when pharmacists are more appreciated in their healthcare system.

in really simple words, if you can afford to go for mpharm then by all mean go for it. if not, a bpharm will do.

most people do try to stay oversea after they graduated you dont get to decide whether you get to stay or not. mpharm might be a better option too if you are thinking of doing postgraduate.

@goodfella_rocka

normally, you can get more journals online because let say ucsi library subscribe to A provider, A actually provides access to multiple journals at a time related to pharmaceutical or chemistry or those just being general.

the reality is, imagine spending billions come out with a new drug.. but the new drug is not relatively superior compare to the exist one but you still have to get some of your investment back right. sometimes, it is not that "simple" as well.

a few articles do highlight the issue of false positive in screening for breast cancer (BMJ back in february) or even prostate cancer. back in march, news of big pharma company merging is the big news in most of the drugs journals recently. Pfizer’s takeover of Wyeth and, Merck proposes to acquire Schering-Plough. Lack of R&D productivity and patent expirations are the reason of these mega-acquisition. Pfizer and Merck are trying to make up for their loss of exclusivity and to refill their pipeline. some even say new drugs are harder and harder to develop nowadays.

just refer to the links below.

http://pharmacygod.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-...ge-medical.html
http://drugmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/06/pha...e-than-one.html

of course i have read more than those but i just couldnt remember where exactly because i do read a lot.

it is hard to find someone like you already into reading journals. trust me, none of my friends are into reading those.