TEMP 1st Donation Campaign 2017

On 29th of May 2017 to 9th of June 2017, a donation campaign was held at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus by TuPSS' s TEMP (The Extra Mile Program). It was the first donation campaign held by TuPSS and the overwhelming response was received throughout the campaign. The beneficiary of this campaign was Jumble Station, which is a community established in 2008 and their objectives are to empower the underprivileged single parent families.

It was a relatively simple campaign, a booth with empty boxes was set up in front of Lecture Theatre 1(LT1) at Taylor's University and allowed for anyone to donate their donatable items. Any recyclable items were acceptable such as clothes, electrical items, collectables and antiques, books, kitchenware and furniture. Also, a minimum amount of RM10 as a monetary donation is welcomed to support the underprivileged.

As mentioned, it was the first donation campaign that ever held by TuPSS. Yet, it has attracted much attraction from the public and received well enthusiastic response during the campaign, a total of 20 boxes including bags with full of recyclable items was donated to Jumble Station after the campaign, it was undoubtedly a very successful campaign that held by the TEMP committee who always wanted to make a change, empowering the communities and changing lives.

Booth in front of LT1

 Amount of donation items donated

 Inner view of Jumble Station

A group photo of TEMP's committee with the staffs in Jumble Station 

 Three pretty and kind hearted TEMP committees 2016/2017 who are always enthusiastic 

Jumble Station still need support from everyone, where currently they are looking for volunteers in helping them to set up a reading station for children in USJ 1, set up recycling corner as well as offer free tuition to the children of single parent families. If you are interested in volunteering, do contact Mr Adrian Ong (016-2202958) or kindly visit http://www.hati.my/children/jumble-station/ for more information about Jumble Station.

Lastly, a huge shout out the everyone who has contributed to this Donation Campaign. Let's keep the spirits up to help more people in needs!

Public Health Campaign 2017 - WOMEN'S HEALTH

Taylor’s University School of Pharmacy had successfully held a Public Health Campaign theme( Women’s Health ) in front of Student Life Centre, Taylor University. It was a one-day event on 25^th April 2017 which received an enthusiastic response from the students and public.

President of TUPSS- Jason

Health Screening Team 

Set Up Team 

BE SMILE

Food & Beverage Team 

The event starts at 9.00a.m. sharp and end at 4.30p.m.The opening ceremony were presented by  Prof. Dr Chua Siew Siang that commended the efforts of both students and lecturers in organizing this campaign. The main objective of this campaign is to understand the women’s reproductive healthcare system to the public and promoting good health.

Followed by Dean of School of Pharmacy-Prof. Chua Siew Siang

 Throughout the campaign, free health screening was offered to the public which included tests for blood pressure, blood glucose, BMI (including visceral fats and subcutaneous fats), bone density. 

Soh Yee Wey was checking for bone density test.

Being enthusiasms for Public Health Campaign

Dr.Bibhu Prasad Panda is also taking part in health screening test

This girl was curious to know her results. 

Professional Practice

Besides, we do have organised a blood donation in collaboration with Ministry Of Health which will be sent to National Blood Centre. The students from Year 2 and Year 3 were providing free consultations to the public on that day for the health screening. TEMP also setting up a booth for their fruit sales and drinks, which have successfully attracted many people come for support. Furthermore, they also put a donation box for their upcoming events. Moreover, there are booths which enhance the knowledge of public ,such as Kenali Ubat Anda , Breast and Cervical Cancer Booth and Menstruation booth that strong linked to our main theme Women’s Health . There are also stalls set up selling their products in  a reasonable price which are also our sponsor (Blackmores & Watson's).

Term & Regulation for Blood Donation 

Blood Group Test before donated

Donating to SAVE LIFE , Thumbs Up 

Supportive on Kenali Ubat Anda

Information booth- Breast & Cervical cancer for Women Health

Gaming booth always show a positive respond from people 

Watson's Store

Blackmores set up

There were also many health talks that were given by lecturer from other university and one of our sponsor (Blackmores).  It was an enjoyable event for the public that visited the event. The Public Health Campaign itself has left an impact on the students which helped them to prepare themselves for their future role as a health care professional. It gave them the opportunity to have better interactions and communication with the public and allows them to apply their knowledge beyond what they have learnt in the classrooms. The campaign itself also served as a wonderful platform that narrowed the gap between the students and also creating a stronger bond between each others.

 

Tea Time

Hungry~Hungry~

The campaign came to a close with a photo-taking session that marked the end of this year’s Public Health Campaign. The ever-enduring spirit by the students and the lecturers was an amazing display of the teamwork shown by the School of Pharmacy which proved that the public always remains our top priority as members of the healthcare team. On behalf of TUPSS Editorial Board would like to congratulate the organizing committee of the Public Health Campaign, all the students which ensured the success of this campaign that took months of meticulous planning. We are looking forward for next year Public Health Campaign.

A special thanks to all committee who organised this events

The 10th MyPSA NPSC 2017

National Pharmacy Sports Carnival (NPSC) is an annual sports event, managed by the Malaysian Pharmacy Students' Association (MyPSA), in collaboration with any selected university. This year, the 10th National Pharmacy Sports Carnival (NPSC) was successfully held at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) from 24th February to 26th February 2017 and the theme of the year was " Emulsifying Strength and Spirit to Victory!"

This year's event involves all pharmacy students from 19 universities under the umbrella of MyPSA. Taylor's University has no exception to be one of the competing universities in this event since 2013. This year, a total of 41 representatives from Taylor's University School of Pharmacy was sent to UiTM and ready to bring back the medals. 


Day 1 (24th February 2017)
On the first day, some of our students gathered at Taylor's University at 10am and departed to UiTM by Taylor's bus. We arrived at UiTM at 11am and we received the warmest welcome from the UiTM representatives. 

After checking into our respective dorms, we had our lunch in the cafeteria in UiTM before heading to the Stadium Panasonic for the opening ceremony which would mark the commencement of tiring but exciting sports carnival. The opening ceremony began with the parade of each university with their specially tailored flag. The spirits of athletes were definitely heated up by the scorching sun during the parade

However, the sky started to drizzle during the speech delivering by the VIPs but the spirits of our athletes were still well heated up as the first game in NPSC which was "Tracks and Fields' will be carrying out in the same stadium later on. The weather was still pretty bad during the game, yet the brave runners have shown their determination to finish the game despite the weather. Hence, it was decided by all that the continuation for the tracks and field. Here are some of the photos taken during the game.

Men 100m : Reynard

Men 200m: Reynard

Men 4x100m: Chun Le, Kar Weng, Jason, Vincent

Men 4x400m: Chun Le, Kar Weng, Jason, Vincent

Women 100m: Qistina

Women 200m: Elaine

Women 400m: Elaine

Women 4x100m: Wei Nian, Ka Mun, Jun Ni. Yi Pei

Women 4x400m: Caroline, Jun Ni, Hie Fong, Yuen Huey

 The brave runners! 

Congratulations to Elaine for getting Silver medal in 200m! You could rarely see the photos of her as she ran too fast! In short, it was a night that full of excitements and our spirits have elevated to one level higher as it will be a full day of sports all the way until late night tomorrow.

Day 2 (25th February 2017)

For most of us, that's what breakfast is, an enjoyable way to kick-start the day. The breakfast provided by UiTM was fairly simple, with banana and a piece of cake but they were sufficient enough for our athletes to prepare themselves in the coming modern games. Our athletes participated in Badminton, Ping Pong, Netball, Basketball and Futsal. Each game carried out in different courts at the same time. 

Badminton

Men's Single: Clement

Men's Double: Kar Weng and Chun Kit

Women's Double: Elaine and Joyce

Say hi to our badminton players! 

 Even camera also couldn't catch their speed

Congratulations to Clement for winning the gold medal for Taylor's! Elaine and Joyce for getting the 4th place! This was the first year Taylor's ranked in the first place in Badminton, and we believe that this will not be the last! 

Ping Pong

Men's Single: Vincent

Women's Single: Caroline

Women's Double: Yee Wey and Divya

 Coaches are watching... Must focus.... 

Hypnotising the Ping Pong..

Unlike the previous years, this year a new Women's Double team was formed and both of them were first time player and guess what they got the 4th place in their very first game and believe it or not, Taylor's has dominated the Ping Pong's games since 2014, this is the third time in a row we won the gold medal for Women's Single and the fourth time Taylor's ranked in the ranking board for Men's Single.

Netball

Players (From left to right): 

Yuen Huey, Qistina, Krystal, Hiba, Iman, Nardyea, Gayithiri, Wan Yi, Izzah

Another new team was formed in this year NPSC, and congrats to them as they made into the quarter finals! It was certainly a great start for them and we do believe that what is the most precious is the experience that counts! 

Women's Basketball

Players (From left fo right)

Jun Ni, Scarlett, Yi Pei, Agnes, Wei Ling, Sin Yee, Daphne, Ka Mun

The team has returned! Our NPSC women's basketball team has returned to the court with extra stamina, better skills which helped them to have a really close score in winning the match. Despite the results, our girls have decided to train more and they claimed that they will come back stronger and better!

Men's Futsal
Players (From left to right):
Wei Keat, Hong, Qi Jun, Jia Hui, Jezreel

New blood has added to our futsal team, which brings greater achievements to us! Our futsal team has defeated one strong team in their games which makes our players be more determined in future training so that they can achieve more. No such word like “giving up" in their dictionary, as they believe that each match will make them stronger as the experience and the friendships are the utmost important.

Day 3 (26th February 2017)
Traditional games were the last game in NPSC. However, unlike previous years, this year's traditional games were slightly different, each university can only send out representatives and form a group with other universities. Our 2016/2017 president, Jason Lee, was chosen to be one of the representatives, along with Jezreel, Elina and Malar. The traditional games consist of dodgeball, Galah Panjang, and a Secret game. This new traditional games has brought all the universities together and make our "Pharmily" greater and better.

After the traditional games, we moved to UiTM Sports Centre for the closing ceremony which marks the end of the NPSC.

Badminton Men's Single Gold Medal- Clement

Ping Pong Women's Single Gold Medal- Caroline

Ping Pong Men's Single Bronze Medal- Vincent 

Women 200m Silver Medal- Elaine

 Overall, we ranked 7th out of 19 universities this year! *Cheeeeers!!!*

After the hectic days, many of us were worn out,  injured, and without sufficient rest. Yet, our athlete's displayed sheer determination and willpower in these three days. Many of us had fun working with each others, the seniors and juniors, and it was also a good opportunity to be able to step out of our comfort zones, but to know more pharmacy students from other universities. All in all, the 10th NPSC 2017 was a success and we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to everyone especially the host of NPSC 2016, UiTM. 

For those who are reading this post and feel like to join NPSC, what are you waiting for? start training now for next NPSC! 

Taylor's Uh-Oh Uh-Oh! Taylor's Let's go Let's go!