RCSI, registration DAY!!

Hari pertama anda di RCSI adalah hari pendaftaran  Lectures akan bermula keesokan harinya. Dimulakan dengan sesi alu-aluan dan taklimat oleh professors dan admin officers , freshers kemudian akan dibahagikan ke dalam kumpulan dan mengikut buddies masing-masing untuk tour around the college, library, café, gym, prayer rooms etc. 

Lunch packs are provided for the freshers on that day. Sesi pendaftaran yang sebenarnya berlangsung di exam hall selepas lunchtime. Anda akan bergerak dari satu booth ke satu booth yang lain, dan semuanya akan selesai dengan pantas tanpa sebarang masalah. InshaAllah :D

 My personal advice is to keep all the important documents (financial affidavit from sponsor, passport, college offer letter, medical form, passport photos, letter of good conduct etc) and their copies in a clear folder to make things smooth during registration. 

Setelah berdaftar dan menerima RCSI student ID, anda akan turun ke basement untuk mengambil laptop masing-masing. Beg laptop akan diberikan. Cuma sesiapa yang mudah sakit bahu dan badan, anda digalakkan membeli sendiri beg laptop jenis backpack dari Malaysia. Heheh  

Sebelum meninggalkan RCSI pada hari pertama ini, pastikan anda telah test dan setup beberapa perkara yang perlu di dalam laptop. 

Wakil-wakil bank turut datang memeriahkan suasana di kolej pada hari itu. Heheh. Keadaan dalam tutorial room di mana freshers membuka akaun bank dan membuat students travel card agak sesak.  Terpulang lah kepada citarasa masing-masing untuk memilih service bank yang mana. Again, my personal advice is to apply for credit card and internet banking to make your life easier later :D 

Barang-barang extra yang perlu dibawak (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CESCQFT-00nCRAHZwhSslITFCXg_UV7tHbpRohSRW68/edit?pli=1) hmm dari list ni kte rasa winter coat, long john/thermal wear, cadar selimut, rice cooker,  tak payah! sebab boleh beli sana huhu…highlightkan gadgets mcm camera, smart phone and accessories mmg mahal, stationaries jgk so beli kt Malaysia, telekung bwk dua..

with love,
sis shahida fauzi,
2nd Year RCSI, Dublin.

RCSI, apakah?!!

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Coretan serba sedikit tentang kolej terchenta, RCSI. Ada yang jika ditanya sebab mengapa memilih RCSI, menjawab sebab namanya gah (highlighted: ROYAL); lagi kerana RCSI adalah sebuah kolej private; lokasinya  yang strategik di tengah-tengah bandar Dublin. Namun, bagi saya sendiri yang telah setahun menghabiskan masa, berjuang usaha di sini, sebab yang paling dekat di hati adalah di kolej inilah saya yakin adanya pembinaan individu-individu Muslim,  saya sangat yakin kita pelajar Malaysia dididik bukan sahaja untuk menjadi seorang dokter professional, tapi environment di RCSI dan Dublin sendiri mampu membentuk kita  menjadi hamba dan khalifahNya yang sebenar.

 Berkenaan sistem akademik dan pengajaran di RCSI. Medium utama adalah MOODLE. Setiap pelajar baru akan diberikan laptop (model HP 620 for the past couple of years), email address dan password masing-masing pada hari pendaftaran. 

MOODLE is used by RCSI students mainly to ?? 

(1) Download lecture notes  

(2) Keep updated of what’s happening in the college 

(3) Gain access to anatomy dissection video, histology online tutorial 

(4) Upload assignments 

(5) Send email to admin, lecturers to ask questions. 

Bagi pelajar 1st Year Med, anda akan didaftarkan sebagai Junior Cycle 1 (JC1) student bagi semester Oct –Dis dan JC2 student bagi semester Feb-May. Lecture notes dan anatomy practicals akan dikhatamkan  dalam masa 12 minggu bagi setiap semester.

Berbeza dengan uni lain di Dublin yang belajar each subject individually and separately (Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry etc),  kita di RCSI menggunakan sistem integrated module. Segala subject matters akan dipelajari dalam satu module. Contoh terdapat 6 modules bagi pelajar –pelajar JC1. Salah satunya  adalah Neuromuscular (NM) module. Anda akan belajar Anatomy of Lower Limb, Physiology of Neuromuscular Junction dan Pharmacology of Autonomic Nervous System dalam module NM ini. 

Kelebihan utama kita menggunakan system integrated modules ini adalah lecture notes akan disediakan dan diupload di MOODLE sehari sebelum lecture. Terpulanglah kepada kita to print out these notes atau cuma download and save di dalam laptop, tablet atau ipad masing-masing. (link to barang perlu dibawa). Lecture notes RCSI sangatlah mantap (not to mention banyak! Well what do u expect? We’re in med school :P ) dan cukup membantu kita mengejar first class honour  bagi setiap module. 

Oleh sebab itu, buku wajib yang harus dibeli oleh 1st Med student hanyalah

 Clinical Anatomy 2nd Edition (author Stanley Monkhouse). 

Recommended textbooks yang lain adalah  

(1) Langman’s Medical Embryology 12th Edition (author: T.W. Sadler)

(2) Gray’s Anatomy for Students  

(3) Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry 4th Edition. 

Untuk makluman, recommended textbooks banyak disediakan di library. Terdapat jugak di dalam format E-Books. Jadi, gunakanlah elaun buku anda untuk keperluan yang lain ;)

with love,

sis shahida fauzi,

2nd Year RCSI, Dublin.

National University Of Ireland, Galway

Assalamualaikum w.b.t to all...


 

• NUIG is the Ireland's top university for student retention- Sunday Times 2011
•  Ireland's top university for graduate employability with 96% of graduates employed or in further study within six months of graduating.
• NUIG was awarded QS Five Stars Rating in 2012.
• International Students comprise 12% of the entire student body at NUIG. NUIG have many years experience welcoming students from countries around the world and have developed a range of support services to help international students adapt to studying and living Ireland.

FACILITIES

• Study facilities : 
• The James Hardiman Library is the main University Library and is right at the heart of the campus. We also have a dedicated Medical Library which is located off-campus, in the Clinical Sciences Institute in the nearby University College Hospital.
• The University Bookshop is located in the basement of the Library Building. Any prescribed texts that you need for your NUI Galway courses will be available here, together with a range of lighter reading material.
• The Students' Union also operate a year-round online second-hand bookshop on their website.
• Sport facilities :
• NUI Galway's new 6,500 sq ft sports complex on the University campus is ideally located for all students as a meeting point for sports activity.
  The complex includes:
• A six-lane, 25 metre swimming pool, with a moveable floor (international competition standard)
• Dedicated squash and racquetball courts
• A National League basketball arena and sports hall with bleacher seating for over 600 spectators
• A 100-piece cardiovascular gym with 35 pieces of resistance equipment
• A dedicated elite training gym
• Two fitness studios, suitable for aerobic training
• A competition-style climbing wall
• Saunas and a steam room
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• The are two prayer rooms available; one is located in the main campus and the one in the Clinical Science Institute.

Course
Medicine is the main course of choice among Malaysian Students. Starting from last year, there are about 250 medical students for each batch, with an average of 60 Malaysian students.


Accommodation
There are 10 student accommodations available for NUI Galway students. Most of the years, first year Malaysian students are being placed in Dunaras Village and Atlantis Apartment.
Dunaras Village is situated within 20-25 minutes walking distance from the campus while Atlantis Apartment is less than 10 minutes walking distance. Buses to the campus are provided.
All Malaysian students will move out and rent a house nearer to campus and hospital after a year.


Halal Food
Mediteranean shop (known as 'Pak Mat') and Aroma store are the only two halal stores near to Malaysian community. The price is affordable. Malaysian foods are also available in those stores such as maggi, habhal soy sauce, maggi chilli sauce, milo and etc. Raw ingredients to cook Malaysian foods are also available. These includes green chillies, lemon grass, coconut milk, basmati rice and more.

Where to go for shopping?

Here, many available supermarkets, such as Dunnes located near the student accommodation, thus making it easier for students to buy groceries.

Shop street in Eyre Square are also giving you more choices for shopping, from personal stuffs, to Asian food are also available.

Malaysian Community

There is approximately 150 Malaysians including undergraduates and post graduates.


What to Prepare

All important documents! Especially :

• Passport
• Offer Letter from University
• Letter of Good Conduct

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