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Exam fever

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We are currently in the midst of the first profesional exam. It started on the 3rd day of ramadhan, the blessed month. This year i had to correct the essay. Usually i do it in batches and stop short before its too much. You do not warn to mark the paper in negative mood or emotion. As usual the majority are able to answer..but few answered the question as if they never attend your lecture. I really hope they make extra effort before proceeding to the clinical years. Profesional exam question covers the whole 2 years workload. Within the 4 days exam they have to answer 3 essays questions, 5 short notes (all questions need to be answered), 2 hours of problem based questions, OSPEs and 50 MCQs. The subjects include anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, immunology, parasitology, pathology, histology, pharmacolgy and clinical knowledge in PBQ... I hope all of them can proceed to third year and no one has to reseat the paper. Moga Allah merahmati usaha mereka dan men...

SBPA?...can be better..

I ve read a lot of comments regarding this new scheme that will be introduced to the government (+university) staff. We had the opportunity to listen to explaination by the management officer. It was a live telecast session. I would say the attendance was not very encouraging. The sessions were split for different categories. Ours was at around 11.00 am before the Jumaah prayer. It was fairly straight forward as the university will basically adapt the government policy. Based on what was presented I realized why there are grouses by some staff regarding the policy. While acknowledging the problem faced by other staff category, I particularly look at the problem faced by those in the DU54 level. Obviously by the bracketing system, seniority is no longer exist in the service, yet this is one of important factor that need to be addressed by those making the policy. Due to the 1 tier system, all pakar regardless of working experience (1 year or 10, 11 or maybe more.. ) will a...