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From a student to a lecturer
Published on: Monday, March 14, 2022
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Goon Month, IMU Medicine alumna and lecturer (right) with Prof Guo Rui Hua LGM Graduation: Masters graduation in China.
I could never imagine my first step into IMU would lead me towards this path for the next 10 years and even more. Standing exactly on the same spot today but playing a totally different role. I am back!
If I were to describe my Chinese medicine path, I would use the word ‘adventurous’. To be frank, studying Chinese medicine was not my first ambition. I was keen to pick up my study as an early childhood educator. However, life always surprises us.
Due to family reason, I joined the IMU Chinese Medicine programme in year 2012. At first, I just aimed to finish my study at IMU and get a second degree for my ambition.
However, I eventually fall in love with the beauty of Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine is such a lively subject which all the theories behind are linked so closely to our daily lives.
Throughout the four years at IMU, combined learning of modern medicine and Chinese medicine had brought up questions and doubts in myself as a student. However, lecturers (who are my current colleagues) had been very helpful in guiding us to break through the barrier, allowing us to grow our critical thinking skills, forming our own mindsets.
Final semester at the IMU Chinese Medicine Centre (ICMC) student clinic was the most unforgettable semester for me. With opportunities provided for us to manage our own patients, it turned all the theories to solid experiences, which I could feel and see on my own.
Mistakes done had really reminded me to keep on learning without being afraid to fail. “Once you wear your white coat, you must set aside all your emotions and problems, focus only on your patients”. This is a saying of a preceptor during our internship at Tung Shin Hospital, which has always kept me alert up until today whenever I put on my white coat.
Besides gaining a solid foundation of Chinese medicine, we are also well trained in clinical skills at IMU, especially in the practice of ethics and professionalism, which I would never have expected it to be so outstanding when it comes to my final year internship in China.
While in China, I am thankful to have met a lot of amazing and caring persons, the preceptors, clinic assistant, seniors and juniors, dorm mates, fellow friends, and others. All of them are the most precious part of my memories while in Shandong.
My biggest joy during my master’s study is that I was able to study the specialisation of my choice. Interactions with babies and young children could always get me a high satisfaction level.
Their naivety would remind me to keep things simple whenever it comes to reality as an adult. I enjoyed so much doing Tuina treatments on these little patients, observing their recoveries and their enjoyment during the treatment.
This is so far what I found to be my best motivation to continue adventuring in the field of Chinese medicine.
Back in Malaysia, this is just the beginning of my long journey. As a physician, I will continue to do my best benefiting children from the aspect of their health instead of their education. As a young lecturer, I will continue enriching myself to have more to share and pass on to the students.
The art of effective communication is a homework I set for myself all this while since joining IMU. Learning will never come to an end.
Being new in academic line is definitely another adventurous skill-unlocking journey for me. I am glad to have this opportunity joining IMU again on the path to cultivating our future professional healthcare providers.
IMU offers a 4-year BSc (Hons) in Chinese Medicine. It also has partnerships with several universities of TCM in China (Shanghai University of TCM, Shandong University of TCM, Guangzhou University of TCM) and RMIT University, Australia for students to transfer after 3 years in the IMU Chinese Medicine programme. Students will then be awarded the Bachelor degrees in Chinese Medicine of the respective partner universities upon completion of their studies.
The commencement for the Chinese Medicine programme is in February and September of each year. IMU welcomes students with pre-university qualifications to join the university as a start to a promising and rewarding yet challenging future with a career in Chinese Medicine. If you have pre-university qualifications, make an online application today.
If you have just completed your SPM and do not have pre-university qualification, consider enrolling in the one-year IMU Foundation in Science (FiS), the direct route for entry into any of the University’s degree programmes.
For more information, please refer to www.imu.edu.my or email: [email protected] or call IMU at 03 - 2731 7272.
