Kg. Tok Senik Resort

KG. TOK SENIK RESORT, LANGKAWI

The 11th FIMA International Camp for Medical Student will be organized in Kampung Tok Senik, Langkawi. The resort is well known in Langkawi for its four star hotel facilities on top of unique traditional Malay village scenery. A working padi-field sits at the edge of resort grounds are tended to the villagers who lives nearby. Although the resort is not situated by the sea, it has its uniqueness worth a stay.



The Main Entrance


ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation will be provided in kampung houses in the resort.



The kampung houses. You will definitely get to experience the village life in Malaysia.
(Note: be prepared for the mosquitoes attack at night, and creepy sounds too!)



The interior.
Facilities provided - mini bar, iron and ironing board, towels, mugs.



MEETING ROOM

All joint activities throughout the camp will be held in the meeting room (induk house).



The main meeting room



The interior



THE BISTRO

Bistro area will be allocated as the place for dining, musolla and evening activities for female. It is located at a walking distance from the accommodation for the female participants.

There are swimming pool and gymnasium that can be utilized by the participants according to the designated time in the itenary, with a separate time and appropriate security for the female participants.



Bistro building



Interior



The gym



The swimming pool

Other facilities provided in the resort are laundry service, money exchange service, telephone booths (but you may need to get the IDD calling cards), restaurants, in-resort shuttle service and YES we are going to have sports in the evenings so they do have quite a huge compound for a football/futsal field, volleyball and netball - or perhaps we shall experiment the Malaysian traditional games like Galah Panjang or Congkak? (go figure! g.o.o.g.l.e)

We can assure a nice one week stay at the resort. For more info on the resort, please click the link at the sidebar.

How to Get to Pulau Langkawi

Getting to Langkawi Island

Being a famous and perfect destination of vacation, Langkawi is easily accessible via the air transportation. Most of the Airlines schedule frequent flights to Langkawi International Airport.

For instance, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has direct flight to Langkawi on a daily basis. Besides, for those who would like to go for the affordable low-cost airlines, AirAsia and Firefly are some of the choices available as they provide direct flight to the island in a frequent manner as well.

1. We recommend you to book Malaysia Airlines (MAS) as it is very convenient to depart directly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Langkawi International Airport with a relatively reasonable ticket price. You only need to head to the domestic terminal in KLIA in order to check in. Please make sure that there is at least a few hours gap for your connecting flight to Langkawi.

Malaysia Airlines : http://www.malaysiaairlines.com


2. For a rather cheaper flight ticket to Langkawi, the next best option is the budget carrier AirAsia. However you need to travel to its own terminal Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) which is 20km in distance from KLIA. You may take a taxi or shuttle bus from KLIA to LCCT with an approximate journey of about 30-40 minutes and you need to check in an hour prior to the departure time and the allocated free luggage weight is 15kg per passenger. However, there is a 20% chance that your flight might be delayed or canceled
(it's a low cost airline, remember?).

Air Asia : http://www.airasia.com/site/my/en/home.jsp

Shuttle bus schedule : http://lcct.airasia.com/how.htm


Please plan your journey wisely. If you need assistance with regard to this matter, do email us or leave a comment below so that we will direct you to the person in-charged of transportation.

Introduction

Assalamualaikum all.

As all of you (future) participants of this year's FIMA student camp are well informed, we are having the camp this year in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Thus, the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMAM) is utterly honored to be given this responsibility to be the host for this year's camp. We, the logistics committee are all medical students from Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (www.cybermed.edu.my) representing the student chapter of IMAM in our college. We are indeed happy to moderate the local logistics needs for the whole program.

If any of you have any questions to ask, please do not hesitate to email us at fimastudentcamp2009@gmail.com or leave a comment in this blog. We are please to assist all of you the best that we could with regard to the local transportation arrangements, accommodation, recreational outings and just about anything that are within our capabilities, InsyaAllah.

The next few entires would be on the areas that you might want to know before you decide on registering your names for the camp mainly how to get to Langkawi, and a bit on the venue of our camp as well as the places that we will visit during our recreational outings which are included in the itenary of our camp. You can also click on the links listed at the side bar for more thorough useful information.

We highly feel that this is an opportunity not to be missed. We hope to see you in July and hopefully we will get to share ideas and experiences as medical students from different parts of the world.

Regards,
Ahmad Zaimi and Husna Musa
Program Coordinators
Logistics Committee, Malaysia

Official Announcement

THE 11TH FIMA INTERNATIONAL CAMP
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

24th - 31st July 2009 (2 - 9 Shaaban 1430H)

KAMPUNG TOK SENIK RESORT,

PULAU LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA

ORGANIZERS:

Islamic Medical Association in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (IMAKSA)/ World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)

HOST & COLLABORATORS:

• Federation of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA)

• Islamic Medical Association, Malaysia (IMAM)

• Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS)

VENUE:

• Kampung Tok Senik Resort, Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia

THEME:

“Medical Students and Volunteerism”

One of the prominent features of the doctors in FIMA is the spirit of volunteerism. Her doctors have volunteered in virtually all of the humanitarian and medical activities in the many disaster zones. This altruistic spirit of our IMAs and our medical professionals has been recognized by many international agencies. The latest being the award by the American College of Physicians in April 2009 to our FIMA SAVE VISION, a project of FIMA Relief, started in 2004 to address the need for ophthalmic services in 8 different countries.

It is this spirit of volunteerism, which we hope to infuse among our younger generation of doctors, allied health professionals and medical students. Often absorbed in the acquisition of knowledge (cognitive domain); our students are often found lacking in the affective domain, which is equally important in the nurturing of a passionate, compassionate and caring health care professional.
This International Student Camp in Malaysia presents as another opportunity to focus on yet another important aspect in the holistic training of a health care professional i.e. the realm of VOLUNTEERISM.

This would be achieved through a well-designed training module with special emphasis on the practical aspects of volunteerism. There is wealth of experience within our institution, which can be shown cased to all our students at the camp.
The program will be performed in the format of a series of brief talks followed by group workshops on the same topics over the few days time of the camp.
Complementary programs will be given in form of lectures, discussion meetings and debates on Islamic and professional issues. Eminent local and international speakers are invited for participation in the camp activities.

OVERVIEW OF THE CAMP:

• An annual gathering of Muslim medical students from all over the world.
• The students participate in a comprehensive program of educational, cultural, social, sport, tourist and recreational activities.
• The operations follow closely the scouting camp system.
• The students themselves under supervision by senior doctors primarily run the administration of the camp and its activities.
• The duration of the camp is full 6 days.

Time Schedule:

• Registration time Any time from now till Deadline Date.
• Deadline date for Registration 30 June 2009
• Last Date of Arrival to camp site 24 July 2009
• Period of camping 25 – 30 JULY 2009
• Date of departure 31 July 2009

OBJECTIVES:

• To foster brotherhood among Muslim students of various Islamic Medical Associations (IMAs) and countries.
• To enhance mutual understanding and cooperation.
• To exchange information and experiences.
• To provide leadership training and organizational skills.
• To strengthen the involvement of students in IMA activities.
• To promote communication and networking among the student chapters of IMAs and other countries.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Students of Medical and Health Colleges who are affiliated to and/or nominated by Islamic Medical Associations.
• “Students” can be extended to include first year house officer or newly graduate.
• Both males and females may be accepted for participation in this camp.
• “Medical and Health Colleges” could be college of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences or any other health-related college.
• “Islamic Medical Associations” (IMAs) should be active, associate or pending members of FIMA.

Dr. Atallah Al-Ruhaily

Chairman, FIMA Students Affairs Council (FIMASAC)

Supervisor General, 11th FIMA Students Camp.

E. Mail: aruhaily@gmail.com

Fax: 00-966-1-4690803