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The 11th FIMA International Camp for Medical Students
24th-31st July
Kg. Tok Senik
Pulau Langkawi

Organized by: FIMA/IMAKSA/WAMY
Hosted by: IMAM/CUCMS

Prepared by Bro. Moez (Sudan).

Appreciation Note & Report

To whom it may concern.

SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE 11TH FIMA STUDENT CAMP

We are pleased to inform you that the 11th FIMA Student Camp was successfully carried out from the 24th to 31st July 2009 in Langkawi, Malaysia. A total of 149 participants, including speakers, from 16 countries joined the training camp. We were able to set up talks and workshops by renowned international speakers, under the theme of volunteerism. The participants gained invaluable knowledge, skills and experience from this camp. We also established a strong bond of love, friendship and network amongst our brothers and sisters throughout the stay.

We would like to extend our warmest gratitude to your goodself for your generous contributions, whether in the form of monetary support, accommodation, transport service, equipment or drug donations. Without your kind help and contribution, the camp would not have been as successful. We will never be able to thank you enough. Your help will certainly not be forgotten and will be remembered with deepest appreciation. We pray for your continued success. May God bless you always.

We hereby attach a comprehensive report of the camp for your kind perusal. The financial report will be provided upon request. Kindly contact Husna Musa (012-9111251) for this purpose.

Thank You.

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The 11th FIMA Student Camp 2009 Report
5th August 2009


The 11th FIMA (Federation of Islamic Medical Association) Student Camp was successfully carried out from the 24th to 31st July 2009 in Langkawi, Malaysia. A total of 149 participants, including speakers, from 16 countries participated throughout the whole course of the training camp. The participating countries were Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesian, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen. The camp was officiated by the FIMA President, Prof. Musa Mohd. Nordin.

The theme for this year’s camp was ‘Medical Students and Volunteerism’. The talks were divided into 4 different sessions, each talk was followed by a workshop where participants would have to complete different tasks based on the talks presented. For the first session, it was mainly about introducing the participants to the concept of volunteerism and about the different channels where medical students could volunteer. These topics were covered in talks given by Dr. Azhar (Emergency Physician, Qatar) and Prof. Salih Al- Ansari (Community Physician, Saudi Arabia). Dr. Emad Bukhari (Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, Saudi Arabia) presented a talk on the statistics regarding volunteerism, emphasizing among others, on the large number of volunteers in the West and comparisons of volunteerism based organizations in different countries.

During the second session, Prof. Hafeez ur-Rahman (Opthalmologist, Pakistan) presented and discussed about collaboration and coordination in volunteerism and also his groundbreaking ‘FIMA Save Vision project’. The talk gave the participants insight on the process of starting an innovative project and then maintaining its sustainability while applying the important principles needed in doing joint work. Prof. Ikram (Anaesthesiologist, Malaysia) presented on the many projects carried out by MERCY Malaysia and shared experiences in starting an organization like MERCY and the challenges faced. During this session there was also a talk on Volunteerism in the West by Prof. Atallah Ruhaily (Endocrinologist, Saudi Arabia) which touched on the numerous relief organizations overseas. He reflected on the fact that most American relief organizations were religion based and how it correlated with the increasing number of Christians in Africa and Indonesia. He concluded that we Muslims should also use volunteerism as a channel to strengthen our Muslim ummah.

The third session comprised of three talks. The first, ‘Volunteerism in Student Curricula of Western Universities’ was given by Prof. Salih Al-Ansari whereby he touched on the examples of volunteering training in the Western educational system and how they prepared students for volunteering through medical education. The second talk,’ Volunteerism: Art, Science & Ethics’ was given by Prof Dr. Ikram. Participants were given a clearer idea on what an ideal volunteer should be like, our roles and responsibilities as volunteers, volunteer management and the various issues on ethics and professionalism that are involved. The last talk for this session was given by Dr. Emad Bukhari, titled ‘The Sought-after Medical Professionals: Islamic Perspective’. He discussed on what defines Medical Professionalism from the Islamic point of view, namely how it signifies a set of values that underpins the trust the public has in doctors and how it was about putting the interest of the patient above our own.

The last session dealt with three topics. The first ‘Students & Volunteerism: Why & How given by Prof. Amaluddin (Paediatrician, Malaysia), the second ‘Art of Planning in Voluntary Projects’ given by Dr. Essam Al- Ghandi (Director of Community Health, Saudi Arabia) and lastly ‘IT Application in Voluntary Activities’ by Dr. Riyadh Abu Sulaiman (Paediatric Cardiologist, Saudi Arabia). The first talk discussed the dire conditions in certain countries and the need for students to volunteer and the various channels available. The second talk was about project management and the skills required in constructing a strategic and operational plan. The last talk touched on the use of technology in volunteering, its importance and benefits on the personal and institutional level. During the last workshop, students were divided into their countries or regions and they were given a task to plan a project based on a real scenario. In conclusion, all the talks throughout the camp fully equipped the participants with the important issues they needed to know when it comes to volunteering.

Aside from the planned scientific programs in the morning session, we also complemented the camp with side activities which were the community services and recreational activities outings. The recreational activities consist of a morning Jungle walk, Mountain Hiking, and team building activities at Tanjung Rhu Beach. These activities were able to give the participants a breather between the scientific programs within the camp. The community service was conducted throughout the districts in Langkawi. The students were placed either in the various Klinik Desa (community clinics) or accompanied the staff nurses for home visits. Apart from observing the procedures and history taking done by the medical personnel, the participants also conducted questionnaires of which the findings were then presented on the final day of the camp.

The special feature for the camp this year was the presence of three accompanying syeikhs from International Islamic University, Malaysia. They are Dr Jamal Badi, Dr Baschir and Dr Belghit. They spent 2 days each with the students whereby they were given special slots to speak on the spiritual aspects in the medical field and answered questions posed by the participants.

Overall, the program ran smoothly without any major problems along the way. We believe that the program met all its set objectives in fostering brotherhood amongst participants as well as providing a platform for leadership training and networking. We hope that the spirit of volunteerism infused in the participants will be implemented in all their future activities in their respective IMAs. In time, we hope volunteerism will no longer be something foreign to young Muslim doctors worldwide and they will continue the spirit for the betterment of the Ummah.

Final Camp Program

THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL FIMA CAMP
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
24 - 31 July 2009G (2 - 9 Shaban 1430H)

Camp Program

The camp program is composed of two main parts:

I. The Scientific Program:
This is the main program that covers the main theme of the camp.
The time allocated for this part is the first 5.5 hours in the morning (08.00 -13.30). The schedule is depicted in the table below.
This part of program is combined (i.e. common for both males and females). The location is in Main Auditorium.

II. The Complementary Program:
This part of the program fills up the rest of the time starting after completion of the morning session of the main cultural program.


Scientific Program Schedule

Day	Time	Session	Topic		Speaker	Moderator
Day 0 Friday 24 July	Arrival, Registration, Room Allocation & Briefing of program
Day 1 Saturday 25 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session I	Introduction to Volunteerism	20	Prof. Azhar
	08.20 - 08.40		Volunteerism in Statistics Language	20	Dr. Emad Bukhari
	08.40 - 09.00		Horizons and Channels of Volunteerism for Medical Students	20	Dr. Salih Al-Ansari
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I		30
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop I	1) Volunteering Motives 2) Volunteering Benefits 3) Volunteering Obstacles: What & How to overcome 4) Volunteering Conditions & Prerequisites 5) Volunteering: Novel & Innovative Ideas	90
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 2 Sunday 26 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session II	FIMA Save vision	20	Dr. Hafeezurrahman
	08.20 - 08.40		MERCY Projects	20	Prof. Ikram
	08.40 - 09.00		Volunteerism in the West	20	Dr. Atallah Al-Ruhaily
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop II (Examples of student voluntary projects from different IMAs)
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 3 Monday 27 July	RECREATIONAL OUTING (MALES)
	COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM (FEMALES)
Day 4 Tuesday 28 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session III	Volunteerism in Student Curricula of Western Universities	20	Dr. Salih Al-Ansari
	08.20 - 08.40		Volunteerism: Art, Science & Ethics	20	Prof. Azhar Prof. Ikram
	08.40 - 09.00		The sought-after Medical Professionals: Islamic Prospective	20	Dr. Emad Bukhari
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop III	1) Conditions & Prerequisites 2) Skills 3) Ethics 4) Pitfalls 5) Documentation 6) Evaluation	90
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 5 Wednesday 29 July	COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM (MALES)
	RECREATIONAL OUTING (FEMALES)
Day 6 Thursday 30 July	08.00 - 08.20	Session IV	Students & Volunteerism: Why & How	20	Prof. Amaluddin
	08.20 - 08.40		Art of Planning in Voluntary Projects	20	Dr. Essam Al-Ghamdi
	08.40 - 09.00		IT Application in Voluntary Activities	20	Dr. Riyadh Abu Sulaiman
	09.00 - 09.30		Panel Discussion	30
	09.30 – 10.00	Coffee Break I
	10.00 - 11.30	Workshop IV	I. Project scenarios: 5 projects inspired from real life II. Take-Home Projects: 5 examples of potential projects to be conducted.	90
	11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break II		30
	12.00 - 13.00	Presentation of workshop outcome		60
	13.00 – 13.30	Panel Discussion		30
Day 7 Friday 31 July	Delegation Departure