MMA Graduation 2009

DIRECTIONS - PLEASE READ!

2009-06-24T23:09:00.003+04:00

Our graduation will be held at the Large Academic Hall, Russian Academy of Sciences. Please note that all graduates and guests must be there at 10 am. Any late persons may be denied entrance. There are two ways to get there.

1st is by using prebet sapu. Use this address to get there.
Большой Зал Академии РАН, Ленинский Проспект Дом 32 А

2nd is by using the metro. For metro, here is the directions to our graduation hall.
1. Take the orange line metro to Leninsky Prospekt station
2. If you are travelling from the center, exit the metro from the head of the train.
3. On street level, turn left and follow the road. There should be open space on the right and buildings on your left.
4. At the end of the road, within close proximity of the Yuri Gagarin statue, there will be an underground pedestrian bypass. Travel under it to the other side of the road.
5. Exit the tunnel and turn right. Follow the road. When you are approaching the car park, the entrance should be seen.

Gowns, Yearbooks and Hall Invitations!

2009-06-18T15:47:00.002+04:00

IMPORTANT UPDATE - Everyone must go to the Dean's Office after 11 am on this Tuesday, 23rd June to get their graduation gowns, yearbooks and hall invitation tickets. Make sure you remember this!

Seating Arrangements & More

2009-06-18T00:32:00.004+04:00

A few updates here. A sample of seating arrangements are with us. Click below to see it. Seating will be given by the end of this week. In general, the arrangements will be done in this order from front to the back - 1st gold medalist, red diploma holders, organizing committees, russian medium groups, english medium groups.

In addition, robes and photoalbums will be ready by this 23rd of June. For collection, wait conformations this coming Friday 19th.

Collages - Please Read!

2009-06-18T00:20:00.004+04:00

We need your participation! To liven up our graduation ceremony, we need every group to submit collages of their group like to one shown below. The minimum is 10 collages but the more you send in, the more your group's pictures will be up! Since now we are not so busy, it's time to show your love for your groupmates for all these years. Send it in at a_syamin@hotmail.com.

Accounts Check

2009-06-16T03:19:00.004+04:00

Here we will like to paste up a summary on expenditures incurred for our graduation.

Please click on the picture for a larger view. Thank you.

Flowers Flowers!!!

2009-06-14T00:47:00.003+04:00

Last orders for flowers!!! Anybody who wants to order flowers on the graduation day please contact Ken with the number provided. Please order by 18th June because time is needed to prepare them. Have a look at the samples below. 350 rubles per order.

Exam Venue For Oral Part

2009-06-09T16:15:00.004+04:00

Attention to all. This is the update on the examination venue for our oral part. The venue is located at the War Learning Faculty on the road parallel to Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street. You can access this building by passing the Lenin Statue. Please do take note you must be present early, at 8 am.

This sign will be present at the entrance. Picture credit to Asrul Syamin. Don't get lost!

Please note - The statue is actually the Sechenov statue, not Lenin's. Apologies for this mistake.

Important - Final Examination Venue

2009-06-02T20:48:00.003+04:00

To everyone, please take note that our MCQ examination will be held at the hall of Forensics Department (Судебня Медицина) at exactly 0900, 5th June 2009. Please do come early since there will be a commission from the Russian Health & Education Ministry present during the exam. No handphones are allowed inside and please do wear your lab coat. We will bring more updates when they are available.

Golden Question - Where to go for Housemanship?

2009-05-27T18:39:00.003+04:00

Confused? Don't know where to go? Bored reading mcq questions? Well then have a read here. KEDUDUKAN PENGISIAN PEGAWAI PERUBATAN LATIHAN SISWAZAH. The list is an old one, since it applies until 31st January 2009. However, it should give us a rough idea where to go. For more info about house officers work in general, go here. A Guidebook to House Officers.

Invitation Letters Update

2009-05-15T02:51:00.006+04:00

More updates from Olga Semenovna. Credits to Asrul for the pictures. As usual the dates on the lists state when the letters will be ready.
15th May 2009
19th May 2009
29th May 2009
29th May 2009

The Craze of Filling In SPA Form!

2009-05-13T21:57:00.000+04:00

Having problems finding the form? Here's the link SPA Form. From the left upper drop down menu, pick Ijazah/Sarjana/PHD. A pop-up window will appear. Follow the instructions carefully. If you are having problems, ask Aizat Sabri / Asrul Syamin / Khairul Faizi.

Diploma Legalization

2009-05-13T21:32:00.002+04:00

An important update from the dean's office. Starting from next week, the dean's will start doing legalization works for our diploma. This legalization will allow our diploma to be used as a qualification to work in Malaysia. For this the payments will be 500 rubles (for diploma) + 300 rubles (for legalization).

Of more urgent matter is the payment of guests. Dateline has been set on Tuesday, 19th May 2009. Quick quick pass your payment to your hostel reps!

The Dates Are Now Confirmed

2009-05-13T21:17:00.002+04:00

Final examination dates are confirmed. Here's the update:

MCQ Examination - 5th June 2009
Oral Examination - 10th & 11th June 2009

As you might noticed, there will be two dates for oral examination. So there will be some split in the candidates placement. Right now we have no information on how its going to be done. Just waiting for updates from Lena.

Final Examinations Are Coming!

2009-04-29T22:05:00.006+04:00

Some new recent developments for everybody. There's an update from the dean's saying that Final MCQ Examination will be on the 5th of June 2009. For Final Oral Examination, it will be on either 11th OR 12th June 2009. Although still not confirmed fully, these dates seem to be final to them.

Additionally some not so good news. Due to unforeseen rising costs, extra payments must be made for guests attending the ceremony. Here's the breakdown:

800 rubles for the 1st 2 guests EACH
850 for the next guests EACH
Yes, you can now bring more than two guests
No limit is placed per graduate on number of guests. So if you have all your extended family coming, they are very much welcomed
However, places are still limited. Additional guests allowed will be given based on 1st come 1st serve basis
This new cost doesn't apply to graduates who are not bringing in guests
The possibility of bringing in childrens into the hall is currently unknown. Will be advised later
Payments and number of guests must be given to hostel representatives
For more information, contact the committee

The committee has also decided about getting MMA emblems on the graduation robes. The emblems will cost 60 rubles each for every graduate. To obtain the emblems, payments for it are needed urgently by the end of this week. Please do forward payments to your hostel representatives. Thank you.

Invitation Letters Update

2009-04-28T17:09:00.008+04:00

Apparently most invitation letters are not ready yet. Sigh. Here's an update based on the lists which were pasted at the dean's office. Included are expected ready dates of the letters.

4th May 2009

4th May 2009

15th May 2009

20th May 2009
All other names not displayed will only be ready after the 20th of May 2009.

Invitation Letters Update

2009-04-27T01:37:00.001+04:00

A quick call to Olga revealed that some invitations should be ready by tomorrow, 28th April 2009. For all who applied for invitations please do check if your letters are ready.

And for those who still haven't had their photographs taken, tomorrow is your day too!

Photography Session!

2009-04-13T01:40:00.005+04:00

Notices have been put out at Spartiv & Kahov hostel. Two photography sessions will be held on 16th (Thursday) and 28th April 2009 (Tuesday) from 1200 till 1700. Both sessions will be held at the Dean's Office, Room 45C (opposite Alyautdin Renad's office). Robes will be provided, however all graduates must be dressed neatly. Currently it is unknown how the batch will be separated in two groups. Information will be pasted once its available.

UPDATE: Thursday 16th session is for groups 1-5. Tuesday 28th session is for groups 6-10.

P.S. : Last collection of 150USD will be done on those dates. Anybody who hasn't paid please take note.

Final Examination

2009-03-26T22:06:00.004+03:00

It is now barely 3 months till our graduation date. Time to brush up your knowledge skills! Here included in the links below are example papers of our Gos exam in 10 variants. Do download them and give it a try.

Gos Exam Variant 1-5
Gos Exam Variant 6-10

Graduation Hall Set!

2009-02-26T23:17:00.003+03:00

We also got confirmation about our graduation hall. The hall belongs to Russian Science Academy, located near Leninsky Prospekt Metro. There are too many picture to put on here, so here are some put up just for preview.

Graduation Date Set!

2009-02-26T23:10:00.001+03:00

It will be on the 26th June 2009 (Friday). Book that date on your calendar!
Our graduation hall is also set. Going to post the pictures in a few moments.

Payments!

2009-02-12T19:47:00.010+03:00

Important!
The committee will need all Malaysian 6th year to pay up. 150 USD will be needed from each of you for the following graduation ceremony costs which include:

2 Guests
Food
Yearbook
Hall
Robes & Caps
Decoration
Video

All payments must be made before Tuesday (17/02/2009) to your hostel representatives.

Also please do provide your chest circumference and height in cms to the hostel rep. These are needed for your robes.

FAQ
1. Why in USD?
Because currently the ruble currency is unstable.

2. Should I withdraw in USD straight or withdraw ruble and change to USD?
Can't say. You need to do the math.

3. I will not bring guests. Will I still need to pay 150 USD?
Unfortunately yes. Price is currently non-negotiable.

Tentative Dates For Graduation

2009-01-20T02:08:00.002+03:00

The possible dates for graduation is out! Here they are:

23rd June 2009 (Tuesday)
24th June 2009 (Wednesday)
25th June 2009 (Thursday)

Graduates Form 2009

2009-01-20T01:27:00.012+03:00

Attention to all. This is an important reminder. You are required to fill in a graduate form titled "Выпуск 2009" which was released recently. This form when filled in, will be used by the dean's office to fill in your particulars in your diploma. As you may see, since it involves your diploma, all blanks in the form must be filled in CORRECTLY. Here are the list of information needed:

Country
Name in English (As in passport)
Name in Russian (Direct translation from English)
Date of birth
Year when you ended school education
Year of entrance to 1st year (2003)
Institution of learning (MMA)
Date
Signature

The picture below is the scan of the form. Print the form out/get it from your hostel representatives. Do include a PHOTOCOPY of your passport (front page only).

A few notes:
-Please write english name in BLOCK LETTERS as in passport
-Please write russian name as you would like it to appear on your diploma. E.g. Aznil Bin Nawawi NOT Nawawi Aznil Bin
-Please write the year you finished your Secondary School. those having SPM cert, please write year you finished your SPM and those having STPM cert, please write year you finished form 6.

Currently no dateline has been sent, but it is strongly advised that all forms must be submitted to the dean's office as soon as possible, either by yourself or through your hostel representatives.

Выпуск 2009
(Note - you only need to fill 1 side)

Some Good News For Future Graduates

2008-12-18T16:47:00.006+03:00

This news came out yesterday. Somehow it didn't make the headlines. But for us, this is one excellent news to read about.

Day Off After 24-Hour Duty for Trainee Doctors.
The Star Online report, Thursday December 18, 2008

Excerpt - Trainee doctors will now get a day off after carrying out their 24-hour on-call duty. Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the directive will take effect immediately. He said it applies only to housemen on active call and at the hospital the entire time...

Obtaining Visa for Your Parents & Relatives

2008-12-12T21:15:00.006+03:00

For those whose parents will be coming to the graduation day from Malaysia, here is a quick information on what will you need to do in order to obtain visa for them. First, you have to get invitation letters. These invitations will allow your parents to apply for visa. To get the letters, you need the following items:

1 photocopy of your passport (front page only)
1 photocopy of your own visa and white immigration card
1 photocopy of passport of EACH person you are inviting (front page only)
850 rubs for EACH person you are inviting

Go to the dean's office, Alauddin office side. Find the first room on your right. The person in charge is Olga Semenovna.

A minimum of 15 days is needed before the invitations will be ready. When they are ready, they must be sent back home. Then they can be used to obtain visa from the Russian embassy.

Currently, it is advised for you to send in these documents at the end of February/early March. Earlier than that, your applications will not be processed until due time.

Meeting Minutes No. 1 (29th November 09)

2008-12-12T18:47:00.013+03:00

MEETING CALLED BY - Asrul Syamin

AIM OF MEETING -
To elect a committee to represent the Malaysian Students in the upcoming graduation.
To discuss a few key issues related to the event.

FACILITATOR - Dalvinder Singh , Mohd. Faiz
NOTE TAKER - Jacintha Kaur
ATTENDEES - 30 – 40 students

ISSUES RAISED

ELECTION OF STUDENT BOARD
DISCUSSION
This was done by a simple voting system.
It was conducted by Dalvinder Singh and Mohd Faiz who are part of the SMSA board.

CONCLUSIONS
The following are the elected few and their respective positions.

WHERE TO HOLD THE GRADUATION??
DISCUSSION
The question was brought up by Asrul, who asked everyone present if they would prefer to have the graduation here in Moscow or back home.

CONCLUSIONS
The majority of students present much liked the idea of having it here in Moscow.
However since the turnout wasn’t as expected, it was decided that it will be fair to hand out a form to the graduating batch to be more certain.

GRADUATION ROBES
DISCUSSION
The robes will have to be bought by the students just as it has been done in the previous batches.
The question was whether it would be possible to further hand down these robes to the juniors as an investment that will benefit all.

CONCLUSIONS
Sadly this idea seemed to be rather impossible as we will have to graduate with all of the foreign students of various faculties and mismatched robes will not seem appropriate.
Moreover there will be a shortage of robes as the number of juniors have greatly outnumbered us.

GRADUATION HALL
DISCUSSION
Asrul informed everyone present that the graduation venue will be determined by the Dean’s Office rep’s.
Glid informed us all that our seniors had tried to push for their graduation to be held at a different venue with a bigger hall to accommodate more guests but their proposal was rejected by the Deans Office.

CONCLUSIONS
All issues regarding the venue can only be sorted out once a proper meeting is held with the representative from the Deans Office.

NUMBER OF GUESTS PER STUDENT
DISCUSSION
Someone raised a question as to how many guests will each student be allowed to bring into the graduation hall.

CONCLUSIONS
Everyone agreed that each student should be allowed to bring in 2 guests at the very least.

YEAR BOOK
DISCUSSION
Since Mubin was elected to be head of the editorial board, it was proposed that he select his own committee and this proposal was agreed upon by all present.

The Committee Members

2008-12-12T17:20:00.002+03:00

Here we present you the committee members which will be responsible for the graduation day. The members were chosen on an ad-hoc meeting done on 29th November 2009 at Spartivnaya Hostel.

Chairman - Asrul Syamin
Treasurer - Tan Shung Ken
Secretary - Jacintha Kaur Chaal
Editorial Board - Nazirul Mubin Iskandar
Spartivnaya Rep. - Khairul Faizi
Kahovskaya Rep. - Dhani Darshan Francis
Pirvomaiskaya Rep. - Jassie Teo Yeh Lin
Blog Editor - Wan Faizal

Please note this list is incomplete as we add on more committee submembers who will be helping the ones above.

Welcome All To Our Graduation Blogspot!

2008-12-12T17:15:00.001+03:00

Welcome! We, the committees of Moscow Medical Academy Graduation of 2009 would like to invite everyone to our new blogspot site. This site will serve as a platform for us to collaborate and inform each other to make our graduation day a success. Hopefully the most important day of all days during our study here will be a memorable one!