Wannabe Uni Academic

ingentaconnect
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/tbin/2011/00000025/00000006/art00006

APOE genotype and neuropsychological outcome in mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury: A pilot study

Authors: Shadli, Rahida Mohd; Pieter, Maria Socorro; Yaacob, Mohd Jamil; Rashid, Faridah Abdul

Source: Brain Injury, Volume 25, Number 6, June 2011 , pp. 596-603(8)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

MACB 10th Annual Scientific Meeting 2000 Symposia/Plenary
http://www.macb.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10th-ASM-2000-Abstract.pdf

P16. Performances of the Bioscanner 2000TM Test System. Mohd Rafi Mustapha and Faridah Abdul Rashid, last page

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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2000 (16-21)
ABSENCE OF APO B R3500Q MUTATION AMONG KELANTANESE MALAYS WITH HYPERLIPIDAEMIA
Win Mar Kyi, Mohd. Nizam Isa, Faridah Abdul Rashid, Jama’ayah Meor Osman and Mazidah Ahmad Mansur
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406212/pdf/mjms-7-1-016.pdf

Bioline International
http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?mj06021

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2006, pp. 37-44

INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND SECRETORY STATUS OF A HEALTHY MALAY POPULATION
Al-Mahmood, Abu Kholdun; Ismail, Aziz Al-Safi; Rashid, Faridah Abdul & Wan Bebakar, Wan Mohamad

1994
The 4th Combined Malaysia-Singapore Pathology Conference, School of Medical Sciences, USM, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, 11-12 September 1993.

Malaysian J Pathol, June 1994, pages 108, 114

Posters

1. P23. Application of apolipoprotein E phenotyping in hyperlipidemia, page 108, Faridah Abdul Rashid
2. P24. Particle size analysis, page 108, Faridah Abdul Rashid
3. P38. Laboratory computerisation: options using clinical laboratory data & information management systems (CLDIMS), page 114, Faridah Abdul Rashid

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School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University
PG Certificate Course in Editing and Publishing 2012


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In today's busy world and high expectation at the workplace, with demands from research and academic deans, university lecturers are in a dilemma. They are now torn between which track to follow and excel, to become a 'professor of teaching'.

In medical schools, clinicians have become clinical lecturers at the university. Clinical lecturers teach and some do clinic. A large portion teach a topic or two, a class or two, without attending any clinic. They have moved to non clinical department and found a comfort zone where they do not have to do clinic.

Clinical lecturers who have MBBS can now choose to enter a discipline and find themselves an easy life without having to do clinic and yet be highly regarded as the hardworking clinical lecturers who do 50% teaching, 50% research and 50% clinical. They work 150%, 50% more than the lousy lazy clnical lecturers.

The lazy clinical lecturers are a liability (habis beras saja). They are paid a critical allowance when in fact they don't do clinic at all. They also get a teaching allowance even when they try their best to escape from having to do any teaching, even clinical problem-based learning (PBL) sessions. So what is the point of having and breeding these lazy, useless, clinical lecturers?

Lecturers give a lot of excuses when it comes to assessing their worth. What do we assess them for? How should we assess lecturers at the university?

The Research University status accorded to local universities upset the entire balance and running when they are now exepected to churn out research publications. Teaching is ingnored and the university produced unqualified useless graduates who cannot do anything more than copy and paste. The graduates are victims of the university system.

So we have a sick deteriorating system at the local univerisities. Nobody can do anything much as nobody listens to lecturers. People expect them to perform without financial support. They now find it hard to obtain research funding and even if they do get funding, it is not sufficient to do any good research.

Everything that should go wrong at the university level has gone wrong. it will take time before everything spills out and parents and students become aware of the actual problems affecting tertiary education. The fact tha we have research and academic as antagonistic forces, we will not benefit and students only stand to lose from the fight.

We were given the SBPA forms late last year (2011). We had to sign Yes/No before 3 January 2012. I signed mine and turned the forms in before 31 Dec 2011. I also opted for age 60 for full retirement and VSS in case I did not perform or meet the expected KPI.

My husband said there is no such thing as kena buang kerja, and that it is not as simple as stop work pronto. He said the process of firing a Govt-hired person is long-winded and takes 3 months from the first notice. I felt reassured.

On 8 March 2012, PM Najib said SBPA dimansuhkan. I didn't listen to the news as I was not interested in any news that touched on gaji kakitangan kerajaan. Fine, no SBPA, only an improved SSM.

For a C-class newly appointed professor (Gred Khas C, VK7), she earns RM9,072 per month in salary before SPBA became an option.

With SBPA, a newly appointed professor would possibly earn RM14K per month. Without SBPA, she would expect RM10K per month, with an improved SSM. If no SBPA is implemented, she is missing RM3K per month in salary. Rugi ke tak rugi?

Apa ni? Sekejap cakap ada, sekejap cakap tak de!

Who feels being cheated? I do but my husband says it is better that gaji tak naik because even with just the mere mention of SBPA, lecturers became snobs (angkuh). If SBPA had gone ahead and was implemented, food prices would sky-rocket, and there is no value gained with SBPA without a price control on other things.

Betul pun. If we want to earn more, then the food prices must be controlled. The utility services must be controlled. The income tax must be controlled, so there is net gain or earnings for a Govt-hired worker.

Government servants are not allowed to work at 2 jobs, so the only way to control income and earnings is to control spending and prices of food and services. Even with this ruling, Govt servants are doing part-time jobs to make ends meet and to enjoy life somewhat.

We must not forget that humans will find every opportunity to make money and nobody can put a stop to that. Siapa kata Melayu malas?

Nowadays, even a porter or Pembantu Am Rendah (PAR) has a double-storey bungalow, a car, a family, a garden and 2 incomes. All his kids have tuition paid for by the father who works 2 jobs. Halal or not?

Nowadays, the rich lecturers have companies but not necessarily in their names but their sibs, spouses or relatives. Money comes and money is distributed. We see people becoming richer and having better homes and becoming globe-trotters. Did we stop to think where the money came from?

A govt-hired lecturer only has things for himself/herself without much extras - just a spouse, a family, 1-2 cars, a few cats, no maids, some monthly bills to pay, no monthly holidays overseas, maybe one Umrah every 2-5 years, etc. Nothing great being an ordinary lecturer with a single govt pay.

But if he/she does an extra siphoning job, then he/she can afford a luxury apartment in an exclusive neighbourhood and live a rich lifestyle. There is a big difference between the choices people make and what they become.

Hendak seribu daya, tok seh seribu daleh.