Alumni Testimonial – Pang Kar Lai (2011)
August 31, 2020
The most memorable part of studying at the University of Nottingham (UoN) was doing my final year research project back in Spring 2011. Having hands-on experiences by working in a nurturing research environment with state-of-the-art facilities inspired me to pursue a career in academic research. Upon graduation, progression from a trainee pharmacist to a community …
Alumni Testimonial: Jessica Ooi Sui Ying (2014)
August 24, 2020
I graduated from the MPharm (Hons) programme in 2014 and am a fully-registered pharmacist in UK and Malaysia. After graduation, I started my pre-registration training at Wexham Park Hospital (now part of Frimley NHS Trust). Looking back, it was the well-taught pharmacology and clinical pharmacy modules in the MPharm programme that prepared me for my …
Alumni Testimonial: Azrina Ely Binti Ahmad Azhari (2009)
August 17, 2020
It has been 11 years since I graduated with an MPharm degree from the University of Nottingham. I was one of the students from the first cohort of 2+2 MPharm course at the newly built campus in Semenyih. When I started my journey as a pharmacy student with the University of Nottingham, never have I …
Experience Sharing: Teoh Jia Wei (Year 3)
August 3, 2020
I have joined PharmNotts (a pharmacy society in University of Nottingham, Malaysia, UNM) since my first year, and met an exciting group of committee members. Without them, my university life would have been very dull and boring. Organising events could be tough and challenging. However, I believe that the university is the place for us …
Alumni Testimonial: Kenneth Lim (2011)
July 27, 2020
My Nottingham journey started back in 2007 when I enrolled into the 2+2 MPharm degree programme. Honestly, I was not sure of my decision to study Pharmacy at that time. Back then, I was still figuring out what was my passion. With much hard work and prayers, I graduated in 2011. I could not wait …
Alumni Testimonial: Elizabeth Ng Yan Xin (2017)
July 6, 2020
I am currently a community pharmacist working for Lloyds Pharmacy in the UK. The 2+2 MPharm Programme has equipped me well with the fundamental knowledge and skills to secure a pre-registration post and qualification as a pharmacist in the UK. The first three years of the MPharm course covered all the important chapters of the …
Alumni Testimonial: Sue Wen Leo (2012)
June 29, 2020
On the 11 March 2020, World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a pandemic. What followed on the next three months are a whirlwind of challenges on infection control measures, management of personal protective equipment and most importantly, treatment of patients coming to the hospital door. As a Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist, I have been …
Moving to UK Campus: Wong Wei Kit (MPharm Year 3)
It’s currently 2020 and I have just completed my third year of MPharm in the UK campus. They say second year is the toughest year of MPharm course. To me, the toughest semester is the first one in third year. Don’t worry though. We’ve been through two years of grueling MPharm DMP modules, come on, …
Alumni Testimonial – Mak Yin Ying (2016)
June 22, 2020
For those of you who are unsure whether you have chosen the right path by enrolling yourself in the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) at the University of Nottingham, worry not. I could not be more wrong to think pharmacists only work in either a hospital, retail pharmacy or pharmaceutical company and all they do is …
Alumni Testimonial: Teo Yeung Yeu (2018)
March 27, 2020
Pre-registration training Community pharmacy at Nottingham, UK (Editor: At the moment of writing Yeong Yeu was also busy preparing for pre-reg exams). Favourite moments doing 2+2 MPharm We were given the opportunities to attend both independent pharmacy and hospital placements in Malaysia – these experiences allowed us to gain important insights in the local pharmacy …