The Students' Health Centre at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was recently awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification for providing improved medical facilities and health services for students activities

New Straits Times, Micheal Sun

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MaintainingphysicalandmentalcomfortPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: UPM students performing a dance.• By Michael Sunsupplements@nst.com.myTHE Students' HealthCentre at Universiti PutraMalaysia (UPM) was re-cently awarded the ISO9001:2000certificationforprovidingimprovedmedicalfacilitiesandhealthservicesforstudentactivities."We obtainedthe certifi-cationas a singlecentreonJuly 13for our provisionofdentalandhealthservicestostaff and studentsat UPMafter a 17-monthprepara-tion,,, said Dr DasrilsyahSyahrial, senior dentist atthecentre."The committeefrom thecentrewent to other UPMfacultieswhichhadattainedthecertificationtostudytherequiredproceduresandwebelievewe arethefirst cen-tre at a university to beawardedthecertification."This means providingquality servicesand beingcommitted to improvingquality and efficiency,"hesaid.TheVeterinaryFacultyatUPM hadobtainedthecerti-ficationin 1999,followedbythe EngineeringFaculty in2001,the ScienceFacultyin2003 and the AgricultureFaculty in May. Last year,UPM's first servicecentretoobtain the ISO 9001:2000certificationwastheSecurityDepartment.Dr Yahaya Abu Ahmad,director at the Students'HealthCentre,said:"Eightyper cent of drugs dis-pensedare ailment-specificoriginal drugs and not ge-neric drugs.Weprovidethebest medicineto our staffandstudentstospeeduptheirrecovery,thereby enablingthem to achieveacademicgoalsmoreefficiently."UPM as a whole isstriving towards the achi-vementofISO 9001:2000by2005,"headded.The universityalso aimsto produce psychologicallywell-adjustedgraduatestoenhanceMalaysia'sabilitytocompeteglobally.A studentcounsellorsaid:"We provide web-basedcounsellingat e-Bika,whichwas launchedlast year andfour rotating on-line coun-sellors providesupport forstudents with emotionalproblems."Our counsellingclinicforperson-to-personencounterswaslaunchedonJuly 14andwe started our Outreachprogrammeon June 24 tohelp students at 14 resi-dentialcolleges."Associate Professor DrAzali Mohamed, UPM'sdeputyvicechancellor(Stu-dent Affairs, said: "TheStudent Affair DivisionCHEP)ensuresthat studentsare not only academicallyable but also socially andculturally sound. Througheightcentresandwith over80staffmembers,-HEP aids,shapes and co-ordinatesstudent life at the univer-sity to preparethemfor lifeaftergraduation,"headded.The centresinvolvedareStudents' Health Centre,Islamic Centre,CareerandAlumniServicesCentre,theCulture and Arts Centre,Housing Division, ReserveOfficers" Training Unit(Rotu)and HEP centresatthe main campusin Ser-dangandthe Bintulu cam-pusin Sarawak.He said: "These centrescater to students'physicaland mental comfort andenhancetheir personalde-velopment."Activities are guidedbytheneedtomaintainandco-ordinate discipline amongstudentsin accordancewithuniversity regulationsandgovernmentlaws.Studentactivitiesarealsoguided by the need tomaintaina transparentandgood relationshipbetweentheHEP andtheelected45-memberStudentsCouncil.Meanwhile, assistantregistrarfor welfareat theStudent Affairs DivisionMohd Zaliridzal ZakariasaidUPM has twokinds ofco-curricularactivities.For details, log on to:www.upm.edu.my

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