Real MLT

   I was officially appointed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT;  known as Assistant Medical Scientific Officer then) on 6th August 1989. I was posted in the Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences. My duties were more on research works (assisting the lecturers & Scientific Officer). Later, due to my desire to explore a new field, I asked for a transfer to a  newly founded Nuclear Medicine Unit.  I started my first task in Nuclear Medicine on 21st April 1991. In Nuclear Medicine, I had to learn by myself  since it was very new to me (zero knowledge then). Big thanks to the then Coordinator of Nuclear Medicine Unit, Dr. Ahmad Zakaria (now is Professor Dr. Ahmad Zakaria) who gave me more than what I needed to really work in this field. Here, I involved in direct contact with patients. My tasks were to prepare radiopharmaceuticals, to carry out Radioiodine Uptake Test, to perform scintigraphy  procedures and to prepare & give radioiodine therapeutic doses... But then in the early 2000, I decided to try a new field. 15th April 2000, I again  shifted to Anaesthesiology Department (to be exact - Intensive Care Unit). Here, I was assigned to perform a Blood Gas Analysis and also to look after the Blood Gas Analyzer, not only in ICU but also in Operating Theatre, NICU, 8S Ward, 2 Delima Ward). However, I just couldn't cope wth the 'closed' environment of ICU. Once more, I applied for another transfer. After had a discussion with the then Dean of School of Health Sciences & Prof. Ahmad Zakaria; I was officially transferred to School of Health Sciences (to be posted under Programme of Medical Radiation) on 15th July 2001. For this new task, I was assigned to handle the practical classes for the students. At beginning, not only for Medical Radiation students but I also involved in the practical classes for some other programmes/courses [Dietetics Programmes & Biomedicine Programmes; Food Preparation, Basic Laboratory Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology, Physiology].