Malaysia Physiotherapy Students’ Network

Presenter: Mr. Thomas Ng Chao Feng, PT (OSHE),CPT MSc. Safety, Health & Environment (Mal.),

BSc(Hons). Physiotherapy (Mal.),Dip. Psychology (Ire.),

ACT Certified Personal Trainer (US)

Motto

We Unite, We Protect ,We Interact

Objectives 1.1. To promote cooperation among physiotherapy students in Malaysia among Universities and Colleges thru academic link and students activities.1.2. To promote interaction among physiotherapy students in Malaysia.1.3. To enhance international competitiveness of physical therapy students in Malaysia.1.4. To encourage physiotherapy students to devote themselves to international education and health promotion.1.5. To promote characteristics and unique of physiotherapy in Malaysia.1.6. To propagandize and protect profession of physiotherapy in Malaysia.1.7. To broaden physiotherapy students’ horizons.1.8. To improve educational environment of physiotherapy in Malaysia.1.9. To represent all member of institute in MPTSA to interact with other countries and associations.2.10 To be a totally non political association and linked under Asian Physical Therapy Students Association( APTSA )

Logo

• Unite the students among Malaysia• 4 loops of patterns that look like joining up together• Sign of infinity means producing of infinite possibilities.• Bravery Red (Brave) • Passionate Orange (Passionate) • Royalty Yellow(Royalty to profession)• Jade Green (Noble)

Affiliate

Initiate

• Attended the the 1ST Congress of Asia Physical Therapy Student Association , with the formation of Asia Physical Therapy Students’ Association in Taiwan National University, Taiwan in 2010.

• Aware of the establishment of PT Students association in others countries, it is time for Malaysia to have its own.

Welcoming Party

The 1ST congress of Asia Physical Therapy Student Association

Panel Discussion and Meeting

Representative from Asia Countries

Presentation of Malaysia PT Education in 1st Congress by Mr. Thomas

APTSA Logo• Participate in logo contest for APTSA. Malaysia

had come out with 4 draft and one of the draft had been elected and be the logo for APTSA.

Original Drafts from Malaysia

MPTSN • Form in 30th July 2011

• 3 Admin

• 1ST Comment

Wings • MPTSN FB Group• MPTSN Page

MPTSN

• MPTSN had evolved as Malaysia Largest Physiotherapy Support group in social media. We had been praised by local nor international professional bodies in order to brings the PT together within Malaysia.

• MPTSN act as a medium for Physiotherapist or Students in obtaining latest information (weekly updates articles), courses, and discussion medium.

Crisis

• Left behind (absence) of APTSA congress for the past 3 consequences years

• Lack of new blood • Lack of new emerged leader

Future Development

• Be self-funded• Forming acting committee• Registration as Association• Course Organization• Invitation of Experts of the Month