IMU students carries out practical research in RPX

RPX was happy to play host to 4 IMU medical students viz. Colin Quah Han-Ming, Visvesh Jeyalan, Ramanathan Krishnan Ramanathan and Jonathan Mark Lim Guang Wei to do their community oriented health related project as part of the training to be doctors.

The IMU students made two visits on 7.1.09 and 3.2.09 to meet and get to know the RPX lads and then introducing the lads to the concept of dieting and fitness via a power point presentation. The lads then had their respective weight and height taken by the medical students for the calculation of the BMI (Body Mass Index).

From the data obtained and the BMI calculation done we are happy to note that the RPX lads have achieved normal BMIs except one who is deemed underweight and another slightly overweight. With this awareness the lads were encouraged to continue to eat healthily and also to exercise to keep fit.

The 4 medical students had shown great enthusiasm in their training to be doctors and were willing to share their learning experience with the RPX lads. We wish them all success in their training to become really ‘caring doctors’ of the future.