MBBS e-Talentime Competition 2022 showcases hidden talents

In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, the e-Talentime Competition 2022, themed ‘Love’, was exclusively held for UTAR Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students on 14 February 2022. With talents in singing, playing instruments and drawing, UTAR MBBS students proved that they had more than medical knowledge and surgical skills to offer.

The competition provided a platform for the students to have fun while winning some cash prizes. The judges consisted of academics from Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Prof Dr Jenny Parameshvara Deva, Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) Department of Modern Languages Head Maxwell Sim Yik Seng and Department of Soft Skills Competency (DSSC) of Sungai Long Campus Nurzanatul Amira binti Azizan.

The competition saw five finalists performing and showcasing their talents, such as singing, playing the piano, singing and playing the guitar and drawing on the phone case.

Prof Jenny expressing her gratitude to the soft skills department and students for their participation

Prof Jenny Deva expressed her gratitude and said, “Thank you everyone for showing your support and participating in this event. Most people feel that medical students are always glued to books, but nowadays with the exposure of the internet and so on, there is much more knowledge to share and obtain other than medical things. This is an avenue that has been created by the soft skills department for the extension of our personality so that we can become more balanced. Today, all of us will witness the talents of our MBBS students. They have proven that they are not only good in their studies but also very much talented.”

The result is as follows:

First Place (Trophy + e-cert + RM50): Yeak Yi Xuan

Second Place (e-cert + RM50): Wong Lee Chee

Third Place (e-cert + RM50): Lam Keat Nam

First Place winner Yeak singing a song titled “月亮代表我的心 The moon represents my heart” by Asia’s eternal queen of pop Teresa Teng

Second Place winner Wong performing her drawing of Disney Pixar Movie Up “Carl and Ellie” on the phone case

Third Place winner Lam made an acoustic cover of “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran

Department of Soft Skills Competency (DSSC) Head of Sungai Long Campus Fook Oi Yee said during her closing, “I would like to thank Prof Jenny for her continuous support. She encourages more medical students to join the soft skills programmes and activities. Today, we all have witnessed that our medical students are not only good in academics but also soft skills. I would like to say well done to all the participants. Congratulations to all the winners once again!”

Top row, from left: Fook and Prof Jenny Deva with staff and students

To view the competition video, click here.