Dr. Tan Boon Seng

Senior Lecturer
Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours

Qualifications:

B.Pharm (Hons), USM
M.Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy), USM
PhD (Clinical Pharmacy), USM

Experience:

20 years in community pharmacy
2 years in academia
1 year in hospital

Research Interest

Drug utilization, pharmacy practice, neurology pharmacy, Traditional & Complementary Medicine

Previous Employment

Community Pharmacy (2002-2021)
Academia (2022 till present)

Selected Conference and Training

2023 Bengkel Pembangunan Proforma & Blueprint Kursus
Penang Pharmacist Convention 2023
28th FAPA Congress 2022
2022 Northern Region Pharmacist Convention
2022 Preclinical and Clinical Research Ethics Symposium (9-12-22)

Selected Research and Publications

Tan, B. S., Goh, A. W. L., & Chong, C. P. (2020). Utilization of non-prescription medicines in minor ailments management: A nationwide study undertaken among Malaysian community pharmacists. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 10(3), 59–66. https://doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2020.103007

Tan, B. S., Goh, A. W. L., & Chong, C. P. (2020). Cough severity and quality of life assessment in acute cough treatment by the community pharmacists: a pilot study from Penang, Malaysia, International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research, 11(6), 138-146.

Community Service

2022 – Public Health Talk “Post-partum depression” (28th May 2023 Sungai Petani Aman Jaya Mall)

Practice

Academia
Malaysian Registered Pharmacist

Public Holidays	Week start	Week end	Academic Week
	1 Jul	6 Jul	Registration – 1 Jul (Mon)
	1 Jul	6 Jul	** Orientation Week 2 – 6 Jul (Tue – Sat)
*8 Jul Awal Muharram	9 Jul	13 Jul	Week 1 – Class Starts (9 Jul)
	15 Jul	20 Jul	Week 2
	22 Jul	27 Jul	Week 3
	29 Jul	3 Aug	Week 4
	5 Aug	10 Aug	Week 5
	12 Aug	17 Aug	Week 6
	19 Aug	24 Aug	Week 7
	26-Aug	31-Aug	Week 8
	2-Sep	7-Sep	Week 9
	9-Sep	14-Sep	Week 10
16-Sep Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday & Malaysia Day	17-Sep	21-Sep	Week 11
	23-Sep	28-Sep	Week 12
	30-Sep	5-Oct	Week 13
	7-Oct	12-Oct	Week 14
	14-Oct	16-Oct	Self Study
	17-Oct	19-Oct	Final Examination
	21-Oct	25-Oct	Final Examination
	28-Oct	29-Oct	Final Examination
31-Oct Deepavali	30-Oct	2-Nov	Semester Break
1-Nov Sultan of Perak’s Birthday	30-Oct	2-Nov	Semester Break
	4-Nov	9-Nov	Semester Break
	11 Nov	17 Nov	Semester Break

* When a public holiday falls on Sunday, the holiday is substituted with the following working Monday/ working day

**Orientation (Jul 2024 sem) – Not compulsary for returning students

Note: The University reserves the right to amend as and when required

Public Holidays	Week start	Week end	Academic Week
			Registration (12 Oct) – Sat
	14-Oct	18-Oct	Orientation Week (14 Oct – 18 Oct)
	21-Oct	25-Oct	Week 1 – Class starts (21 Oct)
31-Oct Thu Deepavali	28-Oct	2-Nov	Deepavali Break
1-Nov Fri Sultan of Perak’s Birthday	4-Nov	8-Nov	Week 2
	11 Nov	15 Nov	Week 3

Public Holidays	Week start	Week end	Academic Week
	18-Nov		**Registration & Orientation – 18 Nov (Mon)
	19-Nov	23-Nov	Week 1 – Class starts for all (19 Nov)
	25-Nov	30-Nov	Week 2
	2-Dec	7-Dec	Week 3
	9-Dec	14-Dec	Week 4
	16-Dec	21-Dec	Week 5
25-Dec Wed Christmas Day	23-Dec	28-Dec	Week
1-Jan Wed New Year	30-Dec	4-Jan	Week 7
	6-Jan	11-Jan	Week 8
	13-Jan	18-Jan	Week 9
	20-Jan	25-Jan	Week 10
29 Jan Wed Chinese New Year	27-Jan	1-Feb	Mid-sem Break
	3-Feb	8-Feb	Week 11
11 Feb Tue Thaipusam	10-Feb	15-Feb	Week 12
	17-Feb	22-Feb	Week 13
	24-Feb	1-Mar	Week 14
	3-Mar	8-Mar	Study Week
	10-Mar	15-Mar	Final Examination
17 Mar Mon Nuzul Al-Quran	17-Mar	22-Mar	Final Examination

	24-Mar	29-Mar	Semester Break
31 Mar Mon Hari Raya Aidilfitri	31-Mar	5-Apr	Semester Break
	7-Apr	12-Apr	Semester Break

* When a public holiday falls on Sunday, the holiday is substituted with the following working Monday/ working day

**Registration and Orientation (Nov 2024 sem) – for late registration students who did not manage to go through orientation in MOOC semester

Note: The University reserves the right to amend as and when required

Dr. Tan Boon Seng

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Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours

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FACILITIES

HOW WE TEACH

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ONCE QIU,

Student Life

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STUDY @ QIU

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Senior Lecturer
Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours