Dr Mohd Amir Mukhsin Zurin Adnan of the Universiti Malaya (UM) Faculty of Dentistry won the prestigious JK Williams Medal for 2020, making him the first student in Malaysian history to do so.
He was awarded the medal at the Membership in Orthodontics Examination, Royal College of Surgeons of England.
The medal is awarded yearly to one of the best candidates on the intercollegiate examination.
On Feb 15, UM congratulated him on Facebook, saying: “Congratulations on being the first student from Malaysia to win the medal. We wish you further success.”