It is a great honour to win the Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian Award 2022! I am excited to join my fellow honourees in the fraternity to uphold the spirit of “Service to humanity is the best work of life”.

Being both a Malaysia Public Service Department and Commonwealth Scholar, I commit to serving good causes and bringing positive changes to the community and nation. Over the years, the convergence of diverse exposure and training in clinical practice, health administration and clinical research broadens my horizon. COVID-19 is the greatest teacher of all! A crisis comes with opportunities. In times of uncertainties, I need to be creative, innovative, persevered and dynamic to pull through. My learning curve remains steep. Learning new things every day is not always as fun and enjoyable but it is a steady state for crisis response.

I have a strong passion for research and quality improvement. It is the way forward to advance evidence-based practice and policy-making, enhance efficient health service delivery, and provide a high standard of care to our fellow Malaysians. I love sharing my passion with others. Spread the flame! I am privileged to get involved in training many healthcare colleagues in research and quality improvement and will continue to do so. I want to achieve more ripples in the pond for capacity building across various disciplines throughout the country.

My life is never complete without the component "to serve by giving". Itis my macronutrient to grow and evolve. Humanity matters not only in clinical medicine but in every aspect of life. Being the Secretary-General of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society. I have the honour to promote the legacy of this Malayan giant who re-gained global recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am highly inspired by this son of Penang, plague fighter, physician extraordinaire and first Malayan nominated for a Nobel Prize! His legacy extends way beyond health into social justice, education and human rights advocacy. I also dedicate my community works to persons living with HIV/ AIDS and refugees. They are the most vulnerable in society, often stigmatized and deprived of basic needs. I was the Chairman of Community AIDS service Penang. Now, I volunteer for Médecins Sans Frontiéres, and Penang Family Health Development Association at their mobile clinics for refugees and marginalized populations. I am also attracted to serve in my capacity for Kasih Hospice Foundation, Dana Charity Group, Malaysia Commonwealth Alumni Association and Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Alumni Advisory Panel.

My mentors made great differences in my life. I am humbled to stand on the shoulders of these giants and become who I am today! Without the support from my below family and colleagues, I would not achieve these much in all my endeavours for humanity.

Winning this award for self-improvement and personal achievement motivates me to push my limit (progressively), go an extra mile, and making difference for others!

Hereby, I would like to dedicate this award to all the COVID-19 frontliners over all walks.

Together we lead. Together we shine. Together everyone achieves miracle!