HM confers National Order of Merit to a MBBS student
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August 11: His Majesty the King conferred the prestigious National Order of Merit (Class III) to Pem Chuki, a MBBS student who studied at the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka.
The award was conferred in recognition of her academic achievement at the medical school. Pem Chuki was awarded Gold Medal in Pharmacology in her Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) programme.
A press release from the Royal Office for Media says since 2007, His Majesty the King has been awarding personal hand written certificates to students who excel in their studies.
His Majesty has also granted audience to students during his travels in order to motivate and inspire students to work harder and perform better.
A new system has been instituted to recognize outstanding students who excel outside the country.
Dr. Pem Chuki is the first Bhutanese student studying abroad to receive such an honour.
source: bbs
