Faculty Extends Gratitude to the Deputy Registrar
The farewell for Mr. HMWGPRA Bandara, the Deputy Registrar of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, was held on the faculty premises on January 5, 2023, to celebrate his unwavering commitment and leadership, highlighting the positive imprint he leaves on our academic, non-academic, and student community. Mr. Bandara, who played a pivotal role during…
Colombo Medical Congress 2023
The Colombo Medical Congress (CMC) 2023, a prestigious international gathering, was recently convened under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. In collaboration with the Colombo Medical School Alumni Association (CoMSAA), this annual event symbolized the seamless synergy between academic excellence and alumni dedication. Themed “Research Excellence & Beyond: Translating Research into…
Training for Technical Officers from Bhutan at the PDRU laboratory on molecular identification of leishmaniasis
Two Bhutanese trainees Mr Dorji Tshering and Mr Rinchen Dorji from the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC), Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan completed a training session on PCR and ELISA for detection of leishmaniasis at the Parasitic Diseases Research Unit (PDRU) laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo during 23rd-29th of October 2022. The second phase of this…
General Convocation 2023 – Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
The University of Colombo held its General Convocation 2023 for the Faculty of Medicine on 04th October, 2024 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo. The event was held in the presence of Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne, Registrar Mrs K C Sanjeevani Perera , the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Vidya Jyothi…
Ceremonial Opening of Rural Health Research Centre, Kataragama
Sri Lanka was in the process of eliminating of malaria, and the infrastructure of this facility was upgraded into a research center through a grant under the World Bank for Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century Window-3 (HETC-W3) during the 2015-2018 period. Through this grant, the Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) of the University of…
World diabetes day celebration 2022 & Initiation of community physiotherapy clinic at RHRC,Kataragama : 19th November 2022
A diabetes screening & awareness program was held at the Rural Health Research Center, Kataragama, for commemoration of World Diabetes Day, on 19th November 2022 with the organization of the University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine and sponsored by the Diabetes Endocrinology & Cardio Renal Trust. Furthermore, the Rural Health Research Center in Kataragama conducted…
