PROF N.D. KARUNAWEERA WINS CVCD AWARD 2020 FOR THE MOST OUTSTANDING SENIOR RESEARCHER IN HEALTH SCIENCES
WINNER CVCD AWARD 2020 FOR THE MOST OUTSTANDING SENIOR RESEARCHER IN HEALTH SCIENCES INCLUDING MEDICINE, DENTAL SCIENCE, VETERINARY SCIENCE AND OTHER ALLIED SCIENCES Nadira Dharshani Karunaweera is the Chair and Senior Professor of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and an honorary Visiting Fellow, School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA. Trained as…
Inaugural Academic staff & Students Friendly Scrabble Encounter – 2022
The first ever academic staff and students friendly Scrabble encounter of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (UCFM), organized as a collaborative effort by the Faculty of Medicine Teachers’ Association and Faculty of Medicine Sports Association of UCFM, took place on the 20th of August 2022, at the Main Hall of our faculty. Four teams…
Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2022
Physiotherapy Students’ Welfare Society of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo proudly presents the “Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2022“ to mark the World Physiotherapy Day 2022 #Colombo_Physiotherapy_Week_2022 consists of a series of workshops. awareness programs and webinars focusing on the general public promoting the role of physiotherapists in the prevention of osteoarthritis and in the management…
Physiotherapy Premier League 2022
View Gallery (Click here) The Physiotherapy Premier League was held for two days from August 20th, 2022 at Colombo University Ground. This was organized by the Physiotherapy Students’ Welfare Society. The opening ceremony was held with the presence of the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Professor Vajira H. W. Dissanayake, Dr. Chathuranga Ranasinghe and…
Sahashra 2022
View Gallery (Click here) The Freshers’ Welcome is an annual event commemorating the traditional welcome for the newest intake of students of a faculty hosted by their immediate senior batch. Each year, the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, hosts a unique welcome for their junior-most batch which spans over a duration of 3…
Professor Carlo Fonseka Challenge Trophy Quiz & 7th Inter-Medical Faculty Physiology Quiz – 2022
Seeing undergraduates being motivated to learning more on physiology, on their own volition, without the threat of examinations behind them, is an achievement by itself for the academics at Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. In fact, it was quite a busy season of winning quizzes for our students, both at an international…
The second Professor Carlo Fonseka Oration – 2022
The second Professor Carlo Fonseka Oration in Medical Humanities was held on 9th August 2022 at the New Building Lecture Theatre. Professor Anoja Fernando, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Ruhuna and member, UNESCO International Bioethics Committee delivered the oration on the topic “Creative Malady”. The event was organized by the Department of Medical Humanities…
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence 2019 – Faculty of Medicine
Professor Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe Professor Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe is a Senior Professor…