Awareness Webinar on “Improving the mental well-being of the mentees” – AMP, UoC
Awareness webinar on “Improving the mental well-being of the mentees” of the Academic Mentoring Program at the University of Colombo held on 12th October 2023.
Seven Academics from Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, among the World’s Top 2% of scientists
Eight UOC Researchers Ranked Among the World’s Top 2% of Scientists 2023 Release On October 4, 2023, Elsevier released an updated dataset titled “Updated Science-Wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators.” This comprehensive analysis was conducted by a team of experts led by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis from Stanford University in the USA. Notably, the…
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 2022 – University of Colombo
The University of Colombo held its General Convocation 2022 for the Faculty of Medicine on 06th September, 2023 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo. The event was preside over by the chancellor Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero,and in the presence of Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne, Registrar Mr KAS Edward, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Vidya Jyothi Senior…
Donation of ‘Radio-Frequency Heat Therapy (RFHT) machines
The handing over ceremony of 2 Radio-Frequency Heat Therapy (RFHT) machines, each costing over 1.5 million LKR, was made by the Head of Leishmaniasis Program at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr. Byron Arana was held on Friday, 28th July 2023 at the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo. These…
“Physio Insight” Magazine
Physiotherapy Students’ Welfare Society proudly launched the first volume of the “Physio Insight” magazine in June 2023. The magazine will publish twice annually with new and advance creative work of the students. Physio Insight Magazine is an exclusive source of information related to Physiotherapy for our readers. It provides a great opportunity for the talented…
World Hypertension Day 2023
A Health camp was conducted for the people of the area to screen for hypertension, renal disease, and diabetes. It was to commemorate the “World Hypertension Day 2023” at Rural Health Research Centre, Kataragama. This was organized by the Rural Health Research center, University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine and Diabetes Endocrine Cardio-Renal Trust (DECRT).…
SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE TEAM WORKSHOP- 2023
The inaugural workshop of the Sport and Exercise Medicine Team organized by the Faculty of Medicine Sports Association (FMSA) hand in hand with The Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo was held on the 29th of April,2023 at the Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo…
Postgraduate Convocation 2020
Eleven students received their postgraduate degrees on 2nd March 2023 at the BMICH. Congrats on your outstanding achievement. Wishing you all the best for the future and all its challenges and opportunities. Following students of the faculty were awarded Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Hermali Slva Ms. Prabhavi Wijesiriwardhne Ms. KPD Ruwanika Ms. YMUY Bandara Dr.…