Department of Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine

Department of Family Medicine was initiated in 2006 with the recruitment of two Academic staff members. The Unit is involved in carrying out teaching activities, primary care research and clinical services to the community through daily community Family Practice clinics.

Our mission is to promote primary health care through undergraduate (and post graduate education), Research and quality primary care clinical services.  We provide first contact care to the community by maintaining the Family Practice Centre and free clinics, and exposing the undergraduates to the basics of the primary care at a community Family Practice Clinic.  Students are also given the opportunity to visit the community General Practitioners, Outpatient Department at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka and the Municipality clinic and the Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Kirula Road, Narahenpita as part of their clinical attachment.

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UCFM Laboratory Services — Now Open for University Staff & the General Public

We are pleased to inform you that the UCFM Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, is now open to provide reliable and affordable laboratory testing services for both the staff of the University of Colombo and the general public. Our laboratory provides: Reliable and accurate results Tests performed by well-trained, dedicated medical laboratory technologists Supervision by a team…
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