Medicine

May
26

Senior Professor Vajira H. W. Dissanayake Assumes the Second Term as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Senior Professor Vajira H. W. Dissanayake assumes the position of Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for a second term, effective from May 26th, 2023. Professor Dissanayake serves as the Chair Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Genetics & Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine. A formal ceremony took place at the Faculty premises, attended by [...]
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May
08

Inauguration Ceremony of the BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy Degree Programme

The inauguration ceremony for the Advanced Level 2021 intake of the BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy degree programme offered by the Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine was held at the Faculty premises on May 8, 2023. Addressing the new entrants and their parents, the Chief Guest, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor […]

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Feb
28

Induction day for the Early Career Academics (ECAs)

The Academic Mentoring Program (AMP) of the University hosted an Induction Programme for Early Career Academics (ECAs) at the main auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine on the 28th of February 2023. The programme’s main highlights were the lecture on “Developing your academic profile” by Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the Vice Chancellor of the […]

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Feb
20

UOC Signs MoUs with Mallika Niwasa Samithiya and Colombo Friends in Need Society

University of Colombo signed two important MoUs with Mallika Nivasa Samithiya (Society) Ltd and Colombo Friends in Need Society on the 20th of February 2023 at the College House. Mallika Niwasa Samithiya is a charitable institution established in the year 1920, having its Registered Office at 45 Visakha Road, Colombo 4. Mallika Niwasa Samithiya signed […]

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Feb
06

Bhutanese delegation pays a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo

Honourable Mr Jai Bir Rai, Minister of Education and Skills Development of the Royal Government of Bhutan, His Excellency Mr Rinchen Kuentsyl, Ambassador, Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Bangladesh and Mr Karma Phuntsho, Deputy Chief Programme Officer, Ministry of Education and Skills Development of the Royal Government of Bhutan made a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor […]

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Jan
19

UOC signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Scholarrx

An MoU was signed between the University of Colombo and the ScholarRx Collaboration at the College House Premises on 19th January 2023. Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Professor Indika Karunathilake, from the Faculty of Medicine and Ms HK Rangika Lasanthie, Senior Assistant Registrar of Legal & Documentation Branch […]

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Jan
14

Professor Nandadeva Samarasekera Inducted as the 41st President of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka

Professor Nandadeva Samarasekera, Chair of Surgery and Senior Professor was inducted as the 41st President of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka on 14th January 2023 at a function held at the auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine (UCFM) Tower. The theme of his speech was “Training the Future Surgeon”. He emphasised the rapid […]

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Nov
22

Award ceremony for state Universities: training program on mentoring offered by the academic mentoring program

AMP’s training program on mentoring was offered to all institutions of the University of Colombo, all state Universities (17) and professional colleges in Medicine during 2022 by the Faculty of Medicine, of the University of Colombo. A series of training sessions were conducted during this program with the support of both local experts and overseas […]

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Oct
18

9 UOC researchers rank among the World’s top 2% of Scientists – 2022 Release

Stanford University recently released the list of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists in the updated Science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators on the 10th of October 2022. The analysis was prepared by a team of experts led by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis from Stanford University, and 40 Sri Lankan scientists including 9 researchers [...]
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Sep
08

CeDARC Celebrating the RCPath Achievement Award 2022

The Centre for Diagnosis and Research in Cancer (CeDARC) was awarded the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) achievement award for the year 2022. The RCPath achievement awards 2022 celebrate excellence in service provision through teamwork and were awarded to four selected teams from around the world who have achieved above and beyond what would be […]

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May
17

Inaugural Event at the New Auditorium of UCFM Tower, Faculty of Medicine

The Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H. D. Karunaratne, visited the new auditorium of UCFM tower, Faculty of Medicine on 17th May 2022. This is in concurrent to the 497th meeting of the Faculty Board of Faculty of Medicine which happened to be the inaugural event to be held at the new auditorium of the UCFM […]

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Mar
21

The issuance of Circulation Standard Commemorative coin to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo or ‘the Colombo Medical School’ was established in 1870 by the then Governor Sir Hercule Robinson. The faculty is the second oldest Medical College in South Asia which served as the single pioneer center in the field of medical education for more than a century in Sri Lanka. […]

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Dec
18

Crime Scene Investigation Workshop for Diploma in Death Investigation

The Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology organised an onsite workshop on Crime Scene Investigation for the students of the Diploma in Death Investigation Course on 18th of December 2021 at the Department of Physical Education and the Faculty of Education. The workshop was designed to provide hands-on experience in the practical handling of crime […]

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Nov
28

Dean’s List Awards and Teaching Excellence Awards – Faculty of Medicine

A ceremony to confer Dean’s List Awards (2018, 2019, 2020) and Teaching Excellence Awards was held on 28th of November 2021, at the New Building Theatre of the Faculty of Medicine with the distinguished presence of the Dean, of the Faculty of Medicine, Vidya Jyothi Chair and Professor Vajira Dissanayake, award recipients and academic and […]

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Nov
27

Colombo Medical Congress 2021

The Colombo Medical Congress (CMC) instituted in the year 2020 to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Faculty is the annual Congress of the Faculty. CMA 2021 was organised from 25th to 27th November 2021 as a hybrid event. The theme of this year’s Congress was “NCDs and COVID-19: Tackling Two Pandemics Through Collaborative Research. […]

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Nov
25

The special commemorative cover to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine

A special commemorative cover was issued to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine on 25th November 2021. The cover was issued at a ceremony held at the Faculty of Medicine. The occasion was graced by Minister of Health, Honorable Keheliya Rabukwella, Minister of Education Honorable Dinesh Gunawardena, Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne, Vice […]

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