Medical Colleges in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka Medical Colleges

Contents 1 University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine 2 University of Jaffna Faculty of Medicine 3 University of Kelaniya Faculty of Medicine 4 University of Peradeniya Faculty of Medicine 5 University of Ruhana Faculty of Medicine 6 University of Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Medical Sciences 7 Private medical colleges 7.1 North Colombo Medical College, Ragama 7.2 North Lanka Medical College, Jaffna 8 External Links

[edit] University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine

University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka. Tel: +94 1 695 300 Fax: 1 691581 infolanka.com/people/shyam/ClinMed6.htm. This is the oldest (1870) and largest medical school in Sri Lanka.

[edit] University of Jaffna Faculty of Medicine

University of Jaffna, Faculty of Medicine, Adiyapatham Road, Kokuvil, Thirunelvely, Jaffna Tel: +94 21 238 38 www.jaffna.tripod.com/jaffnafront

[edit] University of Kelaniya Faculty of Medicine

University of Kelaniya (North Colombo Medical College), Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama Tel: +94 1 958 219, Fax:1 958 337 www.schin.ncl.ac.uk/medkel/

[edit] University of Peradeniya Faculty of Medicine

University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya 20400, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Tel: +94 8 388 315 Fax: 8 232 572 www.pdn.ac.lk/med

[edit] University of Ruhana Faculty of Medicine

University of Ruhuna, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 70, Galle, Sri Lanka Tel: +94 9 34801 Fax: 9 22314. (The School uses Karapitiya Hospital at the same address.) www.ruh.ac.lk/Uni/medicine/Medicine

[edit] University of Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Medical Sciences

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Medicine, Gangodawila, Nugegoda Tel: +94 1 852 695, Fax: 1 852 604 www.sjp.ac.lk/med. This uses Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital, Thalapathpitya Road, Kotte

[edit] Private medical colleges

In the 80's the Government of Sri Lanka passed legislation to allow establishment of private medical colleges. Two private medical colleges were established.

[edit] North Colombo Medical College, Ragama

North Colombo Medical College, opened in 1981, was operating from Ragama General Hospital. [1]

[edit] North Lanka Medical College, Jaffna

North Lanka Medical College, opened in 1985, was operating from Moolai Co-operative Hospital The Moolai Hospital was also the venue for the North Lanka Private Medical College project. The college was an ambitious private venture intended to help students of the north who were excluded from the medical schools of Sri Lankan state universities by a system of standardising of admissions on the bases other than merit. Today, the North Lanka Medical College building lies derelict in the premises of the Moolai hospital. [2]

Both private medical colleges were forced to close after strong opposition from left wing JVP and JVP-linked student bodies from state universities. Many medical students from both these medical colleges left the island. Some were eventually absorbed into University of Kelania and University of Jaffna.

[edit] External Links

http://www.medicstravel.co.uk/CountryHospitals/Asia/sri_lanka.htm