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Type | Public |
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Established | 1962 |
Academic affiliations | Teaching Hospital Kandy. Teaching Hospital Peradeniya. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Specialized Children's Hospital. Teaching Hospital Gampola. Teaching Hospital Nawalapitiya. Teaching Hospital Kegalle. Teaching Hospital Mawanella. |
Dean | Vasanthi Pinto |
Students | 1500+ |
Location | , Sri Lanka |
Campus | University of Peradeniya |
Colors | Purple |
Website |
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Faculty of Medicine is one of the nine faculties in University of Peradeniya. It is considered to be one of the leading medical faculties in Sri Lanka which requires the highest entry qualification in GCE Advanced Level examination.
Faculty of Medicine is situated at the Galaha Junction, Peradeniya, on the other side of the entrance to the Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya. In addition to the buildings located in the main campus, faculty operates a rural field practice area known as "Hindagala Community Health Project" covering 62 square kilometers and with a population of 20,000.
Faculty of Medicine is established in the University of Peradeniya in 1962 under the provisions made by the Ministry of Health. Professor Seneka Bibile; Professor of Pharmacology, who was elected Dean of this Faculty of Medicine in 1967, is largely responsible for the faculty's growth. He established the Medical Education Unit in the Faculty, which became a World Health Organization recognized teacher training center for health professionals in the South-East Asian Region. And it was in his period, the plans for the building of a teaching hospital at the Peradeniya Campus were initiated. This 940-bed hospital, Teaching Hospital of Peradeniya was completed in 1980 and does a valuable service to the area.
The students of the faculty of Medicine receive their clinical training at 6 hospitals currently. They are;
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (April 2020) |
Type | Public |
---|---|
Established | 1962 |
Academic affiliations | Teaching Hospital Kandy. Teaching Hospital Peradeniya. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Specialized Children's Hospital. Teaching Hospital Gampola. Teaching Hospital Nawalapitiya. Teaching Hospital Kegalle. Teaching Hospital Mawanella. |
Dean | Vasanthi Pinto |
Students | 1500+ |
Location | , Sri Lanka |
Campus | University of Peradeniya |
Colors | Purple |
Website |
www |
Faculty of Medicine is one of the nine faculties in University of Peradeniya. It is considered to be one of the leading medical faculties in Sri Lanka which requires the highest entry qualification in GCE Advanced Level examination.
Faculty of Medicine is situated at the Galaha Junction, Peradeniya, on the other side of the entrance to the Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya. In addition to the buildings located in the main campus, faculty operates a rural field practice area known as "Hindagala Community Health Project" covering 62 square kilometers and with a population of 20,000.
Faculty of Medicine is established in the University of Peradeniya in 1962 under the provisions made by the Ministry of Health. Professor Seneka Bibile; Professor of Pharmacology, who was elected Dean of this Faculty of Medicine in 1967, is largely responsible for the faculty's growth. He established the Medical Education Unit in the Faculty, which became a World Health Organization recognized teacher training center for health professionals in the South-East Asian Region. And it was in his period, the plans for the building of a teaching hospital at the Peradeniya Campus were initiated. This 940-bed hospital, Teaching Hospital of Peradeniya was completed in 1980 and does a valuable service to the area.
The students of the faculty of Medicine receive their clinical training at 6 hospitals currently. They are;