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Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is the second oldest medical school in South Asia.It is considered to be the top most medical faculty in the country which requires the highest entry qualification in GCE Advanced Level examination.
In 1839, the Governor of Ceylon J. A. Stewart Mackenzie started sending Ceylonese students to Calcutta for medical studies to the oldest medical school in South Asia - The Bengal Medical College.
In the 1860s the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. James Loos was requested to report on the large depopulation of the Wanni. He recommended that medical facilities should be available throughout the island and to this end a medical school should be opened. The Colombo Medical School was thus opened in 1870 by the then Governor Sir Hercule Robinson. Dr James Loos was its first principal. Dr. E.L.Koch was the second principal in whose memory the Koch Memorial Clock Tower, which still stands, was built in 1881.
The beginnings of the medical school were modest. It was situated in the General Hospital Colombo, and had three teachers and 25 students. It offered a course of three years duration until in 1873 the course was extended to four years. Its progress was rapid. In 1880 the medical school was raised to the status of a college (renamed Ceylon Medical College) and in 1884 the course was extended to 5 years.
In 1875 Mudaliyar Samson Rajapakse gifted three and a half acres of land on which the present Faculty is located. Sir Charles Henry de Soysa, Mudaliyar Susew de Soysa, Muhandiram A.Simon Fernando Wijegooneratne and Mudaliyar Vimala Gunawardana donated the buildings. These buildings are no more and the Anatomy block, built in 1913, is the oldest building now. In 1887, the Diploma of Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery (LMS) granted by the College became registrable with the General Medical Council (GMC) of the United Kingdom.
The Ceylon Medical College and the Ceylon University College, which had been established in 1921, formed the nucleus of the University of Ceylon, which came into being in 1942. The status of the Ceylon Medical College was elevated to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ceylon and the diploma of L.M.S. was replaced by the degree of MBBS Until it became the Faculty of Medicine, the Medical College was administered by the Civil Medical Department and its successor the Department of Medical and Sanitary Services. Dr. W.R. Kynsey served as Principal Civil Medical Officer (PCMO) between 1875 and 1897 and contributed much towards the college in its early years. Kynsey Road, which runs between the National Hospital and the Faculty, is named after him.
In 1942 the Faculty of Medicine had six Departments - Physiology, Anatomy, Pathology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Surgery. Departments of Public Health (Community Medicine) and Forensic Medicine were added in 1949 and 1951 respectively. At present there are 14 Departments. The Departments of Biochemistry and Pharmacology branched off from the Department of Physiology, Parasitology and Microbiology from the Department of Pathology, and Paediatrics and Psychological Medicine from the Department of Medicine. There are 5 Units in addition to these departments - the Malaria Research Unit, the Human Genetics Unit, the Molecular Biology Unit, the Medical Education Development and Research Centre (MEDARC), and the Audio-Visual Unit. From 25 students in 1870, the student number increased to about 500 in the '60s and 1533 at present. The staff strength too has increased considerably.
Current Status
The Faculty at present provides for the education and training of undergraduates in allied health sciences. The course in Pharmacy is a well established one at the faculty while that for Physiotherapy is now three years old. In addition courses ranging from medico-legal sciences to those in medical education are regularly conducted. There is also a strong ethics review committee for processing of research projects and training of staff in ethical practices. These have provided for an innovative and vibrant academic environment within the faculty.
In the future the faculty is gearing itself for the rapid changes in the health and medical educational needs of the country. It has taken the steps towards using advanced technologies by forward thinking. In doing so it is our (whose?) intention to establish and strengthen Inter departmental, inter faculty, inter – university and international links.
The Faculty has close links with several hospitals for teaching, training, clinical services and research. These include;
A history of medicine in Sri Lanka - from the earliest time to 1948. Uragoda C G. 1987. Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo
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A brief profile of the Faculty
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considered to be the top most medical faculty in the country which requires the highest entry qualification in GCE Advanced Level examination Faculty of Medicine UoCක ළඹ ව ශ වව ද ය ල ව ද ය ප ඨයTypePublicEstablished1870ChancellorMost Rev Dr Oswald GomisVice ChancellorProfessor Chandrika WijeratneDeanProfessor Vajira DissanayakeLocationColombo Sri LankaCampusUrbanWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Current Status 3 Notable alumni 4 Current Chairs and Heads of Departments and Special Units 5 Chairs of Study Streams 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditIn 1839 the Governor of Ceylon J A Stewart Mackenzie started sending Ceylonese students to Calcutta for medical studies to the oldest medical school in South Asia The Bengal Medical College In the 1860s the Colonial Surgeon Dr James Loos was requested to report on the large depopulation of the Wanni He recommended that medical facilities should be available throughout the island and to this end a medical school should be opened The Colombo Medical School was thus opened in 1870 by the then Governor Sir Hercule Robinson Dr James Loos was its first principal Dr E L Koch was the second principal in whose memory the Koch Memorial Clock Tower which still stands was built in 1881 The beginnings of the medical school were modest It was situated in the General Hospital Colombo and had three teachers and 25 students It offered a course of three years duration until in 1873 the course was extended to four years Its progress was rapid In 1880 the medical school was raised to the status of a college renamed Ceylon Medical College and in 1884 the course was extended to 5 years In 1875 Mudaliyar Samson Rajapakse gifted three and a half acres of land on which the present Faculty is located Sir Charles Henry de Soysa Mudaliyar Susew de Soysa Muhandiram A Simon Fernando Wijegooneratne and Mudaliyar Vimala Gunawardana donated the buildings These buildings are no more and the Anatomy block built in 1913 is the oldest building now In 1887 the Diploma of Licentiate of Medicine and Surgery LMS granted by the College became registrable with the General Medical Council GMC of the United Kingdom The Ceylon Medical College and the Ceylon University College which had been established in 1921 formed the nucleus of the University of Ceylon which came into being in 1942 The status of the Ceylon Medical College was elevated to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ceylon and the diploma of L M S was replaced by the degree of MBBS Until it became the Faculty of Medicine the Medical College was administered by the Civil Medical Department and its successor the Department of Medical and Sanitary Services Dr W R Kynsey served as Principal Civil Medical Officer PCMO between 1875 and 1897 and contributed much towards the college in its early years Kynsey Road which runs between the National Hospital and the Faculty is named after him In 1942 the Faculty of Medicine had six Departments Physiology Anatomy Pathology Medicine Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Surgery Departments of Public Health Community Medicine and Forensic Medicine were added in 1949 and 1951 respectively At present there are 14 Departments The Departments of Biochemistry and Pharmacology branched off from the Department of Physiology Parasitology and Microbiology from the Department of Pathology and Paediatrics and Psychological Medicine from the Department of Medicine There are 5 Units in addition to these departments the Malaria Research Unit the Human Genetics Unit the Molecular Biology Unit the Medical Education Development and Research Centre MEDARC and the Audio Visual Unit From 25 students in 1870 the student number increased to about 500 in the 60s and 1533 at present The staff strength too has increased considerably Current Status EditThe Faculty at present provides for the education and training of undergraduates in allied health sciences The course in Pharmacy is a well established one at the faculty while that for Physiotherapy is now three years old In addition courses ranging from medico legal sciences to those in medical education are regularly conducted There is also a strong ethics review committee for processing of research projects and training of staff in ethical practices These have provided for an innovative and vibrant academic environment within the faculty In the future the faculty is gearing itself for the rapid changes in the health and medical educational needs of the country It has taken the steps towards using advanced technologies by forward thinking In doing so it is our whose intention to establish and strengthen Inter departmental inter faculty inter university and international links The Faculty has close links with several hospitals for teaching training clinical services and research These include The National Hospital of Sri Lanka Colombo General Hospital De Soysa Maternity Hospital DMH Castle Street Hospital for Women CSHW Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children National Eye Hospital Sri Lanka National Cancer Institute Maharagama National Institute for Mental Health AngodaNotable alumni EditProfessor Sir Nicholas Attygalle KBE FRCS FRCOG former President of the Senate of Ceylon Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon Dean of the Faculty of Medicine amp Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Professor Carlo Fonseka former dean of the Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya I M R A Iriyagolle former Minister of Education Sir Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu former Mayor of Colombo Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran FRCOG FRCS former President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2007 2010 Professor Sanath Lamabathusooriya MBE former Dean of the Medical Faculty University of Colombo Professor Sunitha Wickramasinghe FRCP Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of Medicine and Professor of Haematology 1 Deshamanya Dr P R Anthonis FRCS former Chancellor of University of Colombo Deshamanya Professor AH Sheriffdeen pioneer in vascular and transplant surgery in Sri Lanka Vidyajyothi Professor Rezvi Sheriff FRCP Professor of Medicine University of Colombo Professor Devaka Fernando Professor of Medicine University of Sri jayawardanapura Professor Ravindra fernando Professor of Forensic Medicine Professor Harendra de Silva Founder Chairman Child Protection Authority and Professor of Paediatrics University of Kelaniya Professor Tissa Vitarana Former member of Sri Lanka Parliament Sudarshani Fernandopulle Member of Sri Lanka Parliament Lasantha Malawige Founder Lassana Flora Dayan Rajapaksa Founder Chairman EsoftCurrent Chairs and Heads of Departments and Special Units EditDean Prof Vajira DissanayakeAnatomy Chair Prof Vajira Dissanayake Head Prof Vajira DissanayakePhysiology Chair Vacant Head Dr S WasalathanthriBiochemistry amp Molecular Biology Chair Prof Sunethra Athukorale Head Dr Kithmini SiridevaPathology Chair Prof Chandu de Silva Head Prof Chandu de SilvaPharmacology amp Pharmacy Chair Prof Laal Jayakody Head Prof Priyadarshani GalapptthyMicrobiology Chair Prof Jennifer Perera Head Dr Channa SenanayakeParasitology Chair and Head Prof Nadeera KarunaweeraCommunity Medicine Chair Prof Dulitha Fernando Head Dr Wasantha GunathungaForensic Medicine amp Toxicology Chair Prof Jean Perera Head Dr Asela MendisClinical Medicine Chair Prof Saroj Jayasinghe Head Prof Godwin ConstantineSurgery Chair and Head Prof Mandika WijeyratnePaediatrics Chair and Head Prof Manouri P SenanayakeObstetrics and Gynaecology Chair and Head Prof Harshalal Rukka SenevirathnePsychological Medicine Chair Head Prof Raveen HanwellaMalaria Research Unit Director Prof Nadeera KarunaweeraHuman Genetics Unit Director Prof Rohan W JayasekeraMedical Education and Research Centre Director Prof Indika KarunaratneChairs of Study Streams EditIntroductory Basic Sciences Stream Chairperson Dr Mangala Gunathilake Department of PhysiologyApplied Sciences Stream Chairperson Prof Anuja Abeydeera Department of SurgeryCommunity Stream Chairperson Dr Nalika Gunawardena Department of Community MedicineBehavioural Sciences Stream Chairperson Prof Wasantha Gunathunga Department of Community MedicineClinical Sciences Stream Chairperson Prof Ariyaranee Gnanathasan Department of MedicineSee also EditUniversity of ColomboReferences Edit Prof Sunitha Wickramasinghe A history of medicine in Sri Lanka from the earliest time to 1948 Uragoda C G 1987 Sri Lanka Medical Association Colombohttps web archive org web 20100529152253 http www cmb ac lk academic medicine index htmExternal links EditThe Colombo Medical faculty Website A brief profile of the Faculty University of Colombo website The Virtual Learning Centre gazettes online co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo amp oldid 1047684180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
