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Established in 1870 as the '''Colombo Medical School''', the '''Faculty of Medicine of the ]''', is the second oldest medical school in ]. It is considered to be the top most medical faculty in the country which requires the highest entry qualification in ] examination.
==Introduction==
In the early 1940s the Colombo Medical College was amalgamated with University College Colombo, to create the ]. In its coloured history spanning over 135 years it has produced thousands of doctors who have helped contribute to the relatively impressive health statistics in ]. Over 1200 students are currently enrolled in the faculty.


==History==
== Current Status ==
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 addition to the training of undergraduates, the medical school offers a variety of post-graduate courses such as Internal Pharmacists Examinations etc. A wide spectrum of clinical, laboratory and consultative services are offered to many institutions, nationally and internationally by the academic staff. The medical school has been in the forefront of research in the fields of malaria, organ transplantation, adolescence, aging, drug abuse, filariasis, genetics and human reproduction. In 1988 the faculty was instrumental in starting the first renal transplantation program and this program which continues to date has now successfully transplanted over 500 patients and has archived graft and patient survival rates comparable with western standards.<br />
Academic staff of the clinical faculties act as honorary consultants in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka which is located in the vicinity. Each clinical department has a wards allocated to them in the above hospital and the final year program consists of "professorial appointments" where students continue their education in clinical aspects of medicine.<br />
The National Hospital of Sri Lanka, De Zoysa Maternity Hospital and Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children located close by as well as the Castle Street Hospital for Women, Cancer Institute, Maharagama and the Mental Hospital, Angoda are made use of by the students for their clinical training.
The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine which is the training institute for postgraduate medical studies also located in the vicinity and is administrated by the University of Colombo. It is currently headed by Prof Rezvi Sheriff.


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 ], which still stands, was built in 1881.
Anyway, after the new curriculum started in 1994 the quality of the teaching in the faculty and the knowledge of students were greatly deteriorated. Students are forced to do many unnecessary things specially some community medicine(toilet medicine) and behavioral sciences activities in the expense of useful clinical training. So the clinical skills and knowledge of a majority of students is very poor. A useless system based module system is imposed on students. All of these are just exam centered modules and nothing will be retained after a particular module exam. The people who are responsible for this deterioration are those who worked for the changes in curriculum. A former dean called 'Prof'. Lalitha Mendis was a key character of it. And also people in community medicine department such as Rohini Senevirathna.


The beginnings of the medical school were modest. It was situated in the ], 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.
Prof. Harshalal R. Seneviratne, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, is currently the Dean of the Faculty.

In 1875 Mudaliyar Samson Rajapakse gifted three and a half acres of land on which the present Faculty is located. Sir ], 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 ] (LMS) granted by the College became registrable with the ] (GMC) of the United Kingdom.

The Ceylon Medical College and the ], which had been established in 1921, formed the nucleus of the ], 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 ] 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;
*] (Colombo General Hospital)
*De Soysa Maternity Hospital (DMH)
*Castle Street Hospital for Women (CSHW)
*]
*National Eye Hospital - Sri Lanka
*National Cancer Institute, Maharagama
*National Institute for Mental Health, Angoda


==Notable alumni== ==Notable alumni==
*] ] ], ] - former ] of ], President of the ], Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology *] ] ], ], ], ] - former President of the ], ] of ], Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
*] ] - former dean of the ]
* A H Sheriffdeen
*] - former ]
* Colvin Goonaratna
*] ] - former ]
* Lalitha Mendis
*] ] ], ], ] - former President of the ] (2007–2010)
* Sanath Lamabadusuriya
*] ], ] - former Dean of the ], ]
* Dulitha Fernando
*] ], ] - Deputy Dean of the ] and Professor of Haematology<ref></ref>
* Padma Mudalige
* ] ] ], ] - former ] of ]
* Rezvi Sherrif
* ] ] ] - pioneer in vascular and transplant surgery in Sri Lanka
* Ravindra Fernando
* ] ] ], ] - Professor of Medicine, University of Colombo
* Nalaka Mendis
* ] ] - Professor of Medicine, University of Sri jayawardanapura
* Harsha Seneviratne
* ] ] - Professor of Forensic Medicine
* Eric Karunanayake
* ] ] - Founder Chairman Child Protection Authority and Professor of Paediatrics, ]
*] ] - Former member of ]
*] - Member of ]
*Lasantha Malawige - Founder Lassana Flora
*] - Founder Chairman ]
*-]


==Current Chairs and Heads of Departments and Special Units== ==Current Chairs and Heads of Departments and Special Units==
Dean: Prof. Vajira Dissanayake
''Anatomy'' ''Anatomy''
* Chair: Prof. Rohan W. Jayasekera * Chair: Prof. Vajira Dissanayake
* Head: Dr. D. J. Anthony * Head: Prof. Hemali Goonasekera
''Physiology'' ''Physiology''
* Chair: Vacant * Chair: Prof. Sudarshini Wasalathanthri
* Head: Dr. S. Wasalathanthri * Head: Prof. Lakmali Amarasiri
''Biochemistry & Molecular Biology'' ''Biochemistry & Molecular Biology''
* Chair : Prof. Sunethra Athukorale * Chair : Prof. Sunethra Athukorale
Head : Prof. Jayantha Welihinda * Head :Dr. Kithmini Sirideva
''Pathology'' ''Pathology''
* Chair: Prof. Chandu de Silva * Chair: Prof. Chandu de Silva
* Head: Prof. Chandu de Silva * Head: Prof. Chandu de Silva
''Pharmacology & Pharmacy'' ''Pharmacology & Pharmacy''
* Chair and Head: Prof. Laal Jayakody * Chair: Prof. Laal Jayakody
* Head: Prof. Priyadarshani Galapptthy
''Microbiology'' ''Microbiology''
* Chair: Prof. Jennifer Perera * Chair: Prof. Jennifer Perera
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* Head: Dr. Wasantha Gunathunga * Head: Dr. Wasantha Gunathunga
''Forensic Medicine & Toxicology'' ''Forensic Medicine & Toxicology''
* Chair and Head: Prof. Ravindra Fernando * Chair: Prof. Jean Perera
* Head: Dr. Asela Mendis
''Clinical Medicine'' ''Clinical Medicine''
* Chair: Prof. Rezvi Sherrif * Chair: Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe
* Head: Dr. Ariaranee Gnanathasan * Head: Prof. Godwin Constantine
''Surgery'' ''Surgery''
* Chair and Head: Prof. Nandadeva Samarasekera * Chair and Head: Prof. Mandika Wijeyratne
''Paediatrics'' ''Paediatrics''
* Chair and Head: Prof. Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya * Chair and Head: Prof. Manouri P. Senanayake
''Obstetrics and Gynaecology'' ''Obstetrics and Gynaecology''
* Chair and Head: Prof. Harsha R. Seneviratne * Chair and Head: Prof. Harshalal Rukka Senevirathne
''Psychological Medicine'' ''Psychological Medicine''
* Chair: Prof. Nalaka Mendis * Chair:
* Head: Dr. Varuni de Silva * Head: Prof. Raveen Hanwella
''Malaria Research Unit'' ''Malaria Research Unit''
* Director: Prof. Nadeera Karunaweera * Director: Prof. Nadeera Karunaweera
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* Director: Prof. Rohan W. Jayasekera * Director: Prof. Rohan W. Jayasekera
''Medical Education and Research Centre'' ''Medical Education and Research Centre''
* Director: Dr. Indika Karunaratne * Director: Prof. Indika Karunaratne


Chairs of the five streams ==Chairs of Study Streams==
''Introductory Basic Sciences Stream''
* Chairperson: Dr. Mangala Gunathilake, Department of Physiology
''Applied Sciences Stream''
* Chairperson: Prof. Anuja Abeydeera, Department of Surgery
''Community Stream''
* Chairperson: Dr. Nalika Gunawardena, Department of Community Medicine
''Behavioural Sciences Stream''
* Chairperson: Prof. Wasantha Gunathunga, Department of Community Medicine
''Clinical Sciences Stream''
* Chairperson: Prof. Ariyaranee Gnanathasan, Department of Medicine


==See also==
Introductory Basic Sciences Stream
*]
Chairperson: Dr. Mangala Gunathilake, Department of Physiology
Applied Sciences Stream
Chairperson: Dr. Anuja Abeydeera, Department of Surgery
Community Stream
Chairperson: Dr. Nalika Gunawardena, Department of Community Medicine
Behavioural Sciences Stream
Chairperson: Dr. Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Department of Pharmacology
Clinical Sciences Stream
Chairperson: Prof. Mandika Wijeratne, Department of Surgery


==References== ==References==

{{Reflist}}
* A history of medicine in Sri Lanka - from the earliest time to 1948. Uragoda C G. 1987. Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo * A history of medicine in Sri Lanka - from the earliest time to 1948. Uragoda C G. 1987. Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo


http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/medicine/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100529152253/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/medicine/index.htm

==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයීය වෛද්‍ය පිඨය
TypePublic
Established1870
ChancellorVen. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero
Vice-ChancellorSenior Professor H. D. Karunaratne
DeanProfessor Vajira Dissanayake
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Colombo, Sri Lanka
WebsiteOfficial website

Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo, 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.

History

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;

Notable alumni

Current Chairs and Heads of Departments and Special Units

Dean: Prof. Vajira Dissanayake

Anatomy

  • Chair: Prof. Vajira Dissanayake
  • Head: Prof. Hemali Goonasekera

Physiology

  • Chair: Prof. Sudarshini Wasalathanthri
  • Head: Prof. Lakmali Amarasiri

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

  • Chair : Prof. Sunethra Athukorale
  • Head :Dr. Kithmini Sirideva

Pathology

  • Chair: Prof. Chandu de Silva
  • Head: Prof. Chandu de Silva

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

  • Chair: Prof. Laal Jayakody
  • Head: Prof. Priyadarshani Galapptthy

Microbiology

  • Chair: Prof. Jennifer Perera
  • Head: Dr. Channa Senanayake

Parasitology

  • Chair and Head: Prof. Nadeera Karunaweera

Community Medicine

  • Chair: Prof. Dulitha Fernando.
  • Head: Dr. Wasantha Gunathunga

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

  • Chair: Prof. Jean Perera
  • Head: Dr. Asela Mendis

Clinical Medicine

  • Chair: Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe
  • Head: Prof. Godwin Constantine

Surgery

  • Chair and Head: Prof. Mandika Wijeyratne

Paediatrics

  • Chair and Head: Prof. Manouri P. Senanayake

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  • Chair and Head: Prof. Harshalal Rukka Senevirathne

Psychological Medicine

  • Chair:
  • Head: Prof. Raveen Hanwella

Malaria Research Unit

  • Director: Prof. Nadeera Karunaweera

Human Genetics Unit

  • Director: Prof. Rohan W. Jayasekera

Medical Education and Research Centre

  • Director: Prof. Indika Karunaratne

Chairs of Study Streams

Introductory Basic Sciences Stream

  • Chairperson: Dr. Mangala Gunathilake, Department of Physiology

Applied Sciences Stream

  • Chairperson: Prof. Anuja Abeydeera, Department of Surgery

Community Stream

  • Chairperson: Dr. Nalika Gunawardena, Department of Community Medicine

Behavioural Sciences Stream

  • Chairperson: Prof. Wasantha Gunathunga, Department of Community Medicine

Clinical Sciences Stream

  • Chairperson: Prof. Ariyaranee Gnanathasan, Department of Medicine

See also

References

  1. Prof Sunitha Wickramasinghe
  • 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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