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A Message from the Dean

by Dr. Roshan Hewapathirana -

Message from the Dean

Dear Students,

As the Faculty of Medicine, we place very high importance on the effective use of the Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS is not an optional add-on to your education; it is a core academic platform that supports how you learn, engage with content, and take responsibility for your professional development.

Modern medical education goes well beyond lectures and examinations. It requires you to be an active, self-directed learner—someone who can identify learning needs, access reliable resources, reflect on progress, and continuously improve. The LMS is designed to support exactly this kind of learning. Through it, you will find learning materials, assessments, feedback, announcements, and opportunities for interaction that are essential to your training.

Engaging with the LMS allows you to learn at your own pace, revisit complex concepts, and prepare more effectively for clinical practice. It also helps ensure fairness, transparency, and consistency in teaching and assessment across the Faculty. Importantly, it mirrors how learning will occur throughout your professional life—through digital platforms, guidelines, and continuous professional development systems.

I strongly encourage you to take ownership of your learning by actively using the LMS, keeping track of your progress, meeting deadlines, and engaging with the resources provided. Responsibility for learning is a defining attribute of a competent and trustworthy medical professional, and it begins now.

Your teachers and the Faculty are committed to providing you with the best possible learning environment. I ask you, in return, to engage fully, use the LMS responsibly, and make the most of the opportunities it offers.

I wish you every success in your academic journey.

With best wishes,

Vidya Jyothi Prof. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake MBBS, PhD, FNASSL, FIAHSI, FCMA, FRCP
Chair and Senior Professor of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics
Dean, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Attendance & Professorials

by Dr. Roshan Hewapathirana -

NOTICE !

From: Dean/Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
To : All Students Regarding Clinical Attendance & Professorials

Students are expected to have 100% attendance for clinical appointments. Those with less than 80% attendance must make up missed clinical work regardless of the reason. Even with over 80% attendance, any missed mandatory components must be repeated if recommended by the HoD/Clinician/Stream. Students absent due to valid reasons must inform the responsible HoD/Clinician/Stream and follow the official leave procedures. Guidelines for final-year professorial clinical training and completion criteria are outlined in the relevant handbook. The details of the professorial appointment will be included in the Clinical Sciences Stream Handbook. Final certification of successful completion is decided by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, based on the Head of Department’s recommendation and the guidelines set by each clinical department.

Dean
Prof. Vajira H.W Dissanayake
Faculty of Medicine University Of Colombo.