The Electives Program for the Students of the Faculty of Medicine...
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Recognizing that medicine is a highly complex and diverse field, and needs and interests of medical students are quite varied, the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo has included an Elective Programme to complement the required areas of study. It is anticipated that every student, with the advice of their supervisor, will plan a program beneficial to their educational experience and/or postgraduate goals.
The Electives Programme is an integral part of the Clinical Sciences Stream. It consists of a four-week continuous block of study during which time the student will undertake self-guided and individual study/training, under supervision. An Elective as the word implies is fundamentally a free choice by the student in an area of study, which interests him/her or generates enough curiosity for the student to want to know more.
Around the end of the fourth year or at start of the fifth year prior to the Professorial Appointment. The scheduled four weeks will commence from a given date according to the academic timetable. The date of commencement is given in the student timetable. If a student wishes to do the elective appointment at an alternative time or a longer period of time due to a genuine reason such as the offer of a Elective from a foreign Medical School at a given time period/slot, or needs to do a research project over a longer period than the allotted four weeks, the leave to carry out such should be obtained from the Faculty after ensuring that this leave is not interfering with any other scheduled academic activity where attendance is compulsory. (Tutorials, SGDs, PBLs. Practicals, Clinical attachments, Examinations, Behavioural or Community stream acvities) of the faculty.
An Elective should be carried out for a minimum period of four weeks without interfering with other scheduled academic activities
To enable the student
1. To carry out an in-depth study in an area of special interest that is related to health.
2. To observe the practice of medicine in an unfamiliar setting where the scientific, social, economic or cultural standards are different.
3. To broaden the student's perspective of medicine by involvement in projects outside the medical school in research and other areas.
4. To develop individual approaches to understanding problems and finding solutions.
5. To acquire skills in tasks that the student did not have opportunity to learn in the regular curriculum.
6. To take responsibility for his own learning.
Dr.Angela De Silva,
Convener/Electives Committee,
Faculty of Medicine,
P. O .Box 271,
Kinsey Road,
Colombo 8,
Sri Lanka.
For more infromation see the electives handbook.
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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo was established in 1870. As a medical establishment of 138 years it has been the mother of medical education in Sri Lanka. The Faculty of Medicine has been actively involved in all milestones of Health development in Sri Lanka. It has been responsible for the training and graduation of medical graduates in Sri Lanka according to the health needs of the country. The Ceylon Medical College Council based at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo still continues to provide the certification of training needed for the licensing of para medical personnel.