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Message from the Head of Department |
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Welcome to the website of the Department of Forensic Medicine and |
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Toxicology. Our department was established in 1951, as a separate |
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department in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Prior |
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to this, services for academic purposes were rendered through the |
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lectures conducted by the Judicial Medical Officer. |
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The services of our department are extended to professionals in |
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various fields as well as to the general public. Our staff is |
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dedicated in training under-graduates and post-graduates of Medicine |
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and professionals in fields related to forensic medicine. We |
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believe that research holds a key for the betterment of the |
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services we provide, hence we are involved in many researches |
| as well. Moreover we provide the services of Judicial Medical Officer, Forensic Pathology and |
| Clinical Forensic Medicine services. |
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| Our website introduces the department and its dedicated staff, the contact details and the service |
| we provide to the society as a whole and the facilities we grant for the students. Our |
| website provides information on the educational programs conducted by the department and for |
| registered students who are participating in our external courses the ability to download course |
| related material. Additionally, we also provide our website visitors the opportunity of placing |
| inquiries with quick and fast response regarding those questions. |
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| We hope our website will be of benefit to you ! |
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| Dr. Buddhika Weerasundera |
| Head, |
| Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, |
| Faculty of Medicine, |
| University of Colombo. |
