LEARN TROPICAL MEDICINE ALL YEAR ROUND
Learn tropical medicine in a truly exotic setting which offers the opportunity to observe emerging and re-emerging diseases in South Asia. Walk the halls of a large teaching hospital in the capital province of Sri Lanka and join the preventive health care team in the field. Gain from the experiences of senior clinicians and practitioners in the fields of General Medicine, Surgery, Peadiatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Family Medicine.
Join leading regional research teams in the laboratories of microbiology, parasitology and neuro anatomy in unreavelling the mysteries of challenging tropical diseases ranging from Dengue, Malaria, Leishmaniasis to Leptospirosis. Learn medicine while enjoying sunny sandy beaches and water sporting events, cool highlands, rich culture, heritage, wild life safaris, Ayurvedic (traditional Sri Lankan) beauty therapies, company of friendly people, great food and many more, come and join our international elective program.
HOW TO APPLY
- Fill the online application
- Send a brief CV and a letter from your Medical school confirming your medical studentship to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Applications can be sent at any time during the course of the year. The maximum duration offered is eight weeks per academic year. You may spend that time attached to different departments, or request a full term in one area only.
CONTACT
Prof. Shalindra Ranasinghe,
Coordinator - International Elective Programme,
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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