Sri Lankan professionals' associations demand closing private medical college
Tue, Jun 19, 2012, 11:54 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jun 19, Colombo: Three major trade unions of professionals held a joint press conference yesterday and demanded the government to take steps to close the Private Medical College located in Malabe, Sri Lanka.
The Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA), Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) and the Government Dental Surgeons' Association demanded the government to close the teaching institution, which they say has not been approved by the Ministry of Health and the Sri Lanka Medical Council.
The coalition of trade unions say that they have come to this decision based on the recommendations of the five member investigation committee appointed by the Minister of Health.
The Unions point out that the Private Medical College that is being administered by the South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM) has no teaching hospital to provide clinical training to medical students. Also, according to the unions, there is no proper supervision and the legal background of the intake methodology is also not clear.
The students of Malabe Medical College are educated in the College for four years and in Russia for one year. Sri Lanka Medical Council does not recognize this programme and the students are not allowed to undergo clinical training in government hospitals.
However, the SAITM is building a 1000-bed hospital for the use of Malabe Private Medical College students.
Tue, Jun 19, 2012, 11:54 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
The Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA), Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) and the Government Dental Surgeons' Association demanded the government to close the teaching institution, which they say has not been approved by the Ministry of Health and the Sri Lanka Medical Council.
The coalition of trade unions say that they have come to this decision based on the recommendations of the five member investigation committee appointed by the Minister of Health.
The Unions point out that the Private Medical College that is being administered by the South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM) has no teaching hospital to provide clinical training to medical students. Also, according to the unions, there is no proper supervision and the legal background of the intake methodology is also not clear.
The students of Malabe Medical College are educated in the College for four years and in Russia for one year. Sri Lanka Medical Council does not recognize this programme and the students are not allowed to undergo clinical training in government hospitals.
However, the SAITM is building a 1000-bed hospital for the use of Malabe Private Medical College students.
