Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya

Faculty of Medicine is situated at the Galaha Junction, Peradeniya, on the other side of the entrance to the Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya. In addition to the buildings located in the main campus, faculty operates a rural field practice area known as "Hindagala Community Health Project" covering 62 square kilometers and with a population of 20,000.

Departments of the Faculty of Medicine

• Department of Anatomy
• Department of Surgery
• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Paediatrics
• Department of Physiology
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Department of Pharmacology
• Department of Psychiatry
• Department of Parasitology
• Department of Anaesthesiology
• Department of Microbiology
• Nuclear Medicine Unit
• Department of Pathology
• Department of Forensic Medicine
• Medical Education Unit
• Department of Community Medicine
• Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine is established in the University of Peradeniya in 1962 under the provisions made by Ministry of Health. Professor Seneka Bibile; Professor of Pharmacology, who was elected Dean of this Faculty of Medicine in 1967, is largely responsible for the faculty’s growth. He established the Medical Education Unit in the Faculty, which became a World Health Organization recognized teacher training centre for health professionals in the South-East Asian Region. And it was in his period, the plans for the building of a teaching hospital at the Peradeniya Campus were initiated. This 940-bed hospital, Teaching Hospital of Peradeniya was completed in 1980 and does a valuable service to the area.

The students of the faculty of Medicine receive their clinical training at 6 hospitals currently. They are;

• Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya: Serves as the Professorial Unit for the training of final year medical students
• National Hospital Sri Lanka, Kandy
• Sirimawo Bandaranaika Specialized Hospital for Children, Peradeniya.
• Teaching Hospital, Gampola
• Base Hospital, Mawanella
• STD Clinic, District Hospital, Katugastota
• Teaching hospital, kegalle
• M.O.H Office Kandy.
• M.O.H Office kadugannawa.
• M.O.H Office Peradeniya.
• M.O.H Office Doluwa.
• Specialized Chest Clinic Bogambara

• Prof. Seneka Bibile (1966-1969)
• Prof. G.E.Tennakoon (1969-1970)
• Prof. A.D.P Jayatilake (1970-1972)
• Prof. B.A Jayaweera (1972-1975)
• Prof. H Ranasinghe (1975)
• Prof. R.G. Panabokke (1975-1981)
• Prof. Malcolm Fernando (1981-1984)
• Prof. V Basnayake (1984-1986)
• Prof. Malcolm Fernando (1986-1994)
• Prof. Nimal Senanayake (1994-1999)
• Prof. Malini Udupihille (1999-2002)
• Prof. Ananda Wijekoon (2002-to 2005)
• Prof. Chula Goonasekara
• Prof. I. Amarasinghe
• Prof. Gamini Buthpitiya (2010-2013)
• Prof. M.D Lamawansa (2013-2015)
• Prof. Vajira S. Weerasinghe(2015–2018)
• Prof. Asiri S. Abayagunawardana(2018 October - present)

• All the students registered under (M) number in Faculty of Medicine University of Peradeniya are members of the Medical Faculty students Union.(M.F.S.U) which is the representation of all 1490 students at the Faculty Board
• The Medical Faculty Students Union is a legal students body registered in the Senate with 13 office bearers (appoint unanimously every year) under the U.G.C act.
• Medical Faculty Students Union functions independently with zero political influence and according to unanimous decisions made solely by the students with the determination of Safeguarding the policies of Free Education and Free Health service.
• Above all the primary objective of M.F.S.U is to work collaboratively with the Faculty Board towards the upliftment of students welfare needs by identifying students' problems of any sort.
• The Medical Faculty Students Union ensures zero ragging of any sort as well as zero discrimination amongst students and maintains the harmony and a friendly environment working together with the Dean, the Academic staff, the non academic staff and the Minor staff.

• Official website of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya