OPA IMPA COMBINED SEMINAR ON FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR SRI LANKANS - PROCESS, POTENTIAL AND THE PITFALLS

Thank you and the committee members of Seminars, Workshops and Programmes Committee, of the OPA for granting us the permission to conduct the above seminar.

The following speakers will address the issues :

1. Prof Sanath Lamabadusuriya on "Free Education and Freedom for Private Medical Education in Sri Lanka" - 30 minutes

2. Prof Hemantha Senanayaka - Personal reflections on medical education for Sri Lankans - 30 minutes

3. Dr Ruwan "A Srilankan Consultant's View on the Performance of Foreign Medical Graduates" - 20 minutes

4. Dr Chandana "Quality of Foreign Medical Graduates As Reflected in the Summative Assessments" - 20 minutes

Prof Lamabadusuriya had been a Professor of Paediatrics and Prof Hemantha Senanayaka had been a

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Both had been involved in the undergraduate and

postgraduate education in Sri Lanka for many decades. Not only have they excelled at their respective fields and they are true opinion leaders in the field of medical education.

Dr Ruwan and Dr Chandanaare two young consultants again in Obstetric and Gynaecology who are currently actively engaged in the education of the Sri Lankan foreign medical graduates. Both of them are involved in the formative and summative assessments of the foreign medical graduates.

The presentations will be followed by a Question and Answer session.

A paper summarizing the proceedings of the day and the views expressed by the speakers and the opinions expressed by the audience in the Q and A session will be prepared and presented to the OPA.

Dr Ananda Perera IMPA president will be the moderator for the seminar.

The venue, date and time are OPA auditorium on 17th friday January 2020 at 6pm.

Thanking You,

With Kind Regards,

Dr Ananda Perera

IMPA President.