Sunday, October 29, 2017

Government Has Decided To Abolish SAITM Medical Collage And To Create A New Non Profitable Institute For The Students

Government has decided to abolish the Malabe Private
Medical Collage currently managed by South Asian Institute Of Technology And Medicine (SAITM) under the leadership of Dr.Neville Fernando and to  create a non profitable Institute and recruite the students attached to the Medical Collage according to the Government Information Department.

The new non profitable Institute due to create instead of the SAITM  will run under the supervision of University Grants Commission and Ministry Of Higher Education Information Department has stated.

This decision has been taken as per the recommend ations made by a Presidential committee appointed by the President Maithripala Sirisena to find solutions for the SAITM Crisis.

As per the recommendations of the Committee the governing activities of  the SAITM will be removed from it's current chairman Dr.Neville Fernando and his family .

The new non profitable institute due to create instead of SAITM should accept the current students attached to SAITM medical collage and those who have completed the medical degree should be given the clinical training in Government Hospitals under the advise of Sri Lanka Medical Council it has been announced.

Ministry of Health should taken steps to gazette the minimum requirements of Medical Education and Training within a one month period from today (29).

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