CGPSL says yes to private medical colleges
By S. Selvakumar
The Nation, 25/09/2011
When the majority of the of the country’s medical sector was either opposed or on the verge of opposing the awarding of medical degrees by private sector medical institutions, the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (CGPSL) has come out boldly in support of private sector medical education.
“We whole heartedly support the development of private sector medical education. We have, like in the past, continue to play a pivotal role in private sector medical education in Sri Lanka’, the CGPSL said in statement.
The CGPSL claimed that it created the North Colombo Medical College (NCMC) and when it was vested in the government the College handed back infrastructure for teaching and training including a new library, several large buildings, a professorial wing and a hospital that has been vastly improved. Despite not a cent received as compensation, the GGPSL was proud of the fact that eight hundred odd high calibre NCMC Alumni that are looking after the health of the people of this country as well of those abroad, the statement said.
On lessons learnt in the past, the CGPSL said that it now has a clear policy on private sector medical education in Sri Lanka. Such education should be socially responsible, accountable and regulated by the Sri Lanka Medical Council, it said.
“Social responsibility will include developments in the private sector wherein great care is taken to prevent any harm to the free sector higher education institutions. It would also include the development of hospital facilities which are made available free of charge to citizens of the country and the provision of scholarships for qualified under privileged students,” the statement further said.
It appealed to the powers that be and to those intending to set up private medical educational institutions to pay heed to the recommendations and the guidance of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.
By S. Selvakumar
The Nation, 25/09/2011
When the majority of the of the country’s medical sector was either opposed or on the verge of opposing the awarding of medical degrees by private sector medical institutions, the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (CGPSL) has come out boldly in support of private sector medical education.
“We whole heartedly support the development of private sector medical education. We have, like in the past, continue to play a pivotal role in private sector medical education in Sri Lanka’, the CGPSL said in statement.
The CGPSL claimed that it created the North Colombo Medical College (NCMC) and when it was vested in the government the College handed back infrastructure for teaching and training including a new library, several large buildings, a professorial wing and a hospital that has been vastly improved. Despite not a cent received as compensation, the GGPSL was proud of the fact that eight hundred odd high calibre NCMC Alumni that are looking after the health of the people of this country as well of those abroad, the statement said.
On lessons learnt in the past, the CGPSL said that it now has a clear policy on private sector medical education in Sri Lanka. Such education should be socially responsible, accountable and regulated by the Sri Lanka Medical Council, it said.
“Social responsibility will include developments in the private sector wherein great care is taken to prevent any harm to the free sector higher education institutions. It would also include the development of hospital facilities which are made available free of charge to citizens of the country and the provision of scholarships for qualified under privileged students,” the statement further said.
It appealed to the powers that be and to those intending to set up private medical educational institutions to pay heed to the recommendations and the guidance of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.
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