Malabe PMC clarifies

November 2, 2011, 9:44 pm

The Management of the Malabe Private Medical College denied the contents of the story ‘Students leave Malabe PMC’ published in The Island of October 28.

A clarification issued by the management states: The Management of the Malabe Private Medical College strongly denies the contents published in ‘The Island’ of 28 October headlined ‘Students leave Malabe PMC’.

The Management states that South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) has not received a single complaint from students, parents or general public up to date on any matter regarding their classes. The matters cited by some organizations are those meant to disrupt the smooth functioning of the Institute and also to mislead the public at large.

"The statement made by the Assistant Secretary of the GMOA at a press briefing cited that the Malabe PMC is not well equipped with necessary facilities to conduct Clinical Training. The Management wishes to bring to your notice that prior arrangements were made with the relevant authorities to have clinical training at three Government Hospitals and Private Medical Institutes. In fact the SAITM was prepared to develop the three Government Hospitals to Teaching Hospitals, but it was the GMOA which opposed the same when students arrived at these hospitals," the Malabe Hospital management said.

"The statements made by the assistant secretary of the GMOA are set to mislead the students and the public. The GMOA is aiming at disrupting the smooth functioning of SAITM which is dedicated towards serving students who are with qualifying standards but unable to find entry in to state universities due to its limited resources.

"SAITM’s vision is to produce educated men and women of character and to serve the country by producing the country’s requirement of quality Engineers and doctors which the government alone can not fulfill".

The management says that the time has come for the GMOA to act in a more responsible manner without making baseless allegations and without spreading false rumours."