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Message from the Dean
Prof. Imendra Kotapola These departments are run in an old building at
Mahamodara hospital premises and in a
It is an honour and a privilege for me to write university hostel building located at Uluwitike.
this message to the first issue of the newsletter Initially, annual student intake was as 50 for
(RuAHS) of the Faculty of Allied Health nursing, 25 for medical laboratory science and
Sciences, University of Ruhuna as the Dean. 25 for pharmacy degree programs. From last
Our faculty is the youngest faculty of the year, annual student cadre was increased as
University becoming its 10th Faculty. 200 for nursing, 59 for medical laboratory
Initially, Allied Health Sciences Degree science and 61 for pharmacy departments. At
Programme was established in the Faculty of present, the faculty holds 483 students in all
Medicine to provide undergraduate studies in three-degree programmes. Therefore, these
the disciplines of Medical Laboratory Science departments have serious shortages of spaces
and Nursing in 2008, and Pharmacy in 2010. for teaching learning activities.
These degree programmes were commenced Faculty has already implemented the
with the aim of producing graduates suitable construction of a new faculty complex in a land
for employment nationally and internationally. area of 10 acres at Walahanduwa, Galle to
The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was provide the necessary facilities to the students.
established in September 2017 to expand the It includes three spacious buildings for
opportunities for higher education in the field academic activities, administration activities
of allied health sciences as well as to improve and student welfare separately. Faculty intends
the quality of training of health care workers of to commence several new undergraduate
the country. Aim of the Faculty is to prepare degree programmes relevant to health sciences
competent, caring, compassionate and once the construction is completed by the year
reflective allied health graduates skilled in the 2023 in the fields of occupational therapy,
delivery of patient care in collaboration with public health science and orthotics and
other healthcare professionals and capable of prosthesis. Further, Nursing Department has
becoming potential care giving leaders, already initiated activities for the establishment
educators and researchers in the field of health of a postgraduate degree programme in
sciences. neurodegenerative care. Currently, 43
At present, there are three departments in the academic members and 95 nonacademic staff
faculty under the fields of Nursing, Medical members serve in the Faculty. Many academic
Laboratory Science and Pharmacy. members of these departments have already
acquired foreign and local postgraduate
March 2022 qualifications.
Even though we are youngest and the smallest
Faculty of the University, we have been able to
succeed in many aspects in-terms of providing
education, research and service functions.
Computer laboratory of the Faculty was
established in the Uluwitike premises recently.
Internet and Wi-Fi facility has been provided
to staff and students at all academic buildings.
Faculty was able to create its website, learning
management system,
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Message from the Dean
Prof. Imendra Kotapola These departments are run in an old building at
Mahamodara hospital premises and in a
It is an honour and a privilege for me to write university hostel building located at Uluwitike.
this message to the first issue of the newsletter Initially, annual student intake was as 50 for
(RuAHS) of the Faculty of Allied Health nursing, 25 for medical laboratory science and
Sciences, University of Ruhuna as the Dean. 25 for pharmacy degree programs. From last
Our faculty is the youngest faculty of the year, annual student cadre was increased as
University becoming its 10th Faculty. 200 for nursing, 59 for medical laboratory
Initially, Allied Health Sciences Degree science and 61 for pharmacy departments. At
Programme was established in the Faculty of present, the faculty holds 483 students in all
Medicine to provide undergraduate studies in three-degree programmes. Therefore, these
the disciplines of Medical Laboratory Science departments have serious shortages of spaces
and Nursing in 2008, and Pharmacy in 2010. for teaching learning activities.
These degree programmes were commenced Faculty has already implemented the
with the aim of producing graduates suitable construction of a new faculty complex in a land
for employment nationally and internationally. area of 10 acres at Walahanduwa, Galle to
The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was provide the necessary facilities to the students.
established in September 2017 to expand the It includes three spacious buildings for
opportunities for higher education in the field academic activities, administration activities
of allied health sciences as well as to improve and student welfare separately. Faculty intends
the quality of training of health care workers of to commence several new undergraduate
the country. Aim of the Faculty is to prepare degree programmes relevant to health sciences
competent, caring, compassionate and once the construction is completed by the year
reflective allied health graduates skilled in the 2023 in the fields of occupational therapy,
delivery of patient care in collaboration with public health science and orthotics and
other healthcare professionals and capable of prosthesis. Further, Nursing Department has
becoming potential care giving leaders, already initiated activities for the establishment
educators and researchers in the field of health of a postgraduate degree programme in
sciences. neurodegenerative care. Currently, 43
At present, there are three departments in the academic members and 95 nonacademic staff
faculty under the fields of Nursing, Medical members serve in the Faculty. Many academic
Laboratory Science and Pharmacy. members of these departments have already
acquired foreign and local postgraduate
March 2022 qualifications.
Even though we are youngest and the smallest
Faculty of the University, we have been able to
succeed in many aspects in-terms of providing
education, research and service functions.
Computer laboratory of the Faculty was
established in the Uluwitike premises recently.
Internet and Wi-Fi facility has been provided
to staff and students at all academic buildings.
Faculty was able to create its website, learning
management system,
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