What is Clinical Elective
The clinical elective programme will give the students of foreign medical schools an opportunity to familiarize with the clinical setup and the patients in the Sri Lankan curative sector. The students will have the opportunity to select, according to their preference, from the clinical disciplines of medicine, surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology and obstetrics and psychiatry at the University Hospital, KDU situated in Werahera during the elective programme.They will be exposed to tropical medicine at a centre which cater a large population of patients in the suburbs of Colombo.
Eligibility Criteria
- Medical students studying in foreign medical schools
- The medical students should have a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience and should have completed 2nd MBBS or equivalent
Documents to be produced by the students
- Letter by the dean of medical school confirming their studentship and completion of 2nd MBBS
- Complete CV
Time of the year to apply
- Throughout the year
No. of students in a group/no. of available slots
- At the discretion of head of department
Duration of clinical attachment
- Maximum number of disciplines - two(from medicine, surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics, paediatrics, psychiatry)
- Maximum duration of the total attachment 8 weeks, minimum 4 weeks
Fees
- USD 50/week
Letter awarded at the end
- A letter will be given stating the successful completion of elective attachment (name of attachment and duration) and the description of clinical exposure during the attachment