Admission Eligibility
All applicants must be registered students of a recognized medical school.
Applications should be made on the prescribed form together with a supporting letter from Dean/Elective Co-ordinator or a competent authority of your facility.
Address the letter to ‘Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna’. Access the online application and follow instructions.
Please note that the supporting letter is mandatory to process your application.
Elective Appointments
Applications for elective appointments in any discipline within the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna.
Elective appointments currently available for application are mentioned.
Elective postings are on a weekly basis commencing on a Monday. The exact dates for any particular elective posting should be supplied with the application form.
Admission to a relevant appointment depends on whether the Head of the Department concerned is able to provide the necessary facilities or supervision during the requested period.
Fees
Nonrefundable registration fee – 50 USD in order to cover the cost of processing your application and to submit the documents to the relevant offices.
Tuition fee – 75 USD should be payed per week. (Eg: for 4 weeks 75×4 = 300 USD).
Both these payments have to pay from your country as a online transaction or bank transaction to the University of Ruhuna-Faculty of Medicine foreign account at least two weeks prior to arrival. (The applicant should bear the commission of bank transactions)*Once you make payment (tuition fee) for the decided period of the training.If you leave prior, the payment you made is non-refundable.
Account details.
A/C Holder Name: University of Ruhuna-Faculty of Medicine
Bank A/C No : 90874112
Bank Name: Bank of Ceylon
Street Address: Karapitiya
City: Galle
Country: Sri Lanka
Branch Name : Karapitiya
Swift Code: BCEYLKLX
Bank Code : 7010
Branch Code: 280
If you decided to extend the duration of the training while you are in Sri lanka.
University of Ruhuna-Faculty of Medicine foreign account through a country bank.
Visa
Entry Visa
Students are advised to adhere to the visa requirement stipulated by the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka. Based on the current recommendations students should use the following visa categories to enter the country.
You are eligible to obtain visa in the ‘Business visa category’ under ‘Short term training programmes’.
Obtain Business visa online (short term training programmes) using the Electronic Travel Authorization(ETA) system. Visit (http://www.eta.gov.lk) for more information.
Online Entry visa fee -35USD
Booking the return ticket to your country
Please be informed that the air ticket of departure from Sri Lanka should be purchased on or before the finishing date of the elective appointment. We may not be able to recommend a longer stay for visa due to the regulations of the Immigration Department, and will not be responsible for such actions.
Visa Extension
This Entry visa can be extended up to 05 months to cover the rest of the training period. (However maximum training period is allowed for 16 weeks.) You need to make a payment to Immigration Department for visa extension. Documents needed for the visa extension will be provided by the Faculty.
The visa extension has to be arranged by your self physically presenting for the Department of Immigration and Emigration , Colombo Sri Lanka with the relevant documents provided by the Faculty. You need to initiate this process two week in advance.
Extension fee -100 USD (Please check the https://www.immigration.gov.lk/web/ for latest charges)
Documents needed for visa extension
1. Extension visit visa application (Available in the web site)
2. Passport
3. University recommendation letter for the visa extension.
Insurance
The students are expected to obtain their own medical, dental and travel insurance including Covid-19 cover.
Climate and clothing
Dress code
Students should wear scrub (pijama) with name tag. This should be the responsibility of each student to keep ready in advance to use at the commencement of the clinical training.
Wear your respective University Identity Card.
Galle is in the Wet Zone. The climate is tropical and humid. Two monsoons (May/August and October/January) and occasional inter-monsoonal showers bring wet weather. Late December to February is cool at night. Clothing should be light, cotton. An umbrella and raincoat will come useful.
Meeting time
At Office – 8.00 am to 1.00 pm.
Prior to arrival – Necessities
Students should send following document to the Faculty prior to their arrival.
Vaccination certificate for Covid-19
Contact details and accommodation details in Sri Lanka.
Health insurance certificate including Covid-19 cover
Payment receipt.
On Arrival – Necessities
Passport with appropriate visa.
Proof of payment for document processing charges plus Payment for total number of weeks of elective.
Vaccination certificate for Covid-19
Scrub (Pijama) for clinical appointments.
On Visa Extension-Necessities
Passport.
Copy of passport bio-data page.
One personal colour photograph.
Visa extension application (from Office).
Recommendation letter (from Office).
Recreation
Galle is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka famous for its golden sandy beaches with warm and gentle seas. It attracts a large number of tourists during the winter months in Europe usually October to March/April. Scuba diving, wreck diving, surfing and coral reefs with myriads of colourful tropical fish attract many visitors.
Last update 27/12/2022