It has been decided to adhere to the academic award of 120 credits for the Allied Health Service Degree programme taking into consideration its fulfilment of International Educational Standards criteria and scientific bases.
This decision was reached during a special meeting held under the patronage of the President at temple Trees today.
Among those who joined in the discussion were representatives of the Government Medical Association, the University Grants Commission, the Higher Education Ministry, the Health Ministry, Vice Chancellors of the Peradeniya and Ruhuna Universities and Allied Health Deans of the Peradeniya University. Representatives including the Dean of the Peradeniya Allied Health Faculty Dr. Mahinda Wickremaratne granted their consent to this decision.
The future initiatives will be implemented on the instructions of the judiciary after intimating the matters discussed with the President to the judiciary as there is a Court Order on the Allied Health Degree.
The issues which had surfaced in this respect were discussed at length during this meeting. The President instructed the Higher Education Minister to apprise the allied health students of these matters.
Ministers Maithripala Sirisena and S.B. Dissanayake, Deputy Ministers Nandimithra Ekanayake and Lalith Dissanayake, President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunge. Ministry Secretaries as well as many senior officials joined in this discussion. President of the Government Medical Officers Association Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya, Dean of the Peradeniya Allied Health Faculty Dr. Mahinda Wickremaratne and several other representatives were also present at this meeting.
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