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North Colombo Medical College

1980 establishments in Sri LankaEducation in Western Province, Sri LankaMedical schools in Sri LankaUniversities and colleges established in 1980

North Colombo Medical College (NCMC) was the first privately funded medical school in Sri Lanka. It started in 1980 with the admission of 100 local and 20 foreign students. The first batch of students began graduating in 1990. Founded by the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, Dr. G. M. Heenilame was its first chairman and Dr. W.D. Ratnavelle, its first director. It was nationalized in 1989 and became the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. The first batch of students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya completed their five-year course and graduated with the MBBS degree in September 1996.

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North Colombo Medical College
D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo Suduwella

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D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha
00200 Colombo, Suduwella
Western Province, Sri Lanka
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