MEDICAL INTERNSHIP FOR 'RADIOLOGY' & 'PATHOLOGY' (LAB SCIENCE) STUDENTS IN SRI LANKA
'VSL' offers valuable internships opportunities to gain entry-level work experience in Sri Lanka for university undergraduate students seeking elective internship abroad.
'RADIOLOGY'
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation), but today it includes all imaging modalities, including those that use no ionizing electromagnetic radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic)
'PATHOLOGY' - (LAB SCIENCE)
Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues (biopsy samples), bodily fluids, and in some cases the whole body (autopsy)
The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. Pathology is the study of disease and underpins every aspect of patient care, from diagnostic testing and treatment advice to using cutting-edge genetic technologies and preventing disease.
The interns are offered to earn observer ship position experience at the Teaching/National hospital Karapitiya, Galle in southern capital of Sri Lanka in 'Radiology' & 'Pathology' departments under the teaching guidance and supervision of Consultant doctor Radiologist or Consultant doctor Pathologist.
The Radiology & Lab science needs for the teaching hospital are carried out in the same departments therefore the interns receive an enormous opening to knowledge practical exposure of Radiology and Lab Science.
The teaching hospital Karapitiya is the largest Tertiary care center in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1982 and is the main training facility for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna. The hospital consists of 1,824 beds, 58 wards and several other units. It is the third largest tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Karapitiya Hospital meets the health needs of people in Southern Province and also provides services to the people of the surrounding areas.
Apart from the hospital observation experience, we have arrangements available for the interns to visit 'Radiology' and 'Pathology Laboratory' departments of private hospitals to get involved in hands-on work making interns able to experience enhancement of their learnig during the internship. The consultant 'Radiologist' & "Pathologist' doctors and senior supervisors & staff will offer their guidance and technical support to collaborate your internship complete more rewarding.