Sport and Exercise Medicine is a rapidly advancing science, which has gained much recognition worldwide. In Sri Lanka Sport and Exercise Medicine has evolved into a much sought-after specialty.
The postgraduate training programme in Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) is a speciality specifically formulated to serve two main purposes; promote wellness and prevent the tide of non-communicable diseases which threaten to engulf our community due to a combination of sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits, and to provide services to sports personnel to maintain their fitness and endurance throughout the professional life, and to enhance their performance in their respective field of sporting.
The SEM physician participates in a variety of activities and has a number of roles spanning primary and secondary care. While the training programme includes obligatory “core” knowledge and skills, the flexibility within the training programme allows the trainee to pursue areas of special interest. SEM physicians will therefore have a variety of areas of special expertise to satisfy the diversity of needs within the community.
The Ministries of Sports and Health have highlighted the need for qualified personnel in sport and exercise medicine. These stakeholders have proposed to the PGIM, as the sole body with the mandate of providing postgraduate training in medicine, to set up a study programme to cater to this need. Therefore, the graduates of this programme will have ample opportunities in the government sector. On the other hand, with the advancement of many sports in Sri Lanka, the need and enthusiasm of sports teams to obtain the services of highly qualified medical professional is growing. Therefore, opportunities for employment will open up in private sector, e.g. hospitals, sports clinics, national teams, sport associations and clubs. The programme will cater to the aspirations of young doctors who wish to pursue their career in sport medicine. The outcomes and the level and volume of work of the programme are in concordance with the Level 12 of Sri Lanka Qualification Framework.
The SEM consultant participates in a variety of activities and has a number of roles spanning primary and specialist care. SEM physicians will have a variety of areas of special expertise to satisfy the diversity of needs within the community. The role of the Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine would be to provide leadership for services, administration and research related to sport and exercise medicine.
Prospective applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- A medical degree registered with the Sri Lanka Medical Council
- Satisfactory completion of internship acceptable to the Sri Lanka Medical Council
- Successful completion of Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine offered by the PGIM, University of Colombo.
- Passing the selection exam detailed below.
- Complying with any other PGIM general regulations relevant to selection of trainees.
The criteria prescribed in paragraphs a) to d) must have been satisfied by the applicants as at the date of closure of applications.
Please refer to the relevant prospectus for the most up to date information. The prospectus of a particular programme contains official information pertaining to a programme approved by the Board of Management, University Senate and the University Grants Commission