Colombo Uni. Medical Faculty wins 15th IMSP Quiz in Malaysia
View(s):The Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (UoC), won the Prof. A. Raman Challenge trophy at the 15th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (IMSPQ) held in Malaysia from August 16-17.
The 5-member team from the 2013 Advanced Level intake, competed against 463 Medical students representing 103 universities from 22 countries worldwide.
The IMSPQ is held annually in honour of the late Professor A. Raman who was the first Malaysian Professor of Physiology and Head of the Dept of Physiology of the University of Malaya, the oldest university in Malaysia, and serves as a model for the national Physiological Societies of many countries for enhancing the learning and teaching of the Science.
The IMSPQ is one of the key events in the Physiology academic calendar that inspires students and teachers to enjoy Physiology, a Science which forms the backbone of Medicine. The team from the UoC were Poorni Fernando, Sathee Hewakuruppu, Chamath Jayakody, Supun Prabhashwara and PamodhYasawardene. The Colombo Medical Faculty team was 2nd Runner-up in 2016.
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