The Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, provides medical education grounded in scientific knowledge, clinical competence, professionalism, compassion and responsibility towards patients and communities.
The MBBS programme is conducted in English, supporting students from different educational, linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Students progress from foundational medical sciences to early patient contact and advanced clinical appointments.
Teaching Hospital Jaffna serves as the principal clinical-training institution of the Faculty and provides exposure to major medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, psychiatric, and mutiple subspecialist services.
Students have access to:
Students learn within hospitals, primary-care settings, families and communities, developing an understanding of health needs across Northern Sri Lanka.
Students are supported through: