The Ceylon College of Physicians (CCP) is a professional organisation for specialists in

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. It is a

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, and members contribute towards its activities voluntarily. Its specialities currently include

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gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, sometime ...

nephrology Nephrology is a specialty for both adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (renal physiology) and kidney disease (renal pathophysiology), the preservation of kid ...

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and

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. The college currently consists of over 700 members.

Mission statement

The CCP states that it is an academic body 'established for the purpose of enhancing the knowledge of Medicine, promoting postgraduate education in Medicine', and 'ensuring that the highest quality of medical care is delivered to the patients by educating future physicians of the country'.

History

The CCP was founded in

Ceylon Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

in 1967 after an informal meeting of eleven physicians on 25 July in the Consultants' Lounge of the General Hospital Colombo. The inaugural meeting of the College was held on 26 September of that year. All those who attended the meeting, as well as those applying for membership within a month, qualified as founder members of the College. Dr E. M. Wijerama gave the first lecture of the College on 19 February 1968, with the subject 'Physicians, ancient and modern'.

Membership

Associate membership

Associate membership is available to postgraduate trainees following the MD programme at the

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) of the University of Colombo is the graduate school that provides specialist training and board certification of medical doctors in Sri Lanka. The only type of its kind, it is similar to the prestigiou ...

(PGIM) of the

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Membership

Membership is open to specialists holding the MD degree of the PGIM, and are

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in Medicine or one of its specialities.

Fellowship

Prospective members can apply for

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ship, which is then reviewed by a fellowship committee appointed by the Council of the College. Fellowship is awarded to people who have been members (or associate members) of the College for at least 10 years, and are considered worthy of recognition for their distinguished service to the profession of medicine. Fellows are entitled to use the

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FCCP.

References

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Mission statement

History

Membership

Associate membership

Membership

Fellowship

See also

References