The 1st  QA awareness meeting and workshop was held on 06th April 2017 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon in the Board room Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya. Twenty five academic staff members participated in the workshop/meeting where standards of the criterion 5 (on teaching and learning) were discussed. The discussion was moderated by Prof. R.M. Mudiyanse who is in charge of the above criterion.  Recommendations  are to be communicated to the faculty at the next faculty board meeting.