The Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya is recognized as a training centre by the PGIM for postgraduate trainees in Radiology since the year 2000. Both trainees in Radiology and from other specialties are trained at the department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine

The Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya is a centre for training of pre and post MD Radiology trainees of the PGIM, University of Colombo.

We have full time trainees in MD Radiology Part 1 and Part 2 and also provide post MD Radiology training for USS, CT, interventional Radiology and mammography. In the past few years our trainees have obtained excellent results in MD part 2 examinations, topping the batches and being able to be chosen for post-MD subspecialty training.

MD Radiologytraining at the Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya hasregular and well organized teaching sessions arranged by the department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine. The department maintains and constantly upgrades the film library for the trainees, promoting self-centred learning.

The academic staff of the department serve as board members to the Board of study in Radiology at the PGIM and as Examiners for MD part 1 and MD part 2 Radiology exams.They also conduct postgraduate teaching sessions, organized by the PGIM, for all MD Radiology part 2 trainees including from other training centres.

Supervision of research activities of MD and MSc candidates and reviewing of research reports/audit reports are also done by the department.

CME lectures and workshops are conducted annually for the benefit of postgraduate trainees and Radiologists throughout the country.

• Emergency Medicine – 1 month
• Anaesthesiology- 2 weeks
• Orthopaedic Surgery- 1 month
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery- 2 weeks
• Restorative Dentistry- 2 weeks
• Forensic medicine- 1 month
• Sports Medicine
• Haematology
• Neurology
• Rheumatology

Regular teaching sessions are arranged for trainees with afocusto their specialty and access given to the film library allowing a self-centred learning experience also.

The trainees are expected to and are given opportunity to actively get involved in patient management and learning activities whilst in the department. Learning activities include participating in teaching sessions, museum film viewing sessions, multidisciplinary meetings, hands-on-skills in ultrasonography and participating and presenting at journal club sessions.

An annual lecture series is conducted by the Department of Radiology in collaboration with the department of Surgery for trainees in MD Surgery training programme.