Medical degrees from foreign universities to be recognised

The Sri Lankan cabinet has granted approval to take the necessary steps to enact legal provisions so that the medical degrees awarded by foreign universities placed within 1 to 1,000 in international rankings can be accepted in Sri Lanka, reports the Sri Lanka Mirror.

The proposal was submitted by the president and the minister of health based on the report containing the recommendations of a previously appointed committee.

On 2 May, the cabinet gave its approval to appoint a committee headed by the secretary to the prime minister to prepare a national policy that includes the standards and criteria to be based on the recognition of medical degree courses offered by internationally recognised universities and to make appropriate recommendations to amend the provisions of the Medical Ordinance to suit the current needs.
Full report on the Sri Lanka Mirror site