Current plans and thoughts for the future

JMFOA-UK

Education

Why do we want to do this

Many organisations are doing many

JMFOA-UK is a new organisation

It doesn’t have money

We have many good teachers

Easy to do

They need this

We need to provide what they want

Jaffna visit

We met

Dean of the Faculty

Almost all lecturers in the Faculty

Almost all the consultants in Jaffna Hospital

Target groups

Undergraduate students

Postgraduate doctors

Faculty teaching staffs

Where

In Jaffna

In UK

Jaffna

1. Undergraduate students

Lectures and tutorials

Class room teaching

Daily 1-2 hours during 9-5

and after 5 pm

Bedside teaching after 5 pm

Weekend classes

They need support in

Forensic medicine

Pathology

Microbiology/ Parasitology/Immunology

Psychiatry

PPDS teaching- need lot of help

Communication skill training/coaching

2. Postgraduate doctors

Evening/weekend classes/meetings

Grand rounds

JMA Saturday 8 am lectures/

Guest lectures/seminars/ emergency medicine workshops/conference

2. Postgraduate doctors

PG training, both Part 1(MCQ teaching, materials/CD) and Part 2 bedside teaching/coaching for MD/MS/MRCP/FRCS

Journals for Library

Cardiac arrest /trauma service/ALS

Who

Any one

Jaffna graduates, former Jaffna teachers

Other Sri Lankan doctors

British doctors

Doctors from other countries

Teachers

Each will visit 1-3 weeks

Aim to provide teaching without gaps

Website will have timetable/gaps/ areas where we need support

You select your speciality and time and write to us with abstract of your CV

Teachers

Teachers will travel to Sri Lanka on their own expense

Transport could be arranged from Colombo-Jaffna-Colombo

Good accommodation with meals and car with driver could be provided

Evening and weekend sightseeing tour

Teachers

Feedback from students and local teachers will be obtained

This will be used to improve the quality of teaching

UK

1. Undergraduate Students

E-mentoring by medical students

Foreign doctor as mentor/advisor

Student elective

2. Postgraduate Doctors

To arrange dual sponsorship jobs for foreign training and sitting postgraduate examination

To arrange paid jobs

To arrange scholarships/ to sponsor courses ( travel and accommodation)

3. Faculty Teaching Staffs

To arrange foreign training

To attend postgraduate courses/teaching courses

To come and do postgraduate examinations

To support the travel and to provide food and accommodation

Other helps

Video conferences

Faculty and JMA libraries

To support nurses

teachers

Conduct

Commitment to quality

Commitment to learning

Commitment to students

Benefits

No material benefit

Pleasure of giving

Sense of satisfaction and fulfilment