The SRI LANKA MEDICAL COUNCIL is a statutory body established for the purpose of protecting health care seekers by ensuring the maintenance of academic and professional standards, discipline and ethical practice by health professionals who are registered with it.
As presently constituted the Council has representation from medical faculties of the state universities as well as from professionals in the state and private sector.
It is a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal.
SUSPENSION OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS FROM LIST OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES/MEDICAL SCHOOLS
The SLMC reviewed the existing list of recognised medical schools/universities and after contacting all the medical schools on its list decided to exclude those medical schools which failed to respond to its communication from the list of recognised medical schools/universities w.e.f. 29 August 2011 .
These schools will be included in a suspended list which will be available for reference at the SLMC Office.