Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Internatio­nal Institut Achieving excellence in the Inter

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Kithsiri Edirisingh­e, (Deputy Chairman IIHS) states, “At IIHS we pride ourselves on conducting research and implementi­ng community projects throughout Sri Lanka and Maldives. We have close to 50 students who have presented at an internatio­nal level where close to 30 research projects have been presented at global forums.Our staff ensure that each student is given an opportunit­y to work on a research project to fur-

Tther their academic and profession­al career. We promote critical thinking at IIHS and these research accomplish­ments only add to their student profile. The world is moving towards evidence based health and decision making and at IIHS we believe that it is a necessity to adhere to these changing times. The support we provide students to excel in research at no extra cost is seen as another extra feather in their cap he Internatio­nal Institute of Health Sciences is beyond doubt reputed for producing well rounded graduates in the fields on Nursing, Physiother­apy, Bio Medical Sciences and Health Administra­tion. With very strong affiliatio­ns with Universiti­es in Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America and Malaysia, the students whilst strengthen­ing their academic feats have certainly which will give them the opportunit­y to gain internatio­nal scholarshi­ps”.

The 19th of November 2016 will mark yet another vital date in the IIHS and internatio­nal research calendar as the 10th Bio Inquirer Research Conference will take place at the IIHS college premises. This conference will take place under the theme of “Promoting wellbeing through Sustainabl­e Developmen­t Goals” where an more than 70 excelled in the areas of national and internatio­nal research. The students of IIHS are nationally renowned for their work in the areas of research, but over the past years the institute has gained recognitio­n for their presence in the research field internatio­nally. With strong recognitio­n of IIHS research publicatio­ns nationally and internatio­nally,IIHS is at par with global research giants. With ongoing support and guidance from the research projects will be presented. IIHS Scientific Committee, the students have touched all four corners of the globe with their findings. Museaus College Advanced Diploma in General Nursing (completed in 2014) Registered Nurse, Australia (Graduate from Deakin University 2015) Best Poster Award at 163rd OMICS Group Conference on Nursing and Emergency Medicine, 2013 United States of America Aggressive behavior of orphaned children in child developmen­t centers in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: The orphanage of orphan age matrons” Museaus College Advanced Diploma in General Nursing (completed in 2014) Current Status:Completing Bachelors in Nursing at Deakin University, Australia Family Health Nursing Conference, Portugal, 2013 Portugal “Descriptio­n of patient’s knowledge on preparatio­n for fasting blood glucose test (FBS) at a leading private hospital in Sri Lanka”

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Dr. Kithsiri Edirisingh­e - Deputy Chairman and Director Academic of IIHS
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