Why should we select SLMC recognized Medical Degree?

Despite the large number of students sitting for A/Ls every year, only a handful of them receive the privilege of entering the local Universities. Most students become disheartened or discouraged but what they do not know is that there are plenty of other options right at their doorstep. For those who studied in the stream of Biology for their A/L can now choose a path to study Medicine overseas.

In Sri Lanka, SLMC (Sri Lanka Medical Council) is the only body which recognizes the foreign Medical degrees and the Medical graduates. Students who complete the MBBS/MD in SLMC recognized Universities can register under the SLMC and work as a Doctor in Sri Lanka. Students who studied in universities which are not recognized by SLMC, cannot register in SLMC and work as a Doctor in Sri Lanka.

What is an SLMC recognised Medical Degree?

Medical Universities should fulfill certain basic criteria to be recognized by the SLMC as well as overseas Medical Councils. These criteria include the duration of the program, the curriculum, staff and facilities in the university, rich clinical facilities, teaching hospitals, and the location of the University. Our representative Russian State Medical Universities surpasses all those criteria with flying colors. Further, our universities haveworld class facilities which are highly commendable and notavailable for students in certain developing countries.

Students who apply for other countries like India, Malaysia, China are compelled to pay upto 50% of the fees up front.

This is due to the fact that many students who enroll in such programmes return to Sri Lanka since they simply cannot tolerate with high hidden cost, hostels, education environment and other education facilities because most of the Universities are private and profit oriented. Many agents do not show the exact total amount and parents think as it is the only amount to pay and at the end, they struggle to overcome the situation but they cannot turn back.

What is Russian Educational Centre (REC)?

Russian Educational Center (REC) together with Cultural Section of the Russian Embassy (Russian Centre in Colombo) is Sri Lanka’s leading Medical University placement provider with affiliations to some of the world’s top Russian State Medical universities. Over the last decade REC has placed hundreds of Sri Lankan students in various Medical universities in Russia. Hundreds of medical doctors employed in Sri Lanka and overseas are a testimony about the success of Russian Educational Center.

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