Activities of the RPFC

Activities of the RPFC -June to December 2021

TITLE	PARTICIPANTS	DATE & VENUE
Workshop on Advanced Statics, Improving Visibility of Research and Metanalysis	All researchers in the Faculty and all CCPR participants 180 participants	Held on 16th June via Zoom Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Workshop on Advanced Statistics and Qualitative Research	For All researchers in the Faculty and all CCPR participants	To be held in October 2021
Journal clubs for post-graduate researchers	All researchers in the Faculty and all CCPR participants	Commenced from 14th June 2021 via Zoom Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Writing clubs for post-graduate researchers	All researchers in the Faculty and all CCPR participants	Re-commencing from October 2021 Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Supporting Journal clubs of Medical Faculty Research Community	Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo	Ongoing Visit the MFRC site for more https://mfrc.lk
Certificate Course for Postgraduate Research (CCPR)	For the registrants of CCPR3	Ongoing till October 2021 Hybrid, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Award ceremony for CCPR2	For successful participants of CCPR2	November 2021, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Award ceremony for technical officers	Technical officers of the Faculty of Medicine with innovative minds	November 2021, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Colombo Medical Congress 2021	For all the researchers of the Faculty and Alumni. Collaborative congress of the Faculty of Medicine and COMSAA	25-27 November 2021

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Activities of the RPFC

Activities of the RPFC -June to December 2021

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