The department of Community Medicine is a pioneer of community services of FMAS and at present provide a wide range of services to its’ field lab (public health field practice area) and to the Anuradhapura district. These services include services for mentally disabled children, health promotional activities, outreach clinics, maternal and infant care services,especially related to averting child malnutrition and improving maternal morbidity surveillance, and providing guidance on epidemiological studies for healthcare professionals. These services are partly integrated to the community based teaching programme to ensure that students get hands on experience in public health approach.
- Providing services as community physicians in the community medicine field practice area
- Technical assistance in outbreak investigations in the province
- Technical assistance in reproductive health/ school health programmes planning in the Anuradhapura district
- Training pre-intern medical officers on research methodology
- Providing technical support in research methodology and statistical analysis for biomedical research among faculty and clinical staff members
- Counseling services to high risk groups of suicidal attempts
- Health education programs in schools on sexual and reproductive health
- Leptospirosis diagnostic services
