Thursday, March 17, 2011

Our Teachers

We learned the finer art of tending to the sick under the healing hands of such eminent teachers as Professors O.E.R. Abhayaratne, A.C.E. Koch, M.J. Waas, A.A. Hoover, S.R. Kottegoda, G.H. Cooray, H.V.J. Fernando, A.D. Chapman, A.S. Dissanaike, K. Rajasuriya, D.A. Ranasinghe, Milroy Paul, R.A. Navaratne, C.C. de Silva, Priyani Soysa ably assisted by N.D.W. Lionel, Valentine Basnayake, Carlo Fonseka, Lester Jayawardene, Sobitha Pandithratne, Daphne Attygalle, Mrs. Yoganathan, W.J. Gomes, Nandadasa Kodagoda, Earle de Fonseka, A. Sinnethamby, T. Visvanathan, M.C. Karunairatnam and Oliver Peiris. We “clerked” under the giant clinicians of the day such as P.R. Anthonis, L.D.C. Austin, D.F.de S. Gunawardene, C.J.L. Misso, N.A.J. Niles, K.G. Jayasekara, Noel Bartholomeuz, E.C.J. Rustomjee, D.J. Attygalle, R.P. Jayewardene, W.Wijenaike, Oliver Medonza, R.S. Thanabalasunderam, Ernie Peiris, Stella de Silva, Stanley de Silva, Hamza, Hunt, E.H. Mirando, P.R. Walpita, G.N. Perera, the two Rasanayagams (ENT “Rasa” and Orthopaedic “Rasa”), Arulpragasam, Francis Silva, Rienzie Peiris, Deva Adithya, Sri Skandarajah, Thamber, Pararajasegaram, Sivasubramaniam, Lloyd Weerakoon, Lucas, Ponnambalam, Shelton Cabraal, Darrel Weinman, George Ratnavale, Willie Ratnavale, J.R. Wilson, and so on. Only a handful of them are living today. But their dedication to teaching and memories of all the long hours they spent with medical students and patients in the wards will always be remembered.

1 comment:

  1. A remarkable list of eminent people. We owe so much to them. With all the newfangled theories of teaching being bandied about these days, the teaching we had was the finest, as judged by outcomes. I especially owe a huge debt of gratitude to my favourite teacher, mentor, Consultant, Boss Dr Wickrema Wijenaike who to this day, remains unsurpased as a Teacher and an astute doctor

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