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Facilities

More than 96,000 square feet of teaching space on a green campus, with dedicated buildings for the medical sciences and a teaching hospital nearby.

Lecture theatres

20, seating 50 to 200

Laboratories

More than 25

Auditorium

542 seats

Sports complex

10,000 sq ft

A tiered lecture theatre at SAITM

Lecture theatres & tutorial rooms

Twenty air-conditioned lecture theatres across the Main Building, the Anatomy Building and the teaching hospital seat between 50 and 200 students, each with a multimedia projector, computer and whiteboard.

Departmental tutorial rooms for Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pathology and Physiology seat 35, with further rooms at the teaching hospital for clinical teaching. Three examination halls seat up to 150 candidates.

Laboratories & dissection hall

LocationLaboratories
Anatomy BuildingCentral Laboratory, Biochemistry Laboratories 1–3, Research Laboratory, Physiology Laboratory, Pathology Laboratories 1–2, Dissecting Room, Multidisciplinary Museum
Main BuildingHistology, Microbiology & Parasitology, Medical Physics and Nursing Skills laboratories
Teaching hospitalClinical Skills Laboratory for the clinical departments
IT & EngineeringFour computer laboratories; Robotics, Mechatronics, Chemistry and Tissue Culture laboratories

Libraries

The Main Library seats 150 readers and provides computers for student use; a second library at the teaching hospital serves students on clinical rotation. Students have access to an e-library, the British Medical Journal and an online catalogue, with reading areas and free Wi-Fi seating 300 on campus.

A student reading in the SAITM library

Around the campus

The SAITM auditorium

Auditorium

A 542-seat auditorium for convocations, symposia, performances and guest lectures.

The SAITM gymnasium

Sport & fitness

A 10,000 sq ft sports complex and a gymnasium, under a dedicated Director of Sports.

The SAITM cafeteria

Canteens

A main canteen for around 500 students, with smaller canteens on campus and at the hospital.

The SAITM audio-visual studio

Audio-visual studio

A video studio with three Blackmagic cameras, a voice-recording studio and an outdoor shooting unit.

Students in the library reading area

Student lounge & Wi-Fi

A dedicated student lounge and reading areas, with free Wi-Fi across the campus.

Students on the green campus lawns

Services

A health centre and pharmacy, bookshop, banking, counselling and a shuttle from Malabe and Kaduwela.

Clinical training facilities

Medical students train at the 1,002-bed Dr. Neville Fernando Sri Lanka–Russia Friendship Teaching Hospital, close to the campus.