{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2024-08-29T09:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T09:39:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/fim\/dushmantha\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;134&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DeohtwbQAAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FTharindu-Dushmantha%2Fresearch%20||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ORCID&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-7365-6313||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;LinkedIn&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ftharindu-dushmantha-5438391b5%2F||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]Dr. W.K.T. Dushmantha is a Lecturer (Probationary) at the Department of Ayurveda Medicine and Indigenous Medicine, Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo. He completed his secondary education at Thurstan College and Ananda College, Colombo, before joining the Institute of Indigenous Medicine (IIM) in 2016 as an undergraduate. Dr. Dushmantha graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery degree, earning First Class Honors and achieving the highest overall cumulative GPA across five academic years. Also he was awarded the Dr. Pandith K.G.P. Jayatilaka Memorial Gold Medal for excellent Overall Performance in the General Convocation of the University of Colombo. In addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Dushmantha has completed several specialized certifications, including a Certificate in Yoga and Relaxation Techniques from the University of Kelaniya, a Certificate in Drug Counselling from the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, and a Certificate in Basic Hindi from the Department of Official Languages. Currently, Dr. Dushmantha is pursuing an Master of Science in Human Nutrition at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and a Diploma in Applied Statistics from the Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka. He is an life member of the Population Association of Sri Lanka. Dr. Dushmantha&#8217;s research interests focus on Ayurveda Medicine and Indigenous Medicine of Sri Lanka, Clinical Trials related to Ayurveda, Human Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition and Nutritional Epidemiology and Applied\/ Medical Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BAMS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">BAMS (Hons) (Colombo)<\/p><p class=\"where\">Faculty of Indigenous Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">MSc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">MSc in Human Nutrition (WUSL) (Reading)<\/p><p class=\"where\">WUSL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Dip in Applied Statistics (IASSL) (Reading)<\/p><p class=\"where\">IASSL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate in Drug Counselling <\/p><p class=\"where\">NDDCB, Ministry of Defence<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate in Basic Hindi<\/p><p class=\"where\">Dept of Official Languages<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate in Yoga and Relaxation Techniques<\/p><p class=\"where\">GWAI, UOK<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2024<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer (Probationary)<\/h4><p>Department of Ayurveda Medicine and Indigenous Medicine, Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo (2024 August to Present)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2024 May<\/span><span>2024 Feb<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Demonstrator<\/h4><p>Department of Ayurveda Medicine and Indigenous Medicine, Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo (2024 February to May)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2024 - Feb<\/span><span>2023 - Feb<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Intern Medical officer<\/h4><p>Department of Ayurveda, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka (2023 February to 2024 February)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023 - Jan<\/span><span>2022 - Dec<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Teaching Assistant (Temporary Demonstrator)<\/h4><p>Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2022 December to 2023 January)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023 - Jan<\/span><span>2022 - Dec<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Research Assistant<\/h4><p>Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura including JMO\u2019s office and Accident Service Unit of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (2022 December to 2023 January)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;134&#8243; 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