Head of the Department
Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
Mrs. W A Rupa Pathmini Menike
Dept. of Fundamentals of Nursing- Faculty of Nursing
Mrs. W A Rupa Pathmini Menike
Senior Lecturer Gr-II
Ms. W.A.Rupa Pathmini Menike started her nursing carrier in National Hospital Sri Lanka in 1989. She worked as a nursing officer in medical, surgical ,orthopedic wards and also experienced as a theater nurse in Cardiac and orthopedic theaters.
Ms. W.A.Rupa Pathmini Menike obtained second upper Honour for her first degree from Open University of Sri Lanka. She received her Masters in Nursing from the Open University of Malaysia.
She was selected as a Post Basic TutorTrainee in 1997 and completed the Diploma in Teaching and Supervision in 1999 .She was appointed as a Grade I nursing tutor and then promoted as a special Grade Nursing Tutor and she contributed her service in School of Nursing Kurunagala ,School of Nursing Kandana and National School of Nursing Sri Jayawardenepura. She was then appointed as the Principal of School of Nursing Mulleriyawa. During her 32 years period of nursing profession she was exposed to many foreign trainings and visits such as counter- part training in nursing education in Japan for 3 months (2001),3 weeks training of nursing padagogy in Singapore(2016) and 3 weeks educational visit in South Korea.(2015)
Ms. W.A.Rupa Pathmini Menike is a registered midwife and she is a member of Sri Lanka Nurses Association and the Graduate Nurses foundation.She accomplished 32 years of service as a nursing officer, nursing tutor and a Principal of a nursing school, she joined to the Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo in 2018 as Senior Lecturer (Gr II).
Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications
- MSc 2015
MSc in Nursing
Open University , Malaysia
- BSc 2009
BSc in Nursing - Second Class Upper Division Honours
Open University , Sri Lanka
Positions
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Present2021
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Present2018
Senior Lecturer Gr-II
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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Present2020
Member of the Curriculum Development Committee
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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20212020
Member of Student Welfare Committee
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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Present2019
Member of GNF (Graduate Nursing Association)
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Present2019
Member of SLNA (Sri Lanka Nursing Association)
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Present2018
Academic Advisor
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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20192018
Academic Warden
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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20202018
Member of the Technical Evaluation Committee
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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20192018
Student Counselor
Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
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Present2017
Member of National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
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20182017
Principal
College of Nursing (Psychiatric nursing) Mulleriyawa
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20172016
Acting Principal
National School of Nursing, Sri Jayewardenepura
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20172011
Nurse Educator (Special Grade)
National School of Nursing, Sri Jayewardenepura
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20112008
Nurse Educator (Special Grade)
School of Nursing of Kandana
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20081999
Nurse Educator
National School of Nursing, Sri Jayewardenepura
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19991999
Nurse Educator
College of Nursing, Kurunegala.
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19971989
Nursing Officer
National Hospital of Sri Lanka.