SLMC-approved training posts provide structured, supervised clinical experience for provisionally-registered practitioners completing their internship and for postgraduate doctors pursuing specialist training. Only posts formally recognised by SLMC count toward registration requirements.
SLMC
Approval Required for All Posts
Multiple
Approved Teaching & Base Hospitals
All
Major Clinical Specialties Covered
Recognised
Training Counts Toward Registration
What training posts are, why SLMC approval matters, and who needs an approved post.
Learn moreInternship posts and postgraduate training posts available across specialties and hospitals.
Learn moreHow to apply for a training post, required documents, and what happens after submission.
Learn moreThe responsibilities of supervising consultants and the standards SLMC expects.
Learn moreA training post is a clinical position in a hospital or healthcare institution that has been formally recognised by SLMC as suitable for supervised medical training. Training posts exist for two groups: provisionally-registered doctors completing the compulsory internship year, and postgraduate doctors undergoing specialist training in SLMC-recognised postgraduate programmes. No period of training completed in an unrecognised post will count toward any SLMC registration requirement.
Verify Training Post Approval
Check whether your specific hospital and unit holds current SLMC approval for the training post you require via the e-Services portal.
Criteria for SLMC Approval
SLMC evaluates training posts against a set of minimum standards before granting or renewing approval. Hospitals and institutions seeking approval must demonstrate:
Training posts are available in government teaching hospitals, base hospitals, and a limited number of approved private institutions. Posts span both internship and postgraduate levels across the major clinical specialties.
Medicine & Its Specialties
Internship & PostgraduatePosts Available In
Internship posts in General Medicine are available at all major teaching and base hospitals. Postgraduate posts are available at designated postgraduate training centres.
Surgery & Surgical Specialties
Internship & PostgraduatePosts Available In
Surgical internship posts are available at teaching hospitals with active surgical units. Postgraduate surgical training requires enrolment in an SLMC-recognised postgraduate programme.
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Paediatrics
Internship & PostgraduatePosts Available In
O&G internship posts must be completed in hospitals with active labour wards and a sufficient delivery volume. Paediatric internship posts require a functioning paediatric ward and neonatal unit.
Diagnostic, Community & Other Specialties
Postgraduate & AHPPosts Available In
Postgraduate posts in diagnostic and community specialties are available at designated training centres. AHP training posts are separately categorised and approved.
View the Current Approved Training Post List
The full list of SLMC-approved training posts, updated periodically, is available through the SLMC e-Services portal.
Doctors seeking an internship or postgraduate training post in an SLMC-approved hospital must follow the correct application process. Training posts may not be self-arranged without formal SLMC or Ministry of Health allocation, depending on the type of post. Always confirm the allocation process applicable to your registration category before approaching hospitals directly.
Obtain Provisional Registration
Apply for and receive your SLMC provisional registration certificate after graduating. You may not begin applying for internship posts before this is issued.
Ministry of Health Allocation
Most internship posts in government hospitals are allocated through the Ministry of Health. Contact the Ministry's medical recruitment division for the current allocation process.
Confirm SLMC Approval of the Post
Before accepting any allocation, verify that the hospital and the specific unit hold current SLMC internship approval. Do not rely solely on the allocation letter.
Report to Hospital and Notify SLMC
Report to the allocated hospital on the start date. Submit written notification to SLMC of your internship commencement, including the hospital name, unit, supervisor name, and start date.
Enrol in an SLMC-Recognised Postgraduate Programme
Postgraduate training posts are linked to enrolment in a recognised postgraduate programme (e.g., MD/MS at a Sri Lankan university or PGIM). You must first be accepted into the programme.
Programme Coordinator Allocates Training Post
The postgraduate programme coordinator or PGIM allocates you to an approved training post. Posts are not self-arranged.
Confirm Training Post with SLMC if Required
Some specialist training pathways require separate SLMC notification of training post allocation. Check with your programme coordinator.
Complete Structured Training & Assessments
Complete all rotations, logbook requirements, and in-training assessments as required by your postgraduate programme and SLMC.
Notify SLMC of Training Post Commencement
Submit your training post commencement notification and upload required documents via the SLMC e-Services portal.
Documents Required
For Internship Commencement
For Postgraduate Training Commencement
Supervision is the cornerstone of safe training. SLMC holds supervising consultants to a high standard and expects all supervisors to take their training responsibility seriously. Inadequate supervision is grounds for SLMC to withdraw approval of a training post. Trainees who feel they are not receiving adequate supervision should contact SLMC.
Report a Supervision Concern
If you are not receiving adequate supervision in your training post, contact SLMC directly via the support portal or by phone.
What Good Supervision Looks Like
Sri Lanka Medical Council
Verify your training post approval, notify SLMC of your commencement, and access all training-related forms and documents via the e-Services portal.
