▁academic ▁staff ▁( 4 0 ▁permanent , ▁ 8 ▁temporary ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁with ▁its ▁base ▁at ▁the ▁Ay ur ved ic ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Ka ith ady . ▁A . ▁A . ▁Ho over , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Bio chem istry , ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁was ▁cer emon ial ly ▁opened ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by ▁N iss anka ▁W ij ey er at ne , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁High er ▁Education . ▁The ▁Provin cial ▁Hospital ▁at ▁J aff na ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁for ▁the ▁fac ulty . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁Th ir un el vel i ▁site ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁left ▁Ka ith ady ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁at ▁Th ir un el vel i ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁offers ▁under grad uate ▁courses ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁S urg ery ▁( M . B . B . S .), ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁( B . Ph arm .), ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Medical ▁Labor atory ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁N urs ing ▁( B . Sc