As the moto "Perbeniens Ad Excellentiae Anatomiae" Stand the Department of Anatomy strives to reach excellence in your knowledge of anatomy. The department brings out the very best from every student with quality teaching and training.

The Department is mainly involved in the teaching of Biochemistry, Clinical Chemistry & Nutrition to medical undergraduates, nurses, public health inspectors and postgraduate students.

The Department of Disability Studies aims to become the lead centre for teaching, professional skills development and research on disability related issues in Sri Lanka.At the DDS all teaching and research programs are underpinned by a disability studies paradigm.

The University Family Medicine Centre established in the Faculty in 1996, provides medical care to the community, staff and students.

Department of Forensic Medicine provides it's clinical services through the Colombo North Teaching Hospital Ragama, based at the Office of the Judicial Medical Officer, Ragama.

The main commitments are in relation to the faculty's MBBS course during which students study Medicine for three year, from the third year onwards.

The Department of Medical Education ensures the effective and efficient functioning of the medical and other healthcare curricula offered by the Faculty.

The Department of Medical Microbiology participates in teaching Basic microbiology, Infectious diseases and Immunology for the undergraduate medical students

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology being one of the clinical departments in the faculty.

The Department of Paediatrics conducts teaching activities mainly at the University Paediatric Unit of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH) - Ragama.

The Department is responsible for teaching Medical Parasitology and Medical Entomology to the MBBS students during their 3rd and 4th years.

Pathology is the study of disease by scientific methods. The main teaching commitment of our department is for the 3rd and 4th year medical undergraduates.

The Department of Pharmacology of the Faculty of Medicine, University Of Kelaniya was founded in 1993.The Department has a strong research culture.

The department of Physiology participates in teaching the normal structure and function of the human body for undergraduate medical students.

The Department of Psychiatry is a pioneer department in the South Asian region. It conducts a psychiatry under graduate programme.

The undergraduate teaching commitment of the department of Public Health is mainly through the Community Health Strand.

The department of Surgery of the faculty of Medicine of the University of Kelaniya functions at the Faculty premises at Ragama and the North ColomboTeaching Hospital in Ragama.