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Dr. Hasini Rangika Epa Arachchi achieved extraordinary recognition at the University of Colombo General Convocation by receiving 16 gold medals for her exceptional academic performance in the Faculty of Medicine. Serving as the Valedictorian for her MBBS batch, Dr. Hasini obtained First Class Honours across all five academic streams, including the Final MBBS examination.
Her historic achievement culminated in her securing the first place island wide on the common merit list of MBBS graduates for medical internship appointments, alongside receiving the prestigious Professor Tilak Hettiarachchy Award for Academic Excellence.
Throughout her undergraduate career, Dr. Hasini consistently demonstrated academic mastery, regularly earning Dean’s List Awards and securing the Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation Scholarship. Beyond her clinical and academic coursework, she has actively contributed to medical scholarship through published research on mental health among pregnant women and diagnostic markers for scrub typhus.
She has presented her findings at major scientific forums, including the Sri Lanka Medical Association Annual Scientific Sessions, and continues active research in dengue and interstitial lung disease.
Her unprecedented sweep of 16 gold medals out of the 32 awarded for the entire MBBS program stands as a powerful testament to her dedication, discipline, and scholarly rigor.