
- The Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of the NIMH is a board specialized in reviewing scientific & ethical aspects of research protocols specific to mental health.
- The ERC of the NIMH has received approval from the Ministry of Health and also a member of the Forum for Ethics Review in Sri Lanka (FERCSL).
- The ERC is responsible to review research proposals submitted to them for ethical consideration, and to make suggestions on improvement of research protocol in keeping with current ethical standards.
Present Members of the ERC
- Dr. Kapila Ranasinghe, MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), FSLCPsych Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka
2. Dr. Chamara Wijesinghe, MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), MRCPsych (UK) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya Hony. Consultant Psychiatrist, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama
3. Dr. Sajeewana Amarasinghe, MBBS, MD (Psychiatry) Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka
4. Dr. Dulani Samaranayake, MBBS, MSc, MD (Community Medicine) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo Consultant Community Physician
5. Dr. Prabath Wickrama MBBS, MD (Psychiatry) Consultant Psychiatrist, District General Hospital, Negombo
6. Dr Dulshika Amerasinghe Waas MBBS, MD (Psychiatry) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura Hony. Consultant Psychiatrist, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila
7. Dr Chathurie Suraweera MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), MRCPsych(UK) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo Hony.Consultant Psychiatrist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo
8. Dr. Miyuru Chandrasena MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), MRCPsych(UK) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya Hony. Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama
9. Mr Wijitha Manamperi Attorney at Law
10. Dr S.S.P. Warnakulasuriya RN, RMN, BSc (Nursing), MSc, PGDCP, PhD Dean, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
11. Mrs. W A C Sadhamali, BA, MPhil Chief Psychiatric Social Worker – National Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka
12. Dr. K.D.S.W Siriwardane
MD-Vitebsk state Medical University, Belarus
13. Dr. Nandana Welage, BSc, MSc, PhD (Occupational Therapy) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
Important:
- The ERC will convene at 12 noon on the 4th Friday of each month
- All submissions for the monthly ERC should be submitted before the 15th of the same month.
- Each proposal is reviewed in-depth by 3 committee members and the other members review a summary of the proposal.
- The in-depth reviewers are selected depending on the speciality / area of the research project submitted.
- The ERC may accept, request re-submissions with modifications, or reject your research submissions. All decisions are final.
Before submitting your research proposal:
- Download our application form.
- Did you read our guidelines for submission?
- Did you prepare your research protocol according to our format?
- After preparing your documents please review with our checklist.
- If you are attached to the Ministry of Health you may also want to learn about research allowance and apply for it.