Gominda Ponnamperuma
Professor in Medical Education
Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0023-6550
Professor Gominda Ponnamperuma completed his undergraduate medical education from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. After a brief stint in clinical practice at the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka, he joined the same institute where he graduated to pursue an academic career in medical education. He earned his postgraduate qualifications in medical education from the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
He has served as an invited speaker cum resource person in many international symposia and conferences. Author of several journal articles and books, he sits on the editorial boards of five international medical education journals. Professor Ponnamperuma has also served as an advisor, visiting professor, consultant, and fellow at several reputable academic institutions. He is a postgraduate tutor, examiner, and developer of resource materials for national and international medical education courses. His research interests are in assessment (including selection for training) and curriculum development and evaluation. He is a co-founder of the Asia Pacific Medical Education Network (APME-Net).
Announcements
- Best Reviewer Awards 2025
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2025.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2025
The Most Accessed Article of 2025 goes to Analyses of self-care agency and mindset: A pilot study on Malaysian undergraduate medical students.
Congratulations, Dr Reshma Mohamed Ansari and co-authors! - Best Article Award 2025
The Best Article Award of 2025 goes to From disparity to inclusivity: Narrative review of strategies in medical education to bridge gender inequality.
Congratulations, Dr Han Ting Jillian Yeo and co-authors! - Best Reviewer Awards 2024
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2024.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2024
The Most Accessed Article of 2024 goes to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) as patient educators: Effects on medical student attitudes.
Congratulations, Dr Vivien Lee and co-authors! - Best Article Award 2024
The Best Article Award of 2024 goes to Achieving Competency for Year 1 Doctors in Singapore: Comparing Night Float or Traditional Call.
Congratulations, Dr Tan Mae Yue and co-authors! - Best Reviewer Awards 2023
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2023.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2023
The Most Accessed Article of 2023 goes to Small, sustainable, steps to success as a scholar in Health Professions Education – Micro (macro and meta) matters.
Congratulations, A/Prof Goh Poh-Sun & Dr Elisabeth Schlegel! - Best Article Award 2023
The Best Article Award of 2023 goes to Increasing the value of Community-Based Education through Interprofessional Education.
Congratulations, Dr Tri Nur Kristina and co-authors! - Best Reviewer Awards 2022
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2022.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2022
The Most Accessed Article of 2022 goes to An urgent need to teach complexity science to health science students.
Congratulations, Dr Bhuvan KC and Dr Ravi Shankar. - Best Article Award 2022
The Best Article Award of 2022 goes to From clinician to educator: A scoping review of professional identity and the influence of impostor phenomenon.
Congratulations, Ms Freeman and co-authors.
