Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps

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Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
Cap badge of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
Active	1881 - present day
Country	Sri Lanka
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Type	Medical corps
Role	Combat Support-Military Medicine
Size	5 Units
Regimental Centre	Werahera
Nickname(s)	SLMC
Engagements	World War I World War II 1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Centre Commandant	Brigadier TM Hettiarachchi, RSP
Notable commanders	Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC

The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදා වෛද්‍ය බලකාය Shri Lanka Yuddha Hamuda Vayidya Balakaya) is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which specializes in military medicine and provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters. The corps Cap badge depicting the Rod of Asclepius. General officers and senior officers of the SLMC wear gorget patches of maroon rather than of scarlet worn by other officers of similar rank.^[1]