Dr Chanika Ariyawansa is a Chemical Pathologist, who is also undertaking post-fellowship training in Genetic Pathology.  She obtained RCPA fellowship in early 2021, having done Chemical Pathology training at Western Diagnostic Pathology and Pathwest (QEII Medical Centre). Prior to this, she was a Physician Trainee for a number of years in both Perth and Adelaide, after graduating from University of Adelaide in 2011. She also completed both membership and fellowship examinations of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemistry (AACB) and is the current chair of the WA AACB Branch.