Nayana is passionate in teaching clinical skills and communication skills using simulators and live animals in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Nayana has also developed and implemented a Clinical Skills Book to assess the students’ clinical competencies and communication competence. She was instrumental in implementing the Clinical Skills Laboratory using many low- and high-fidelity models which were produced using locally available low cost material and supporting learning resources. She is the Alternate Member for Asia in the Council on International Veterinary Medical Education operated by the American Association for Veterinary Medical Colleges. Nayana, currently holds the position of Chair- Veterinary Education Research- Working Group, Asian Association of Veterinary Schools (AAVS). She also serves as an adjunct senior lecturer, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, New Zealand since 2019. She worked as a Visiting Academic Scholar at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom from 2022-2023. She is currently collaborating with Royal Vet College, London, and CVS group UK in developing a Veterinary Nursing study programme for Sri Lanka. Nayana is a Fellow in College of Veterinary Surgeons in Sri Lanka. She serves as an Editorial Board Member to the RCVS’s Veterinary Evidence Journal. Her current research interest is on Internal Medicine and veterinary education.