Christian Medical College Vellore
Motto | Not To Be Ministered Unto, But To Minister |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1900[1][2] |
Budget | ₹1,738 crore (US$220 million)[3] |
Principal | Solomon Sathishkumar[4] |
Director | Vikram Mathews [4] |
Undergraduates | 401[3] |
Postgraduates | 612[3] |
Location | , , India 12°55′29″N 79°08′10″E / 12.924815°N 79.136013°E |
Campus | Urban and Rural |
Language | Tamil, English and Hindi |
Affiliations | Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University[5] |
Website | www |
Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore,[6] is a private, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.[7][8] This institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals.[9]
The institute, constituent college is affiliated with the
History
The hospital was founded by
It was at this time that Ida became acutely aware of the lack of medical services available to women and children in India, primarily due to cultural and religious norms that did not allow male practitioners to treat females. This awareness became the driving force of her life one evening in her parents' bungalow, when a young Indian man came to the door requesting Ida's help for his wife who was struggling in childbirth. He rejected Ida's father, Dr John Scudder's care and left. Two more men came that very night with similar requests, seeking medical help for their wives in labor, but again turning down John Scudder's care. The three women and their babies died that night. The incident shook 24-year-old Ida Scudder to the core.[1][12][13]
After prayer and deep thought Ida Scudder changed the course of her life, deciding to become a doctor in the US so that she could return to India to treat Indian female patients, and train Indian women to become doctors and nurses to serve their own. She returned to the US and in 1895, enrolled in the
Dr. Ida S. Scudder opened a single-bed
In 1945, a laboratory technician training course was started. In 1946 a
A number of other people also played an important role in the development of the college including Dr Theodore Howard Somervell, a British surgeon,
The hospital has been visited at various times by many prominent leaders including
, and the Countess Edwina Ashley Mountbatten of Burma.The college now offers over 175 different post graduate courses in the medical, nursing and allied health disciplines, including
Administration
The Christian Medical College is a registered voluntary, non-profit organization.[2] The hospital is owned and administered by its Administrative Council made up of Christian Church leaders from across India.[17] John Riehl is the President of the Foundation.[18]
Recognitions
CMC Vellore was conferred with the public Health Champion Award by the WHO (World Health Organization) in 2015,[19] took Platinum Awards in every category of the prestigious SKOCH Awards in 2014.[20] In 2015 the college won the coveted and prestigious D. L. Shah Quality Award - Gold for its Clinical Audit Programme.[21]
Academics
The college offers
The
Rankings
Outlook India (2022)[25] | 1 |
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CMC Vellore is ranked second among medical colleges in India in 2022 by
Services
There are two main campuses - one, the main campus at the heart of Vellore City, and the other at Bagayam, which is about 7 km from the main campus. CMC has over 8,800 staff, including over 1,528 doctors and 2,400 nurses.
Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology caters to more than 40,000 patients a year,[
The departments of
The department of Orthopedics has 3 units and additional specialized units Pediatric Orthopedics, Hand & Micro vascular Surgery and Spinal Disorders Unit.[citation needed]
The Hematology department is a pioneer in the treatment of all blood disorders which includes state of the art bone marrow transplantation, hemato-oncology, and Bleeding disorders.
The department of
Radiology reports are incorporated into a film-less digital system Picture archiving and communication system (PACS), the first in the country, started in 2000. Medical professionals can view the images on any computer that is on the hospital network. Laboratory test results are also incorporated into the hospital intranet, making them accessible anywhere inside the hospital.[14]
Community works
The Christian Medical College's community works are organised by its Department of Community Health, which was established in 1957. The community programs run by CMC are Community Health And Development (CHAD), Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs (RUHSA), College of Nursing Community Health (CONCH) and Low Cost Effective Care Unit (LCECU).[1][2] In 2014 the LCECU opened the Shalom Clinic for middle-income patients.
Community Health and Development (CHAD) has a Community Hospital and a Training Center located on the Bagayam Campus; this is the main site of the Community Health Department of CMC. The program serves a rural, semi-urban and tribal population of about 250,000 around the area of Kaniyambadi, including the Kaniyambadi block (82 villages), Jawadhi Hills (120 tribal villages), and urban areas such as Kansalpet, Saidapet, Sreenivasanagar and Kagithapattarai.[1] CHAD also provides consultancy services to a population of 120,000 in Anaicut Block.[2]
Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs (RUHSA) is located at
College of Nursing Community Health (CONCH), established in 1987, is a primary health care program managed by nurses. Home visits form the basis of this outreach program, focusing on a population of 63,199 persons living in 22 villages and 23,000 persons living on the urban periphery of Vellore City. CONCHorganizes health camps, street plays, films and exhibitions, to generate health awareness among people. CONCH also works with the District Health Administration and NGOs in implementing government health projects.[1]
Low Cost Effective Care Unit (LCECU), established in 1983 caters the health care needs of those living in the urban slums of Vellore. The program visits five slum areas weekly and makes many house visits. Doctors, Nurses and Community Health Workers provide cost effective, comprehensive health care without undue reliance on sophisticated technology.[1] In 2014 LCECU opened the Shalom Family Medicine Center where fee-based services are offered by Doctors of Family Medicine. Shalom targets low-medium income residents of Vellore and the fees generated help subsidize the outreach programs in surrounding areas.[citation needed]
Significant achievements
CMC is the home of the
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2017) |
- K. A. Abraham, interventional cardiologist and Padma Shri awardee[30]
- Pratibha Varkee President of the Mayo Clinic Health System https://vellorecmc.org/newsroom/alumni-in-the-news/dr-prathibha-varkey-named-as-new-president-of-mayo-clinic-health-system/
- Kamala Balakrishnan, immunologist, expert on histocompatibility and transplantation
- Mahendra Bhandari, Padma Shri awardee[31]
- Nagarur Gopinath, cardiothoracic surgeon and Padma Shri awardee[32]
- Deepti Gurdasani, British epidemiologist
- Divya S. Iyer, an Indian Administrative Service Officer
- Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, gastroenterologist known for his work on the development of parenteral nutrition
- Prem Chander John (son of Joseph John (Reverend) and his wife Dr. Hari John (Hari Kumari Paliah), Indian international health planner. Trustee Consumer Education and Research Center, Ahemedabad, India[33]
- Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists[34]
- Usha Menon, Professor of Gynaecological Cancer, University College London
- epidemiologist and chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Epidemiology.
- Madhu Pai, Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology and Global Health at McGill University
- Jonathan Mann Award
- Ajit Varki, medical researcher, director Glycobiology Institute, UCSD
See also
References
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- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Best MEDICAL Colleges 2022: List of Top MEDICAL Colleges 2022 in India". India Today.
- ^ Outlook India. 8 July 2022.
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- ^ "Mahendra Bhandari | Henry Ford Health System - Detroit, MI".
- ^ "Obituary" (PDF). Med India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Drs. Hari and Prem Chandran John: We Learn Through Our Failures: the Evolution of a Community Based Programme in Deenabandhu- In: CONTACT 82, Christian Medical Commission, Geneva, December 1984. Retrieved 1 May 2022
- INSA. Archivedfrom the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.