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Christian Medical College Vellore This prospectus is common to all courses around the year and needs to be read with the appropriate admission bulletin for the course

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CORRESPONDENCE All correspondence should refer to the Application number or to the Hall Ticket number and be addressed to: The Registrar Christian Medical College, Vellore-632002 Tamil Nadu, India Phone: (0416)2284255 Fax: (0416) 2262788 Email: [email protected] Website: http://admissions.cmcvellore.ac.in

PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT ADMIT STUDENTS THROUGH AGENTS OR AGENCIES Important Information: “The admission process contained in this Bulletin shall be subject to any order that maybe passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court or the High Court in the proceedings relating to the challenge to the NEET, common counselling or any other statutory enactments that maybe passed by the Central or State Government.” Contents 1.1 OFFICE BEARERS 5 1.2 VISION, OBJECTIVE & MISSION 7 Objective 7 Mission Statement 7 1.3 INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES 7 1.4 HISTORY 8 1.5 EDUCATION 9 Medical Education 9 Nursing Education 10 Allied Health Sciences 11 1.6 SERVICE 11 1.7 RESEARCH 11 1.8 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT 12 1.9 SPIRITUAL NURTURE 12 1.10 STUDENT NURTURE 12 1.11 A COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE NATION 12 1.12 LOCATION 13 1.13 ADMISSIONS CALENDAR 13 Overview of Various Courses Offered 13 1.14 SPONSORSHIP 14 1.14.1 Undergraduate College Sponsorship for Christians 15 1.15 SERVICE OBLIGATION 16 1.16 SUBSIDIZED FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS 17 1.17 DISCIPLINE 17 Ragging 17 Possession of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking 17 Involvement in Strikes and Criminal Acts 18 2. MEDICAL COURSES 20 2.1 MBBS 20 Description of Course 20 Eligibility for Admission 20 Basis of Admission 20 Registration for Admission 21 2.2 MEDICAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES 22 2.2.1 Degree/Diploma Courses 22 2.2.2 Higher Specialty Courses 23 2.3 POST GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP COURSES 28 Post Graduate Fellowship in Accident & Emergency Medicine 28 Post Graduate Fellowship in Advanced General Dentistry 28 Post Graduate Fellowship in Diabetes 29 Post Graduate Fellowship in Medical Genetics 30 Post Graduate Fellowship in Neonatology 30 Post Graduate Fellowship in Palliative Medicine 30 2.4 POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP COURSES 31 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia 34 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuro Anaesthesia 34 Post-Doctoral Fellowship In Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology 34 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine 35 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Oral and Maxiliofacial Surgery 36 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Dermatology 36 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Diabetology 36 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology 37 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery 37 Prospectus 2018-2019

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Audio Vestibular Diseases 38 Post Doctoral Fellowship in ENT-Head & Neck-Skull Base Surgery 38 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Implantation Otology 38 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology 39 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Rhinology 39 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Phonosurgery 40 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 40 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation 41 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Molecular Haematology 41 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Haematology 42 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Hepatology 42 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Genetics 42 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Emergency Medicine 43 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Microbial Medicine & Infections Control 43 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine 44 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neurocritical Care 44 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Interventional Nephrology 44 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Neurology 45 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neurosurgery Spine 46 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery 46 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Skull Base Neurosurgery 46 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Gynaec Oncology 47 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine 47 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Embryology 47 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics 48 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Spinal Disorders Surgery 49 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery 49 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cytogenetics 50 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Haematopathology 50 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Laboratory Haematology 51 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropathology 52 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Infectious Disease 52 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Developmental Paediatrics 53 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Intensive Care 53 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Nephrology 54 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neonatology 54 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery 54 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cranio-Maxillo-Facial and Microsurgery 55 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 55 Post Doctoral Fellowships in Radiology 55 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 56 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pulmonology 57 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Advanced Arthritis, Rheumatism & Autoimmunity 57 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery 57 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Head & Neck Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery 58 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Hepato Pancreato Biliary (HPB) Surgery 59 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Phlebology 59 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery 59 2.5 DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES 60 Diploma in Allergy & Asthma (DAA) 60 Certificate in General Dentistry 61 Diploma in General and Hospital Dentistry 61 Distance Fellowship in Diabetes Management (DFID) 62 Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM) 63 Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM-Family Medicine) 64 Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatrics 65 Distance Education Fellowship in Hypertension (DFIH) 65 Master in Medicine in Family Medicine 66

2 3. Nursing 68 3.1 Undergraduate Nursing Programmes 68 3.1.1 Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery 68 3.1.2 BSc in Nursing 69 3.2 Postgraduate, Post Basic Degree, Post Basic Diploma and Fellowship Nursing Programmes 71 3.2.1 MSc Degree in Nursing 71 3.2.2 Post Basic BSc Nursing Programme 72 3.2.3 Post Basic Diploma in Nursing 73 Post Diploma in Cardio Thoracic Nursing 73 Post Diploma in Neuro Science Nursing 74 Post Basic Diploma in Operation Room Nursing 74 Post Basic Diploma in Critical Care Nursing 74 Post Basic Diploma in Gerontological Nursing 74 Post Basic Diploma in Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Nursing 74 Post Basic Diploma in Oncology Nursing 74 Post Basic Diploma in Neonatal Nursing 75 Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 75 Post Basic Diploma in Emergency and Disaster Nursing 75 Post Basic Diploma in Renal Nursing 76 Post Basic Diploma in Burn Nursing 76 3.2.4 Fellowship in Nursing 76 3.2.5 Service Obligation for Postgraduate, Post Basic Degree, Post Basic Diploma and Fellowship Nursing Programmes 78 3.2.6 Registration for Admission 78 4. Allied Health Sciences 80 4.1 Guidelines for admission to Allied Health Sciences 80 Eligibility for Admission 80 4.2 Degree Courses 80 Bachelor of Science in Accident and Emergency Care Technology 80 Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology 82 Bachelor of Science in Cardiac Technology 82 Bachelor of Science in Cardiopulmonary Perfusion Care Technology 82 Bachelor of Science in Critical Care Technology 83 Bachelor of Science in Dialysis Technology 83 Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (BSc MLT) 84 Bachelor of Science in Medical Record Science (BMRSc) 84 Bachelor of Science in Medical Sociology 84 Bachelor of Science in Neuro-Electrophysiology 85 Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology 85 Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) 86 Bachelor of Sciences in Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia Technology 86 Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom) 87 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) 87 Bachelor in Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO) 88 Bachelor of Science in Radiology & Imaging Technology 89 Bachelor of Science in Radiotherapy Technology 89 B.Sc. Respiratory Therapy 89 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Hospital Administration 90 4.3 Diploma Courses 91 Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology 92 Diploma in Dermatology Laboratory Technology 92 Diploma in Hand and Leprosy Physiotherapy Technology 92 Diploma in Hospital Equipment Maintenance 93 Diploma in Medical Radiation Technology (Radiodiagnosis) 93 Diploma in Optometry & (Ophthalmic Technology*) 94 Diploma in Prosthetics & Orthotics (DPO) 94 Diploma in Hospital Sterilisation Technology 94 Prospectus 2018-2019

Diploma in Urology Technology 95 Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology in CMC Vellore’s Chittoor campus 96 Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology in CMC Vellore’s Chittoor campus 96 4.4. Post Graduate Diploma & Fellowship Courses 97 PG Diploma in Assisted Reproductive Technology 98 PG Diploma in Cardiac Technology 98 PG Diploma in Clinical Pastoral Counselling 98 PG Diploma in Community Health Management (PGDCHM) 99 PG Diploma in Cytogenetics 99 PG Diploma in Dietetics 100 PG Diploma in Genetic Diagnosis Technology 100 PG Diploma in Health Economics, Policy & Financial Management (HEPFM) 101 PG Diploma in Histopathological Laboratory Technology 101 PG Diploma in Hospital Administration (PGDHA) 102 PG Diploma in Medical Microbiology 102 Fellowship in Hospital Administration (FHA) 103 Fellowship in Hospital Chaplaincy 103 4.5. Masters Courses 104 Master of Physiotherapy (Orthopaedics) 104 5. Masters & Doctoral Courses 106 MSc in Biostatistics 106 MSc in Epidemiology 106 MSc in Medical Physics 107 Master of Public Health (MPH) 108 PhD Programmes 108 MBA in Hospital and Health Systems Management (HHSM) 109 6. Post Graduate Engineering Programmes 110 MS Bioengineering 110 M.Tech. Clinical Engineering and PhD. Medical Devices 110 Medical College Faculty 111 College of Nursing Faculty 139 Annexure - I (Fee Structure) 148 Annexure - II (Sponsoring Churches/Organisations) 152

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1.1 OFFICE BEARERS Office Bearers of the College Council Vice Chairman & Acting Chairman Bishop Dr. D. K. Sahu BA, BD, MA, PhD Secretary Dr. Thomas Samuel Ram MBBS, MD Treasurer Mr. S. Robby Pria Sunder singh MCom, A.C.A Administrative Officers of the Christian Medical College Director Dr J.V. Peter MBBS, MD (Gen.Med), DNB,MAMS, FRACP, FJFICM, FCICM Associate Director Dr Dolly Daniel MBBS, MD (Path) Associate Director Dr Sukria Nayak MBBS, MS (Gen. Surg) Associate Director Dr Deepak Thomas Abraham MBBS, MS (Gen. Surg) Associate Director Dr Nihal Jacob Thomas MBBS, MD, DNB (Endo) MNAMS, FRACP, FRCP (Ed), FRCP (Glasg) FRCP (London) Ph.D (Copenhagen) Associate Director Dr Vikram Mathews MBBS, MD, DM (Haemat) Associate Director Dr Kurien Anil Kuruvilla MBBS, MD (Paeds) DCH Associate Director Dr Chandrasingh J MBBS, MS, MCh (Urology) Treasurer Mr S. Robby Pria Sunder Singh MCom, A.C.A Principal Dr Anna B Pulimood MBBS,MD (Path), PhD Dean, College of Nursing Dr Selva Titus Chacko BScN, RN, RM, MScN, PhD Medical Superintendent Dr K Prasad Mathews MBBS, MD, FRACP (Geriatrics) Nursing Superintendent Dr. Premila Lee BScN, RN, RM, MScN, PhD General Superintendent Mr Ebinezer Sundarraj MCA, M.Phil

Administrative Staff of the Medical College Principal Dr. Anna B Pulimood MBBS,MD (Path), PhD Registrar Dr. Elizabeth Tharion MBBS, DO,MD (Physio) Vice Principal Dr. Simon Pradeep Pavamani MBBS, MD (RT) Vice Principal Dr. Solomon Sathishkumar MBBS, MD (Physio) Vice Principal Dr. Judy Ann John MBBS, MD (PMR) Vice Principal Dr Sushil Mathew John MBBS, MD (Comm. Med) Addl. Vice Principal Dr. Biju George MBBS, MD, DM (Haemat) Academic Officer Dr. John Roshan Jacob MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology) Deputy Registrar Dr. Suganthy J MBBS, MS (Anat) Deputy Registrar Dr Anu Mary Oommen MBBS, MD (Comm. Med) Chief Superintendent University Dr. Rabi Raja Singh MSc, DipRP, PhD Examinations Men's Hostel Warden Dr. Vaibhav Londhe MBBS, MD (OG) Men's Hostel Resident Warden Dr. Manbha L. Rymbai MBBS, MS (Gen. Surg) Women's Hostel Warden Dr. Anuradha Rose MBBS, MD (Comm Med), MHSc (Bioethics) Women's Hostel Deputy Warden Dr. Sunithi Elizabeth Mani MBBS, DMRD, MD (Radio) Women’s Hostel Resident Warden Dr. Adeline Sitther MBBS DJ Hostel Warden Mr. Andrew Babu Jayakumar BPT, MSc (PT) DJ Hostel Deputy Warden Dr. Roshan Livingstone MSc, Ph.D Fitch Hostel Warden Ms. Sushila Russell MA, M.Phil Administrative Staff of the College of Nursing Dean Dr. Selva Titus Chacko BScN,RN,RM,MScN PhD Deputy Dean Dr. Vinitha Ravindran BScN,RN,RM,MScN,PhD Addl. Deputy Dean Mrs. Jeyalindha Christopher BScN,RN, RM, MScN Addl. Deputy Dean Mrs. Emily Daniel BScN,RN,RM,MScN Addl. Deputy Dean Mrs. Shandrila Immanuel BScN,RN,RM,MScN Addl. Deputy Dean Mrs. Sophia Vijayananthan BScN,RN,RM,MScN Registrar Dr. Manoranjitham S. BScN,RN,RM,MScN PhD Deputy Registrar Mrs. Sonia P. Abraham BScN,RN,RM,MScN Deputy Registrar Mrs. Asha Solomon BScN,RN,RM,MScN Nursing Students' Hostel Warden Ms. Jothy Sargunam S MA

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he Christian Medical College is an unaided, purpose of the Christian Medical College therefore is non capitation, Christian minority, educational to train dedicated persons to manage, run and provide Tinstitution admitting students on merit on an health care in the spirit of Christ through the mission all India basis. The Christian Medical College (CMC), hospitals. The motto of the institution is: “Not To Be Vellore was established and is maintained by the Ministered Unto, But To Minister” Christian Medical College Vellore Association, a registered society, formed by over 50 different Indian In 2018, the Christian Medical College Vellore proudly Christian churches and Christian organisations which celebrates the completion of a hundred years of run over 225 hospitals, health centres and dispensaries Medical Education, which began in 1918, bringing throughout the length and breadth of this country, to fruition the dream of our visionary founder, Dr Ida many of which are situated in remote rural areas. The Sophia Scudder. “Not To Be Ministered Unto, But To Minister”

1.2 VISION, OBJECTIVE & MISSION purposes and designs, fostering a commitment to truth and high ethical standards. Research may be The Christian Medical College, Vellore seeks to be aimed at spirit of enquiry, commitment to truth a witness to the healing ministry of Christ, through and high ethical standards. Research may be aimed excellence in education, service and research. at gaining knowledge of the fundamental basis of health and disease, at improving interventions or Objective in optimizing the use of resources. The objective of the Christian Medical College, CMC reaffirms its commitment to the promotion Vellore, is the establishment, maintenance and of health and wholeness in individuals and development of a Christian Medical College and communities and its special concern for the hospitals in India, where men and women shall disabled, disadvantaged, marginalized and receive an education of the highest grade in the art vulnerable. and science of medicine, nursing or one or other of the related professions, to equip them in the spirit CMC looks for support and participation in its of Christ, for service in the relief of suffering and in programmes in education, service, outreach and research, from friends and like-minded agencies in the promotion of health. India and abroad, in a true spirit of partnership. Mission Statement In its role as a living witness in the healing ministry The primary concern of the Christian Medical of Christ, CMC seeks to work in partnership both College, Vellore, is to develop through education with the Church in India and the Universal Church, and training, compassionate, professionally and their institutions. excellent, ethically sound individuals who will go out as servant-leaders of health teams and healing 1.3 INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES communities. Their service may be in promotive, The Christian Medical College, Vellore, occupies a preventive, curative, rehabilitative or palliative unique place among medical institutions in India aspects of health care, in education or in research. (and in the world) as a vital, diverse and inter- In the delivery of health care, CMC provides a denominational community. The College has culture of caring while pursuing its commitment demonstrated that it is possible to be committed to professional excellence. CMC is committed to to quality primary care while encouraging the innovation and the adoption of new, appropriate, development of excellent tertiary health care cost-effective, caring technology. In the area services. This approach is possible in the context of research, CMC strives to understand God’s of a holistic understanding of health and healing. Prospectus 2018-2019

1.4 HISTORY The Christian Medical College, Vellore and the associated teaching hospitals were founded by Dr Ida Sophia Scudder, the daughter of a medical missionary. She was born in 1870 to a missionary couple working in Tindivanam, sixty miles south of Chennai and later went back to America to complete her education. In 1890, she returned to India to attend to her ailing mother. On a single night during that visit, Ida was approached by three men seeking her help for their young wives in labour. As she could not offer help, and as local customs did not permit a male doctor to attend to them, young Ida was moved by the death of these three young Indian women during childbirth. She saw the suffering of women in India and realized the need in India for women doctors to attend to women whose traditions did not permit them to be treated by men. She went to the United States of America and obtained medical training, specializing in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. In 1900, she started her work with one room for inpatients in her father’s bungalow. Patients came in increasing numbers and the need for better facilities became obvious. She set about winning support for her cause and in 1902 the Mary Taber Schell Memorial Hospital was built to accommodate 40 patients. In 1924, the present town campus was acquired and a 267 bed hospital was built. Left: Dr Ida Sophia Scudder Below: 1902, The Mary Taber Schell Memorial Hospital

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The Christian Medical College, Vellore, now offers Accreditation Council, an autonomous institution Medical graduate, postgraduate (diploma and of the University Grants Commission awarded a degree), and higher specialty courses, graduate five star rating to the institution. When our country and post graduate courses in Nursing, and several became independent, there was an urgent need to degree and diploma Allied Health Science courses make technical knowledge and personnel available as well as courses in Bioengineering. for the whole country. The Christian Medical College responded to this need by starting various Today there are over 2800 beds for in-patients and specialty departments, known nationally for their over 8000 outpatients are treated daily in the main contribution to innovative teaching and patient care. hospital and in peripheral units. Postgraduate training programmes continue to be 1.5 EDUCATION added, as newer branches of medicine develop. Medical Education The Christian Medical College, Vellore, began a 100 years back in 1918, when Dr Scudder started training women for the Licentiate Diploma (LMP). Her first batch of medical students achieved a 100 percent pass in the examinations. In 1942, the medical school was raised to the status of a college and 25 students were admitted to the MBBS course. The first men students were admitted to the college in 1947. Permanent affiliation to the University of Madras was obtained in 1950. From 1953 onwards 50 students were admitted (25 men and 25 women). In 1964 the annual admissions were increased to 60 and in 2012 it was increased to 100. In 1988, the affiliation of this institution was transferred from the University of Madras to the newly established ‘Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical Best outgoing student 2017 - MBBS University’. In 2001, the National Assessment and

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Milestones: 1909 Lower Grade Nursing Course 1932 Higher Grade Nursing training (Diploma Nursing) 1946 B.Sc in Nursing 1967 B.Sc for Trained Nurses

First formal Higher Grade Nursing Class 1967 Post Basic Diploma Programmes in Nursing 1969 M.Sc in Nursing 1994 PhD in Nursing 2000 “Institute of Excellence” by the Government of India 2003 WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development 2005 Fellowship in Nursing 2006 Study Centre for National PhD Consortium, Indian Nursing Council 2009 Centennial year of formal nursing education

At present, there are postgraduate diploma this country foremost in their minds when they courses in 11 specialties and postgraduate degree start their vocation. The trainees are exposed to the courses in 24 specialties. This institution has most modern developments in medical sciences been a pioneer in India in the development of and at the same time equal emphasis is given to Community Based Education as well as in higher making trainees service oriented, so that they specialties like Cardiology, Thoracic Surgery, identify themselves with the communities they are Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Nephrology, called to serve. Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Haematology. The college currently offers 17 higher specialty Nursing Education courses. In addition, Masters Courses are offered The year 1904 saw the beginnings of nursing in the specialties of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, education in the Christian Medical College, Medical Physics, Public Health, Bioengineering Vellore, when Dr Ida Scudder and Miss Lillian and Clinical Engineering and M.Phil in Hospital Hart, a trained nurse, began training Indian and Health Systems Management. The facility women in nursing. In 1909, Miss Delia Houghton, for registering students for Ph.D exists in several a Registered Nurse came to India as the first departments. The emphasis on training Indian instructor and started the first training school with doctors to go back and serve in their own areas five students. This programme, called the lower has been maintained. A large number of christian grade course, was later upgraded to higher grade churches and missions throughout India make use training (Diploma Nursing) in 1932. Miss Vera of these opportunities for training. This enables K. Pitman and Miss Florence Taylor were the two them to make up to date health services available pioneers who initiated the four year B.Sc. Nursing for people in rural and semi-urban areas in different programme affiliated to the Madras University in parts of the country, through the hospitals under 1946, which was first of its kind in the country. The their auspices. It is expected that those who receive College of Nursing has since grown from strength training here will keep the needs of the people of to strength, setting many trends and starting

10 Christian Medical College, Vellore various nursing courses to meet the needs of the environment. In 2013 the institution was awarded country. the NABH accreditation. Each year the College of Nursing admits 100 students in both Diploma Nursing and B.Sc Nursing 1.7 RESEARCH programmes. The Diploma Nursing Programme is Research is an integral part of the institution. affiliated to the Board of Nursing Education of the Research is oriented to areas of need and Nurses League of the Christian Medical Association emphasizes application to relevant problems. of India (South India Branch). The B.Sc. Degree in Some research projects have been of exceptional Nursing Programme is under the Tamil Nadu Dr value in combating major health problems. The M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. The College of work on leprosy, AIDS, tropical sprue, diarrhoea in Nursing has grown to meet the diverse health needs children and immunization are examples of such of people across the nation through education and need based research. Several notable contributions training. Recognizing the contributions of College of have been made to medical science in the fields Nursing in preparing quality health care personnel, it was designated as a “WHO Collaborating Centre” for Nursing and Midwifery Development in 2003.

Allied Health Sciences Along with the development of nursing and medical education, the institution has also recognised the need to train skilled personnel in the various Allied Health Sciences. These were initially started as in service training programmes, and gradually upgraded to certificate, diploma and university degree courses. The first such programme was the compounder training programme initiated in 1903, which was subsequently upgraded as the Diploma in Pharmacy. Since then many diploma courses like Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Medical Laboratory Technology and Medical Record Science have also been upgraded to degree programmes. Best Teacher Award 2017 Currently, the institution runs about 19 degree and 21 diploma programmes (10 diploma courses, 11 of Leprosy, Rehabilitation and Reconstructive Post Graduate Diploma courses) and 2 fellowship Surgery, Neurochemistry, Neuro-physiology, courses in the Allied Health Sciences. Gastroenterology, Growth and Development, 1.6 SERVICE Microbiology, Population studies, Haematology, Oncology and Virology. The inculcation of an The service activities of the Christian Medical attitude of enquiry, acquisition of knowledge College in the field of health care are related to of basic methods of research and the conduct its role as a teaching institution, and the demands of research at various levels of involvement in of this role. The Christian Medical College is a health care is encouraged among both faculty tertiary care institution that influences decisions and students. Research relevant to the country’s and practices in health care both within India needs is encouraged with institutional grants and abroad. Various models of primary and as seed money to initiate projects. National and secondary health care are implemented at international funding agencies and other research CHAD (Community Health and Development organizations currently support research in fields Programme), RUHSA (Rural Unit for Health including population studies on growth and and Social Affairs), LCECU (Low Cost Effective development, basic science research in organ Care Unit) and CONCH (College of Nursing transplantation, HIV/AIDS, invasive bacterial Community Health). The extensive capabilities infections, diarrhoeal disease, haematological of the institution, straddling primary to tertiary malignancies, bone marrow transplantation and medical care provide the scientific and professional treatment of spinal cord injuries.

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1.8 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Developing the faculty has been a long held tradition of the College with every support to specialize and continually upgrade skills and practice. This has resulted in an enviable list of over 900 Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Science faculty, who in every department, in their own right, have done the institution proud.

1.9 SPIRITUAL NURTURE The institution believes that the quality of work is derived from its dependence on God. Ministering to the spiritual needs of the patients and the spiritual nurture of staff and students are central to its entire programme. The central location of the chapels, both in the college and the hospital, reflect the centrality of worship in the life of the community. Sunday worship services in several Indian languages and in English are conducted in the town campus chapel and in This interaction at a non-academic level has proved English in the college chapel. Staff and student popular in integrating the older and younger retreats led by eminent Christian thinkers are an members of the CMC ‘family’. important feature of the spiritual nurture of the community. 1.11 A COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE NATION 1.10 STUDENT NURTURE CMC upholds the value that all its alumni will Various academic and extracurricular facilities commit themselves to the service of the poor and are available for the development of the students. marginalized. Towards this end, the cost of education Well stocked medical libraries exist in both the is kept at a very modest level to prevent graduates hospital and college campuses. Scientific journals, being burdened with financial preoccupations. MEDLINE system for literature search, internet and Furthermore, all candidates admitted to Group reprographic facilities are available in the libraries. A courses and Diploma in Nursing will have to Students can avail of the medical facilities of the undertake a service obligation to work in an area Staff Student Health Services (SSHS) in the town of need for a period of two years after completion campus or at CHAD hospital in the medical college campus. Extracurricular activities, which promote development of skills, talents, physical and mental health are encouraged. The institution provides and encourages a variety of activities including music, dramatics, debating, athletics, games and social service. Residing in the hostel is mandatory for students of MBBS, BSc Nursing and Diploma in Nursing courses. Hostel accommodation is available to students of other courses as well, depending on availability. CMC strongly believes that the students admitted to the college should be nurtured as members of a family. A system of fostering of students who live on the college campus has been successfully working where a member of the teaching staff is Dr. Fam Siow Leong, receive the Paul Harrison Award 2017 for outstanding and selfless contribution in the field of healthcare allotted one or two students every year to ‘foster’.

12 Christian Medical College, Vellore of training. This process, we hope, will nurture our Katpadi Railway Station. This campus houses graduates into a life of service and allow them to the main hospital, hostels for nurses (staff and work in a learning environment where they can students) and some accommodation for faculty. take informed decisions about their future careers. There are numerous commercial boarding and All candidates selected for the various degree and lodging facilities around the town campus. diploma courses are required to give an undertaking Situated 7 km. south of the main hospital is the to serve in India or in their country of origin for a College campus set in a green, quiet and calm minimum period of four years. 200-acre site. Classrooms and laboratories for pre- clinical students are on this campus. A majority of 1.12 LOCATION the faculty stay on this campus. This campus can be reached by taking the town buses route number Vellore is 150 km. west of Chennai on the highway 1 or 2, going towards Bagayam. Auto- rickshaws to Bangalore and is well connected by road and rail. are also available from Katpadi Railway junction For those travelling by train, the station to alight at and Vellore town. The Schell campus is situated is Katpadi, which is on the Chennai to Bangalore in Vellore town and is about 2 km from the town or Coimbatore line. Frequent bus services connect campus. The Kagithapattarai campus is less than a the major towns in the region (Chennai, Chittoor, km, from the town campus and houses the College Bangalore, Salem, and Trichy) to Vellore. The town of Nursing and some accommodation. The CMC campus of the College is located at the centre of Chittoor campus is located around 40 km away Vellore town and is six kilometres south from the from CMC Vellore hospital. 1.13 ADMISSIONS CALENDAR OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS COURSES OFFERED Name of Course Tentative month Tentative month Tentative month Tentative Classes for issue of for Step 1/Entrance for Step 2/ month for begin Prospectus & Examination Special tests and registration Application interviews MBBS February Date of Please keep checking our website August NEET-UG 2018 for updates regarding the selection processes & schedule for MBBS admissions. BSc Nursing March May July August September AHS Degree March May July July July Diploma Nursing March May August August September AHS Diploma/PG Diploma/ March May August August August Fellowship DM/M.Ch Please keep checking our website for updates regarding the selection processes & schedule for Higher Speciality admissions. Post Doctoral Fellowships March May June July July MPH & MSc Epidemiology March May June June July M.Sc Biostatistics, Medical March May July August August Physics MS Bio engineering March June June June June Medical Post Graduate Courses October- Date of Certificate April-May April-May November NEET-PG 2018 Verification-April Medical Post Graduate / November March March March April Fellowship Courses MSc Nursing, Post Basic BSc December March April September September Degree, Nursing Fellowship, Nursing Post Diploma

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1.14 SPONSORSHIP families have had a meaningful relationship with the Church or the related body for a period of The aim of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, at least 10 years. In the case of transfer from one is to train individuals for service in needy areas parish/diocese/denomination to another, the total especially in Christian mission hospitals. To this period of relationship with the churches (regardless end, Christian students are encouraged to apply to of area or denomination) should be taken into be considered under the sponsored category. consideration. Any christian church or christian organization No candidate shall pay any amount exceeding Rs. which is a member of the Christian Medical 750 to the sponsoring body towards registration College Vellore Association and any other church for sponsorship. Collection of any amount in or christian body which operates its own medical excess of Rs. 750 as donation/security deposit/ work in India or neigbouring countries, which is retainer or in any other form by the sponsoring a member of the Council, and which fulfills the body is a violation of the Christian Medical College criteria as laid down by the Council is eligible to Vellore Association and Council resolutions and sponsor candidates for selection to the various guidelines. educational courses run by CMC, Vellore, provided the organization does not run the said course. Indian sponsoring bodies may sponsor only Indian The Christian Medical College, Vellore, is also a nationals. (Any person who holds a passport recognized sponsoring body. other than an Indian passport is ineligible to be sponsored by an Indian sponsoring body). Members of the Association and Council who are eligible for the privilege of sponsorship shall Sponsorship entails an agreement between the sponsor ALL eligible candidates. It is essential candidate and the sponsoring body whereby the that efforts be made by all sponsoring bodies to candidate agrees to serve in one of the institutions sponsor students belonging to the weaker and of the body for a minimum period of two years. under privileged sections of the society. Normally This obligation should be given as service only and certification should be offered to candidates shall be ensured by the Christian Medical College, belonging to the Christian faith if they and their Vellore.

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No sponsored candidates shall be considered for In the event a student fails to fulfill the service admission unless they achieve a set minimum obligation by appropriate service as stated in the standard in the admission test which indicates agreement, he/she will not be eligible for that they can successfully complete the course. The a. Admission to any further educational courses candidates should also fulfil the requirements of at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. the respective certifying Board. b. Any appointment in the Christian Medical All candidates who are selected for any educational College, Vellore and associated teaching hospitals. course in the College shall execute with their sponsoring body and the College legally valid Students who do not fulfill their service obligation agreements on appropriate stamp paper within will not be issued any certificates other than the 2 weeks of their selection. The College will get certificates statutorily mandated by the University/ the students to execute the agreement written on Boards and Professional Registration Councils. behalf of the sponsoring bodies. Failure to execute The list of sponsoring bodies eligible to sponsor the agreement will result in the candidate forfeiting candidates to the various courses is given in the seat. The sample agreement is available in the Annexure II. admission bulletin. THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR WILL NOT Service obligation should be discharged only CORRESPOND IN THIS REGARD WITH THE in terms of service and not through financial CANDIDATE compensation. Details of the service obligation are given separately for each course. Candidates and 1.14.1 Undergraduate College Sponsorship their parent/legal guardian are required to sign a for Christians service obligation agreement. Christian candidates who are not sponsored by the Admission is restricted under the sponsored CMC Vellore Association or Council members may category to only one candidate from the same family apply to be considered under the Undergraduate (siblings) in any particular year to any single course College Sponsorship for Christians. Such offered by the Christian Medical College, Vellore. Candidates should apply to The Council Secretary,

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Dr Anna Pulimood, Principal, with students c/o The Registrar, CMC, Vellore. The application to the Group A courses and Diploma in Nursing for sponsorship under the Undergraduate College and Midwifery will have to undertake a service Sponsorship for Christians should be sent to The obligation, to work in an area of need for a minimum Registrar, CMC, Vellore 632002 so as to reach not period of two years after completion of training. later than 16th April 2018. This process is expected to nurture our graduates into a lifetime of service and allows them to work Enclose the following documents in a learning environment where they can make Application for sponsorship under Undergraduate informed decisions about their future careers. The College Sponsorship for Christians (Annexure IV candidates chosen under the open category will of Bulletin) serve in areas of need identified by the Christian Medical College, Vellore. A certificate from the pastor of the candidate’s Church that the candidate/parents have been Students who do not fulfill the service obligation member(s) of the Church for a duration of not less will not be eligible for admission to postgraduate than 10 years (Annexure VI of Bulletin) Baptism/Confirmation certificate Candidates who have applied for and are not eligible for sponsorship will be considered only under the open category.

1.15 SERVICE OBLIGATION The Christian Medical College, Vellore upholds the value that its alumni will commit themselves to the service of the poor and marginalized. Hence, the cost of education has been kept at a very modest level to prevent graduates being burdened with financial preoccupations. All candidates admitted

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studies or for appointment as staff of Christian that education is a gift to be shared and not sold. Medical College, Vellore. They will not be given any The intention is that those who benefit will share certificates other than those statutorily mandated by the fruits of their experience in learning at CMC, the University/Boards and respective Professional Vellore through service to humanity. Councils. 1.17 DISCIPLINE 1.16 SUBSIDIZED FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS Ragging Ragging is not acceptable behaviour on the Despite the extensive medical services provided by campuses of the Christian Medical College. It is the hospitals and community outreach, the mission illegal according to the Law of the land to commit, statement makes it clear that CMC‘s primary participate in, abet or propagate “ragging”. The concern is education, training and professional institution will deal firmly and strictly with all development. There is a commitment to ensure instances of ragging. If any incident/s of ragging that the cost of education should not be a barrier comes to the notice of the authorities, the concerned to anyone desiring to pursue a course at CMC. The student/s will be given liberty to explain. If the course fees are heavily subsidized; for example, the explanation is not satisfactory, the authorities annual fee for MBBS including accommodation is will expel the student from the institution. Please only around Rs. 26,000/- after the first year even refer annexure VIII of the admission Bulletin for though the full cost per student is estimated at Summer Admissions for further details on the several lakhs per annum. UGC guidelines on ragging. Students who find it difficult to meet even these low fees are encouraged to apply for scholarships Possession of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol and which are available for all undergraduate courses Smoking (Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences). Smoking is not permitted in public areas and Scholarships are awarded according to economic on the campuses of CMC. Students should not status and cover all or part of the fees and consume or serve alcohol on any occasion within accommodation costs. The low fees emphasize the campuses of CMC. Forcing a fellow student

17 Prospectus 2018-2019 to consume alcohol would be grounds for severe disciplinary action. The Indian penal code classifies obtaining, keeping or passing on banned drugs (such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin etc) as a criminal offence. Possession or use of banned drugs will result in expulsion from the college.

Involvement in Strikes and Criminal Acts It is an illegal act to be involved in strike within the organization. In case, if the student is involved in this act, she/he may be liable for expulsion from the institution. Any other activities which are likely to affect the peace and tranquility of the institution involvement in any sort of violence or disturbance both within and outside the institution/any criminal acts/offences as defined in the Indian Penal Code 1860 will result in expulsion from the College. Immoral activity including use of foul language, gestures or any form of abuse would be liable for severe disciplinary action. ‘Wifi’ provided in classrooms and hostels is solely for academic purposes. Any form of its inappropriate use is condemnable.

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2.1 MBBS secondary care centres is a unique feature of medical education. The internship lasting for 12 months Description of Course comprises of postings in Community Health, The MBBS course is of four and a half years duration Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Child and is followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Health, Orthopaedics, Emergency Medicine and Residential Internship. The course begins with a short electives in various specialties. All these are as short foundation course sensitizing students to the per the guidelines of the Medical Council of India. health situation in India, the role of doctors in the Eligibility for Admission community and basic principles of Communication & Ethics. The undergraduate course in medicine Candidates should have passed the qualifying comprises of three stages. The first stage of 12 examination equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary months duration consists of the basic sciences - period of 12 years of study, the last two years of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry. The next study comprising of Physics, Chemistry and stage is of 18 months duration and comprises of Biology/Bio-technology with English. A candidate clinical and para-clinical subjects - Pharmacology, for admission to the medical course “must have Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine. passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, The last stage is of 24 months duration and covers Biology/Biotechnology and English individually # Ophthalmology, Oto-rhinolaryngology, Community and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks Medicine, General Medicine, Child Health, Surgery, taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology Orthopaedic Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. (or Botany and Zoology taken together)/Bio- A block posting in Community Health is an integral technology at the qualifying exam” (#40% aggregate part of each stage. Posting in mission hospitals and for BC, MBC, SC/ST candidates). This is as per TN Government and University guidelines. BC, MBC, SC/ST are as defined by the TN Government; all rules are subject to change as per State & University guidelines. Please refer to the latest regulations on the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University website http://www.tnmgrmu.ac.in/). Candidates should have passed in all subjects of the qualifying examination of the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Academic) conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Board or any other equivalent examination in one and the same attempt in the subjects. Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should complete the said age on or before 31st December of the said year. Please check the relevant admission bulletin on the CMC website for updated information.

Basis of Admission All candidates should have “obtained a minimum of marks at 50th percentile” in the Undergraduate NEET 2018 examination (40th percentile for Christian Medical College, Vellore

candidates applying for seats in the SC/ST quota, application form and a photocopy of the certificate subject to changes in the minimum qualifying of proof issued by the Deputy Tahsildar or the percentile announced by the Government). District Magistrate MUST be enclosed. The original of the Certificate is required. The number of candidates for the MBBS course shall be 100 per year, of which not less than 42 shall b. Sponsored Candidates - 84 seats be women. Up to 84 seats will be reserved for the sponsored The final distribution of seats will be as follows: candidates (See sponsorship guidelines Section 1.14 for further details). Please keep checking the a. All India Open - 16 seats. relevant admission bulletin on the CMC website (i) One candidate will be selected by the for updated information. Government of India (separate requests for Registration for Admission obtaining prescribed applications are to be addressed to the authorities as indicated in Those finally selected for admission will be required Annexure - II of the bulletin). to register for the course by paying the tuition fee and completing other admission formalities. Students (ii) Twenty percent (3 seats) of the open seats should submit their certificates in ORIGINAL. shall be reserved for candidates belonging to Admission to the MBBS degree course will continue Scheduled Caste/Tribes (SC/ST). The candidates to be provisional until approval by the Tamil Nadu belonging to SC/ST should indicate this on the Dr M.G.R. Medical University.

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2.2 MEDICAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES (Diploma, Degree and Higher Specialties) The Christian Medical College offers admission to the following postgraduate and higher specialty courses. The number of seats available in each of these courses is indicated. Please check the current PG admission bulletin / higher specialty admission bulletin / website for updated information on courses, number of seats and further details regarding the admission process. 2.2.1 Degree/Diploma Courses Subject Course Name Duration (Years) No. of Seats* Anaesthesia M.D. 3 11 D.A. 2 8 Anatomy M.D. 3 4 Biochemistry M.D. 3 2 Clinical Pathology D.C.P. 2 2 Community Medicine M.D. 3 6 Dermatology Venerol & Lep. M.D. 3 3 D.D.V.L. 2 1 ENT M.S. 3 6 D.L.O. 2 2 Family Medicine M.D. 3 2 Geriatric Medicine M.D. 3 3 General Medicine M.D. 3 16 General Surgery M.S. 3 10 Microbiology M.D. 3 4 Nuclear Medicine M.D. 3 1 Obstetrics & Gynaecology M.S 3 11 D.G.O. 2 6 Ophthalmology M.S. 3 7 D.O. 2 2 Orthopaedics M.S. 3 8 D. Orth 2 4 Paediatrics MD 3 8 D.C.H. 2 8 Pathology M.D. 3 8 Pharmacology M.D. 3 2 Physiology M.D. 3 4 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation M.D. 3 4 Psychiatry M.D. 3 6 D.P.M 2 6 Radiodiagnosis M.D. 3 6 D.M.R.D 2 6 Radiotherapy M.D. 3 5 D.M.R.T. 2 3 Respiratory Medicine M.D. 3 4 Transfusion Medicine M.D. 3 3 * Subject to change as per University/MCI regulations 22 Christian Medical College, Vellore

2.2.2 Higher Specialty Courses Subject Course Eligibility Duration No. of (years) Seats* Cardiology D.M MD/DNB in Gen. Med/ Paed/ 3 6 Resp. Med. Cardiothoracic Surgery M.Ch MS/ DNB in Gen. Surgery 3 4 Clinical Haematology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen. Med/ 3 4 Paed/ Path/Biochem. Critical Care Medicine D.M. MD / DNB in Gen. Med/ 3 1 Anaesthesia/Tuberculosis & Resp Med/ Emergency Med Endocrine Surgery M.Ch MS/ DNB in Gen. Surgery 3 1 Endocrinology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen. Med/Paed 3 4 Gastroenterology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen. Med 3 5 Gynaecological Oncology M.Ch MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & 3 2 Gynaecology Hand Surgery D.M MS/DNB Orthopaedics 3 1 Hepatology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen.Med/Paed 3 2 Hepato-Pancreato- M.Ch MS/DNB Gen.Surgery 3 2 Biliary Surgery Infectious Disease DM MD Gen.Med./Paed/Resp. 3 2 Med/Geriatrics/Tropical Medicine Neonatology D.M MD/ DNB in Paediatrics 3 2 Nephrology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen.Med/Paed 3 4 Neurology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen.Med/Paed 3 4 Neurosurgery M.Ch MS/ DNB in Gen. Surgery 3 1 Neurosurgery M.Ch MBBS 6 3 Paediatric Surgery M.Ch MS/ DNB in Gen. Surgery 3 4 Plastic & Reconstructive M.Ch MS Gen. Surgery 3 3 Surgery Rheumatology D.M MD/ DNB in Gen.Med/Paed 3 1 Urology M.Ch MS/ DNB in Gen. Surgery 3 5 Vascular Surgery M.Ch MS/ DNB in Gen. Surgery 3 1

*Subject to change as per University/MCI regulations NOTE: POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN THIS INSTITUTION ARE IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMMES.

For All Post-Graduate Courses Mentioned in The College recognizes that merit is not merely Section 2.2 academic but is, in addition, a collection of various For MD/MS/Diploma courses, applications other factors, which go towards suitability to will be invited in October-November of the year pursue postgraduate training. The selection preceding. For all Higher Specialty courses, please process/ admission will be subject to any orders keep checking our website for updates on the passed or that may be passed by the Government/ selection process & schedule for admissions. University/Professional Councils.

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Rules Governing Sponsored Candidates: permission of the sponsoring body, provided the a. Any Christian Church or Christian candidate is re-sponsored for the postgraduate Organization which is a member of the Christian course by the same sponsoring body. Candidates Medical College Vellore Association and any other must submit a copy of the sponsorship obligation Church or Christian Body which operates its own completion certificate issued by the appropriate medical work in India or neighbouring countries, authority of the sponsoring body, which must state which is a member of the Council, and which the dates of commencement and completion (or fulfills the criteria as laid down by the Council, is expected date of completion) of obligatory service eligible to sponsor candidates for selection to the as well as the period and categories of their leave various educational courses run by CMC, Vellore, allowed and availed. provided the organization does not run the said d. Sponsored candidates on completion of course. In addition, the Christian Medical College, their postgraduate diploma course opting for re- Vellore is also a recognized sponsoring body. sponsorship from the same sponsoring body for a b. All bodies that are eligible to sponsor postgraduate degree course in the same specialty, candidates for selection to the M.B.B.S. course are may have their service obligation deferred till the eligible to sponsor candidates for postgraduate postgraduate degree course is completed. diploma and degree courses provided they do not e. No sponsored candidates shall be considered offer the same course/s in hospitals or colleges for admission unless they achieve a set minimum of their own sponsoring body. This rule does not standard in the admission test which indicates that apply to CMC, Vellore. they can successfully complete the course. The c. The candidate who was sponsored to the candidates should also fulfill the requirements of M.B.B.S. course is required to serve the concerned the respective certifying Board. sponsoring body for a period not less than two f. The service obligation arising from sponsorship years, before being considered for selection to any should be given as service, and non-fulfillment of postgraduate course. Any remaining service period service violates the spirit of sponsorship and the in excess of two years that may have been agreed aim and objectives of the Association. upon towards sponsorship for the M.B.B.S. course may be completed at a later date, with the written g. Students who do not fulfill the service obligation

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will not be eligible for admission to postgraduate compensation. However, if a sponsored student studies or for appointment as staff of CMC, Vellore. seeks relief from the service obligation agreement They will not be given any certificates other than due to extraordinary circumstances, the request those statutorily mandated by the University and will be considered on merit. Marriage, securing respective Professional Council/Regulatory Body. a job outside the country or being selected for a postgraduate course elsewhere are not considered h. The Principal is authorized to withhold extraordinary circumstances. Students who do not transcripts and other non-statutory certificates fulfill the service obligation will not be eligible for issued by the College until the sponsorship admission to postgraduate studies or appointment obligations are fulfilled. as staff of Christian Medical College, Vellore. They Candidates who are now applying for any will not be given any certificates other than those postgraduate course under the sponsored category statutorily mandated by the University and Indian will be governed also by the following regulations: Medical Council. i. Sponsorship will be considered as valid only iii. Candidates sponsored to postgraduate courses if the candidate has asked for sponsorship in the should have served a minimum period of two years application form and the church provides the in any position in one or more mission hospitals appropriate details on the prescribed forms for of any of the supporting bodies of this institution sponsoring the candidates. after graduation. This may include training periods ii. When a candidate is sponsored for admission after graduation for post-graduate course in CMC, Vellore or any teaching/mission hospital of any to a postgraduate course, the candidate must sign supporting body. This period should be completed an agreement to serve the sponsoring body for a by 15/05/2018. Candidates must submit a copy of minimum period of two years following diploma the certificate(s) issued by the authorised signatory courses, and three years following degree courses. of the supporting bodies of this institution which If the sponsoring body is unable to utilise the must state the dates of completion (or expected date service of such a candidate, the College will reserve of completion) of two years of service, as well as the the right to utilise the candidate’s obligatory period and categories of leave allowed and availed. service. The service obligation for sponsorship should only be in terms of service and not financial iv. Sponsorship will be on the basis of the need

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of the sponsoring body to have trained personnel CMC Vellore’s network of hospitals, if admitted as for their mission work. The sponsoring body must sponsored, and two years if admitted under other give an undertaking that the specialty exists or categories. will be created, and also ensure that a post will be All candidates admitted to clinical Diploma available when the candidate graduates. NO FEES courses will be required to serve for two years in OR DONATION are to be paid for this other than CMC Vellore’s network of hospitals, if admitted as the stipulated sponsorship fee, which should not sponsored and one year if admitted under other exceed Rs. 750/-. categories. Eligibility for Admission to Diploma and MD/MS For pre and para clinical courses service obligation Level Courses (Including M.Ch 6 Yr) is only for sponsored candidates (three years for Please check the relevant admission bulletin on the CMC Degrees and two years for Diploma courses). website for updated information. Basis of Admission to Diploma and MD/MS level Candidates having qualified for the M.B.B.S degree courses (including M.Ch 6 Yr) and obtained full registration, having completed 1. The admission process will be as in the table in their compulsory rotating residential internship the relevant admission bulletin. Not less than fifty before the starting date of the courses, are eligible percent of the seats in each course are reserved for to apply for the postgraduate diploma and degree sponsored candidates, provided they fulfill other courses. criteria for eligibility for admission. Candidates having qualified with a postgraduate 2. For clinical courses, preference will be given to diploma, may also apply for the postgraduate degree applicants who have served for at least two years (MS/MD) course in the same subject. Post Diploma in areas of need. candidates with a diploma in the same subject will undergo 2 years of training for the degree. 3. The selection will be considered only for candidates who have qualified in the NEET-PG 2018 Service Obligation by obtaining minimum of marks at 50th percentile or All candidates admitted to clinical Degree (MD/ revised minimum qualifying percentile determined MS) courses will be required to serve three years in by the government (see PG bulletin).

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Registration for Admission to Diploma and MD/ Medical College supports an active medical MS level courses (including M.Ch 6 Yr) research programme. To broaden this experience, Those finally selected for admission will be required the trainee is encouraged to participate in research to register for the course by paying the stipulated activities. A Research Methodology course will fee and completing other admission formalities. be conducted for all newly selected postgraduate Students should submit their certificates in original. students. Attendance for this course is mandatory. Admission to the degree courses will continue to Students can obtain research grants from the CMC be provisional until approval by the Tamil Nadu Research Committee, provided they have attended Dr M.G.R. Medical University. the research methodology course. Facilities Available for Medical PG Trainees Medical Records Department: In clinical areas, special Stipend: All post-graduate medical courses in CMC emphasis is given to medical record keeping. There are in-service training programmes and post- is a well organised Medical Records Library in the graduate students are paid a stipend which at institution as well as a departmental records system. present is approximately Rs. 28,000/- per month, Facilities are provided in these areas for trainees to while it is approximately Rs. 50,000/- per month conduct retrospective case studies from the records. for those undergoing post-graduate training in Recreation: Facilities for tennis, badminton, Higher Specialties. basketball, volleyball, football, cricket, hockey and Accommodation: Partly furnished single/shared table tennis are available. accommodation is provided for all postgraduate students. Meals can be obtained from the canteens Staff/Student Health Clinic: The medical needs of the in the hospital premises. Meals can also be had students and staff of the Christian Medical College from the mess run at the Men Intern’s Quarters are met through the clinic provided for this purpose. or Lady Doctor’s Hostel, or from one of the many Hepatitis B Vaccination is mandatory for all students. hotels in the vicinity of the hospital. Students are If the candidate has already been vaccinated required to vacate their accommodation within 2 elsewhere, the serum antibody titres need to be weeks of finishing their course. confirmed by the Staff Students Health Services. Research Activity of Each Department: The Christian

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Medical Postgraduate Training Programmes 2.3 POST GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP COURSES

Course Name Eligibility Duration No of seats Accident & Emergency Medicine MBBS 2 years 10 Advanced General Dentistry BDS 2 years 4 Diabetes MBBS 2 years 2 Medical Genetics * MBBS 2 years 1 Neonatology MBBS, DCH 1 year 1 Palliative Medicine MBBS Diploma/MD/DNB 1 year 2

NOTE: POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN THIS INSTITUTION ARE FULL-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND MEDICAL PRACTICE OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTION IS STRICTLY NOT PERMITTED. All the listed Fellowship courses are ‘skills development programmes’ and should not be considered equivalent / replacement of Medical Council of India recognized courses. * For Fellowship in Medical Genetics registration will be in September 2018. The course is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.

Post Graduate Fellowship in Accident & Post Graduate Fellowship in Advanced Emergency Medicine General Dentistry This is a two year in-service training for General Dentistry is a broad discipline of dentistry MBBS graduate doctors interested in handling which enables dentists to meet most of the dental emergencies and early management of trauma. needs of their patients. This two year fellowship The training experience is predominantly in the helps trainees to gain understanding, improve department of Accident & Emergency Medicine, a skills and develop attitudes which will benefit 45-bedded independent clinical unit which handles them in their later role as a practicing General about 150 adult emergencies every day. About dentist or Hospital dentist. 20 cases of medico-legally significant trauma are The course provides a patient centred, integrated registered daily. This centre is recognised by the approach to dentistry focuses on providing WHO as the South East Asian Regional Training comprehensive and quality care to patients. Centre for Emergency Medicine and is presently Candidates learn principles of dental management the largest such department in the country. The of medically compromised patients and the care of curriculum also includes rotations in the various patients with tobacco related disease. They learn units of the Division of Critical Care Medicine as casualty, ward and theatre responsibilities, to gain well as the Paediatric Emergency Department. skills in hospital dentistry. The Fellowship course is certified by CMC, Skills training in advanced general dentistry include Vellore. Selected candidates will be paid a selected endodontic, prosthetic, periodontal, and consolidated monthly stipend and provided surgical dentistry procedures. The programme shared accommodation within the CMC Campus, also provides training in 4 handed dentistry, office subject to availability. During the tenure, trainees safety measures, teaching methodology, practice are expected to complete a scientific research management and electronic records. Opportunity project, maintain a logbook and qualify in theory will also be available for work in individual and clinical examinations in the first and second practice and community settings. years of their training. Academic training is through small group Eligibility: MBBS Duration: 2 years discussions and interactive lectures. Each No. of seats: ten (10) trainee will be required to complete a clinical or management audit during the course. The

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candidates will maintain log book entries Over a period of two years, Fellows receive (electronic) of procedures done. rigorous training aimed at adequate inpatient and outpatient management of patients with diabetes The fellowship is open to those who have presenting with all micro-and macrovascular completed BDS (Tamil Nadu Dental Council complications. registration required). The selection is through entrance examination and interview. Preference The unique features of our fellowship course will be given to those who have completed include an exhaustive training in the integrated previous Post Graduate training in foundational diabetes foot clinic, the adult young diabetes clinic general dentistry. and the Integrated Opthalmology clinic. There Eligibility: BDS are also compulsory rotations in departments Duration: 2 years of Clinical Biochemistry and Nephrology to No. of seats: Four (4) understand the nuances of diabetes management. The fellows also gain valuable experience in Post Graduate Fellowship in Diabetes performing Euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp Post Graduate Fellowship in Diabetes is a two studies and state-of-the-art molecular laboratory year course for MBBS doctors .The department of techniques. Field work and outreach projects are an Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism of CMC integral part, as is the “forty three year old Vellore Vellore, has intensified its activities in clinical birth cohort”. spheres, training and research for the past 10 years In addition to comprehensive clinical training, and is now considered to be one of the key leaders dissertations pertaining to relevant clinical and in training and research in diabetes in India. basic science research are mandatory for all Fellows The collaborative work in combination with and provide valuable inputs into the understanding Karolinska, Albert Einstein Medical College (New of a complex disease. York) and Copenhagen University gives the post Eligibility: MBBS 2 years graduates an opportunity to further develop skills Duration: No. of seats: Two (2) in the field of research and rub shoulders with the best in the world in the field of diabetes research.

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Post Graduate Fellowship in Medical Genetics (Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University) The Post Graduate Fellowship course in Medical genetics is offered by the Clinical Genetics Department to those who have completed MBBS. This course will provide basic knowledge about applications of human genetics in clinical practice and research. This course helps students to delve deep into Clinical Genetics which will include genetic counselling, clinical rotations, case discussions etc. In brief, the students go through a broad range of genetic sub-specialties such as neurogenetics, molecular genetics, developmental genetics, immunogenetics, biochemical genetics, cancer genetics, pharmacogenetics, dysmorphology, prenatal diagnosis and genetic counselling. The management of patients involving multiple modalities is also included in the programme. Post Graduate Fellowship in Palliative Clinical case discussions, field visits, genetic Medicine counselling sessions are other areas where active The Post Graduate Fellowship in Palliative Medicine participation by the students is incorporated. is a one year fulltime residential course that covers Overall the programmemme provides a strong the clinical, psychosocial and ethical aspects of foundation in all areas of medical genetics with palliative care as well as teaching and leadership opportunities for laboratory and clinical experience. skills. The goal of the Fellowship is to train doctors The students are involved in research in project to learn, incorporate and teach the principles of work apart from clinical duties. palliative care, ethics and communication skills in Eligibility: MBBS clinical practice. Candidates with an M.B.B.S Degree Duration: 2 years are eligible to apply for the fellowship. Candidates No. of seats: one (1) with postgraduate qualifications (diploma/MD/ DNB) are also invited to apply. The course will cover Post Graduate Fellowship in Neonatology subjects such as pain, gastrointestinal, respiratory, Neonatal mortality is the biggest contributor to ENT and genitourinary symptoms, emergencies, infant and under-5 mortality rates in India and psychiatry, terminal care, chronic oedema and wound throughout the world. It is estimated that about 5 care. Communication, professional and management million newborn die in the first 28 days of life in India skills, teaching skills, ethics, spirituality, teamwork per year. The World Health Organization and the and models of palliative care are the other subjects Indian Academy of Pediatrics have thus identified covered during the course. Learning opportunities improvement in neonatal health as a major step to also include academic writing, accessing and using reduce childhood mortality and morbidity. information and clinical guidelines. This one year Fellowship course for graduates The Fellowship candidates are part of the Palliative (MBBS or DCH) would be particularly relevant to Care team at CMC, Vellore and participate in the our institution since many of our graduates go back clinical and educational activities. They are involved to work in mission hospitals where majority of the in the work of palliative care clinic, inpatient care work is in maternity and child health. and home care. The in-service training also includes oncall duties in the hospital. Eligibility: MBBS/DCH Duration: 1 year Eligibility: MBBS or Diploma/MD/DNB No. of seats: one (1) Duration: 1 year No. of seats: two (2)

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Medical Postgraduate Training Programmes 2.4 POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP COURSES

Course Eligibility Duration No. of seats Anaesthesia Cardiac Anaesthesia* 1 year 2 MD/DNB Anaesthesia Neuro Anaesthesia* 1 year 2 Cardiology Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology DM/DNB Cardiology 2 years 1 Critical Care Critical Care Medicine MD/DNB Anaesthesia/General 2 years 10 Medicine/Pulmonary Medicine/ Emergency Medicine/General Surgery (MS/DNB) Dental Advanced Training in Oral & Maxillofacial MDS (Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgery) 2 years 1 Surgery Dermatology

Paediatric Dermatology MD/DNB Dermatology 1 year 1 Endocrinology Diabetology* MD/DNB General Medicine/Geriatric 1 year 2 Endocrinology MD/DNB General Medicine 2 years 2 Endocrine Surgery Endocrine Surgery MS/DNB General Surgery 1 year 2 ENT Audio vestibular Diseases 1 ENT – Head & Neck – Skull Base Surgery 1 Implantation Otology* 1 MS/DNB in ENT 2 years Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology* 1 Phonosurgery 1 Rhinology 1 Gastrointestinal Sciences Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy$ DM/DNB in Medical Gastroenterology 1 year 1 Haematology Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplantation DM/DNB Clinical Haematology / 1 year 2 Medical Oncology Clinical Haematology MD/DNB General Medicine/Paediatrics/ 2 years 6 Pathology/Transfusion Medicine/ Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion Molecular Haematology MD/DNB Pathology 2 years 1 Hepatology Hepatology MD/DNB General Medicine/Paediatrics 1 year 2

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Medicine Clinical Genetics MD/DNB in any subject, 2 years 1 MS/DNB in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency Medicine* MD/DNB General Medicine 1 year 2 Geriatric Medicine MD/DNB Geriatric Medicine, General 1 year 1 Medicine, Family Medicine Microbial Medicine and Infections MD/DNB General Medicine/Paediatrics/ 2 years 2 Control* (Formerly known as Infectious Geriatrics/Family Medicine Diseases) Neurocritical Care MD/DNB General Medicine/ 1 year 1 Anaesthesia/Pulmonary Medicine/MCh Neurosurgery/DM Neurology Nephrology Interventional Nephrology DM/DNB Nephrology/MD General 6 months 4 per annum# Medicine/Paediatrics equivalent with 6 (2 every 6 months) months work experience in a dialysis unit or handling nephrology practice Renal Transplantation DM/DNB Nephrology 2 years 1 Neurology Paediatric Neurology MD/DNB Paediatrics 2 years 2 Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Spine 1 year 2 MCh/DNB Neurosurgery completed Paediatric Neurosurgery 1 year 2 within the last 5 year Skull Base Neurosurgery 1 year 2 Obstetrics & Gynaecology Gynaec Oncology* MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2 Reproductive Medicine* MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2 2 years Clinical Embryology MD/MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology/ 1 Pathology/Microbiology/Physiology/ Anatomy Orthopaedics Paediatric Orthopaedics* 2 years 2 Short Fellowship in Paediatric 2 per anum* 6 months Orthopaedics MS/DNB Orthopaedics (1 every 6 months) Spinal Disorder Surgery 2 years 2 Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery* 1 year 2 Pathology Cytogenetics* MD/DNB Pathology/Anatomy 1 Laboratory Haematology 2 2 years Haematopathology MD/DNB Pathology 1 Neuropathology 1

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Paediatrics Developmental Paediatrics 2 Paediatric Infectious Diseases 2 MD/DNB Paediatrics 2 years Paediatric Intensive Care 2 Paediatric Nephrology* 2 Neonatology MD/DNB Paediatrics equivalent 1 year 2 Plastic Surgery Cosmetic Surgery $ 1 year 1 MCh/DNB Plastic Surgery/Equivalent Cranio-Maxillo-Facial and Microsurgery $ 1 year 1 Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry MD/DNB Psychiatry 2 years 2 Radiology Cardiovascular & Thoracic Imaging 1 year 1 Cross Sectional Imaging 1 year 1 Neuro & Vascular Interventional MD/DNB Radiology 2 years 2 Radiology* Paediatric Radiology 1 year 1 Respiratory Medicine Allergy, Asthma & Immunology MD/DNB Respiratory Medicine/ 2 General Medicine/Paediatrics 2 years Pulmonology MD/DNB Respiratory Medicine/ 2 General Medicine Rheumatology Advanced Arthritis, Rheumatism & MD/DNB General Medicine/Paediatrics 2 years 4 Autoimmunity (formerly known as Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology) Surgery Breast Surgery MS/DNB General Surgery 1 years 1 Colorectal Surgery MS/DNB General Surgery 2 years 1 Head & Neck Surgery including 3 MS/DNB General Surgery/ENT 2 years Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery MS/DNB General Surgery 2 years 1 Upper GI & Bariatric Surgery MS/DNB General Surgery or 1 2 years MCh/DNB GI Surgery Phlebology MD/DNB General Surgery 1 years 2 NOTE: POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN THIS INSTITUTION ARE FULL-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND MEDICAL PRACTICE OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTION IS STRICTLY NOT PERMITTED.

All the listed Fellowship courses are ‘skills development programmes’ and should not be considered equivalent / replacement of Medical Council of India recognized courses. * Courses affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University # Subject to change $ A candidate who has appeared for the DM/MCh exam is eligible to apply, but registration for the course will be only on 15th Septem- ber 2018.

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Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cardiac procedures, spinal instrumentations, neurotrauma, Anaesthesia paediatric neurosurgery and awake craniotomy. The neurosciences department is the pioneer in The Department of Anaesthesia, offers opportunities the field of intraoperative neuromonitoring and for those interested in advanced cardio-thoracic evoked potential monitoring in India. anaesthesia training. The cardiothoracic The one-year fellowship in neuroanaesthesiology department does about 1300 surgeries every is open to those who have finished M.D or year, which include 250 cases of congenital heart DNB in Anaesthesiology. This course involves surgeries, 900 adult cardiac surgeries and about training in the state of the art newer techniques of 300 lung surgeries. In addition around 300 cases in anaesthesia and intraoperative neuro monitoring cardiac catheterization labs are done. for neurosurgical procedures. The one year Fellowship programme in cardiac The trainees rotate through neurosurgery operation anaesthesia is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR theatres and Neuro intensive care and Neurotrauma Medical University. The cases involve training in ICU which has 18 beds. They are exposed to both adult, paediatric TEE, invasive monitoring Neuro radiology and undergo a short training in including pulmonary artery catheters. The trainees intraoperative neuromonitoring. There is ample will rotate through CTVS operating rooms, CTVS opportunity for hands-on training in procedures ICU and Cardiology. Candidates get exposure such as arterial cannulations, ultrasound guided to thoracic surgery cases like VATS, lobectomy, pneumonectomy & procedures like DLT, bronchial and ECG guided central venous cannulations, blockers, fiberoptic bronchosopy. fibreoptic and video laryngoscopic intubations. Trainees are exposed to Trans-cranial Doppler and We do fast tracking of our congenital heart disease intracranial pressure monitoring techniques. cases using ultrasound guided paravertebral blocks. In addition the candidate will get trained They also get an opportunity to train in EEG and in ultrasound, transthoracic and transesophageal depth of anaesthesia monitoring. The trainees have echo. We run a yearly perioperative echo course exposure to anaesthesia for stereotactic procedures, and thoracic anaesthesia CME, from which the MRI, interventional and other neuroradiological candidates benefit. procedures. They are also trained in anaesthesia for emergency neurosurgery. There is opportunity Candidates will be given the opportunity to attend for research and trainees are encouraged to publish a research methodology course. They are required their work in peer-reviewed journals. to do research work, which will be presented in the Eligibility: MD/DNB Anaesthesia IACTA conference and be sent to a peer-reviewed Duration: 1 year journal. No. of seats: Two (2) On completion of the course, the candidates will have a university exit exam which includes clinical Post-Doctoral Fellowship In Cardiac examination and VIVA VOCE. The candidate needs Pacing and Electrophysiology to submit a clinical and echo-cardiography logbook. The Cardiac Pacing Service has been progressively Eligibility: MD/DNB Anaesthesia made available by the Cardiology Department Duration: 1 year. at Christian Medical College Vellore from the No. of seats: Two (2) early nineties starting with single chamber devices, later moving on to dual chamber and Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuro finally resynchronization therapy. Cardiac Anaesthesia Electrophysiology Services were subsequently The Department of Anaesthesia offers added on from 2004, starting with basic EP opportunity for those interested in advanced procedures until an independent Service could be neuroanaesthesiology training. The Neurosciences separately staffed with dedicated and fully trained department does about 1500 neuro surgical Cardiac Electro physiologists in 2009. A dedicated procedures per year with an extensive range Cath-lab, separate device follow-up clinic with of cases which include tumour surgery, seizure dedicated personnel managing device-related surgery, trans nasal trans-sphenoidal pituitary problems, specialized arrhythmia assessments, surgery, intracranial aneurysms and other vascular use of 3-D mapping technology, complex ablation

34 Christian Medical College, Vellore procedures were systematically made available Post Doctoral Fellowship in Critical Care since then. Over 3000 radiofrequency ablation Medicine procedures have been performed since 2009 which includes complex cases requiring 3-D mapping. The Unit implants over 325 devices every year which includes about 20 CRT and 40 ICD devices. Currently about 250 ablations are performed on a yearly basis, 70 of which are complex and involved 3-D mapping technology. The Unit has to its credit several firsts in the country which includes the first esophageal EP study in neonates, the first ICD lead extraction using the Tight rail device, the first VT ablation involving activation mapping done with ECMO support, the first zero fluoroscopy AVNRT and VT ablation. The Unit has two trained Professors in Electrophysiology. The Unit boasts of the first electro physiologist in the country with a pediatric fellowship and hence has a large volume of pediatric electrophysiology cases. In addition to a dedicated EP Catheterization Lab, the unit has excellent support facilities that include Holter, Head-Up Tilt Testing, Device Clinic, Medical Genetics, Radiology and Thoracic Surgery back up. The academic activities include weekly journal and EP tracing rounds and. The Unit also organizes periodic visits to anatomy and bioengineering Critical Care Medicine (also known as Intensive departments towards better understanding of Care) is a hybrid specialty blending the knowledge anatomy and equipment development. The training and skills of internal medicine, respiratory medicine will include supervised management of cardiac and anaesthesiology. In critical care, patients with arrhythmia in the out-patient and in-patient services life threatening illness resulting in organ failure including Cardiac Arrhythmia related consultations are supported with either or all of the following: and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device follow- ventilation, inotropes, and dialysis. up (programming of devices and trouble-shooting). During the 2 year fellowship, the fellow will be The demand for Critical Care is rising and will expected to work on and publish 2 papers and continue to increase, with increase in age of the present the same at a National-level conference while population, multiple co-morbidities, road accidents actively taking part in the departmental research and invasive interventions. Intensive Care is short activity. The training is intended to be progressively of trained personnel who can meet this demand incremental supervised ‘hands-on’. In the first year and improve outcomes, as the specialty is relatively of fellowship the trainee will achieve proficiency in young and recognised training courses are limited. arrhythmia ECG / CIED tracing interpretation that This Fellowship Course in Critical Care is designed includes Holter besides learning to perform simple to fill the need for intensivists. ablations, pacemaker and ICD implantations. The second year will be devoted to performing complex This two year course involves rotations in Medical, ablations and CRT implants under supervision. Surgical, Neurosciences and Paediatric ICUs, Six-monthly assessments of the fellows will be Radiology, Echocardiography, Dialysis among performed by the supervisors. Fellowship degree others. This in-service training programme ensures will be awarded only on completion of the 2 adequate exposure to management of all types of year course and securing 75% marks in the exit critical illness, with hands-on experience in airway examination. management, invasive line placements, ultrasound Eligibility: DM/DNB Cardiology and echocardiogram, advanced ventilation, Duration: 2 year bronchoscopy, renal support etc. There is also a No. of seats: One (1) great opportunity for research.

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Various courses run by the department include 1997. Currently the Paediatric Dermatology clinics BASIC and very BASIC courses, basic and advanced run on Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturdays. ultrasound. Working amidst young, energetic and We see an average of 1000 outpatients per month enthusiastic intensivists, students will find themselves in the clinic and 40-50 in-patient consultations prepared to take over a Critical Care Unit. The from the Paediatric Department. In addition, department is recognised by the College of Intensive dermatology related paediatric emergencies are Care Medicine, Australia, as a training centre. seen by the junior resident and the attending ‘on call’ consultant on a daily basis. The skills acquired also include ‘soft skills’ like communication and administration. An exit exam Paediatric Dermatology Clinics is conducted by the Christian Medical College, Inflammatory, infectious and autoimmune diseases Vellore for the award of the Fellowship. form the bulk of our outpatient attendance. Eligibility: MD/DNB Anaesthesia/General Medicine/ Additionally, the genodermatoses are managed in Pulmonary Medicine/Emergency Medicine/General a Multidisciplinary Clinic on Saturdays with the Surgery (MS / DNB) Duration: 2 years Medical Genetics Department. Fibroblast cultures, No. of seats: Ten (10) Fluorescent in situ Hybridization techniques are done when needed by the Cytogenetics department. Post Doctoral Fellowship in Oral and Paediatric Dermatology also works closely with Maxillofacial Surgery the Paediatric Rheumatology & Neurology units. We also run cutaneous vascular malformation and The objective of this course is to train Oral & epidermolysis bullosa clinics once a month. Maxillo-Facial surgeons to develop competence in clinical decision making and required surgical Training programme skills. The fellowship involves a 2 year period of We run a structured training programme which in-service training. The post has academic, service includes rotation through Paediatric ID, clinical and teaching responsibilities, within the role of a genetics and the Cytogenetics department in specialist senior registrar. Candidates have the addition to the paediatric dermatology clinics. The opportunity to work with allied specialties such programme includes bedside teaching as well as as Head and Neck, Surgical Oncology, Radiation ‘on the job’ training. The trainees are also involved therapy, ENT, peripheral hospital maxillofacial in seminars, journal clubs & audits. departments & Emergency Medicine. Eligibility: MD/DNB (Dermatology) Competence training is through a process of clinical Duration: 1 year No. of seats: One (1) mentoring and surgical apprenticeship. Trainees maintain a log book & have periodic assessments Post Doctoral Fellowship in Diabetology of clinical reasoning, attitudes & skills in diagnosis, treatment planning, surgery & teaching of The Post Doctoral Fellowship in Diabetology junior staff. Academic activities such as journal is a one year course, which is recognized by the reviews, clinical meetings and publication are Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. The encouraged. Training includes documentation and department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and maintenance of the case profiles, for presentation Metabolism of CMC Vellore, has intensified its of comprehensive clinical management of all activities in clinical spheres, training and research cases seen. Clinical research through audit/basic for the past 10 years and is now considered to be research is a course requirement. one of the key leaders in training and research Eligibility: MDS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) in diabetes in India. The collaborative work in Duration: 2 years combination with Karolinska, Albert Einstein No. of seats: One (1) Medical College (New York) and Copenhagen University, gives the post graduates an Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric opportunity to further develop skills in the field Dermatology of research and rub shoulders with the best in the world in the field of diabetes research. Paediatric Dermatology is an integral part of our clinical services and academic programme. The Over the period of two years, the fellows Paediatric Dermatology OPD in CMC was started in receive rigorous training aimed at adequate

36 Christian Medical College, Vellore inpatient and outpatient management of patients week with the departments of Endocrine Surgery, with diabetes presenting with all micro-and Nuclear Medicine & Neurosurgery. macrovascular complications. The unique features The objective of the course is to ensure that the of our fellowship course include an exhaustive candidates have a wide exposure to various training in the integrated diabetes foot clinic, the endocrine disorders and their management. adult young diabetes clinic and the Integrated They are encouraged to participate in research Opthalmology clinic. There are also compulsory and teaching activities, and acquire basic skills in rotations in the departments of Clinical Biostatistics. They are expected to do a research Biochemistry and Nephrology, to understand the project and present their study in a medical nuances of diabetes management. The fellows conference. They are also expected to publish also gain valuable experience in performing interesting case reports and case series. Euglycemichyperinsulinemic clamp studies and state-of-theart molecular laboratory techniques. Candidates are periodically assessed regarding Field work and outreach projects are an integral clinical skills, knowledge and understanding of the part, as is the “forty three year old Vellore birth subject. They are expected to be competent to handle cohort”. In addition to comprehensive clinical Endocrine and Diabetic emergencies. training, dissertations pertaining to relevant Eligibility: MD/DNB General Medicine clinical and basic science research are mandatory Duration: 2 years Two (2) for all fellows, and provide valuable inputs into the No. of seats: understanding of a complex disease. Post Doctoral Fellowship in Endocrine Eligibility: MD / DNB General Medicine Duration: 1 year Surgery No. of seats: Two (2) Endocrine Surgery involves management of thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, endocrine pancreas Post Doctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology and neuroendocrine tumours. The Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes Candidates for the Endocrine Surgery Fellowship & Metabolism is one of the largest centers for training are surgeons who have completed their Endocrinology & Diabetes in South India. The aim of MS in General Surgery and have an interest in this Fellowship course is to provide comprehensive Endocrine Surgery. This one year training is training on the practical aspects of Endocrinology, mainly in the Endocrine Surgery Department Diabetes and Metabolism during a period of 2 years. with onsite attachments in the Departments of The department has experienced faculty with a Endocrinology, Cytopathology, Histopathology, number of publications in indexed medical journals. Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and The following clinics are held by the department - Oncology. The trainees are adequately exposed to General Endocrinology, Pituitary clinic, Osteoporosis these disciplines with rotations, multidisciplinary and Metabolic Bone Disease clinic, Thyroid clinic, clinics and rounds. Trainees acquire enough skills Transplant Clinic, Menopause clinic, Diabetic clinic, to collaborate and appropriately utilize these Integrated diabetes foot clinic, Gestational Diabetes disciplines through the clinical management of Mellitus Clinic, Adult Young Diabetes Clinic, High endocrine surgical patients. risk Diabetic Eye clinic and Bariatric clinic. At the end of the Fellowship, trainees will be In addition, endocrine trainees have a posting equipped to handle benign and malignant thyroid with Pediatric Endocrinology (4 weeks), Research diseases, parathyroid and adrenal tumours. Trainees methodology (1 week) and Research laboratory will become fluent in the workup of rare diseases (4 weeks). Clinical work includes - assessment of the endocrine pancreas and neuro endocrine of patients, detailed laboratory evaluation and tumours, as part of disease management groups. therapeutic management under supervision. Eligibility: MS / DNB General Surgery Duration: 1 year Academic activities include journal clubs and No. of seats: Two (2) seminars (twice a week), case presentations & grand rounds (twice a week), and guest lectures (once a month). Interdepartmental meetings are conducted once a

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Post Doctoral Fellowship in Audio an ENT perspective of preserving physiological Vestibular Diseases functions present in the access pathway, is required for management of these diseases. Audio vestibular sciences is an upcoming ENT This two year fellowship in Skull Base Surgery specialty. It is concerned with the clinical evaluation, conducted by the ENT-1 unit, has open, investigation, diagnosis and management of adults microscopic and endoscopic skull base approaches and children with disorders of balance, hearing, as the main area of focus. There are multiple tinnitus and auditory communication, including corridors of approach in skull base surgery and speech and language disorders in children. This this fellowship focuses on four of them – Expanded post-doctoral fellowship programme is the first Endoscopic Approaches, Trans Maxillofacial of its kind in India. It is aimed at delivering the & Trans Mandibular approaches, Lateral broadest spectrum of clinical training in the audio Microsurgical & Trans Otic approaches, and Trans vestibular specialty, to deal effectively with hearing Cervical approaches. The head and neck surgery and balance problems in adult and paediatric age component of this fellowship is limited to training groups. The purpose of the training programme is in transcervical approaches to the skull base. to provide a holistic approach to clinical care and Training in skull base reconstruction techniques is research in audio vestibular conditions. a vital part of this fellowship. Specific objectives:The course is aimed at capacity The strength of the fellowship is its multidisciplinary building of the trainee’s skills in clinical science, approach & team work. Besides working in ENT- research & teaching 1, candidates work closely with the Neurosurgery Course Structure: This is a full-time in-service and Head and Neck surgery departments. ENT-1 training of two years duration, where the trainee has associations with two apex skull base surgery is exposed to clinical cases, diagnostic tests and centres – UPMC, Pittsburgh and Ugo Fisch actively participates in interventional procedures, international microsurgical foundation, Zurich. The surgeries and programmes. The trainee is expected unit closely follows the philosophy and techniques to complete a scientific research project before the of these centres for the practice of skull base surgery. completion of the course. Candidates learn clinical skills, operative MS/DNB ENT Eligibility: techniques and research methodology through this Duration: 2 years No. of seats: One (1) fellowship. Eligibility: MS/DNB ENT Post Doctoral Fellowship in ENT-Head & Duration: 2 years No. of seats: one (1) Neck-Skull Base Surgery Post Doctoral Fellowship in Implantation Otology Otology sub-specialty is a branch of ENT concerned with the prevention, investigation, diagnosis and management of adults and children with ear disease and disorders of hearing. This post-doctoral fellowship programme in Otology is currently not available in many centres in India, though this is a well- recognized subspecialty of ENT in developed countries. It is aimed to deliver specialized clinical training in Otology by training young ENT surgeons to deal with ontological problems effectively in Head & Neck - Skull Base Surgery is a subspecialty our country. The purpose of this two-year training of ENT that deals with the diagnosis, evaluation programme is to provide a holistic approach to and management of skull base diseases, especially patient care and research in this aspect of ENT. tumours. The current basic training in ENT does not adequately prepare an ENT surgeon to deal with The ENT Department at CMCH has postgraduate the comprehensive management of these tumours. programmes running since several decades. Specialized training and surgical expertise with There are twenty full time faculty and we have an

38 Christian Medical College, Vellore intake of eight postgraduate trainees per year, in at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. our department. The department caters for more The first year is pre-training and the second year than 70,000 patients a year, with various ear, nose is registered with MGR Medical University, at and throat problems. We do more than 1300 ear the end of which the ‘Fellowship in Paediatric operations and 30-40 Cochlear Implants per year. Otorhinolaryngology’ would be awarded to the We have a well-established Audiology department candidate. for pre-op evaluation and post-op habilitation. Eligibility: MS/DNB ENT At present we have five units in ENT, with Duration: 2 years subspecialty interests in ‘Head & Neck’, ‘Paediatric No. of seats: One (1) Otolaryngology’, ‘Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base’, ‘Otology-Neurotology-Implant Otology’ Post Doctoral Fellowship in Rhinology & Laryngology, Voice and Speech Disorders’. The ENT Department offers a post-doctoral fellowship The first year of the course is pre-training and in in Rhinology to provide candidates with a broad the second year the candidate will be registered with MGR Medical University. At the end of the second year the candidate has to pass the exit exam and complete a research thesis, after which the ‘Fellowship in Implant Otology’ is awarded. Eligibility: MS/DNB ENT Duration: 2 years No. of seats: One (1)

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology is a main branch of ENT. The Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Fellowship programme is aimed to provide advanced training in paediatric otolaryngology. experience in surgical and evaluative Rhinology. Most of children with ENT disease receive care by Rhinology is an area of ENT that involves the study general Otorhinolaryngologists. It has also been of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses, as well noted that paediatric ENT disorders constitute as adjacent areas like the anterior skull base and 25%-30% of all pathological ENT conditions. nasopharynx. Currently, the basic M.S. degree does These are often diagnosed late, reasons being not provide a doctor who wishes to specialize in various, including lack of clinical skill of the the management of rhinological diseases, sufficient Otorhinolaryngologist and application of newer experience in independently handling the entire diagnostic tools. Otorhinolaryngology residency gamut of cases. Specialised training is required in the programmes can provide training in paediatric evaluation and surgical management of both simple otorhinolaryngological diseases only to a certain and complex rhinological diseases using modern level, and not advanced training, within the techniques. The aim of the course is to train dedicated, existing setup in most of the teaching centres. skilled rhinologists to improve current standards of patient care in this field. The Department of ENT at CMC has a busy outpatient service, catering for more than 70,000 patients a The course aims to familiarise the candidate with year, of which more than one fourth are children. diagnostic nasal endoscopy and provide handson We do complex surgeries for children under the training in handling common rhinological problems. paediatric division of ENT. Therefore, this paediatric Candidate are exposed to advanced techniques for otorhinolaryngology fellowship programme is treatment of sinus and anterior skull base lesions, aimed to provide advanced training in paediatric using powered instrumentation and endoscopic otorhinolaryngology. This Fellowship programme, techniques. Candidates independently run the Nose presently, is not available elsewhere in India. CMC and Sinus Clinic, on certain days in the second year. would be the first to offer this programme. Candidates also are expected to perform lab work, This two year programme is run by department of organize Pathology and Radiology meetings, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Speech and Hearing attend to inpatient consultations, attend Rhinology

39 Prospectus 2018-2019 emergencies, make regular oral presentations, and and residents during the laryngology rotation. write up papers for publication. Each candidate is The purpose of this fellowship training would expected to work on a dissertation. There is an exit be to provide a holistic approach to clinical care examination (theory and practical) at the end of the and research in Laryngology in general and course. Phonosurgery in particular. Eligibility: MS/DNB ENT Eligibility: MS/DNB ENT; Desirable: 2 years postqualification Duration: 2 years ENT experience (academic/ active supervised practice) No. of seats: One (1) Duration: 2 years Post Doctoral Fellowship in Phonosurgery No. of seats: One (1) Laryngology and phoniatrics is an important yet Post Doctoral Fellowship in Advanced often overlooked subspecialty of ENT surgical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy training programme. A study conducted in the UK concluded that head and neck experience alone did The advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy not provide trainees with adequate laryngology Fellowship is designed to provide comprehensive related training. training and acquisition of skills in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures. The course This course aims to provide excellence in diagnosis helps in integration of endoscopy in diagnosis and and management of voice and its disorders, along management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary with airway, swallowing and laryngeal cancers, disorders. The course is meant for a person who is recognizing the void in this area during E.N.T already well versed in basic endoscopic procedures. postgraduate training. This two-year Fellowship programme is the first of its kind in India. On completing the course, the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Fellow will have had comprehensive Scope training in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy This specialized postdoctoral course includes procedures, develop ability to work as part of a exposure to the full range of laryngology and multidisciplinary team and will have appreciation phonosurgery as follows: of humanistic and ethical aspects of medicine. 1. Neuro-laryngology Specific objectives for the Fellowship: 2. Professional voice care 1. Understanding basic physics and principles of 3. Neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the Endoscopy. larynx 2. Understanding principles, techniques and 4. Swallowing disorders complications of conscious sedation/analgesia. 5. Disorders of the upper airway including airway 3. Acquiring technical skills in performing stenosis diagnosis and therapeutic ERCP, Endoscopic Clinical exposure: trainees work along with ultrasound, balloon assisted enteroscopy, residents, faculty and collaborative services in interpreting findngs as well as recognizing and managing voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. treating complications. They perform office based injection laryngoplasty, 4. Performing and interpreting esophageal and and botulinum toxin injection. ano-rectal manometry. Surgery: exposure to endolaryngeal procedures 5. Performing and interpreting Video capsule like direct laryngoscopy, microsuspension Endoscopy and ambulatory pH-metry. laryngoscopy, phonomicrosurgery for benign 6. Performing and interpreting hydrogen breath and malignant lesions, and open surgeries for test. laryngotracheal stenosis), laryngeal framework 7. Acquiring knowledge of reprocessing and procedures, and cancer work. maintenance of endoscopes and accessories. Research: sound clinical and basic science This course starts on Sept 15th every year. research with the Laryngology faculty, with goals Eligibility: DM/DNB Medical Gastroenterology. A candidate of presenting the work at national meetings and who has appeared for the DM exam is eligible to apply, but publishing their findings. registration for the course will be only on 15th September 2018. Duration: 1 year Teaching: training and teaching of medical students No. of seats: One (1)

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Post Doctoral Fellowship in Bone Marrow field with significant hands on experience and and Stem Cell Transplantation research opportunities. Significant experience is gained in the management of acute and chronic Stem cell transplantation is a component of the complications post transplantation. At the end of superspecialty training in both Clinical Hematology this training period the candidate will be able to and Medical Oncology. However, the field has independently run a large transplant programme. advanced significantly and it is increasingly It is our endeavour to ensure that our students recognized that for those who intend on continuing succeed and towards this we maintain our to do stem cell transplants after their training are mentorship with logistic and continuing training inadequately equipped with the existing training programmes even after the course is completed. programmes. It is widely recognized that an Considering the current requirements in this additional two years of training and experience is required to make post doctoral candidates country and the lack of trained physicians in competent to carry out stem cell transplantation this field, we are confident that at the end of this independently. training programme there will be no dearth of opportunities for the candidate to continue work At the department of Haematology, Christian in this area.. Medical College we have had a stem cell Eligibility: DM/DNB Clinical Haematology/Medical Oncology transplant programme since 1986. We are Duration: 1 year currently the largest stem cell transplant No. of seats: Two (2) programme in the country and do about 100 allogeneic and 40 autologous stem cell transplants Post Doctoral Fellowship in Molecular a year. The support systems and personnel for this Haematology programme are well established. The fellowship programme encompasses all aspects of stem This course is designed to provide a foundation cell transplant, from disease specific risk benefit in molecular genetics of haematological disorders. assessment, optimizing conditioning and GVHD Basic concepts and principles are covered in the prophylaxis regimens, management of infections, theory component. The laboratory component apheresis and cryopreservation, molecular, blood focuses on techniques integral to current bank and laboratory training relevant to this developments in molecular genetics. The fellows

41 Prospectus 2018-2019 spend the first year predominantly in training and in the future as trained clinical hematologists and a second research year in which they undertake a that they will be an asset to this country. project under the supervision of a mentor. Suitable Eligibility: MD/DNB General Medicine/Paediatrics/ candidates may get an opportunity to register for Pathology/Transfusion Medicine/Immunohaematology and Ph.D after successful completion of the course. Blood Transfusion Duration: 2 years Learning objectives for the course: No. of seats: Six (6) 1. The ability to supervise and direct the operations of a clinical molecular diagnostic Post Doctoral Fellowship in Hepatology laboratory There is an increasing burden and awareness of 2. Technical experience and knowledge in quality liver disease but limited number of formal training control and quality assurance procedures positions in Hepatology. This course is targeted at 3. Broad knowledge of basic molecular biology post-graduate physicians with a special interest in and genetics Hepatology. 4. Application of DNA techniques in the diagnosis At the end of the course, trainees will be able of inherited and acquired haematological disorders to confidently diagnose and manage common 5. Ability to perform a variety of molecular causes of acute and chronic liver disease and its diagnostic assays complications, including liver failure. Candidates 6. An understanding of the heterogeneity, are trained in UGI Endoscopy related to the liver variability, and natural history of haematological and are exposed to managing liver transplant disorders patients, with an emphasis on recipient selection, 7. Diagnostic and interpretive skills in a wide pre-transplant recipient work up and post– range of clinical molecular genetics transplant management. The department of 8. Ability to develop hypothesis and develop Hepatology works closely with allied departments experiments in a research project such as Gastroenterology, HPB Surgery, Diagnostic MD/DNB Pathology Eligibility: and Interventional Radiology, Critical Care, Duration: 2 years No. of seats: One (1) Hepato-Virology and Hepato-Pathology. Trainees learn to work as part of a team and Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical actively participate in the MDT meets’. It is hoped Haematology that trainess will imbibe the humanistic and ethical aspects of the practice of Medicine. There exists There are limited options for structured good research infrastructure for study of liver superspecialty training programme in Clinical diseases in the department. The focus is on liver Hematology in the country. The annual turnaround diseases generally neglected in India: like vascular of approximately 12 DM Clinical Hematology seats liver disease, Wilson’s disease and liver diseases in the country is inadequate to meet the increased unique to pregnancy; the latter, if unrecognized, demand for this specialty in the country. The results in high maternal mortality. Interested Department of Haematology at Christian Medical candidatea are strongly encouraged to participate College, Vellore is the largest dedicated Hematology in ongoing departmental research activity, with programme in the country. There are ninety in- potential for paper presentation and publication. patient beds at any given time and approximately 250 stem cell transplants are done every year under this Eligibility: MD/DNB General Medicine/Paediatrics equivalent 1 year department. Based on the available clinical material Duration: No. of seats: Two (2) and well established and adequate teaching staff in the department we are perfectly poised to provide Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical this two year Clinical Hematology Fellowship Genetics programme. This programme would be very useful for post graduate students who are interested in this Clinical Genetics is a branch of Medical Genetics specialty but have failed to enroll for a DM Clinical which involves direct patient care. This course aims Hematology course due to the limited number of to provide competence in providing comprehensive seats in the country. We are confident that the training diagnostic, treatment, management and counseling they receive over two year duration of this course services for individuals and families at risk for will be adequate for them to function independently clinical disorders with a genetic basis. Pedigree

42 Christian Medical College, Vellore analysis, syndrome search, plan for genetic tests Post Doctoral Fellowship in Microbial and genetic counselling are the highlights. All age Medicine & Infections Control group patients are seen. The Unit sees patients in the outpatient clinic under the Medical Genetics Clinic. Patients seen include those with intellectual disabilities, chromosomal, single gene disorders, preconceptional genetic counselling and for prenatal diagnosis. The multispecialty clinics are held in areas of perinatal medicine, neuromuscular genetic disorders and genodermatosis disorders. Consultations are seen every day with a wide range of referred cases. The Unit has a molecular laboratory where diagnostic (including prenatal diagnosis), DNA Banking, interpretation of genetic results, variant analysis and research work is carried out along with genetic counselling. The Unit has regular interdepartmental meetings as well as departmental seminars and journal clubs. Telemedicine case discussions are held regularly. This two year postdoctoral fellowship will provide ample opportunities for training in clinical and research aspects in Clinical Genetics and all branches of Medicine. Eligibility: MD/DNB in any subject/MS/DNB in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Duration: two years No. of seats: One (1)

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Emergency The Division of Infectious Diseases (ID) hopes Medicine to bridge the tremendous gap in subspecialty This is a one year in-service training for MD General training in infectious diseases in India. Although Medicine graduate doctors interested in handling patients with infections are seen by all physicians, acute medical emergencies and early management ID specialists are needed for optimal handling of of trauma. The training experience would be many of these conditions, especially when dealing predominantly in the department ofEmergency with complex infectious diseases. Several studies Medicine, a 45-bedded independent clinical unit have shown the impact of ID specialist care in which handles about 200 adult emergencies every improving patient outcomes, optimizing antibiotic day. About 20 cases of medico-legally significant treatment, reduction in incidence of antimicrobial trauma are registered daily. The curriculum includes resistance and the risk of nosocomial infections rotations in the divisions of Critical Care Medicine, as caused by resistant bacteria. Unfortunately, despite well as Paediatric Emergency Department. This Post- the tremendous need, subspecialty training in ID Doctoral Fellowship course is recognized and certified has not been available in the country till recently. by The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated The overall goal of the Fellowship is to train monthly stipend and provided accommodation specialists and future faculty in academic Infectious within the CMC Campus, subject to availability. Diseases. The Fellowship is a comprehensive two During the tenure, trainees are expected to complete year training programme leading to certification a scientific research project and qualify in theory and from the Christian Medical College, Vellore and clinical examinations at the end of one year. the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. The training programme ensures that fellows acquire Eligibility: MD General Medicine Duration: 1 year and demonstrate the necessary factual knowledge, No. of seats: 2 skills (clinical and procedural) and attitudes that

43 Prospectus 2018-2019 characterize the practice of ID. The course provides Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neurocritical rigorous training and supervised experience, Care with faculty of broad clinical expertise, at a level sufficient for the Fellow to acquire outstanding Neurocritical care is a highly specialized and rapidly skills as a specialist in infectious diseases. Like all growing branch of Critical Care, and Christian other post-graduate training programmes in CMC, Medical College is one of the earliest institutes to the emphasis is on “in-service training”. This establish it as a separate division of Critical Care experiential learning provides opportunities to and to offer a fellowship in Neurocritical care. This manage patients with a wide variety of infectious course provides the candidate with a comprehensive diseases, in both ambulatory and in-patient exposure to all aspects of Neurocritical care. settings. The management of neurotrauma is integral to Eligibility: MD/DNB General Medicine / Paediatrics / neurocritical care, and the division has 16 beds Geriatrics / Family Medicine dedicated to trauma. Management is based on Duration: 2 years brain trauma foundation guidelines and includes No. of seats: Two (2) routine intracranial pressure monitoring. There is a busy neurosurgery programme in CMC and Post Doctoral Fellowship in Geriatric postoperative management of neurosurgical Medicine patients is one of the key functions of the Neuro ICU. Candidates have extensive exposure to The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship course is postsurgical care and management of complications offered to doctors who have completed anMD of various cranial and spine procedures. or DNB in Geriatric Medicine, General Medicine or Family Medicine. The course is a one-year There is also an active Neurology department, hands-on programme with a nine month posting dealing with a wide spectrum of diseases, including in Geriatrics. Candidates are posted in related acute neurological emergencies. A wide spectrum specialities for the rest of the course duration. of cases, including strokes, neuromuscular diseases and paediatric neurology cases are routinely At the end of this course, the Fellow should be managed in the ICU. able to: • do a comprehensive geriatric assessment on Transcranial Doppler and ultrasound based patients in outpatient and inpatient settings decision making is part of standard care in the • recognise and address geriatric syndromes and Neuro ICU. Declaration of brain death for organ emergencies appropriately donation and maintenance of potential donors is also a part of the routine. • prescribe drugs rationally and give a comprehensive care plan to patients and their In addition to experience in the Neuro ICU, relatives candidates are also posted in Neuroanaesthesia, • plan an effective, individualised discharge Neurophysiology and Neuroradiology. Completion programme/follow up for each patient of a research project and presentation in annual • plan out preventive strategies for problems critical care conference is essential to qualify for faced by the patient in the community exit exam. The exit exam consists of a theory and • participate in promotive and rehabilitative practical exam, and passing in each is compulsory. programmes in the community Eligibility: MD/DNB General Medicine / Anaesthesia / Pulmonary Medicine / MCh Neurosurgery / DM Neurology Regular appraisals ensure that short term goals Duration: 1 year are met, and teaching includes interactive lectures, No. of seats: One (1) seminars and journal clubs. Assessment is both formative and summative, and will include a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Interventional project and the compilation of a log book. Nephrology Eligibility: MD/DNB Geriatric Medicine, General Medicine, Interventional Nephrology is an emerging Family Medicine subspecialty dealing with insertion of tunnelled Duration: 1 year venous dialysis catheters for patients undergoing No. of seats: One (1) hemodialysis, percutaneous insertion of chronic peritoneal dialysis catheters, percutaneous

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endovascular procedures for management of Nephrologists or physicians working in dialysis and vascular access dysfunction, peritoneal dialysis nephrology units, who wish to acquire or enhance repositioning, ultrasound-guided renal biopsy, their nephrology interventional skills are invited to arterio-venous fistula access planning, etc. A apply for this 6 months’ fellowship. trained nephrologist ensures the ideal management Eligibility: DM / DNB Nephrology / MD General Medicine / of renal patients with effectiveness and safety at a Paediatrics equivalent with 6 months work experience in a much lower cost. dialysis unit or handling nephrology practice Duration: 6 months The Department of Nephrology at CMC Vellore No. of seats: 4 per annum (2 every 6 months) is a high volume tertiary care unit with training programme for Nephrology Postgraduates Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric already in place. The Fellowship in Interventional Neurology Nephrology aims to train nephrologists with Paediatric Neurology services in Christian Medical necessary skills in interventions required in College commenced under the multidisciplinary Nephrology practice. Trainees receive hands- department of Neurological Sciences in the on experience in learning to planning of year 2007. Since then it has grown steadily vascular access (with assistance) and their and now caters to more than 12000 children in interventions, insertion of dialysis catheters the outpatient department and more than 500 (both temporary and tunnelled) as well as their inpatients annually. The main strength of the removal, percutaneous tunnelled cuffed PD department lies in its support services from adult catheter placement and removal, PD catheter Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Genetics, repositioning (by an innovative technique Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR), Child described by us), kidney biopsies, etc. The & Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP), Developmental department is collaborating with intervention Paediatrics, Paediatric Neuroradiology, Dietetics radiology, vascular surgery and urology for this and Clinical Pharmacology. Neurological Sciences dialysis-access related academic venture. Hence being a wellestablished speciality, through the a good exposure and hands-on experience in all electrophysiology lab, neurochemistry and procedures can be expected in a short interval, neuropathology have expanded their services under close supervision. to also include children with neurological

45 Prospectus 2018-2019 disorders. This has resulted in catering to a wide Eligibility: M.Ch/DNB in Neurosurgery in an institution variety of neurological disorders in children recognized by the Medical Council of India, degree obtained within the last five years namely neuroinfections, neurogenetic disorders, Duration: 1 year neurometabolic disorders, neuromuscular No. of seats: Two (2) disorders, stroke, neuroimmunology and neurodevelopmental disorders. The unit runs Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric multidisciplinary meetings for selection of Neurosurgery candidates for epilepsy surgery and for optimal management of neurometabolic disorders. The The division of Neurosurgery functions under the unit also liaises with centres both in the country integrated Department of Neurological Sciences that and abroad for optimal management. has Neurology, Neurochemistry, Neurophysiology and Neuropathology divisions. The department was The course aims to provide exposure to neurologic established in 1949 and strives to maintain high quality disorders in children, obtain expertise in appropriate standards in patient care, management and research. use of specialty procedures (including neuroimaging and electrophysiologic studies) in the evaluation The fellowship programme aims to provide and management of neurologic diseases. Adequate training in diagnosis and management of children rotations are provided in related specialties like with neurosurgical disorders. The fellowship Medical Genetics, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry will expose the candidate to pre-, intra- and and Developmental Pediatrics. postoperative management of a wide variety of congenital, vascular, epilepsy and neoplastic Eligibility: MD or DNB in Paediatrics Duration: 2 years pathologies of the brain and spinal cord in No. of seats: Two (2) children. Experience in the use of stereotaxy and neuronavigation will also be gained. The fellowship Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neurosurgery will also provide opportunities in clinical as well Spine as laboratory based research. The programme has been designed to provide training in neurosurgical The division of Neurosurgery functions under skills with additional rotations in Neuropathology the integrated Department of Neurological and Intensive care. Sciences that has Neurology, Neurochemistry, Neurophysiology and Neuropathology divisions. Accommodation and remuneration will be The department was established in 1949 and strives provided as per institutional rules. to maintain high quality standards in patient care, Eligibility: M.Ch/DNB in Neurosurgery in an institution management and research. recognized by the Medical Council of India, degree obtained within the last five years This fellowship will expose the candidate to Duration: 1 year management of pathologies of the spine and No. of seats: Two (2) spinal cord. These include deformity correction, management of spondylotic and degenerative Post Doctoral Fellowship in Skull Base diseases of the spine as well as tumours of the Neurosurgery spine and the spinal cord. The fellowship will The division of Neurosurgery functions under also expose the candidate to different types of the integrated Department of Neurological spinal instrumentation as well as to techniques of Sciences that has Neurology, Neurochemistry, spinal decompression and stabilization without Neurophysiology and Neuropathology divisions. instrumentation. The candidate will gain by The department was established in 1949 and strives exposure to neurosurgical procedures being to maintain high quality standards in patient care, performed under electrophysiological monitoring. management and research. Skull base surgery has The fellowship will also provide opportunities in developed into a distinct subspecialty over the last clinical as well as laboratory based research. The two decades. This two year fellowship is aimed programme has been designed to provide training at providing advanced training in the nuances of in neurosurgical skills with additional rotations in management of patients with skull base lesions Neuropathology and Intensive care. from clinical diagnosis, radiological interpretation, Accommodation and remuneration will be preoperative planning, intra and postoperative provided as per institutional rules. management as well as adjuvant therapy and

46 Christian Medical College, Vellore follow up. The fellowship will also provide Post Doctoral Fellowship in Reproductive opportunities in clinical as well as laboratory based Medicine research in the field of skull base neurosurgery. The programme has been designed to provide The Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine is a training in neurosurgical skills with rotations in two year course involving training in infertility Neuropathology and Intensive care to obtain an management, fertility related surgery (open/ overview of management of patients with skull endoscopic) and assisted reproductive technology base lesions. Accommodation and remuneration (ART). The course provides detailed training in will be provided as per institutional rules. reproductive biology and includes experience in the necessary practical skills. Eligibility: M.Ch/DNB in Neurosurgery in an institution recognized by the Medical Council of India, degree obtained Although training is predominantly in the within the last five years Reproductive Medicine Unit, exposure in allied Duration: 1 year specialties like Endocrinology, Urology and Clinical Two (2) No. of seats: Genetics is provided. Candidates also receive training in the IVF laboratory, as an understanding Post Doctoral Fellowship in Gynaec of the various laboratory procedures carried out is Oncology essential. Candidates receive adequate exposure The department of Gynaecologic Oncology runs in research methodology and basic statistics, a 2-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship course and a enabling them to complete a scientific project/ 3-year MCh course. These courses aim to produce thesis. Trainees are encouraged to attend scientific meets/conferences to present their research work. competent specialists who deal with cancers of An understanding of the social and ethical aspects the female reproductive tract. The course trains of IVF technology is a part of the programme. doctors to recognize the health needs in India and carry out their professional obligations in an Weekly teaching programmes include journal club, ethical and competent and compassionate manner. paper presentations and ward rounds. Maintenance Trainees are enabled to master the knowledge and of a logbook will ensure involvement of surgical skills to manage women with genital cancers and procedures. Candidates work as post-doctoral become aware of contemporary developments in trainees with remuneration and accommodation as Gynaecologic Oncology. per rules of the institution. The major components of the competency based A formal exit exam consisting of both theory and training are: practical is conducted at the end of the course. After completing the course, post-doctoral fellows • Theoretical knowledge in the basic and applied will be able to independently run an advanced science of Gynaecologic Oncology infertility unit handling all assisted reproductive • Practical and clinical skills in the management technology related procedures and perform level II of patients with gynaecologic cancers fertility related endoscopic surgery. • Research methodology, project work and After completing the course, a fellowship certificate scientific publication is awarded by the Christian Medical College. • Attitudes, communication skills and patient Eligibility: MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & Gynaecology counselling Duration: 2 years Peripheral postings are in Epidemiology & No. of seats: Two (2) Biostatistics, Anatomy & Pathology, Surgical ICU, Palliative care, Radiation Oncology, Medical Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Oncology, Urology and Colorectal surgery. Those Embryology in the MCh course also have a 2 week elective This two year fellowship programme in Clinical posting in an external institution offering similar Embryology is offered by the Reproductive training, in order to get a different perspective. Medicine Unit. The in-vitro fertilization laboratory Eligibility: MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & Gynaecology is the main work area and candidates receive Duration: 2 years training in reproductive biology with exposure No. of seats: Two (2) to the various practical skills currently in use. They learn to understand human gamete biology

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(including Andrology) and are required to achieve Duration: 2 years competence in procedures like in-vitro fertilization, No. of seats: One (1) intracytoplasmic sperm injection and cryopreservation techniques for gametes and embryos. Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics Candidates receive adequate exposure in research methodology and basic statistics, enabling them to CMC Vellore is the first academic institution in the submit a thesis which will be expected to contribute country to have a separate Paediatric Orthopaedic significantly to the field of reproductive medicine. Unit offering a Post-Doctoral Fellowship Course in Trainees are encouraged to attend scientific meets/ Paediatric Orthopaedics. The unit caters to more than conferences to present their research work. An 16,000 out patients and 1300 inpatients annually. understanding of the social and ethical aspects Over 1500 surgeries and 300 day care surgeries are of IVF technology is a part of the programme. performed a year. The conditions managed by the The teaching programme includes weekly paper unit are varied and include trauma, limb deficiencies, presentations and journal club. A log book is to be cerebral palsy, congenital abnormalities, dysplasias, maintained to ensure practical Involvement. tumours and neuromuscular diseases. Specialized multi-specialty clinics are held once a week for Internal assessment is made at the end of the first children with cerebral palsy, tumours, club foot and year, while the exit exam is conducted at the end skeletal dysplasia. of two years. At the end of the training period the post doctoral fellow will be able to take a central The surgical skills gained in addition to basic role in setting up and managing an IVF laboratory, paediatric surgical training, include use of fine conduct effective quality assurance programmes power instruments, latest implants, custom made and trouble shoot when required. Candidates tumor prosthesis and operating microscopes. work as postgraduate trainees with remuneration Facility for research is immense and this includes an and accommodation as per rules of the institution. animal lab and stem cell research facility. There are After completing the course, a fellowship certificate a number of ongoing internal and external (national is awarded by the Christian Medical College. and international) funded research projects. The Eligibility: MD/MS Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Pathology/ fellows are encouraged to conduct research projects Microbiology/ Physiology/ Anatomy and a dissertation is mandatory for the course.

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Eligibility: MS / DNB Orthopaedics clinical examination and diagnosis, investigations, Duration: 2 years planning of surgery, execution of surgical Two (2) No. of seats: procedures, post-operative care and rehabilitation. They are assigned responsibilities in the emergency Post Doctoral Fellowship in Spinal department, outpatient services and wards. They Disorders Surgery participate in a variety of spinal surgeries and are The Spinal Disorders Surgery Unit has been trained in the basics of various instrumentation functioning for nearly 20 years, initially as a techniques. Fellows maintain a surgical log book and subspecialty under Orthopaedic Surgery Unit I from complete post-doctoral dissertation. Fellows are also 2001, and as an independent sub-unit since 2009. From required to present scientific papers at regional and its inception, more than 9000 surgeries have been done. national spinal conferences. Nearly 5000 new patients with spinal symptoms are Eligibility: MS / DNB Orthopaedics seen in the OPD annually. These include a spectrum Duration: 2 years No. of seats: Two (2) of patients with infective, degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic and developmental deformities. Over 750 Post Doctoral Fellowship in Hand Surgery spinal surgeries are carried out every year. There are 4 consultants (3 professors, 1 associate professor) and Reconstructive Microsurgery apart from post-doctoral fellows and Orthopaedic The Dr. Paul Brand Centre for Hand Surgery, postgraduate residents in the unit. The Unit has well Leprosy Reconstructive Surgery & Peripheral Nerve equipped theatre facilities. The teaching programme Surgery (formerly the Hand Research Unit) is the includes regular outpatient and bedside teaching and first “Hand” Centre in India established by Dr. Paul planning. Paper presentation and journal reading are W Brand in 1948. done every week. The staff and fellows are actively Congenital deformities, peripheral neuropathies, involved in scientific studies towards presentation at traumatic conditions, complex carpal injuries, conferences and publication in journals. fractures, mutilating hand and peripheral nerve The 2 year Spinal Fellowship course is tailored to injuries including adult & obstetric brachial train Orthopaedic surgeons with a passion for spinal plexus injuries, are managed at this centre. surgery in all modalities of spine surgery. This includes Reconstruction of paralytic upper limbs due to

49 Prospectus 2018-2019 peripheral nerve injuries, leprosy, cerebral palsy, an important component of prenatal diagnosis. polio, etc. is its forte. The centre does many Fellows are actively involved in all aspects of tissue microsurgical procedures including free flaps and processing including cell culture, harvesting, and reimplantation: major and minor, and toe transfers. analysis of chromosomes by light and fluorescence Microneural reconstruction for peripheral nerve microscopy. The laboratory handles samples problem includes those for acute nerve injuries; from peripheral blood, bone marrow, amniotic nerve grafting, adult brachial plexus injuries as fluid, and solid tissues such as chorionic villus, well as obstetric brachial plexus injuries. Scientific products of conception, tumours and skin, for primary nerve surgery was started in India at this conventional cytogenetic as well as fluorescence unit, which also has the first hand therapy section, in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis. Cytogenetic with experienced therapy staff and occupational testing for chromosome breakage syndromes is also therapists. performed. In addition, there will be exposure to basic molecular genomic techniques such as DNA This Fellowship is an intense clinical, operative, extraction, for microarray analysis, polymerase academic and interactive programme, affiliated to the chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing methods Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. and flow cytometry. Fellows also participate in the The selection for the Fellowship is based on MCQ teaching programme for student technicians. exam on Basic Sciences of hand structure, function, surgery as well as an interview. The programme Upon completion of the course, fellows will be is based on the Federation of Europe Societies for familiar with the morphology of normal and Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) Curriculum for abnormal chromosomes and be able to describe training in Hand Surgery. Emergency and on-call chromosomal and genomic abnormalities as per duties are a routine. Regular scientific programmes the most current International System for Human include scientific presentations, journal clubs and Cytogenomic Nomenclature (ISCN), in order to case discussions. Fellows must pass a midyear write comprehensive reports. Fellows will also be progress assessment as well as an exit exam (both able to process specimens, handle equipment and theory and clinical). Fellows need to complete trouble-shoot when necessary in order to run a a scientific study/thesis and are encouraged to diagnostic cytogenetics service ably. write for peer reviewed publications. A log book of Eligibility: MD/DNB Pathology/Anatomy surgeries done/assisted and case presentations is Duration: 2 years mandatory. By the end of the training, the Fellows No. of seats: One (1) should be able to manage hand problems in urban and rural settings anywhere. Post Doctoral Fellowship in Eligibility: MS/DNB Orthopaedics Haematopathology 1 year Course duration: The two year Postdoctoral Fellowship training No. of seats: 2 in Haematopathology involves wide exposure to evaluation of benign and malignant haematolymphoid Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cytogenetics disorders involving blood, bone marrow, lymph Degree awarded by The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R nodes, spleen and other tissues. Morphologic features, Medical University laboratory testing and ancillary immunophenotypic, molecular and cytogenetic findings all have a role This is a two-year in-service training programme in the diagnosis of haematopathologic processes in a diagnostic cytogenomics laboratory, which and require the integration of various diagnostic deals with the identification of chromosomal techniques and ancillary studies. As a result, abnormalities. Chromosomal abnormalities haematopathology represents a significant discipline are an important cause of genetic disease, to master, whether in an academic or private practice seen in a variety of conditions such as mental setting. Interpretation and understanding of the tools retardation, dysmorphism, delayed or abnormal used in diagnostic haematopathology are essential to development, disordered sexual development, the correct diagnosis of haematolymphoid diseases, recurrent abortions, infertility and cancer. In many monitoring responses to therapy, and prediction of cancers, especially leukemias, identification of prognosis. chromosomal abnormalities is essential for making a diagnosis, planning specific treatment and This course involves training aimed at developing determining prognosis. Cytogenetic analysis is also competence in the diagnosis of diseases of the

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blood, bone marrow, lymph node and extra nodal peripheral blood and bone marrow, haemostasis sites involved by haematolymphoid malignancies. and relevant practice of transfusion medicine The candidates will also get exposure to ancillary and Immunogenetics, the candidate also rotates techniques like immunohistochemistry, flow through other related specialties like anatomic cytometry, cytogenetics and molecular techniques pathology and molecular haematology. that apply to haematology. There is exposure to laboratory management The candidate will take part in all MDT meetings including quality systems and automation. Besides and also in regular pathology academic sessions. routine lab haematology services, diagnosis and He/she will be involved in daily reporting under classification of haematological malignancies based supervision. The candidate will also present on peripheral blood and bone marrow studies forms a at national conferences and be involved in significant part of the training which is augmented by haematopathology research in the department. training on immunopheno typing by flow cytometer, There will be an examination at the end of two years. molecular typing and karyotyping. Training MD / DNB Pathology Eligibility: also helps familiarize with tools to characterize Duration: 2 years No. of seats: One (1) haemoglobinopathies and red cell disorders. The special haemostasis lab caters to the diagnostic Post Doctoral Fellowship in Laboratory and therapeutic monitoring of patients with rare Haematology and common coagulation, platelet and thrombotic The Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Laboratory disorders. With more than 25000 blood donations Haematology equips pathologists to provide a year and various types of blood components high quality patient care services. As a laboratory production, the candidate also has opportunities that offers support to a wide variety of clinical to train in donor management as well as rational services ranging from neonatology to transplant blood use based on guidelines. An exit exam is haematology, there are excellent training conducted at the end of two years. opportunities via exposure to a wide spectrum of Eligibility: MD / DNB Pathology clinical disorders and the role of the laboratory in Duration: 2 years providing diagnostic services. Besides analysis of No. of seats: Two (2)

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skills. The research opportunities include participation in active studies of neuro-oncology, and neuromuscular disorders. Fellows are also involved in planning and participating in departmental and interdepartmental conferences and in teaching. Fellows are evaluated periodically throughout the entire programme, maintain a log book and have a formal exit exam at the end of the programme. The Fellowship is certified by the Christian Medical College, Vellore. Eligibility: MD / DNB Pathology Duration: 2 years No. of seats: One (1)

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Infectious Disease This fulltime 2-year Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases under the Department of Paediatrics, one of the first in the country, is intended to train pediatricians to develop and employ strategies to diagnose, treat, and prevent infectious diseases and re-emerging infections in children. Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropathology Although pediatricians have always been treating childhood infection, the formal subspecialty of The Fellowship Programme in Neuropathology pediatric infectious diseases is relatively new. The provides two years of intensive in-service training global increase in antimicrobial resistance, new in neuropathology. The programme emphasizes virulence mechanisms in established pathogens, the development of diagnostic skills and the ability interventions such as transplants that lead to longer to synthesize clinico-pathological correlations. hospital stay and prolonged antibiotic usage, Specific objectives for the course are: with a concomitant increase in hospital-acquired infections and multidrug resistance, necessitate 1. Development of skills in diagnostic formal training in the field of pediatric infectious neuropathology of surgical and autopsy cases. diseases. 2. Interpretation of lesions by light and electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. This programme trains pediatricians to function as 3. Training in muscle enzyme histochemistry, experts in the diagnosis and management of: electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry and • community-acquired and hospital-acquired molecular diagnostic techniques. childhood infections There is a large volume of neurosurgical specimens, • infections in immunocompromised and about 2000 per year. This includes brain and transplant patients spinal cord tumours, skeletal muscle biopsies • tropical infections and vector-borne diseases and peripheral nerve biopsies. Fellows examine Training is imparted through clinical mentoring all specimens and sign out with an attending and apprenticeship. The Fellows have service, physician. During the programme, fellows develop academic and teaching responsibilities, in the role of and maintain close relationships with neurology, a specialist senior registrar. He/she will be actively neurosurgery and neuroradiology services. involved with both inpatient and ambulatory care The balance of clinical and research activities of children with infections, and make diagnoses and for each fellow is based on the individual’s treatment plans under supervision, for specialist previous training and development of diagnostic consultations from medical and surgical units

52 Christian Medical College, Vellore all over the hospital. Fellows also spend time in The learning modules will cover the following core Hospital Infection Control, Clinical Microbiology disciplines: and Virology and attend institutional research Developmental Neurology, Developmental methodology courses. Morphology, Developmental Physiology, We expect our Fellows, at the end of their training, Developmental Psychology and Developmental to function as Pediatric Infectious Diseases Therapy. Emphasis is laid on skills in consultants and experts, as well as specialists communication, counselling, debriefing, personal in Hospital Infection Control and Antimicrobial development and epidemiology of developmental Stewardship programmes, focusing on rational disorders. antibiotic usage in childhood infections. Eligibility: MD/DNB Paediatrics Duration: 2 years MD/DNB Paediatrics Eligibility: No. of seats: Two (2) Duration: 2 years No. of seats: Two (2) Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Post Doctoral Fellowship in Intensive Care Developmental Paediatrics The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Christian Medical College, Vellore is an accredited The Developmental Paediatrics Unit, under centre of training for the Pediatric Critical Care the Department of Paediatrics is the first of its Council-a joint body of the Indian Academy of kind in the country, dedicated to looking after Pediatrics (IAP) and the Pediatric Section of the children with developmental needs. The Unit Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM). has a multi-disciplinary team which comprises Developmental Paediatricians, Psychologists, The PICU is an 11-bedded unit with about 1200 Occupational therapists, Early Interventionists, admissions per year. This unit provides advanced Speech Language Pathologists, Nurses and Special intensive care including conventional ventilation, educators. Research is a vital component of the high frequency oscillatory ventilation, and renal activities of the Unit. The Unit works very closely replacement therapy and is also equipped with with departments of Pediatric Neurology, Genetics, invasive monitoring for all the beds. While majority Pediatric ENT, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Pediatric of our patients have acute medical illness, 25% are Ophthalmology, Child Psychiatry, Physical surgical patients including trauma victims. medicine and Rehabilitation, Neonatology and This course ensures adequate exposure to achieve Paediatrics, in providing a multispecialty support clinical excellence in the management of critically ill to a child with developmental needs. children, by providing a combination of cognitive The need for this Fellowship Programme knowledge, clinical and hands-on training in procedural skills. Developmental Paediatrics is an emerging field and is of vital importance. It is estimated that nearly Eligibility: MD/DNB Paediatrics Duration: 2 years 10% of children born in the country are likely to No. of seats: Two (2) have a developmental need during their childhood. This fellowship programme is thus an effort to Post Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric equip paediatricians in clinical skills of diagnosis, Nephrology neurodevelopmental assessment, interventions for promoting development and learning in childhood, In recent years there has been an increasing demand and in modifying the environment to optimize the for specialized care of children with kidney diseases. child’s potential. The goal of this course is to provide training in Paediatric Nephrology to Paediatricians to enable Course details them to provide medical care to infants and This is a two year residential course offered in a children with renal and genitourinary disorders. modular format with specific learning objectives During training, a satisfactory degree of expertise and regular assignments. Interim and final will be obtained in both inpatient and outpatient assessments are both written and clinical. The environments, regarding the aetiology, clinical fellows are expected to submit a dissertation during features and diagnosis of congenital and acquired their period of training. renal diseases, using appropriate investigations, by

53 Prospectus 2018-2019 imaging tests of function and histology. Duration: 1 year No. of seats: Two (2) Trainees acquire skills for the performance and interpretation of urinalysis, renal biopsy, renal Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cosmetic imaging (including nuclear imaging) and basic Surgery tests of glomerular and tubular function. Skills are acquired for application of peritoneal dialysis This course is offered by the Department of Plastic and related techniques, together with peritoneal and Reconstructive Surgery. and vascular access for acute and chronic disease. Fellows will obtain an exposure to all the facets of Trainees also acquire knowledge of the indications Cosmetic surgery and develop adequate knowledge and management of surgical interventions in and skill to treat the patients competently after the urinary tract. He/she will gain expertise in acquiring the degree. They will actively participate the therapy for End Stage Renal Disease, viz in not only the operative management of the haemodialysis and CAPD. Trainees are involved patient, but also in the preoperative assessment in preparation of a child for Renal Transplant, and postoperative care. management of the child after the surgery and follow up care thereafter. A high degree of responsibility will be assigned to the Fellows and appropriate latitude and autonomy Development of a research project, presentation will routinely be given in the clinical care of the of papers and publications are other goals of patient. They will assist all related surgeries as this programme. The students are expected to be the norm for the Fellowship, in addition to seeing competent and confident to manage most clinical conditions on completion of the course. patients on every morning round and helping with the management plan. Eligibility: MD / DNB Paediatrics Duration: 2 years During 1 or 2 clinics per week, Fellows will participate No. of seats: Two (2) in preoperative assessment and followup of post- surgery results, which adds invaluable learning in Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neonatology relation to management and outcomes. Neonatal mortality is the biggest contributor to Eligibility: M.Ch/DNB (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) infant and under five mortality rates in India and Duration: 1 Year One (1) throughout the world. It is estimated that about 5 No of seats: million newborn die in the first 28 days of life in India per year. The World Health Organization and the Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cranio- Indian Academy of Pediatrics have thus identified Maxillo-Facial and Microsurgery improvement in neonatal health as a major step to This course is offered by the Department of Plastic reduce childhood mortality and morbidity. and Reconstructive Surgery. Fellows undergoing Pediatric trainees in India undergo only a short the course will have an exposure to all the facets period of their study period in Neonatology and of Cranio-Maxillo-facial and Microsurgery and hence are ill equipped to care for normal newborn develop adequate knowledge and skill to treat the let alone sick neonates after they graduate. There patients competently after acquiring the degree. are very few centres offering a DM qualification Fellows will actively participate in not only the in Neonatology. Hence the need of the hour is operative management of the patient, but also in the to give additional training to pediatricians in preoperative assessment and postoperative care. Neonatal medicine to equip them to adequately A high degree of responsibility will be assigned to the and effectively manage sick and normal newborn. Fellows and appropriate latitude and autonomy will In this context, we are in a good position to routinely be given in the clinical care of the patient. offer additional training in Neonatology to both They will assist all related surgeries as the norm for diploma and graduate pediatric trainees. This the Fellowship, in addition to seeing patients on every would be particularly relevant to our institution morning round and helping with the management since many of our graduates go back to work in plan. While attending the clinics, Fellows will mission hospitals where majority of the work is in participate in preoperative assessment and follow- maternity and child health. up of post- surgery results, which adds invaluable Eligibility: MD / DNB Paediatrics equivalent learning in relation to management and outcomes.

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Eligibility: M.Ch/DNB (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) Eligibility: MD/DNB Psychiatry Duration: 1 Year Duration: 2 years No of seats: One (1) No of seats: Two (2)

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Child and Post Doctoral Fellowships in Radiology Adolescent Psychiatry Significant advances have taken place in Imaging Child and adolescent psychiatry is a relatively new and Image Guided Intervention during the last branch and this Fellowship is a full time, intensive, in- decade, making it difficult to complete thorough service programme designed to prepare specialists in training in all modalities and sub-specialties, during the required clinical, research and managerial skills the post graduate Radiology course. A candidate in the discipline. The goal is to train psychiatrists in with experience after post graduate qualification the diagnosis and bio-psychosocial management of will be given preference for the fellowship courses children & adolescents with psychiatric disorders we offer. as well as developmental disorders with mental In addition to conventional X-ray machines and 18 health concerns. It helps psychiatrists to recognize ultrasound scanners, the Radiology Department the importance of child and adolescent psychiatry has 4 MR scanners (2x 1.S and 3 Tesla), 3 CT in the context of health needs of the community and scanners, 10 ultrasound rooms, a mammography national priorities. It enables them to practice the unit and 2 DSA units, with staff experienced in specialty ethically and in step with the principles of various modalities. The department has facilities contemporary health care and function as effective for self-learning as well. In 2016-17 (Apr-Mar), leaders of a health team engaged in health care, 791230 studies were performed, including more research or training. than 3269 angiographic studies and procedures, Although the experiential learning will 50689 CT scans, 44651 MRI scans and 6554 predominantly be in the child and adolescent guided procedures. The large workload gives psychiatry unit, exposure in allied specialties like the candidates the necessary experience to gain paediatric neurology, developmental paediatrics, confidence in different modalities. paediatric endocrinology, paediatric oncology, The Cross-Sectional Imaging Fellowship gives community paediatrics as well as physical medicine the candidate experience in vascular doppler, and rehabilitation is part of the training. These mammography, specialty specific CT (primarily rotations will enhance the trainees understanding body imaging) and MRI (including neuro, of various physical illnesses that can present with abdominal. musculoskeletal. and cardiac radiology) psychiatric manifestations and the mental health reporting. The Interventional and Vascular Imaging needs of various physical illnesses among children fellowship gives the candidate training including and adolescents. hands-on experience in diagnostic procedures The institution as well as the child and adolescent (USG and CT guided), interventional procedures psychiatry unit is one of the few centres in the (vascular and non- vascular), and interpreting country with excellent infrastructure for biological, related studies such as CT Angiography, MR psychological and family related investigations, Angiography and performing Doppler. This course assessments and management. Academic sessions is accredited by the Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical like grand rounds, seminars, journal clubs, case University. presentations, and interdepartmental clinical The Paediatric Radiology Fellowship gives the meetings are conducted every week. Candidates candidate significant imaging exposure to all receive adequate exposure to research methodology, sub-specialities within Paediatrics, like Paediatric basic statistics and paper writing skills to enable Orthopaedics, Oncology, Endocrinology, publishing their projects. Fellows are encouraged to Neonatology, ICU and ENT. Curriculum and present at scientific meetings. academic support from the Sick Kids Hospital, Remuneration and accommodation is as per Toronto gives added strength to the programme. institutional rules. A formal exit exam consisting The Cardiothoracic Radiology Fellowship gives of both theory and clinical is conducted. The post the candidate an in-depth exposure to State doctoral fellowship is awarded by the Christian of the Art Imaging and Reporting in Cardio- Medical College. thoracic cases. The excellent clinical spectrum

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and feedback from clinical teams adds to the core Course details value of this course. All fellows are encouraged The training runs parallel with the pulmonology to do a project, attend a national conference and programme, covering patient care activities, a range submit at least one publication. Daily department of departmental academic and inter departmental teaching programmes include journal club, paper meetings, journal clubs, teaching of undergraduates presentations and film reading sessions. and research activities. It is mandatory to perform Maintenance of a logbook is mandatory. Candidates a research project and submit a PG dissertation, as will work as post- doctoral trainees with well as write up one case report for publication, for remuneration and accommodation as per the rules successful completion of the programme. of the Institution. A formal exit exam consisting of The department has a state of the art pulmonary both theory and practical will be conducted at the function lab (including FeNO, bronchoprovocation end of the course. test and impulse oscillometry) and an allergy lab Eligibility: MD/DNB in Radiology where allergy skin testing, food challenges, drug Duration and No. of seats for each course: see Table 2.4 challenges, allergen immunotherapy, sputum inflammometry and aerobiology are done. Fellows Post Doctoral Fellowship in Allergy, are also posted to the Dermatology, Paediatric Asthma and Immunology Allergy, ENT and Ophthalmology departments. The Fellowship in Asthma, Allergy and As a part of the programme, Fellows are also be Immunology is designed to prepare specialists enrolled in “Diploma in Allergy and Asthma to provide expert medical care for patients with (DAA)” which is a distance education programme allergic and immunologic disorders. Fellows are conducted in collaboration with International trained to acquire skills to work as consultants Asthma Services, USA, endorsed by the American in teaching institutions and other academic and Association of Allergy Asthma & Immunology speciality centres. While Fellows develop specific (AAAAI), University of Colorado, USA. competencies primarily in the care of adult Eligibility: MD / DNB Respiratory Medicine / General patients, they also get exposure to the management Medicine / Paediatrics of paediatric patients. Duration: 2 years No. of seats: Two (2)

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Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pulmonology extremity MRI (C-scan) machine, Nailfold Video Capillaroscopy and Real time PCR; the trainee The Fellowship in Pulmonology is designed to equip will have an exposure to all these equipments. We specialists to provide expert care for patients with have introduced a full range of autoantibodies for the whole spectrum of respiratory problems seen in services. Trainees are also posted in the service the country. Fellows are trained to acquire the skills laboratory & our research laboratory (since 2012) to work as consultants in teaching institutions and to understand the principles, steps, interpretation academic respiratory practices within and outside & troubleshooting, by a firsthand feel of the tests. the country, in the field of pulmonology. We have regular teaching sessions in our department Course details including journal clubs, case presentations, The training covers patient care activities, a range seminars / paper reading, interdepartmental of departmental academic and interdepartmental sessions with Radiology & Pathology and monthly meetings, journal clubs, teaching of undergraduates symposiums. Regular interim assessments & a and research. The department attracts referred patients comprehensive exit exam are conducted by external from various parts of the country, with a range of examiners. All trainees are encouraged & required complex pulmonary problems, to provide the platform to undertake research projects and publications are for clinical training. The department has state of the mandatory for receiving the degree. art pulmonary function lab and bronchoscopy suite; Eligibility: MD / DNB General Medicine / Paediatrics which is among the best in the country. Duration: 2 years No. of seats: Four (4) The sleep lab and sonology service completes the range of investigative back up within the Post Doctoral Fellowship in Colorectal department. Apart from general pulmonology, Surgery trainees are offered the opportunity to train in The department of Surgery Unit 2 handles all the bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, chest ultrasound, sleep specialized colorectal surgery in the department medicine, pulmonary physiology, lung function of surgery. The unit runs a 2 year Post-doctoral testing and critical care. Trainees are posted to the Fellowship, tailored to train surgeons in the critical care and rheumatology departments. specialty of colo-rectal surgery. Fellows are Eligibility: MD / DNB Respiratory Medicine / General trained in all aspects of the specialty including Medicine diagnosis, investigation, multidisciplinary Duration: 2 years No. of seats: Two (2) planning, execution of various surgical procedures, postoperative care and continuing outpatient Post Doctoral Fellowship in Advanced management and surveillance. Arthritis, Rheumatism & Autoimmunity Fellows are exposed to a variety of colorectal surgical operations including laparoscopic colon and rectal Post-Doctoral Fellowship in “Advanced Arthritis, resections, transanal resection of low rectal lesions, Rheumatism & Autoimmunity” is the new name sphincter preserving resections for low rectal cancer, for the current course “Post-Doctoral Fellowship anal sphincter reconstruction and restorative procto- in Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology”. colectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis. Department of Clinical Immunology and The fellowship also includes training to perform Rheumatology caters to over 50,000 outpatients colonoscopy and anal manometry. Fellows are every year. required to maintain a log of all diagnostic procedures The case-mix covers the entire gamut of systemic and surgical operations they are involved in. autoimmune rheumatic diseases in our country, Eligibility: MS/DNB (General Surgery) including SLE, Sjogren’s syndrome, Overlap Duration: 2 Years connective tissue diseases, vasculitic disorders, No of seats: One (1) rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, etc. Inpatient management, interdepartmental consultations, Post Doctoral Fellowship in Head & Neck procedures such as intra-articular injections, pulse Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery therapy, biological therapy and biopsies (salivary The Head and Neck specialty covers a wide gland/muscle and nerve), are done every day. spectrum of diseases from benign to malignant, The department has musculoskeletal sonography, including congenital/developmental disorders.

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Generally, in India these patients are managed by Head and Neck Oncology Rounds, Head and surgeons from varying backgrounds, including Neck Club, Head and Neck conferences. Trainees General Surgery, ENT, Surgical Oncology, Maxillo are posted in specialty peripheral postings facial surgery and Plastic Surgery. Apart from including mandatory workshops for 32 weeks. M.Ch (Head and Neck Surgery) training available They also attend micro vascular course (Ethicon at 4 centers in India, there are hardly any organized Inst., Chennai) and research protocol course short term fellowship programmes for head and (CMC, Vellore) free of charge. The candidate is neck training and reconstruction, which has expected to complete a research as part of thesis never been a component of the available training and will be presenting the results at the National programmes. Conference. Eligibility: MS/DNB (General Surgery/ENT) This fellowship trains surgeons from any Duration: 2 Years background of training, to manage head and neck No of seats: Two (2) malignancies (from oral cavity to laryngo-pharynx, including thyroid and salivary malignancies). Post Doctoral Fellowship in Hepato Emphasis is given to learn reconstruction, ranging Pancreato Biliary (HPB) Surgery from local flaps to micro vascular free flaps. On an The Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary services had its average, the department performs 300 Head and beginning in 2003 as one of six surgical subspecialty Neck cancer surgeries, 80-100 micro vascular flaps units within the Department of General Surgery. and pedicled flaps, and 30 local flaps. Since 2011 this unit has been functioning as an independent department. This department now Course Structure: is exclusively committed to the training and Fellows hold a nodal position in the treatment surgical services (including minimally invasive planning along with participating in the surgery) in the specialty of Hepatic, Pancreatic & specialty related academic schedule. The fellow Biliary Surgery. It is involved in the management is expected to coordinate the multidisciplinary of liver tumours, complex liver trauma (requiring Head and Neck Cancer Tumor Board and surgical operation), bile duct stricture, chronic pancreatitis, departmental meetings, including the Grand severe acute pancreatitis, hilar cholangiocarcinoma, Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality Conferences, carcinoma gall bladder, portal hypertension,

58 Christian Medical College, Vellore choledochal cyst, biliary injury and fistula, This one year Post-Doctoral Fellowship, for general endocrine and exocrine tumours of pancreas and surgeons, provides the candidate a wide exposure liver transplantation. in the way venous disorders need to be managed. Liver Transplantation: The Department of HPB The course involves hands-on experience in Surgery has a predominantly deceased-donor open and endovascular techniques, ultrasound programme and our results have been encouraging. examination and wound care management. We also have the distinction of performing possibly At completion of the course candidates are able the lowest cost transplants in the world. This is to manage most cases independently and would in keeping with our institutional belief that cost have published his/her research experience in a should not preclude treatment. journal/s. The Department of HPB Surgery at CMC Vellore Eligibility: MS / DNB General Surgery has a large patient load, performs complex HPB Duration: 1 year procedures using minimally invasive approach No. of seats: Two (2) as required with low morbidity and mortality. The department has three trained and qualified Post Doctoral Fellowship in Upper GI and senior faculty in line with MCI requirements. The Bariatric Surgery department has also been recognised to run a The Fellowship course in Upper GI and Bariatric MCh course by the MCI. Most treatment protocols Surgery is offered to candidates who have are managed by regular multi-disciplinary team completed their post-graduate training in General meetings. The HPB department has all the Surgery and worked for at least two years, required support services and infra-structure preferably in the field of GI Surgery. The training within the institution, to make this a successful is hands-on, graded & supervised. A period of programme. six months is spent in peripheral postings, in Eligibility: MS / DNB General Surgery the specialties of Radiology, Gastroenterology, Duration: 2 years No. of seats: One (1) Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and General Pathology. Eighteen months are spent in Post Doctoral Fellowship in Phlebology the parent unit. At the end of the training period, an exit examination consisting of theory and viva Venous disorders are more common than arterial is conducted. disorders. About 70% of the cases that present to Eligibility: MS / DNB General Surgery or the out-patient clinic of our department have some MCh / DNB GI Surgery form of the disease – varicose veins, venous ulcer/s, Duration: 2 years deep vein disorders, vascular malformation/s, etc. No. of seats: One (1)

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2.5 DISTANCE EDUCATION Diploma in Allergy & Asthma (DAA) PROGRAMMES Diploma in Allergy & Asthma (DAA) is a year-long List of Distance Education Programmes offered distance learning programme, in the subspecialty of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. It is conducted Course Duration by the Christian Medical College, Vellore, in Post Graduate Diploma in Allergy and 1 year collaboration with the International Asthma Asthma (DAA) Services (IAS) - a U.S based charitable organization Certificate in General Dentistry 1 year dedicated to patient and physician education. Twenty candidates are admitted to this programme Diploma in General and Hospital 2 years each year. Dentistry Distance Fellowship in Diabetes 1 year The DAA course includes four mandatory contact Management sessions: one week of Personal Contact Sessions every quarter, at the CMC Hospital, Vellore. During Post Graduate Diploma in Family 18 months the contact programme, lectures are delivered by Medicine (PGDFM) – for fresh MBBS graduates – Medical Education Unit overseas faculty (mainly from the USA), national and CMC faculty. There is handson training on the Post Graduate Diploma in Family 2 years practical aspects of allergy - skin testing, spirometry, Medicine (PGDFM) - Distance Education Unit etc. Physicians who complete the programme would confidently be able to clinically evaluate a Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatrics 1 year patient with allergic disease, plan the appropriate Distance Education Fellowship in 6 months investigation, perform and interpret allergen skin Hypertension testing and spirometric lung function testing and Master in Medicine (Family Medicine) 2 years institute the appropriate treatment. They are also - Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR taught the principles of allergen immunotherapy. Medical University Basic teaching covers physiology, basics of clinical

60 Christian Medical College, Vellore epidemiology and research. While the focus of need to refer patients to specialist practices which clinical training is on respiratory allergies such end up being expensive and less convenient for as asthma and allergic rhinitis, other allergies patients. including ocular, skin and food allergies are also covered. The Diploma in Allergy & Asthma (DAA) Eligibility Criteria is awarded jointly by CMC and IAS after successful This course is open to both Indian citizens and completion of the course and the final examination. foreign nationals 1. A valid BDS degree Eligibility 2. A valid DCI registration. Candidates with an MD degree or DNB or PG diploma in TB & Chest/Respiratory diseases/ Selection Process Paediatrics/General Medicine are eligible to apply. Selection is done through prospective candidates Candidates with an MBBS qualification with a attending a one week period of observership in proven track record of academic practice of 2 years the department followed by a written report on the in allergy and asthma may also be considered, at clinical exposure obtained; short MCQ test and a the discretion of the selection committee. These viva. candidates should provide evidence of their experience when they apply. Contact Programmes The contact programmes form a very important Application Form: can be downloaded from the part of the course components. Candidates will be following website address: required to attend compulsory Contact Programme http://www.cmcvellore.ac.in/jobs&train/DAA/ of 6 days and weekly classes (Saturday mornings) main.html during the course period of 1year. These are intensive sessions over a minimum duration of 50 Certificate in General Dentistry hours. A large number of BDS graduates come out of Note: 90% attendance is mandatory for course the portals of dental colleges every year. This is completion. adding to the already huge network of dentists in practice or academia across the country. There Application and Prospectus is consequently a lot of professional competition You may download the Application form and because of the concentration of dental practices Prospectus from the distance education website: in urban areas. In spite of this struggle, dental Web site address: cmcdistedu.org. practices providing ethical, patient centred and Email: [email protected] competent care will continue to attract patients. No of seats: Maximum of 8 per semester Unfortunately, dental education has tended to Course Duration: One Year focus on academic and specialty based education but dentists on graduation feel a lack of practical Diploma in General and Hospital Dentistry skills required for integrated dental practice. There This programme is designed to enable mission is therefore a need for dentists to learn relevant hospitals to build up their dental staff and develop knowledge, essential skills and appropriate their dental departments. For greater flexibility, the attitudes which will give them the confidence and course is divided into 2 components. competence required for good dental practice. 1. The Training of Trainers course (TOT). This is Course Objectives intended to develop dental departments in mission It is intended to serve as a foundation course for hospitals to become training centres for basic those planning to later go into general dental general dentistry, for fresh graduates, in association practice, take up a specialty (MDS) or obtain more with CMC. Dentists with at least three- years’ advanced skills in general dentistry through the experience in mission hospital dental departments Fellowship in General Dentistry Couse (FGD). It is are eligible to be trainers for the certificate in expected that candidates doing the course will be General Dentistry course (CGD) conducted by able to handle at least 70 % of the cases expected to CMC. This is a 6 month programme which will be seen in general dental practice. It reduces their involve accreditation of the dental department

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at the mission hospital by CMC faculty (further if they have the required quality systems in place. details about the CGD is given below). The dentist doing the TOT will return and help the hospital and department institute these systems. 2. Diploma in General and Hospital Dentistry to build competency of participating dentists 7th to 24th month – DGHD in hospital based dentistry and special interest Fees: Rs.35, 000 areas of dentistry (Advanced General Dentistry). Dentists who have joined the Training of Trainers • A 10 day contact programme at Vellore. programme will be eligible to take this course • A three-week hands on exposure in each special which will be for 1 and ½ years following the TOT. interest area at Vellore - Endodontics, Periodontics, Prosthetics, Oral Surgery (surgical dentistry) and 1st to 6th month – TOT Hospital Dentistry including Oral Medicine. These Fees: Rs.15,000 slots can be distributed across the period of the 18 Contact programme: 10 days at CMC Vellore months, according to the candidate’s convenience and slot availability. The areas chosen and duration • The candidate can choose either to stop at the in each area (for a total of up to 3 months) can be end of 6 months, or go on and do the DGHD course. determined by the candidate in association with • If the candidate wants to stop at the end of 6 the department months and do only the TOT, he/she may have to attend an additional 1 week of contact programme Distance Fellowship in Diabetes /clinical observership. Management (DFID) • Candidates moving on to the DGHD course need not attend the above mentioned 7 days contact Diabetes Mellitus has become a public health programme, since these topics will be covered in problem with more than 15% of the Indian urban the DGHD programme. population above the age of 30 years afflicted with • Either way the candidate will become an this disease. Though the cost burden to the nation accredited trainer, who will then train the CGD is not exactly known, the morbidity and mortality (Certificate of Dentistry) students at the regional of this condition is now comparable to tuberculosis. centre. It is therefore necessary to create a physician who • The sponsoring hospital could become a centre becomes a “one window operation” for care of

62 Christian Medical College, Vellore those with diabetes. This way an average patient hospitals and have undertaken to serve in them does not have to go to a tertiary care institution for two years immediately after graduation. or to an endocrinologist, reducing expenditure CMC recognizes that its medical graduates face on a chronic disease which has the potential to arduous challenges and difficulties during this haemorrhage their meagre income. service period but also that this can be a unique learning experience for them. Eligibility criteria: There is no entrance examination for this course. The Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine course is a diploma awarded by CMC after a. Doctors with MD/DNB in General Medicine/ completion of the PGDFM course. This is CMC’s Internal Medicine/Family Medicine response to the challenge of equipping the MBBS b. Doctors who have completed the Post graduates, from CMC and other medical colleges Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM) for competent and satisfying engagement with from CMC, Vellore or M.MED in Family Medicine secondary level health care while also availing of c. Doctors with MRCGP its educational opportunities. d. Doctors with MDGP (General Practice) from Nepal/ FCGP from SAARC Countries The graduates face a variety of other problems such e. Preference will be given to as academic and social isolation, lack of opportunity • Women candidates. for learning, difficulty in translating learning from • Candidates working in Government set up/ a tertiary care level to secondary level, lack of Mission Hospitals/remote rural areas procedural skill competence and administrative • Candidates between 35-50 years of age. problems. The Course was started in 2007 as a one • Candidates from outside India, including year Fellowship Programme, the Fellowship in SAARC countries can also apply. Secondary Hospital Medicine and then upgraded to the Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine Duration: This is a one year ‘blended learning in 2010 and the duration is increased to 18 months. course’ involving both self-learning, as well as a hands-on component in the form of contact Eligibility Criteria programmes. All graduates who have completed MBBS including Contact programme: Two contact programmes for internship within the last five years and before a total of nine days, at CMC, Vellore. April 01 2018. Application: You may download the Application Selection Preference will be given to the following form and Prospectus from the distance education in order of preference: website: Web site address: courses.cmcdistedu.org 1. Those completing both MBBS and internship Contact email address: [email protected] at CMC and have a 2 year service obligation to their sponsoring bodies. Post Graduate Diploma in Family 2. Those completing MBBS in other medical Medicine (PGDFM) colleges and have a 2 year service obligation to their sponsoring bodies. (For fresh MBBS Graduates working in secondary 3. Preference will be given to those who have hospitals) completed MBBS and are serving in Mission The Christian Medical College, Vellore, seeks Hospitals in India and have a strong commitment to be a witness to the healing ministry of to continue to serve in Mission hospital in India Christ, through excellence in education, service after completion of the course. and research. A distinguishing and unique All applicants currently doing a PG course and feature of CMC is its linkage with the large planning to start a PG course before September and widespread network of mission hospitals 31, 2019, are INELIGIBLE for this course located mainly in semi-urban and rural areas, aiming to serve disadvantaged communities. Course Format and Content With inpatient strengths of between 20 and 200 Duration: The PGDFM for recent MBBS Graduates beds, these hospitals deliver broad based clinical is of 18 months duration. Candidates have to services to their local communities. The majority complete the course within three years from the of students in CMC are sponsored by these date of enrollment.

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The course will commence from 1st April 2018 written application. Hence the candidates are and end on 30th September 2019. advised to fill in the application carefully.

Design: This course is designed as 27 Distance Contact Details Learning Modules, 3 contact sessions, project work Dr. Minnie Faith Kalyanasundaram (Course and networking. An average of six hours per week Organizer) will be needed to complete each module in the Email ID: [email protected] above time period. Phone No: 0416-228 4421or 9500967769 Contact Programmes: During the 18 months there (Or) will be three contact programmes. Dr. Reginald George Alex T. (Course Further details regarding the course curriculum Organizer) can be viewed at the following website: Email ID: [email protected] www.cmch-vellore.edu/sites/med/pgdfm.html Phone No: 0416-228 4421or 9500967769 (Or) Award of Diploma Ms. Abana Christmacy Augustine (Course The Diploma will be awarded to candidates who Coordinator) fulfil the following criteria: Email ID: [email protected] • A score of not less than 50% in theory and Phone No: 0416-228 4421or 9500967769 practical examinations separately. • 100% attendance in contact sessions Mailing address • Satisfactory completion of Project work at all 3 The Course Coordinator (PGDFM for recent contact courses MBBS Graduates), • Satisfactory completion of the tutor-marked Medical Education Department, assignments with ≥50% of marks. New Examination Hall, • The course should be completed within a Christian Medical College, Bagayam, maximum period of 3years. Vellore- 632 002, Tamil Nadu, India.

Payment of fees Post Graduate Diploma in Family An application fee of Rs. 295/- (Rs. 250 + 18% Medicine (PGDFM-Family Medicine) GST) should be paid as Demand Draft drawn in favor of ‘Christian Medical College Vellore There are close to 2, 50, 000 General Practitioners Association’ payable at Vellore. (GPs) in India who have no access to postgraduate education. Since the government has not mandated The total fee for the entire course is Rs.14,632/- continuous education for physicians, most GPs do (Inclusive of course fee Rs. 12,000/- + Certificate not take much effort to remain up-to-date with payable in one and postal fee Rs. 400/- + 18% GST) the developments in medical education. The lack installment at the time of admission to the course by of continuous updating of the knowledge and 10th March 2018. The above course fee once paid skills by these GPs has led to a situation where will not be refunded under any circumstance. there are excessive referrals because they are not Course fee, and any other payments, must be confident in handling cases with the slightest paid only by Demand Draft drawn in favor of complication. Many patients, therefore, end up ‘Christian Medical College Vellore Association’ visiting multispecialty hospitals where the health payable at Vellore. care costs are very high. No wonder, in a World Kindly write your name and the course name at Bank study done in the year 2004, it was found that the back of the demand draft. the private health care sector was responsible for drowning many below the poverty line! A ‘Family Admission Procedure Physician’ is a multi-competent specialist who not No. of seats available: 60. The application form only provides the point of first contact, but also can be downloaded from the CMC Vellore website provides the continuum of care. The number of or can be collected in person from the Medical ‘Family Physicians’ - doctors satisfying the above Education Unit, CMC, Bagayam, Vellore- 632002. definition - in the Indian sub-continent is grossly The selection process will greatly depend on the inadequate to cater to the huge population.

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Objective psychosocial, financial and emotional problems in The objective of the PGDFM (FAMILY MED.) each individual together into a tapestry, which still programme is to build the capacity of GPs and remains beautiful. With inputs from Allied Health enable them to manage more cases so that referral and Nursing faculty, the doctor is able to help the becomes less necessary - hence the motto: ‘Refer elderly in the autumn of their lives. less, Resolve more’. The ultimate beneficiaries of Objectives the programme will be patients from the financially • To provide comprehensive health care and weaker sections of the population, especially those rehabilitation to the elderly from rural areas. Thus, the programme leads to a • Be competent to make changes in the community win-win situation for the patients and the GPs, as leading to a better life for the elderly the former find a one- window solution, while the latter (who would have become multi-competent) Eligibility Criteria find a much larger scope for their practice. 1. Valid MBBS degree certificate 2. All candidates must possess a valid MCI/ Eligibility Criteria State Medical Council registration • Valid MBBS Degree • Indians working abroad may also apply Preference will be given to those who have work • Women candidates will be given preference experience • Candidates working in rural areas will be given Duration: This is a one year ‘blended learning preference course’ involving both self-learning, as well as Duration: This is a two-year ‘blended learning a hands-on component in the form of contact course’ involving both self-learning, as well as programmes a hands-on component in the form of contact Contact programme: Two contact programmes for programmes a total of ten days. Contact programme: Three contact programmes of Venue of the Contact Programme: Christian 11 days each. Medical College, Vellore Venue of the Contact Programme: 9 centres across Fees: Rs. 70000/- (subject to revision) the country (Kolanchery, Chennai, Bangalore, Study materials: Both online and hard copies Hyderabad, Padhar, Herbertpur, Kolkata, Tezpur, Pune) Application and Prospectus Fees: Rs. 86,000/- (subject to revision) You may download the Application form and Prospectus from the distance education website: Study materials: 15 Handbooks with 100 modules Web site address: cmcdistedu.org. Email: info@ Application and Prospectus cmcdistedu.org You may download the Application form and Distance Education Fellowship in Prospectus from the distance education website: Hypertension (DFIH) cmcdistedu.org. email: [email protected] The population of India is passing through a Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatrics phase of ‘epidemiological transition’ wherein communicable diseases are being replaced by India is in a phase of demographic transition noncommunicable diseases as major causes of and the geriatric population is burgeoning. Care death and disability. Hypertension is one among of the elderly in need of medical attention is them. With a prevalence close to 30%, hypertension often fragmented among multiple “specialists”, is now an entity not just confined to specialist clinics as these patients have multiple co-morbidities alone, but to every generalist. While physicians, and psychosocial issues. Therefore, there is an surgeons, obstetricians, internists and even urgent need to produce physicians who not paediatricians are likely to encounter hypertension only understand the unique health problems in in their patients more frequently, the general the elderly, but possess a repertoire of clinical practitioner will increasingly be called upon to competencies to deal with them. Geriatrics is the diagnose and manage hypertension. Awareness only “speciality” which knits these myriad physical,

65 Prospectus 2018-2019 regarding the diagnosis, treatment and recent the private health care sector was responsible for advances has therefore become very important. drowning many below the poverty line! A ‘Family Hypertension has become a focus of intense Physician’ is a multi-competent specialist who not clinical, epidemiological and laboratory research. only provides the point of first contact, but also The volume of data and information available is provides the continuum of care. The number of so large that it is not possible for a practitioner ‘Family Physicians’ - doctors satisfying the above to search and scan every new trial or published definition - in the Indian sub-continent is grossly guideline. Modules such as this therefore bring inadequate to cater to the huge population. concise updated information to the table of the The Objective practitioner. Not only does the reader get a bird’s The objective of the M.MED (FAMILY MED.) eye view, the course also provides an interactive programme is to build the capacity of GPs and method to study the clinical dilemmas that one faces. enable them to manage more cases so that referral becomes less necessary - hence the motto: ‘Refer This module on hypertension put together by less, Resolve more’. The ultimate beneficiaries of Distance Education Cell at CMC Vellore is unique the programme will be patients from the financially in that it is detailed and at the same time presents weaker section of the population, especially those the topics in an easily readable, simple format. from the rural areas. Thus, the programme leads to Duration of the course: 6 months a win-win situation for the patients and the GPs, as the former find a one- window solution, while the Contact Programme: 1 week latter (who would have become multi-competent) Venue of the Contact Programme: CMC, Vellore find a much larger scope for their practice. Fees: 15,000/- (subject to revision) Eligibility Criteria Study materials: 12 modules in 2 volumes • Valid MBBS Degree, and MCI/ state registration You may download the Application form and • Indians, practising in India Prospectus from our website: www.cmch-vellore. Selection is through an entrance examination edu and click on “Education / Admissions”. Duration: This is a two year ‘blended learning Master in Medicine in Family Medicine course’ involving both self-learning, as well as a hands-on component in the form of contact (Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical programmes University) Contact programme 3 contact programmes of 11 Preamble days each. There are close to 2, 50,000 General Practitioners Venue of the Contact Programme: 4 centres across in India who have no access to postgraduate the country (Delhi, Oddanchathram, Dimapur, education. Since the government has not mandated Vellore) continuous education for physicians, most of the GPs do not make much effort to remain up-to-date Fees: 98,000/- (subject to revision) with the developments in the medical education. Study materials: 15 handbooks with 100 modules The lack of continuous updating of the knowledge and skills by these GPs has led to a situation where Application and Prospectus there are excessive referrals because they are not You may download the Application form and confident in handling cases even with the slightest Prospectus from the distance education website: complication. Many patients, therefore, end up cmcdistedu.org. visiting multispecialty hospitals where the health Email: [email protected] care costs are very high. No wonder, in a World Bank study done in the year 2004, it was found that

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3.1 Undergraduate Nursing of Nursing Education of the Nurses’ League, Christian Medical Association of India (South India Programmes Branch) at the end of each year during the course. The Diploma is awarded by the BNESIB, NL CMAI 3.1.1 Diploma in General Nursing and and is recognized by the Indian Nursing Council. Midwifery The Diploma in Nursing programme includes Eligibility for Admission a 3 year course and one year training as a Minimum Pass at +2 level preferably Science with junior staff nurse. The student intake is 100 qualification Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany and per year. The core subjects in First Year include for application Zoology) and English with an aggregate Biological Science, Behavioural Science, Nursing of 40 % Marks Foundations inclusive of Bioethics, Community *Age limit Between 17 – 35 years by 31st Health Nursing, English and Computer Education. December in the year of admission* The Second Year subjects of study include *Marital Only unmarried men and women are Medical- Surgical Nursing, Mental Health and Status eligible to apply* Child Health Nursing. The subjects in Third Year * Age and marital status are exempted for those who have com- include Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing, pleted ANM/MPHW programme Community Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Research, Professional Trends and Adjustments, Basis for Admission Administration and Ward Management. Students 1. Selection is based on merit: Step I will be a appear for examinations conducted by the Board Computer Based Test (CBT) (see Annexure III of bulletin), followed by Step II with assessment of skills and knowledge for short-listed candidates, which will assess the candidate’s aptitude and interest towards the healing ministry. Motivation and suitability to undertake the nursing programme in the Christian Medical College, Vellore are also assessed. For christian students applying under the sponsored category, a written test in Bible Knowledge will be a part of the tests at Vellore during Step II. Admission to the programme for the year is subject to being found medically fit by the Medical Board of Christian Medical College, Vellore. 2. The final distribution of seats will be as follows:

Female Male Total candidates candidates All India 7 2 9 Open Sponsored 83 8 91 3. Sponsorship a. Sponsorship will be as per the guidelines under Section 1.14. Best outgoing Nursing student - Diploma b. College of Nursing Sponsorship Christian Medical College, Vellore

The College of Nursing offers sponsorship to two years after course completion. eligible Christian candidates. Those who desire 5. THE DECISION OF THE SELECTION College of Nursing Sponsorship should fill the COMMITTEE IS FINAL. sponsorship application form (Annexure V of the Bulletin) and send to: Registration for Admission THE REGISTRAR, Candidates selected for admission into the CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, programme will be required to register by paying VELLORE - 632 002, TAMIL NADU, the prescribed fee and completing other admission so as to reach not later than 16th April 2018. formalities. Submission of all original certificates is mandatory at the time of registration for the c. Applying for sponsorship does not guarantee programme. Admission to the programme will sponsorship, selection to the programme or continue to be provisional until approved by financial assistance. No further correspondence the Board of Nursing Education of the Nurses’ regarding this will be entertained. Christian League, Christian Medical Association of India Medical College, Vellore has the right to post any (South India Branch). of its sponsored candidates to any department of the Christian Medical College at the discretion of 3.1.2 BSc in Nursing the Dean, College of Nursing, based on the need. The BSc Nursing programme is designed to enable 4. Service obligation: students to get a wider understanding of nursing a. Service obligation for the candidates will be as based on scientific principles and clinical experience. per the guidelines under Section 1.15. The annual intake of students is 100. The programme b. Sponsored candidates may be transferred to includes a 4 year course and one year training as serve all or part of their service obligation in some junior staff nurse. It is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu other mission hospital in India if such a need arises. Dr M.G.R. Medical University. Students have to The candidates chosen under the open category will appear for University examinations at the end of serve in areas of need identified by the Christian each year during the course. The course includes Medical College, Vellore. All candidates admitted basic sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, to the programme will have to undertake a service Microbiology and Nutrition), Nursing Foundation obligation to work in an area of need for a period of inclusive of Bioethics, Psychology, English and

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2. Candidates should have passed in all subjects of the qualifying examination of the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Academic) conducted by The Tamil Nadu State Board or any other equivalent examination in one and the same attempt in the subjects. 3. Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should complete the said age on or before 31st December of the said year. The maximum age limit is 30 years and is relaxed up to 35 years for SC/ST candidates. 4. Only unmarried women candidates are eligible to apply. 5. Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary School Examination under vocational stream are not eligible to join B. Sc (Nursing) Degree Programme. 6. The selected candidates must produce an Eligibility Certificate from The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai at the time of registration for admission. Please check the relevant admission bulletin on the Best outgoing Nursing student - BSc CMC website for updated information.

Computer Applications in the first year. Basis of Admission 1. is based on merit. Step I will be Computer The second year focuses mainly on General Medical Based Test (CBT) (see Annexure III of bulletin) Surgical Nursing and an orientation to Community followed by Step II, with assessment of skills Health Nursing. Subjects like Sociology, Genetics, and knowledge for short-listed candidates, which Pharmacology, Pathology, Communication and will assess the candidate’s aptitude and interest Education Technology are also covered in this year. towards the healing ministry. Motivation and The third year deals with specialties in Medical suitability to undertake the nursing programme Surgical Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Mental in the Christian Medical College, Vellore is also Health Nursing and Nursing Research. The assessed. For Christian students applying under first half of fourth year is spent on Obstetrics the sponsored category, a written test in Bible and Gynaecology Nursing, Community Health Knowledge will be part of the tests at Vellore Nursing and Management of Nursing Services & during Step II. Admission to the programme for Education. The second half of the fourth year is a the year is subject to being found medically fit by rotating internship in all the areas of Nursing. the Medical Board of Christian Medical College, Vellore. Eligibility for Admission 2. The final distribution of seats will be as follows: 1. Candidates should have passed the All India Open 15 (including 3 for SC/ ST) qualifying examination after a period of 12 years Sponsored 85 of study in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology) and English. She must have obtained The candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ a minimum of 45% aggregate marks in Physics, Tribes (SC/ST) should indicate this on the Best Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology) outgoing Nursing student - BSc application form and English individually at the qualifying and a photocopy of the certificate of proof issued examination from any recognized board. There by the Deputy Tahsildar or the District Magistrate is 5 % relaxation for admission to all the SC / ST MUST be enclosed. The original of this certificate is candidate. required at the time of registration for Step II.

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3. Sponsorship: management and research. This programme a. Sponsorship will be as per the guidelines requires full time attendance. under Section 1.14. b. Undergraduate College Sponsorship for Programme No. of Seats Christians (UCSC): MSc(N) (Medical Surgical) 10 Christian candidates who are not sponsored by MSc(N) (Paediatrics) 5 the CMC Vellore Association or Council members may apply for this sponsorship. The UCSC MSc(N) (Obs. & Gynae) 5 sponsorship will be as per guidelines under MSc(N) (Comm. Health) 5 Section 1.14.1. c. Applying for sponsorship does not guarantee MSc(N) (Psychiatry) 4 sponsorship, selection to the programme or financial assistance. No further correspondence Eligibility for Admission regarding this will be entertained. Christian The candidates should have Medical College, Vellore has the right to post any 1. Passed the qualification of B.Sc. Nursing/ of its sponsored candidates to any department of B.Sc. (Honors) in Nursing/Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing the Christian Medical College at the discretion of by The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, the Dean, College of Nursing, based on the need. Chennai or any other University accepted as 4. Service obligation: equivalent there to, with a minimum of 55 % a. Service obligation for the candidates will be as aggregate marks. per guidelines under Section 1.15. 2. Registered with the State Registration Council b. Sponsored candidates may be transferred to for Nursing and Midwifery/alternate course serve all or part of their service obligation in some approved by Indian Nursing Council for a similar other mission hospital in India if such a need arises. The candidates chosen under the open category will duration in lieu of Midwifery. Male candidates who serve in areas of need identified by the Christian do not possess Midwifery registration certificate Medical College, Vellore. All candidates admitted are not eligible to apply for M.Sc. (N) – Obstetrics to the programme will have to undertake a service and Gynaecological Nursing and Community obligation to work in an area of need for a period of Health Nursing, irrespective of experience in the two years after completion. area. 5. THE DECISION OF THE SELECTION 3. Minimum one year of experience in a hospital COMMITTEE IS FINAL. or in a college or in a School of Nursing or in a Community Health Programme from the date of Registration for Admission registration in the State Nursing Council after B.Sc. Candidates selected for admission into the Nursing/B.Sc. (Honors) in Nursing (or) after/prior programme will be required to register by paying to Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (regular stream). the prescribed fee and completing other admission 4. A Certificate of Medical Fitness from an formalities. Submission of all original certificates authorized Medical Officer. is mandatory at the time of registration for the programme. Admission to the programme will Basis of Admission continue to be provisional until approved by The 1. Selection is based on merit. The selection Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. process starts with Step I - Computer Based Test (CBT). From 2017 onwards, the Step-I process 3.2 Postgraduate, Post Basic involves taking the General Paper AND / OR Degree, Post Basic Diploma and Speciality Paper. • The General paper will consist of questions Fellowship Nursing Programmes from Medical Surgical, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Community Health and Psychiatric 3.2.1 MSc Degree in Nursing Nursing. This programme prepares candidates for • The Speciality paper will consist of questions leadership positions in nursing education, practice, specific to each of the 5 specialities.

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The type of paper available according to the preference/s is explained below:

Preference Type of Paper Only one preference The candidate can take either the General paper OR the respective Speciality paper as per the preference.

Two preferences The candidate can take either the General paper alone for both the specialities, OR General paper for one preference and Speciality paper for the other preference.

However, the candidate cannot take TWO Speciality papers. 2. Step I will be followed by Step II for short Best outgoing Nursing student - PB BSc listed candidates where medical checkup, personal interviews and assessment of knowledge and skills 3.2.2 Post Basic BSc Nursing Programme are conducted. 3. At least 50% of the seats in each speciality are This two year programme aims to upgrade the reserved for sponsored candidates, provided they Diplomates (GNMs) and prepares them to assume fulfil the criteria for admission. responsibilities as competent practitioners, nurse 4. Weightage is given to candidates who have educators and supervisors in clinical/public served in areas of need. health settings. This programme requires full time 5. Admission to the Programme for the year is attendance. subject to being found medically fit by the Medical Board of Christian Medical College, Vellore. Eligibility for Admission 6. Service obligation for the sponsored candidates The candidate should have will be as per the guidelines under Section 3.2.5 1. Passed Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary/ Registration for admission details are explained in Intermediate/10+2/an equivalent examination Section 3.2.6. recognized by the University/10+1 in or before the year 1986. Supplementary selection 2. Passed the qualification of Diploma in General • A supplementary selection may be conducted Nursing and Midwifery or alternate course. for M.Sc. Nursing, if the specified number of seats 3. Permanent registration certificate with the are not filled in any of the specialities. State Registration Council for Nursing and • In such an event, candidates who have cleared Midwifery/alternate course approved by Indian Step-I with General paper and have not been Nursing Council for a similar duration in lieu of selected for the specialities chosen will become Midwifery, in any one of the following areas: eligible for Supplementary Selection. • OT Techniques • Selection of candidates will be based on personal • Ophthalmic Nursing interview and performance in special tests to assess • Leprosy Nursing skills. • TB Nursing • The candidates selected through Supplementary • Psychiatric Nursing Selection will be only under open category. • Neurological and Neuro Surgical Nursing • The dates for Supplementary Selection, if • Community Health Nursing conducted, will be displayed in the admission page • Cancer Nursing of the website. • Orthopedic Nursing

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4. A Certificate of Medical Fitness from an Renal Nursing 4 authorized Medical Officer. Burns Nursing 4 Basis of Admission * Recognized by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) 1. Selection is based on merit. The selection process starts with Step I - Computer Based Test Eligibility (CBT) consisting of the general paper. This is The candidate should have followed by Step II for short listed candidates 1. Passed the qualification of Diploma in General where medical checkup and personal interviews Nursing and Midwifery or alternate course/B.Sc. are conducted. Nursing/B.Sc. (Honors) in Nursing/Post Basic 2. The number of seats is 50. Among the total B.Sc. Nursing. seats, 85% of the seats are reserved for sponsored 2. Permanent registration certificate from the candidates and 15% of the seats are reserved for State Nursing Council for Nursing and Midwifery the open merit candidates, provided they fulfil the or alternate course (applicable to male candidates). criteria for admission. 3. Minimum one year of work experience as on 3. Weightage is given to candidates who have 1st September of the said year in any clinical area served in areas of need. in the hospital or in the community. 4. Admission to the Programme for the year is 4. A Certificate of Medical Fitness from an subject to being found medically fit by the Medical authorized Medical Officer. Board of Christian Medical College, Vellore. 5. Service obligation for the sponsored candidates Basis of Admission will be as per the guidelines under Section 3.2.5. 1. Selection is based on merit. The selection Registration for admission details are explained in process starts with Step I - Computer Based Test Section 3.2.6. (CBT) consisting of the general paper. This is followed by Step II for short listed candidates 3.2.3 Post Basic Diploma in Nursing where medical checkup and personal interviews are conducted. The one year Post Basic Diploma programmes 2. At least 50 % of the seats in each speciality are in nursing are designed to prepare registered nurses to acquire in-depth knowledge and skills reserved for sponsored candidates provided they in specialized areas of nursing. It aims to prepare fulfill the criteria for admission. them to function effectively as care givers/nurse 3. Weightage is given to candidates who have supervisors in the respective settings. These served in areas of need. programmes require full time attendance. The 4. Admission to the programme for the year is course includes Foundations of Nursing, Speciality subject to being found medically fit by the Medical Nursing, Nursing Management, Education and Board of Christian Medical College, Vellore. Research. 5. Service obligation for the sponsored candidates will be as per the guidelines under Section 3.2.5. Programme No. of seats Registration for admission details are explained in Cardiothoracic Nursing * 15 Section 3.2.6. Critical Care Nursing * 20 Emergency and Disaster Nursing * 20 Post Diploma in Cardio Thoracic Nursing Neonatal Nursing * 15 The Post Basic Diploma in Cardio Thoracic Neurology Nursing * 15 Nursing is designed to train registered nurses to provide advance quality care to patients with Oncology Nursing * 20 Cardio Thoracic disorders and their families. The Operation Room Nursing * 15 programme will equip the nurses with specialized Psychiatric Nursing * 20 knowledge and skills required for the treatment of Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Nursing * 20 cardiovascular problems with surgery, medication, and lifestyle recommendations and management Geriatric Nursing * 10 of a cardio-thoracic unit.

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surgical team. The course also enables the students to acquire knowledge of anaesthesia.

Post Basic Diploma in Critical Care Nursing This programme aims at enabling registered nursing professionals to develop and apply advanced nursing care knowledge and skills for providing comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients in intensive care settings. It covers various specialties of Surgery, Medicine, Cardiac, Renal, Neurosciences, Haematology, Obstetrics, Accident and Emergency, Neonatal nursing and Paediatrics. The programme equips the nurses to vigilantly monitor, assess and treat the critically ill, while providing education and support to their families.

Post Basic Diploma in Gerontological Nursing The Post Basic Diploma programme in Gerontological Nursing is designed to strengthen Lamp lighting Ceremony, Nursing Students and develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nurses caring for the older adult. The course also equips nurses to educate and support the Post Diploma in Neuro Science Nursing concerned families, care givers and communities at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care. The The Post Basic Diploma in Neuro Science programme exposes the students to gerontological Nursing prepares registered nurses with considerations in the medical, surgical, psychiatry, specialized knowledge, skills and attitude in neurology and community areas. providing advanced quality care to patients with neurological disorders. Students undertaking Post Basic Diploma in Orthopaedic and this course have the opportunity to apply theory Rehabilitation Nursing to practice during clinical placements in the areas of Neuro Intensive Care, Neuromedicine and This programme equips nurses to care for patients experiencing musculoskeletal problems. The course Neurosurgery. Through the learning experiences, is designed to train nurses to assess, diagnose, students develop clinical judgement, problem treat and care for patients with musculoskeletal solving, communication and team skills necessary problems following trauma, tumours, chronic to care for patients with complex neuroscience degenerative illness and other associated illnesses. conditions. Since nurses play a key role in the rehabilitation process, the course will train the nurses to provide Post Basic Diploma in Operation Room guidance and counselling to patients and families Nursing to promote and maintain health and quality of life. This course is designed to provide care and support to patients before, during and after Post Basic Diploma in Oncology Nursing surgery. The advances in surgical procedures This course is designed to prepare specially trained and technologies have played a pivotal role in Oncology Nurses who can provide competent care prognosis and healthcare outcomes. This calls for to patients with cancer in a safe and effective care trained nurses in operation theatres who are well- environment. The advanced theoretical knowledge, informed about such advances and skilled in using critical thinking and specialist skills required them. The specially trained nurses in OR Nursing of an oncology nurse are met by this course that play a key role in the effective functioning of OR offers opportunities to gain specific oncologic

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Nursing Students’ Hostel, inaugurated on 22 Jan 2016 nursing competencies, administer radiation and models, therapeutic relationships, family and chemotherapies, provide follow-up monitoring, community partnerships. It equips nurses to help rehabilitation and terminal care. patients with mental illness, psychiatric disorders and developmental and/or cognitive difficulties, Post Basic Diploma in Neonatal Nursing function at their maximum potential, thus playing an important role in advancing the mental health The Post Basic Diploma programme in Neonatal and well-being of individuals, families and Nursing provides nurses with the skills and communities. knowledge to practice safely and competently in a variety of neonatal nursing settings, with sick and Post Basic Diploma in Emergency and convalescing infants. Through the teaching and Disaster Nursing learning experiences, students develop expertise in caring for babies and their families affected by This programme is designed to equip nurses to be acute, chronic and complex neonatal illnesses. The competent in life-saving interventions, problem areas in which the training is provided include solving, and technical skills in Emergency settings Labour room, postnatal wards, New-born units, ranging from wound management and trauma Paediatric surgery NICU, community/follow up response to disaster preparedness. Since the acuity services/clinics. of patients, complexity of care and degree of technological interventions in emergency settings Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental are variable, students learn to perform accurate Health Nursing assessments, anticipate and prioritise patient care and manage effectively in a busy, fast paced The Post Basic Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental and stressful environment. The course provides Health Nursing is designed to prepare nurses nurses with opportunities to work as part of the with specialized knowledge and skills in curative, emergency medical team in an effort to assist preventive and promotive aspects of Psychiatric patients facing traumatic injuries and sudden and Mental Health care. serious illnesses. The students get experience in The course includes training in in-depth mental the Emergency services and also in the Medical, health assessment, interventions, counselling Surgical, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology,

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Trauma, Orthopaedics, Neuro, Psychiatry, Burns burn assessment, fluid resuscitation, airway and and Intensive care areas. wound management, surgical intervention, skin substitutes, burn rehabilitation, burn prevention Post Basic Diploma in Renal Nursing and education. It enables nurses to address not only the issues of patients’ physical well-being, but The Post Basic Diploma in Renal Nursing is also the emotional and psychological trauma of the designed to equip nurses with the theory and skills patients and their families. necessary to provide evidence based, quality care to patients with renal disorders. The course provides 3.2.4 FELLOWSHIP IN NURSING opportunities to understand the complex kidney diseases, work with interdisciplinary team and This programme is designed to prepare registered gain specific skills to care for patients who require graduate nurses for advanced nursing practice ongoing care or life-sustaining treatment. They in various specialities. This one year programme learn about dialysis, renal transplantation, and requires full time attendance and is offered by the other treatment methods which will enable them to institution in the following specialties: manage chronic illnesses and impact quality-of-life Programme No. of seats and end-of-life care for renal patients. The students Fellowship in Family Nurse Practice 4 are posted in the Renal units, Medical surgical units, Operation room, Medical and Pediatric Fellowship in Haematology Nursing 4 ICUs, Dialysis and Renal Transplant units. Fellowship in Respiratory Nursing 4 Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care 4 Post Basic Diploma in Burn Nursing Nursing This programme equips nurses to gain knowledge Eligibility for Admission of advanced technologies and practices in burn care and provide comprehensive and holistic care The Candidate should have to patients with burn injuries in emergent, acute 1. Passed the qualification of B.Sc. Nursing/B. and in recovery phases. The course provides Sc. (Honors) in Nursing/Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing learning experiences in first aid management, degree of The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical

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University, Chennai or any other University 1. Fellowship in Family Nurse Practice accepted as equivalent there to. This programme is designed to prepare registered 2. Permanent registration certificate from the nurses for advanced nursing practice as family State Nursing Council for Nursing and Midwifery nurse practitioners. A family nurse practitioner or alternate course (applicable to male candidates). in collaboration with a physician provides 3. Minimum one year of work experience as on primary health care services across the life span 1st September of the said year in any clinical area in community and ambulatory care settings. The in the hospital or in the community. Candidate should be a Registered Nurse and 4. A Certificate of Medical Fitness from an Midwife to apply for this programme. authorized Medical Officer. 2. Fellowship in Haematology Nursing Basis of Admission This programme is designed to prepare registered 1. Selection is based on merit. Step I will be nurses for advanced nursing practice in Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of a general haematology. It aims to prepare registered paper followed by Step II which includes personal nurses in collaboration with the physician to interviews. provide specialized health care to patients with 2. At least 50 % of the seats in each speciality are haematological disorders of all ages in hospital reserved for sponsored candidates provided they settings. fulfill the criteria for admission. 3. Fellowship in Respiratory Nursing 3. Weightage is given to candidates who have served in areas of need including CMC, Vellore. This programme is designed to prepare registered 4. Admission to the programme for the year is nurses for advanced nursing practice in respiratory subject to being found medically fit by the Medical care. It aims to prepare registered nurses in Board of Christian Medical College, Vellore. collaboration with the physician to provide 5. Service obligation for the sponsored candidates specialized health care to patients with respiratory will be as per the guidelines under Section 3.2.5. disorders of all ages in hospital settings. Registration for admission details are explained in 4. Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care Nursing Section 3.2.6. This programme is designed to prepare registered

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nurses for advanced nursing practice in paediatric 3.2.6 Registration for Admission critical care. It aims to prepare registered nurses in collaboration with the physician to provide Candidates selected for admission into the specialized health care to critically ill children in programmes will be required to register for the same on payment of the prescribed fee and the hospital settings. Candidates applying for completing admission formalities. Submission of this course should have a minimum one year of all original certificates at the time of registration for experience as a Nurse in the Paediatric wards/ the course is mandatory. All the selected candidates Neonatology unit after B.Sc. Nursing/B.Sc. for MSc Degree in Nursing and Post Basic Degree (Honours) in Nursing/after (or) prior to Post Basic in Nursing must produce the Eligibility certificate B.Sc. Nursing. from The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai at the time of registration for admission. 3.2.5 Service Obligation for Postgraduate, Admission to these two programmes continues to Post Basic Degree, Post Basic Diploma be provisional until approved by The Tamil and Fellowship Nursing Programmes Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. Admission to the Post Basic Diploma Nursing Service Obligation programme continues to be provisional until CMC upholds the value that its alumni will approved by the Board of Nursing Education of commit themselves to the service of the poor the Nurses’ League, Christian Medical Association and marginalized. Towards this end, the cost of of India (South India Branch) for the courses education is subsidized to prevent the candidates recognized by the same. being burdened financially. The sponsored At successful completion of the Fellowship in candidates will have to undertake a service Nursing programme, the candidates will be obligation, to serve the sponsoring agency after awarded the certificate from the College of Nursing, completion of the programme. Christian Medical College, Vellore.

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4.1 Guidelines for admission Registration for Admission to Allied Health Sciences Those finally selected for admission after interviews and tests will be required to register for the course Eligibility for Admission by paying the tuition fee and completing other admission formalities. Students should submit Candidates should have passed the Higher their certificates in original. (Admission to the Secondary Certificate Examination (Academic) degree courses will continue to be provisional until conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Board or any approval by the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical other equivalent examination with the following University). subjects: English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). Candidates applying for Dress Code Bachelor & Diploma of Prosthetics & Orthotics, Uniform as specified will be compulsory during and Diploma in Optometry should have a the course. minimum of 40% marks and for those applying for Diploma in Urology Technology should have 4.2 Degree Courses a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology. (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University) Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should complete Please check the relevant admission bulletin on the the said age on or before 31st December of the said CMC website for updated information. year, and the maximum limit is 40 years for AHS Degree courses. Bachelor of Science in Accident and Emergency Care Technology Basis for Admission The Accident and Emergency Care Technology Selection is based on merit. A preliminary course is a three year course which trains candidates Computer-based, Step -1 test (see Annexure III in Emergency Medicine with technical knowledge of the admission bulletin), followed by Step-2 and skills to become the first responders to all test (practical tests and interview) for short-listed emergencies. They are taught knowledge and skills candidates, will assess the candidate’s ability to to help victims of emergencies within and outside undertake medical studies. The tests and interview the hospital. Training experience is predominantly will assess the candidate’s character, motivation in the department of Accident and Emergency and suitability for the medical profession, and Medicine, which is a 50 bedded Unit which handles studies at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. During this process the aptitude of the candidate for the healing ministry, willingness to serve in remote mission hospitals and a sense of compassion for the suffering will be assessed. Admission to the programme for the year is subject to being certified medically fit by the Medical Board of the Christian Medical College, Vellore. Sponsorship will be as per the guidelines under section 1.14 of this prospectus. THE DECISION OF THE SELECTION COMMITIEE IS FINAL. Christian Medical College, Vellore

Course No. of seats Duration Open Sponsored Total* Course Internship BSc Accident & Emergency Care Technology 2 6 8 3 yrs 1 yr Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology 1 5 6 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Cardiac Technology 1 4 5 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Cardio Pulmonary Perfusion Care Technology 1 2 3 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Critical Care Technology 1 5 6 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Dialysis Technology 2 5 7 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Medical Laboratory Technology (BSc MLT) 2 10 12 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Medical Record Science (BMRSc) 1 5 6 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Medical Sociology 1 4 5 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Neuro-Electrophysiology 1 4 5 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Nuclear Medicine Technology 1 2 3 3 yrs 1 yr Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) 2 8 10 4 yrs 6 months BSc Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia Technology 2 5 7 3 yr 1 yr Bachelor of Optometry (B Optom) 2 8 10 3 yrs 1 yr Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) 2 8 10 4 yrs 6 months Bachelor of Prosthetics & Orthotics 1 4 5 4 yrs** 6 months BSc Radiology Imaging Technology 2 8 10 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Radiotherapy Technology 1 3 4 3 yrs 1 yr BSc Respiratory Therapy 1 5 6 3 yrs 1 yr Entrance test (Step 1): Science based paper * Variable depending on guidelines ** Lateral entry - 3rd yr

81 Prospectus 2018-2019 approximately 130-140 adult medical, surgical II PUC or qualifying examination are eligible for emergencies and paediatric trauma. This centre is admission, out of which Physics and Chemistry are recognized by the WHO as the South-East Asian compulsory. The third subject can be either Biology Regional Training for Emergency Medicine and or Mathematics. Emergency Nursing. Peripheral postings include 3. According to the RCI’s (Rehabilitation Council Critical Care and Obstetrics. of India) current regulations, applicants shall not Bachelor of Audiology & Speech be older than 25 years on the 1st of July, of the year Language Pathology of admission. (Approved by Rehabilitation Council of India) Duration Four years (6 semesters plus 1 year internship).

Bachelor of Science in Cardiac Technology This course is designed to provide broad-based theoretical knowledge and up-to-date technical training that is relevant to current cardiac clinical practice. The areas in which training is provided include electrocardiography, treadmill stress testing, 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring (Holter), 24 hour blood pressure monitoring (Ambulatory BP) and cardiac catheterization laboratory technology and electro physiology. This specialty deals with the study of normal & abnormal functioning of the auditory system, the speech production mechanism, and language processing. This field has connections to a number of other disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, psychology, linguistics, medicine, and education. Students pursuing a degree in this field are also introduced to both basic and applied research and to various clinical applications. They acquire theoretical and practical skills needed to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients with Hearing, Speech and Language problems, such as voice disorders, fluency disorders, motor speech disorders, language related disorders.

Eligibility The course includes theory classes, practical 1. Admission to B.ASLP is open to candidates “hands on” training and periodic evaluations. who have passed the 10+2 examination or an Candidates successfully completing the course will equivalent examination conducted by the Pre be adequately equipped to independently provide University Board of Education of the respective technical assistance at any advanced cardiac centre. State Governments, securing a minimum of 50% marks considered as equivalent thereto by the Bachelor of Science in Cardiopulmonary MGR University. Perfusion Care Technology 2. According to the current regulations of the RCI A perfusionist is a skilled person, qualified by (Rehabilitation Council of India), candidates who academic and clinical education who operates the have obtained a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) heart lung machine (extra corporeal circulation in the PCMB (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ equipment) when it is necessary to temporarily replace Biology group or combinations thereof), in their

82 Christian Medical College, Vellore the patient’s circulatory and respiratory function. Duties of critical care therapists include direct patient While operating the heart lung machine during care as well as maintaining advanced equipment open heart surgery, the perfusionist is responsible like ventilators, used to assist breathing. Patient for monitoring the altered circulatory process, taking care includes teaching and supervising breathing appropriate measures when abnormal situations arise exercises, monitoring cardiovascular parameters and keeping both the surgeon and anaesthetist fully and assisting procedures like insertion of central and informed of the patient’s condition. The perfusionist arterial lines, endo-tracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, is also educated in the administration of blood cardiopulmonary resuscitation, etc. These skilled products, anaesthetic agents and drugs through the personnel need to be trained adequately and this extracorporeal circuit. Perfusionists are competent three-year course is recognized by the Tamil Nadu in the management of other perfusion related Dr MGR Medical University. equipment, techniques and procedures. The field of The course covers Anatomy, Physiology and Perfusion Technology is regarded by many as a very Pharmacology related to critically ill patients, with demanding vocation requiring maturity, dedication, special reference to respiratory and cardiovascular integrity, discipline and a mechanical aptitude. systems. It includes physiotherapy, management Classes include Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, of ICU equipment, lung diseases and problems Pathology, Basics of Microbiology, Principles of affecting critically ill patients, with plenty of “hands- Perfusion Technology Part I and later in the course- on” experience. The importance of universal introduction to Surgery, Sterilization Techniques, precautions and management of emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass & Perfusion Technology. situations is an essential component. Student Employment opportunities are abundant in India rotations include Anaesthesia and Physiotherapy in addition to Surgical, Neurological, Medical and and abroad. Paediatric ICUs. Job opportunities are plenty as Bachelor of Science in Critical Care most hospitals have ICUs, requiring critical care Technology therapists who undoubtedly are an integral part of the health care team. Critical Care Medicine is a field that deals with critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Bachelor of Science in Dialysis ICUs admit the sickest patients in the hospital. Technology Saving such patients depends on the quality of work The Bachelor of Science degree course in Dialysis carried out by the specially trained “Critical Care Technology is designed to provide broad based Team”, which comprises of doctors, nurses and and up to date theoretical and practical technical critical care therapists. Critical Care Therapists, also training relevant to current dialysis clinical called respiratory therapists, form an integral part of practice. This includes training in haemo-dialysis, the Critical Care Team. This field is very rewarding peritoneal dialysis, slow low efficiency dialysis because often patients who are about to die are given and continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, another chance at life.

83 Prospectus 2018-2019 plasmapheresis [including double filtered plasmapheresis] and home dialysis. Candidates are trained in wholesome renal care for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (BSc MLT) Laboratory services are essential for diagnosis and study of various diseases. Laboratory science has been advancing rapidly and CMC has developed appropriate laboratory facilities and Technologist Training Programmes needed. Competent technologists with advanced scientific knowledge and document scanning etc. The students will learn and skill are needed in all branches of laboratory basic sciences, medical terminology, International technology. In response to this, the Bachelor of Classification of Diseases, telemedicine, billing Science degree Programme in Medical Laboratory design etc. Technology, affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, was started in 1993. Bachelor of Science in Medical Sociology Medical Sociology involves studying health and illness behavior and the social structure of systems which deliver health care services. What makes medical sociology important is the critical role social factors play in determining or influencing the health of individuals, groups, and the larger society. It is a well-recognized field that offers great preparation for graduates in the health-related professions. A bachelor’s degree course in Medical sociology can be a stepping stone to various careers, including hospital and health administration and management. Medical Sociologists are interested in the qualitative experiences of patients, often working Bachelor of Science in Medical Record at the boundaries of public health, social work, Science (BMRSc) demography and gerontology, to explore phenomena at the intersection of the social and The Medical Record Science course started as a clinical sciences. Persons with a background in one year training programme in 1962 and was medical sociology work in hospitals, nursing upgraded to a Bachelor’s degree course in 1982. homes, or social service agencies, which provide From 1987 it has been affiliated to the Tamil Nadu assistance to those with medical problems and Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. The course is designed to impart sufficient knowledge of the prevailing system of scientific documentation with computerization, information search and retrieval and to help students become familiar with large databases dealing with various entities. Students come to know of various pathological conditions, symptoms, drugs & concepts such as data mining and learn the classification & codification of drugs, diseases &their treatment. Students acquire knowledge of the current trends in Medical Record Science like health insurance, Third party payers

84 Christian Medical College, Vellore disabilities. They are also employed as providers of social support for patients, family intervention specialists, hospice/palliative care workers, personnel specialists, public relations officers, health project managers, coordinators of hospital volunteers and research assistants. The health care industry has recently recognized the importance of posting medical sociologists in hospitals for better health care and they are appointed as Counselors, Medical Sociologists in Hospitals. Graduates of B.Sc. Medical Sociology are eligible to apply for the Masters Degree course in Medical Sociology, M.B.A. in Health Systems Management and Masters in Hospital/Health Administration etc.

Duration 3 years followed by one year of compulsory internship in CMC, Vellore PLUS one year service obligation in sponsored organization if the candidate is sponsored, or in the organization identified by CMC if the candidate is open.

Bachelor of Science in Neuro- Electrophysiology Complement. There is good bed to bench, and bench to bed research and there are grants from The Neurology Division of the Department the DBT, international clinical trials on stroke of Neurological Sciences is a state of the art rehabilitation and gene therapy in DMD. department with the full complement of Adult Neurology, Pediatric Neurology and an all Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine encompassing Neurophysiology laboratory with EEG, EEG Telemetry, Technology NCV/ EMG with Quantitative EMG, SFEMG, Nuclear Medicine Technology is the medical Tremorogram, Autonomic laboratory with Finopres speciality concerned with the use of small amounts and Tilt Table, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator, of radioactive material for the diagnosis of various Sleep Studies and TCD. diseases and treatment of a few diseases. Nuclear Medicine scans reveal biological processes that The Adult and Pediatric Neurology units run the take place at cellular and sub¬cellular level and DM programme, Postdoctoral Fellowship course are now accepted as an integral part of molecular in Pediatric Neurology and B.Sc course in Neuro- imaging. Technologists apply the art and skill of Electrophysiology. The group works closely diagnostic imaging and treatment through safe with the basic sciences group - Neurochemistry, and effective use of radionuclides. They participate Neuropathology, Neurophysiology and in the daily operation of the Nuclear Medicine Neuroradiology. We have a well-equipped Neuro- department under the supervision of Nuclear critical care unit with thrombolysis, immunotherapy Medicine physicians. including PLEX. It is a quaternary referral center for the country, where complex neurological problems This training helps in acquiring adequate are referred for expert opinion and management. knowledge and technical skills for the use of We have an Active Stroke Service with genetic sophisticated instrumentation such as gamma testing being offered for young stroke diagnostics, cameras, thyroid uptake probes, and PET scanner, Epilepsy Clinic, Stroke Clinic and Neuromuscular dedicated software to generate digital images, and Clinic, which are multidisciplinary clinics, as well preparation of radio¬pharmaceuticals, as applied as a Neuro-metabolic and Cerebral Palsy Clinic. to investigate a wide variety of disease processes. The new discipline being initiated is Cognitive It also includes maintaining patient records and Neurology and we have a good Neuropsychology documents regarding the amount and type of

85 Prospectus 2018-2019 radio-nuclides that is received, used and discarded. When preparing radio pharmaceuticals, technologists adhere to safety standards that keep the chance of radiation exposure as low as possible to staff and patients. The course is designed to enable students to acquire knowledge and skill in Medical Radio Isotope Technology, so that after passing the final examination and completing internship, they can function as qualified technologists in Nuclear Medicine departments.

The course is intended to help students to: In the fourth year students learn to demonstrate 1. Acquire adequate knowledge of the basic an understanding of OT in rehabilitation, basics of medical subjects in the practice of radiography and research and administration related to OT. During medical imaging. internship, interns are required to integrate the knowledge gained over the four years of study into 2. Develop skill and knowledge of various independent assessment and intervention. After Nuclear Medicine Imaging and therapy procedures. gaining the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy 3. Acquire knowledge in Radiochemistry, Degree, an Occupational therapist can work in Applied physics, Radiation physics and equipment hospitals, rehabilitation centres, special or main physics. stream schools, private clinics, geriatric homes or 4. Develop an attitude of compassion and industries. concern. Bachelor of Sciences in Operation Theatre Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) and Anaesthesia Technology Occupational therapy (OT) is a patient-centred The specialty of anaesthesia has advanced health profession concerned with promoting health tremendously in many different ways, both and well-being through occupations. Occupations scientifically and technologically. More and include purposeful and meaningful activities that more advanced surgeries are being performed people need to, want to and are expected to do, such in patients, from new-born babies to geriatric as activities of daily living, work, education and patients. The types of equipment required to social participation. Occupational Therapists (OTs) provide anaesthesia and perform many surgeries work with people facing physical, psychological have become more sophisticated and specialized. and social challenges, focusing on problem Therefore, the technological assistance required identification and treatment as well as the ways for this has become more specialized. The learning in which those conditions impact a person’s life. and understanding of anaesthesia technology has Interventions can be used to establish a capacity to keep pace with the advancement of the science that was not previously present, restore a capacity of anaesthesiology. to the former level, maintain ability for as long as The operation theatre and anaesthesia technologist possible or prevent a difficulty from occurring. assists the anaesthesiologist in the various procedures required for administering anaesthesia Teaching in OT focuses on classroom lectures, and in setting up the anaesthetic and monitoring supplemented by clinical placements involving equipment in the operation theatre. They are also direct contact with patients. During the first year, involved with regular maintenance and upkeep of the students gain knowledge in basic sciences the anaesthetic equipment and monitoring devices. like Anatomy and Physiology, in addition to basic concepts related to OT. During the second year The three year course is aimed at giving trainees a they learn about the various conditions causing comprehensive overview of anatomy, physiology, dysfunction and the respective assessment methods. biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, The third year is aimed at learning OT for various medicine, general nursing principles, sterilization neurological, psychiatric, and paediatric conditions. techniques and ethics. They are also exposed to work

86 Christian Medical College, Vellore in the Intensive Care Units. Trainees are taught the and a dedication to reduce India’s current blindness basics of anaesthetic management in specialities percentage - consider being an Optometrist (Vision such as obstetrics, paediatrics, neurosurgery, Scientist). orthopaedic and general surgery and given ample A strong believer in HOLISTIC education, the practical experience in all these areas. They are Optometry (Vision Science) programme provides exposed to anaesthesia services outside the regular space and time for sports, dance, music, art and operating rooms, as in radiology suite, cardiac religion. catheterisation laboratory, endoscopy room, day care theatre etc. They also undergo training in Basic This programme and profession DOES NOT Life Support, airway management in emergency INVOLVE NIGHT DUTIES. situations and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation. On completing the course, you can choose to be On successful completion of the course, they will a Clinical (patient related) Optometrist, a Vision be competent to assist anaesthesiologists in all Research Scientist, teach in a College of Optometry surgeries and in emergency situations. or be a private entrepreneur owning an optical showroom. Options for higher study through Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom) Masters, PhD and Post-doctoral positions exist nationally and internationally. The career guidance- networking structure provided by the faculty and alumni of the programme will be there to help you discover your dream. ALL students are encouraged to be in-scholars, subject to hostel availability.

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)

Eyes add beauty and the vital function of VISION to the human body. The science of Vision (Optometry) deals with the skill to identify vision related problems and the technology to combat it. The magic of vision is often taken for granted, until things go wrong. Optometry is a field that deals with the in-depth study of the eye, vision and diseases that affect the eye. Optometrists (Vision Scientists) are a crucial part of the eye care network that is currently fighting blindness in the world. From There is a great need for health professionals researching solutions to preventing childhood who have been trained in the rehabilitation of blindness, to high energy laser technology in the physically challenged. Physiotherapy is a treating myopia, the optometrist plays a key role. health care profession concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement We aim to produce highly skilled and potential within the spheres of promotion, compassionate optometrists who care about prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention and patients, the communities in which they practice rehabilitation. and have a passion for research. The physiotherapist is trained in the physical If you have a people friendly sense (this is NOT A procedures required in the rehabilitation of LAB BASED profession) with good communication conditions such as hemiplegia, paraplegia, head skills, can get along well as a team, have the drive to injury, cerebral palsy, orthopaedic conditions like evolve holistically (curricular and extracurricular) fractures, joint replacements, sports injuries and in

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the care of patients admitted in the Intensive Care disability, by the making of Prostheses and Unit (ICU) and those who undergo cardiac and Orthoses for persons with disability. This evidence lung surgery. based theory and practical, hands-on course helps students to understand the human body and Those who have the passion to better the lives of design appliances with theoretical knowledge the ‘differently abled’ would be ideally suited for of biomechanics, materials and engineering this professional training programme. The course principles. It also includes prescription, design, comprises of exclusive classroom teaching and fabrication, fitting and alignment of all Orthopaedic demonstration in the first year and clinical teaching devices. The practical sessions include clinical in the subsequent years. Learning by doing is given examination and evaluation of patients as part of high emphasis. the rehabilitation team, in order to assess, prescribe, Subjects like Anatomy, Physiology, Exercise fabricate, check and follow up appropriate devices. therapy, Electrotherapy, Biomechanics, Manual An examination will be conducted at the end therapy and Clinical Orthopaedics are an integral of each year, both in theory and practical. The part of the curriculum. At the end of the course qualified P&O professional plays a major role in the student will be equipped with the knowledge the rehabilitation of persons with disability, and and skills in the use of physical agents, as well as in making clinical decisions. The other aspects principles, to treat and alleviate pain and disability include management & supervision, training and caused by various illnesses. teaching, community services etc. This is a rapidly expanding field in healthcare. Once qualified, a prosthetist or an orthotist can work Specialization in orthopaedics, paediatrics, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals neurology, cardiopulmonary, sports and to provide a holistic service to address issues such community physiotherapy are available in other as polio, amputation, rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral centres in India and abroad. Doctoral programmes palsy, diabetes, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal in specific topics of interest can also be pursued cord lesions, congenital malformations etc. After by students to reach greater heights and set new successful completion of the course, the candidate trends in Rehabilitation. will be eligible to work in hospitals, rehabilitation centres or institutes, trauma centres and various Bachelor in Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO) private companies in India and abroad. Avenues for (Recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India, RCI, higher studies & research in the area of Prosthetics New Delhi) and Orthotics are available. Bachelor in Prosthetics & Orthotics course offers Lateral Entry into the Bachelor in Prosthetics and training in the field of rehabilitation of locomotor Orthotics course

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Lateral entry directly into 3rd year is only for diploma holders in Prosthetics & Orthotics from RCI recognized institutes, with minimum of 3 years work experience after the completion of Diploma in Prosthetics & Orthotics.

Bachelor of Science in Radiology & Imaging Technology This course is offered by the Department of Rdiology, under the auspices of The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. All modalities in Radiology are covered in a fixed pattern over 3 years, with assessments every year. Classes are taken by dedicated teachers (radiographers, radiologists, physicists, doctors of other specialties). The department has 50 doctors and 100 radiographers. Each student is posted for adequate periods in all modalities. While being posted in plain X-ray, Bachelor of Science in Radiotherapy Barium and Intravenous Urogram rooms, the Technology student is taught and supervised by staff and allowed to independently use the machines when Radiation Therapy is the medical use of ionizing he or she is ready. In the CT scan and MRI rooms, radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment, adequate exposure is given, as these are crucial to destroy the tumour cells and spare the normal tests being done in investigating difficult problems. tissues. High-energy x-rays and gamma rays The DSA machine (which helps in studying the generated from sophisticated equipment such as blood vessels in patients with bleeding or tumours Medical Linear Accelerators, Telecobalt and High- in the brain) is also handled by students, who are dose rate Brachytherapy remote after¬loading exposed to State of the Art equipment. machines are used to treat cancer patients by various radiotherapy techniques such as The students have common anatomy, physiology and ethics classes with other paramedical students. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Three- During internship, students are encouraged to dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), perform investigations under supervision. Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Brachytherapy and many other special techniques. At the end of this course, job opportunities are available for students in India as well as abroad. During this course, students will learn about human Being an important area in diagnosis and anatomy and physiology, various types of cancers, decision making, an individual who has done this patient care, radiographic techniques and different course would have flexibility in a well equipped radiotherapy treatment techniques in addition department. For further training, a student can to basic radiation physics and the physics and apply for a Masters programme (not in CMC). technology of radiotherapy equipment. This course also provides invaluable practical experience which Our department, in addition to Digital includes hands-on use of the radiotherapy equipment Radiography and Computed Radiography, has mentioned above. Students interact closely with the the Picture Archiving & Computerised System by team of radiographers, radiation oncologists, medical which all investigations are immediately available physicists and nurses which immensely helps in on computers for doctors to see across the hospital. enhancing practical knowledge, skill and expertise. We have 12 ultrasound and Doppler machines, 3 CT machines and 3 MRI machines (two 1.5T and B.Sc. Respiratory Therapy one 3T). Students benefit from doing the course in our institution as there is a large volume of work Respiratory therapists specialize in the evaluation, in all areas, being done with excellent supervision. treatment, education and rehabilitation of patients with respiratory diseases. They play an important role in the team that provides respiratory care

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would equip trainees to fit in to various hospitals under the supervision of a general or chest physician. They could work in pulmonary function labs, sleep labs and ICUs. Respiratory therapists are versatile members of the health care delivery system.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Hospital Administration “Programme jointly managed by Auxilium College (autonomous) and CMC Vellore, Awarded by Thiruvalluvar University” Bachelor of Business Administration (Hospital Administration) is a 3 year full time course offered by Auxilium College, Vellore, with assistance from the Department of Hospital Management Studies under the supervision of a physician. The strength & Staff Training and Development, CMC, Vellore, of respiratory therapists lies in the use of evidence- with the degree awarded by Thiruvallauvar based clinical practice guidelines, allowing them University, Vellore. to develop, recommend and implement effective care plans. In collaboration with physicians they This course is intended exclusively for young can develop disease-based clinical pathways, women wanting to pursue careers dealing with and disease management programmes. They operation and administration of healthcare enhance the quality of the clinical work in the setups. This degree prepares students to manage outpatient area, the pulmonary medicine wards, finances, human resources, and daily operations of the Pulmonary Function Lab, the Sleep lab and hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other related the Bronchoscopy suite. They acquire the skills organizations. to supervise and help the patients with problems relating to the use of various inhaler devices and Classes will be handled by faculty from both various respiratory therapy procedures. They help Auxilium College & CMC (former & present staff) in the management of chronic diseases such as for hospital and health system related subjects, COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, with the advantage of integrating theory and Sleep Apnoea, Asthma and allergies and would practical knowledge. To get a better exposure to be familiar with Bronchial Hygiene Therapy and hospital setups, this course consist of 3 months Pulmonary Rehabilitation. They gain the ability to internship, during which students will be posted at work with respiratory equipment such as oxygen various hospitals in Vellore and its surroundings, concentrator, mechanical ventilator, pulse oximeter to acquire hands-on experience. and cardiac monitor. Part of their training is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where they learn to The students after finishing this course, could be help in the management of patients on ventilators. recruited in hospitals, or pursue a post graduate They become conversant with all kinds of basic degree in any field of hospital and health systems and advanced lung function testing including management. Spirometry, measurement of lung Volumes, Candidates: 70 per year Diffusing capacity, Body Plethysmography, Eligibility criteria: 10+2 pass, from a recognized board. Bronchoprovocation testing, Cardio Pulmonary Currently applicable only for women candidates. exercise testing and Allergen Skin Testing. They Duration: three years learn to perform sleep studies and assist in Admission: Admission shall be handled by Auxilium diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy related College. Applications may be obtained from Auxilium procedures. They also become trained in patient College. Selection of candidates through personal interviews education with regard to respiratory diseases. will be held at Auxilium College, with panel members from both institutes (CMC Vellore and Auxilium College) The need for Respiratory therapists is growing due to a large increase in respiratory diseases. This training

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4.3 Diploma Courses The table below gives the list of AHS Diploma courses offered, distribution of seats & duration of the courses. Please check the relevant admission bulletin on the CMC website for up to date information.

No. of seats Duration Name of the course Open Sponsored Total Course Internship category category duration Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology# 4 4 8 2 yrs 1 yr (Affiliated to CMAI) Diploma in Dermatology Laboratory# 1 1 2 1 yr - (Affiliated to CMAI)

Diploma in Hand and Leprosy Physiotherapy# 3 3 6 2 yrs 6 months Technology (Council of CMC Vellore Association) Diploma in Hospital Equipment Maintenance* 2 2 4 1 yr 6 months (Council of CMC Vellore Association) Diploma in Medical Radiation Technology 1 5 6 2 yrs - (Radio diagnosis)# (Affiliated by CMAI) Diploma in Optometry# (Council of CMC Vellore 3 3 6 2 yrs - Association) Diploma in Prosthetics & Orthotics 2 2 4 2 yrs - (Affiliated to RCI)# Diploma in Hospital Sterilization Technology 2 2 4 2 yrs 6 months (CMAI affiliation awaited)# Diploma in Urology Technology# 1 1 2 2 yrs - (Affiliated to CMAI)

CMC Vellore-Chittoor Campus Courses Name of the course Open Sponsored Total Course Internship category category Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology# 2 2 4 2 yrs 1 (Affiliated to CMAI) Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology# 2 2 4 2 yrs 1 (Affiliated to CMAI)

# Entrance Test - Science based paper • Eligibility-Diploma in Engineering; Entrance Test-Speciality paper These courses are affiliated with the appropriate national and regulatory bodies specifically mentioned under each course. All admissions are provisional pending approval by the regulatory bodies. Approximate fee structures are given in the Annexure.

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Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology Diploma in Dermatology Laboratory Technology (Awarded by the Christian Medical Association of India) (Awarded by the Christian Medical Association of India) In the recent years, with the evolution of science and technology, more and more complex The Department of Dermatology, Venereology surgical procedures are being performed on and Leprosy has introduced the 1 year Diploma sicker patients. This necessitates the need for in Dermatology Laboratory Technology course specialized anaesthetic skills and monitoring in to strengthen laboratory services in Mission the perioperative period, for better postoperative hospitals and other centers with Dermatology outcomes. Anaesthesiologists require trained help services. We do an average of 18,000 laboratory to assist them in the process of providing adequate tests per year. The course provides training in anaesthetic care in the perioperative period. The Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy laboratory anaesthesia technician assists them in various techniques and tests. Students are also taught aspects of perioperative care, such as setting up principles of sterilization, care of microscopes the anaesthesia equipment, monitoring equipment and instrumentation. The students are posted in and assisting in various procedures required for Microbiology, Clinical and General Pathology anaesthesia, both inside the theatre and in remote departments of CMC and SLRTC Karigiri to gain locations such as radiology suites and the cardiac additional skills. The Dermatology faculty of CMC catheterisation laboratory, where anaesthesia are involved in their training and evaluation. The services are required. diploma is awarded by CMAI. The fee structure will be as per CMAI guidelines. Eligibility: Pass at 10+2 level in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In-service candidates are also eligible.

Diploma in Hand and Leprosy Physiotherapy Technology (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore Association) In India there is an ever increasing need for specialized care with hand therapy for mutilated injuries of the hand, neglected burns, nerve injuries, infection, stiffness, leprosy, arthritic conditions, brachial plexus injuries and birth palsies in children. All these conditions require accurate pre and post-operative assessment and devoted after-care by technical personnel whether treated by conservative or surgical methods. The need The course covers basic anatomy, physiology, for Hand Therapy and Leprosy physiotherapy pharmacology, microbiology, general nursing technical staff, to become part of the Hand Care principles, sterile techniques and basics of Team is a growing demand. anaesthetic management. Students are taught Hand Care was pioneered in Vellore by the about the maintenance of anaesthesia machines legendary Dr. Paul Wilson Brand. Many technical and monitoring equipment. They are trained in staff who have passed out after their training in Basic Life Support, CPR and assisting in emergency CMC Vellore are working at other private & public situations. On completion of the course, they will be health centres all over India. The Dr. Paul Brand able to support the anaesthesiologist and facilitate Centre for Hand Surgery, Leprosy Reconstructive in providing better perioperative care for patients. Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery (HLRS) Eligibility: Pass at 10+2 level in English, Physics, Chemistry nurtures, educates and inculcate the science and Biology and art of Hand and Leprosy physiotherapy and other peripheral nerve physiotherapy to

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The course aims at training engineers to work in a hospital environment (or other establishments), to help them familiarize, understand, maintain and troubleshoot the various equipment and power networks pertaining to a hospital. Traditional engineering knowledge is fine-tuned and focused, to analyze and solve the problems encountered with equipment and networks. CMCH being a multispecialty hospital possessing sophisticated and technically advanced equipment, the trainees get an insight and understanding of the latest developments and trends in the field. Candidates admitted to this course are taught to repair, service and calibrate biomedical equipment used across the hospital. The overall exposure obtained is substantial in the field of engineering. The knowledge and experience gained can be utilized to work as Technical Advisor/Supervisor students aspiring to rehabilitate the hands of in hospitals or other establishments. Candidates individuals in all sections of the community. can work with Government Regulators for Basic instruction and extensive practical training Inspection and Audit on Medical Equipment and in therapy techniques of hands and feet is given facilities. They can work as, train, or supervise for 4 semesters. Biomedical Equipment Technicians. Training in Basic Sociology, Basic Health Eligibility: Diploma in any of the engineering disciplines Psychology, Essential Leprosy (Dermatology), of Electrical, Electronics, Biomedical Instrumentation or Mechanical Engineering. Work experience is an added Basic & Regional Anatomy, Basic Physiology, advantage for better understanding. Microbiology, Pathology, Basic Surgical Aspects, Wound & Tissue Healing in Hand, Basic Surgical Diploma in Medical Radiation Technology Nursing, Ophthalmology related to Leprosy, (Radiodiagnosis) Physiotherapy principles and Hand Rehabilitation, Clinical Orthopaedic and Clinical Neurology (Awarded by the Christian Medical Association of centered on the hand, is imparted. India) The students on completion of this course should Diagnostic and interventional radiology plays be able to work in institutions in centres where a very vital role in patient care in any modern patients with hand and peripheral nerve problems hospital. This two year Diploma course trains a are treated, and where Orthopaedic departments person to be a Radiologic Technologist, who is an are available. As technical personnel they will be Allied Health medical professional. equipped to work in hospitals under the direct This course is designed to impart training and supervision of doctors or physiotherapists. practical experience in taking x-rays (radiographs) Eligibility: Pass at 10+2 level in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Diploma in Hospital Equipment Maintenance (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore Association) This course comes under the purview of the Engineering and Maintenance Departments of CMCH, namely Biomedical Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, and Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineering.

93 Prospectus 2018-2019 of the human body using basic x-ray equipments design, fabrication and fitting of Prostheses and other special modalities such as CT and MRI. (artificial limbs) and Orthoses (braces, calipers). It is The Department of Radiodiagnosis in CMC is well- aimed at producing a professional who will be able equipped with advanced imaging modalities and a to function as a member of the Rehabilitation team fully fledged Picture Archival and Communication in a clinical environment. With these objectives System. The radiology images in the hospital are the course syllabus includes lectures, classroom stored and distributed digitally using computer work, practical demonstration, and practical work networks (filmless radiology). in Prosthetic and Orthotic laboratories, during Eligibility: Pass at 10+2 level in English, Physics, Chemistry which the students are introduced to Prosthetic and Biology or Botany/Zoology and Orthotic workshop practices and learn the fundamentals of manufacturing, measuring and Diploma in Optometry & (Ophthalmic fitting of appliances. Technology*) Research, teaching, training and outreach service (Awarded by the CMC Vellore Association/*Christian programmes are part of the course curriculum. Examinations are conducted at the end of each Medical Association of India) year, both in theory and practical. Once qualified, a Prosthetist & Orthotist can work in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to provide holistic service to address issues such as polio, amputation, rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral palsy, diabetes, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord lesions, congenital malformations etc. After successful completion of the course, candidates can work as a Prosthetist & Orthotist in various Government and Non Government organizations or in multinational companies in India and abroad. Avenues for higher studies & research in the area of Prosthetics and Orthotics are available. Optometry is a branch of Vision Science that deals with the study of the eye and its optics & Eligibility: Pass at (10+2) level in science with 40% aggregate in English, Physics, Biology and/or Mathematics. function. Students are trained at the department of Ophthalmology in the field of vision science, in the Diploma in Hospital Sterilisation study and diagnosis of various types of refractive Technology errors and eye diseases. The course includes hands- on training in specialties like contact lenses, low (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore vision aids, ophthalmic instruments and assisting Association) an ophthalmologist. Opportunities following All hospitals, nursing homes and clinics providing the completion of the course include being an diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical services Optometrist, Clinical Assistant, employment in Eye require sterile instruments, articles and materials. Hospitals and setting up own Optical Showrooms. The provision of sterile supplies is a comprehensive There are opportunities to do Bachelors, Masters process involving cleaning, inspecting, packing, and PhD programmes as well. appropriate sterilization, safe storage and timely Eligibility for Diploma in Optometry and Ophthalmic supply and is carried out by a Central Sterile Supply Technology (awarded by CMAI): Pass at 10+2 level or Department (CSSD), staffed by technicians trained its equivalent, with 50% aggregate in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. to carry out these activities. This course aims to provide the knowledge and practical training Diploma in Prosthetics & Orthotics (DPO) required for a Hospital Sterilization Technician capable of running a central sterile supply or (Recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India) operation theatre sterile supply service. This course gives training in the theoretical Keeping in mind the above objective, the syllabus background and practical skills involved in the of this two-year course, divided into four semesters,

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consists of lectures and practical hands-on training of the course are to acquire knowledge of basic in sterilization techniques. The final semester human biology relevant to urology, and to acquire teaches workplace safety, legal and ethical issues, skills related to technical aspects of the functioning regulatory requirements, protocols and other and maintenance of instruments & equipments used administrative skills to complement the theoretical in Urology. Students gain kills related to assisting and practical knowledge required to function as a urological procedures in the operation theatre competent sterilization technician. Examinations, and clinic. The subjects taught in the first year are both theory and practical, will be conducted at Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Pathology, the end of each year. A six-month internship will Pharmacology, Microbiology and sterilization provide exposure to work in smaller setups as well. techniques, Nutrition, Ethical and Legal practice, Research during the course is encouraged. patient care & hospital practice. The subjects taught in the second year are Urology technology - After completion of the diploma in Hospital common urological procedures, common urological Sterilization Technology, it is expected that the presentations, Physics, Genetics, medical electronics, candidate will be suitable for employment in a allied specialties and office administration. At the central sterile supply department or a theatre end of two years, an examination is held for the sterile supply unit, in health care organisations in Diploma in Urology Technology. India and overseas. The diploma is awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore Association. Eligibility: Pass at (10+2) level in science with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Botany/Zoology with a Eligibility: Pass at (10+2) level in science with Physics, minimum aggregrate of 50%. Chemistry, and Biology or Botany/Zoology.

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The following courses, affiliated to CMAI, are conducted by Christian Medical College at the Chittoor Campus:

Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology in Diploma in Medical Laboratory CMC Vellore’s Chittoor campus Technology in CMC Vellore’s Chittoor campus Recent advances in critical care medicine have enabled major surgeries to be performed on very Laboratory Technology is a health profession sick patients. These surgeries require skilled which deals with the identification, treatment and anaesthesia and postoperative care. It has now been prevention of diseases with the help of clinical recognized that anaesthesiologists require trained laboratory tests. These professionals assist doctors, help to handle these procedures. In recognition scientists and research specialists in diagnosing of this, the Indian Society of Anaesthetists plan to diseases, thereby providing effective treatment for implement “minimum standards for patient care,” patients. About 70% of medical decisions are based which makes it mandatory for an anaesthetist to on laboratory reports for which having a well have a skilled assistant for at least the start and trained professional in a good laboratory setup, is end of every anaesthetic procedure. These skilled of utmost importance. assistants need to be trained. A Medical Laboratory Technologist will be required The course will cover basic Anatomy, Physiology to work with a number of Automated Analysers and Pharmacology especially with respect to air and manual machines, which require a high level way management and relevant medication. An of skill and expertise. introduction to sterile techniques, management of The DMLT is approved by CMAI (Christian emergency situations including cardiopulmonary Medical Association of India) and is one of its resuscitation and understanding of equipment used leading courses. This course, started by CMAI in the operation room will be an essential part of in 1927, was the first medical technicians’ course the course. The Chittoor campus has state of the art conducted in India. On completion of this diploma operation theatres and senior consultants in charge. course, many universities offer an opportunity to All students will undergo one year compulsory do the BSc course in two years, by lateral entry. internship The laboratory on the Chittoor campus has Eligibility for diploma courses (CMC Vellore’s Chittoor equipment which classifies it as one of the best in campus) Pass in 10 +2 examinations or its equivalent in Science southern Andhra Pradesh. Stream (PCB). The programme aims at achieving the following Minimum marks obtained should have been at least 40% aggregate (35% for SC/ST). objectives: A good knowledge of English is essential. • To provide skill - oriented training to students and thus create skilled professionals who will be Duration able to manage and work in a variety of medical The courses are of two years duration plus six laboratory settings. months compulsory internship. The Diploma • To understand the importance of providing Certificates (for Medical Laboratory Technology/ reliable laboratory service to enable the medical team Anaesthesia technology) will only be issued after to provide effective quality care at minimal cost the completion of the internship. All students will undergo six months of compulsory No. of candidates internship. The Diploma Certificate will only be Location issued after the completion of the internship. Most of the training will be held in Chittoor, with a few in the Vellore campus. Only limited accommodation is available, exclusively for outstation students. Institutional transport is available between the Vellore hospital campus and Chittoor campus.

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4.4. Post Graduate Diploma & Fellowship Courses Course Name Eligibility Type of paper Duration No. of seats PG Dip in Assisted BSc with Zoology/Biochemistry/ Microbiology / Science 1.5 years+ 6 2 Reproductive Technology Medical Laboratory Technology. Age not more than months internship 30 years. PG Dip in Cardiac BSc with English and as main subject: Physics or Science 2 years + 1 year 6 Technology Chemistry or Zoology or Botany or Biology internship PG Dip in Clinical Pastoral BTh or BD Degree of Serampore University or its Specialty- 1 year 5 Counselling recognised equivalent OR any degree (eg. B.A. counselling or B.Sc. or B.Com or BBA) with three years of involvement in some form of lay ministry of the Church. No age limit. PG Dip in Community Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline or direct Non-science 1 year 4 Health Management Masters in any discipline through a recognised University PG Dip in Cytogenetics BSc with 1st class In Physics/Chemistry/Botany/ Science 2 years 2 Zoology/Biochemistry/Microblology/ Biotechnology or BSc MLT. PG Dip in Dietetics BSc Home Science or BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics Specialty- 1 year + 6 months 4 Dietetics internship PG Dip in Genetic BSc with 1st class In Botany/Zoology/Biotechnology/ Science 2 years 2 Diagnosis Tech. Biochemistry/Microbiology PG Dip in Health Bachelor’s Degree or a direct Masters in any Non-science 1 year 4 Economics, Policy & discipline, from any recognised University. Financial Management PG Dip in Pass with minimum 5O% marks in BSc MLT, BSc Science 1 year + 1 year 2 Histo-pathological with Biology or Botany/Zoology or Biochemistry or internship Lab. Technology Microbiology as main subject; or BSc Physics or Chemistry as main, with Botany or Zoology as ancillary PG Dip in Hospital Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline, from a Non-science 11 months + 5 8 Administration recognised University. months internship PG Dip in Medical BSc with English as the medium of instruction and Science 1.5 years + 6 6 Microbiology Biology (Botany/Zoology) as main subject, BSc MLT, months internship BSc Microbiology as main or ancillary subject, from a recognised University. Students who have a postgraduate degree need not apply. Fellowship in Hospital MBBS/BDS/Masters degree in any discipline. Non-science 2 years +5 8 Admin. Graduates with at least 3 years full time work months internship experience in a hospital or health related project can also be considered. PGDHA students (only CMC) are eligible to apply for FHA and will normally be given exemption from the first year. Fellowship in Hospital Theologically qualified and ordained pastors Interview 1 year 3 Chaplaincy Please check the relevant admission bulletin on the CMC website for updated information These courses are affiliated with appropriate national and regulatory bodies specifically mentioned under each course. All admissions are provisional pending approval by the regulatory bodies. Some of these are affiliated to Universities and the Christian Medical Association of India, but many of the PG diplomas are awarded by the Christian Medical College, Vellore Association. Approximate fee structures are given in Annexure I.

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PG Diploma in Assisted Reproductive PG Diploma in Cardiac Technology Technology (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore Association) Association) Infertility treatment has been rapidly evolving. The reproductive medicine unit in CMC hospital, Vellore offers services in all aspects of assisted reproduction. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) collectively refers to the various laboratory procedures performed in the treatment of the infertile couple. This includes handling of human oocytes (eggs), sperm and embryos. The laboratory plays a central role in a reproductive medicine unit. The services provided include semen analysis, preparation and cryo-preservation techniques together with In-Vitro Fertilization

This course is designed to provide broad-based and up-to-date technical training that is relevant to current cardiac clinical practice. The areas in which training is provided include electrocardiography, treadmill stress testing, 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring (Holter), cardiac catheterization laboratory technology and electrophysiology. The course includes theory classes, practical “hands on” training and periodic evaluations. Candidates successfully completing the course will be adequately equipped to independently provide technical assistance at any advanced cardiac centre. Eligibility: BSc with English, and as main subject Physics/ Chemistry/ Zoology/Botany/Biology. Duration: 2 years + 1 year internship (IVF) techniques, such as oocyte insemination, embryo culture, Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection PG Diploma in Clinical Pastoral (ICSI), blastocyst culture & transfer, embryo cryo- Counselling preservation and laser assisted hatching. (Affiliated to the Serampore University) This two year PG Diploma in ART aims to train This Programme is intended to: the candidate in laboratory services required for diagnosis and treatment of infertile couples. • Provide an understanding of healing and Candidates will be encouraged to develop skills wholeness from a Christian perspective and also learn theoretical aspects of the subject. • Provide an awareness of and sensitivity to the An understanding of the ethical aspects of IVF various areas of need for healing technology will be part of programme. Internal • Provide an inter-disciplinary approach in assessment will be made at the end of the first year dealing with issues in healing and exit exam will be conducted at 1 ½ years’ time. • Impart skills in Pastoral care and counselling • Enable the development of attitudes and Eligibility: BSc with Zoology/Biochemistry/ Microbiology / Medical Laboratory Technology. Age not more than 30 years. sensitivity to relate oneself to those in need Duration: 1.5 years+ 6 months internship • Develop and enhance the inner strength and potential required for personal growth • Help recognise and utilize spiritual resources

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• Help understand the Biblical vision of the group-work, discussions, field-visits, exercises, Church as the Healing Community and thereby games, videos, lectures, placements etc., make the enter creatively the Healing Ministry of the Church course participatory, interesting and meaningful. • Emphasize the centrality of Christ while being Those who have completed this course in the past sensitive to the religious plurality and spiritual are well placed in different levels of management in traditions of India. NGOs, Government and National / International Eligibility: BTh or BD Degree of Serampore University or its Funding Agencies. The PGDCHM course is recognised equivalent or any degree (eg. B.A. or B.Sc. or intended to prepare team leaders for integrated B.Com or BBA) with three years of involvement in some form of lay ministry of the Church. health and development projects, planners in health care industries, effective trainers in health NGOs, Duration: 1 year human resource development, rehabilitation, PG Diploma in Community Health health and development projects and execution of Management (PGDCHM) research projects. Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree or a direct Masters in any (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore discipline from any recognized Univeristy. Ability to handle Association) English as a medium of learning. Duration: 1 year The PGDCHM is a one-year, well designed, carefully planned, practical-oriented training, PG Diploma in Cytogenetics aimed at developing individuals interested / involved in managing health and development (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore projects. This course is in response to the need and Association) demand for competent and committed personnel The two-year diploma in cytogenomic technology in health management, with the aptitude, is awarded by the Christian Medical College, Vellore. This is an in-service training programme for candidates who have completed B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Genetics, Medical Laboratory Laboratory, Microbiology or Zoology with a first class. Ability to understand English is essential. Cytogenetics is the study of chromosomes. Abnormalities of chromosomes may be seen in a variety of disorders, including intellectual disability, delayed or abnormal development, disordered sexual development, infertility, recurrent abortions and leukemia and other cancers. Chromosomal analysis is helpful to make an accurate diagnosis, knowledge, skills and experience in the areas of predict outcome and plan treatment. It can also be Applied Sociology, Health and Nutrition, Personal used for prenatal diagnosis of some diseases. Growth and Development, Social Research Methods, Participatory Planning and Management, Using supervised bench training and lectures, this Community Management, Organizational programme aims to train cytogenetic technologists to: Development and Communication Management. • Identify normal and abnormal chromosomes An integral part of the course is the field study, using a microscope, computer and software elective and practicum, providing an opportunity relevant for chromosomal analysis. for effective self-directed learning and improving • Obtain chromosomes from blood, bone marrow, one’s own personality. This experience equips the amniotic fluid and solid tissues, including chorionic students with skills to bring about planned changes villus, products of conception, tumours and skin. in the community through conducting population • Prepare reagents, use and maintain equipment based studies, implementing intervention required for cytogenetic analysis. programmes and evaluating their outcomes. A • Use appropriate cytogenomic terminology as wide variety of training methodologies including per current international guidelines.

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They are also exposed to fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis which is used to detect specific changes in DNA, and the steps involved in basic molecular and genomic techniques such as DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). There is an increasing awareness of the usefulness of cytogenomic analysis in medical practice. However, there are relatively few people with such skills, so successful candidates will be able to find jobs in any cytogenomic, cell culture or molecular genetics laboratory in India, as well as overseas. Eligibility: BSc with 1st class in Physics/ Chemistry / Botany / Zoology / Biochemistry / Microbiology / Biotechnology or BSc MLT. Duration: 2 years

PG Diploma in Dietetics Employment opportunities: Graduates can work as clinical dieticians in hospitals or dieticians in (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore health centres, schools, multinational companies, Association) corporates, star hotels, factories, sports and health Dietetics is an applied health science which involves clubs; as clinical nutritionists in nutraceutical translating the sciences of nutrition and food to companies and as research dieticians in government promote good health. In short, it is Nutrition, Food and non-government institutes. They may also & Health! Dieticians are highly valued healthcare work as private diet consultants after clearing the professionals. They assist individuals and families Registered Dietician board examination conducted in choosing nutritious food in health or disease, by the Indian Dietetic Association. supervise preparation and service of food in Eligibility: BSc Home Science/ BSc in Nutrition and groups, develop modified diets and participate in Dietetics nutrition research. Duration: 1 year + 6 months internship The Department of Dietetics at Christian Medical College is a clinical support department which offers PG Diploma in Genetic Diagnosis food service to patients. Diet counselling is given for Technology all patients, both hospitalized as well as outpatients, (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore who require medical nutrition therapy. Teaching Association) nursing students, as well as other health care team members in nutrition and dietetics is a core function. This course was started in 2008 by the Department The department is actively engaged in collaborative of Haematology. This course is designed for research, public awareness and nutrition graduates of life sciences who wish to learn more programmes. It is recognized by the Indian Dietetic about techniques used in molecular and cell biology Association for a six month registered dietician laboratories. This course equips a science graduate internship training programme for candidates who with the necessary skills to function independently aspire to become registered dieticians. in a molecular biology laboratory. P.G. Diploma in Dietetics Course is a one year in- The programme has didactic lectures but also service training programme followed by six months concentrates on hands on learning of a range of of compulsory internship. The focus is on practical molecular biology techniques. This includes DNA aspects, hands on experience and exposure to real life and RNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction situations. Emphasis is placed on clinical dietetics and (PCR), gelelectrophoresis, restriction fragment management of food service in hospitals. The course length polymorphisms, various techniques inculcates in students the art and science of medical involved in screening for mutations, reverse nutrition therapy, fundamentals of organization and transcriptase PCR, quantitative PCR and DNA management of food service in hospitals. sequencing. Students learn about cell culture

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needs of health care management involving the economics of health care insurance. Candidates learn to make choices based on economic analysis of health care interventions e.g. cost effectiveness, cost benefit analysis, etc. Basis of financing and healthcare, principles of accounting, financial management and research designs are covered. Various departments of CMC are involved in teaching, e.g. accounts department, CHAD, RUHSA and clinical departments. The course involves a series of projects, involving the skill and application of the chosen specialty. The department where the projects are done mentor the candidates in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings. Students need to have an aptitude for quantitative skills, interest in taking financial decisions, ability to make decisions on investments, as well as communication and techniques, microscopy and imaging. They are leadership skills. also involved in learning about flow cytometry for In the area of globalization and insurance, blood samples for cancers and stem cells. economics and finance will play a major role in the While the first year is used for learning these development of hospitals within the public and techniques, in the second year they will be able private sectors. The health sector’s demand for to perform these techniques on their own so as financial analysts and economists is expected to to understand their principles better and become increase. Many mission hospitals need experienced confident with independent functioning in a finance managers. These opportunities are expected supervised environment. to increase in the future. Apart from this, the students are also expected Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree or a direct Masters in any discipline, from any recognised University. to attend departmental seminars and make Duration: 1 year presentations during these sessions. Eligibility: BSc with 1st class in Botany / Zoology / PG Diploma in Histopathological Biochemistry / Microbiology / Biotechnology Laboratory Technology Duration: 2 years (Awarded by the Christian Medical Association of India) PG Diploma in Health Economics, Policy This is a one year course intended to train students & Financial Management (HEPFM) in processing tissues and staining of sections for (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore microscopic examination, autopsy techniques Association) and preservation and mounting of specimens for display in pathology museums. They are also This course is offered to medical faculty trained in cytological methods which are widely interested in finance management, accountants, used in the early detection of cancer in pathology superintendents/hospital administrators, healthcare laboratories and cancer hospitals. students with an interest in health economics and economic researchers (students, teachers The examination at the end of the course is or research scholars). It aims to introduce basic conducted by the Laboratory Training Committee of conceptual tools and theory of health economics the Christian Medical Association of India leading and application in day-to-day health care to the Post Graduate Diploma in Histopathological laboratory Technology (awarded by CMAI). operations and policy analysis. It helps make cost effective, scientific and evidence based choices in Eligibility: Pass with minimum 5O% marks, in BSc MLT/ BSc with Biology or Botany/Zoology or Biochemistry or health care, using health economics for financial Microbiology as main subject/BSc Physics or Chemistry as governance in private NGO and the public sector. main, with Botany or Zoology as ancillary. It also equips health professionals to face changing Duration: 1 year

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practical experience of day-to-day management issues and techniques in both clinical and support departments. The course is for one year (11 months of study both in the classroom and with departments, at the end of which there will be an examination followed by 1 month posting in various departments of the institution). This is followed by five months compulsory internship without stipend. Eligibility: Graduates in any discipline, preferably with one year working experience in a hospital. Preference will be given to those who are from mission hospitals and have assurance of a job on their return. A good working knowledge of English is necessary.

PG Diploma in Medical Microbiology (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore Association) PG Diploma in Hospital Administration The Microbiology laboratory is an NABL accredited (PGDHA) laboratory. The primary concern of Microbiology is to provide excellent laboratory support for Programme jointly managed by Tata Institute of Social patient care. This course is designed to produce Sciences (TISS) and CMC, professionally excellent technologists. It provides Diploma awarded by TISS training in the identification of bacterial and Hospitals are highly complex organizations, fungal pathogens causing disease in man, with a irrespective of size. They provide a broad range of brief exposure to diagnostic methods for viral and medical services, products (mainly pharmaceuticals) parasitic agents. and offer hospitality services. There is a need for Besides helping to diagnose infectious diseases efficient administrators who can plan, coordinate by organism isolation, diagnosis is also made and manage hospitals to ensure smooth and efficient by various serological tests to detect antibodies delivery of healthcare services. against the infections agents. In addition, molecular Recognizing the need for quality training for techniques to identify the DNA/RNA of bacteria and their resistant genes are used for rapid and comprehensive knowledge and experience in the accurate diagnosis. administration and operation of any level hospital, the Department of Hospital Management Studies The trainees also acquire the skill to carry out & Staff Training and Development, CMC in antimicrobial susceptibility tests, which reveal the collaboration with TISS offers PGDHA, a one-year drug or combination of drugs which would be best full-time course. This is followed by a 5 months suited for treatment. Training in common serological compulsory internship without stipend. Students procedures is also imparted in the course. Organized will also have additional inputs from Loyola Institute lectures, practical sessions and demonstrations, as of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai. well as supervised bench training opportunities are offered during the course. Modules covered: Core skills for Hospital Administrators; Principles of Management; This is not a post graduate degree programme. It Organizational Behavior; Finance in Healthcare; primarily enables a trained candidate to work as a Materials and Equipment Management; Managing technologist in laboratory settings. Patient Care; Research, Statistics and Operations Eligibility: BSc with English as the medium of instruction Research; Human Resource Management; and Biology (Botany/Zoology) as main subject/ BSc MLT/ Epidemiology & Public Health; Planning and BSc Microbiology as main or ancillary subject, from a recognised University. Students who have a post-graduate managing hospital facilities; Quality Management degree need not apply. and Legal Issues. Students are attached to a Duration: 1.5 years + 6 months internship number of hospital departments, which give them

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Fellowship in Hospital Administration eligible to apply for FHA and are exempted from the first (FHA) year. Duration: two years plus 5 months compulsory internship FHA is a two-year full-time course jointly offered (without stipend) and certified by CMC and the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, Fellowship in Hospital Chaplaincy followed by 5 months compulsory internship (Awarded by the Christian Medical College Vellore without stipend. It is designed as a Masters-level Association) Programme with an aim to develop hospital administrators, with the knowledge, skills and There is a growing awareness of the need for values to manage hospitals effectively with a spirit counselling in different disciplines today, This of compassionate service and to contribute in Fellowship programme is designed to particularly creative ways at a senior level. meet the need of pastors of churches to equip them with special skills in counselling and pastoral Most of the teaching and assessment in the first year ministry among the sick and suffering. However, will be in common with the PGDHA course (see the programme also provides needed skills for the above), but FHA students will be given additional broader healing ministry in the context of schools, assignments and are expected to contribute at a colleges, industries, institutions and organizations. higher level. In the second year, greater focus is ‘Learning through doing’ is the general method provided on building knowledge on analytical and of this programme. Sufficient supervision from strategic thinking and research. Modules covered senior chaplain teachers and peer group learning include: Strategy and the Environment, Financial and periodical lectures from faculty of different Management, Public Health, Health Education and disciplines are the main feature of this programme. Ethics, Quality Management, Healthcare Marketing, Healthcare Economics, HIS and Managing It is expected that those who finish this fellowship Healthcare across International Borders. Teaching is will best be equipped to serve as counsellors or through self-learning materials, tutorials, seminars, chaplains in hospitals, communities, schools, assignments and project-based learning. Participants colleges, industries or other institutions. A stipend will carry out a number of studies/live projects in which covers basic living expenses is provided. CMC hospital departments & processes and other Admission is by special interview at CMC, Vellore. Mission hospitals, in specific areas. In addition to the fees, candidates must be in a position to meet expenses for study programmes Eligibility: MBBS / Health professionals from Alternative Medicine / Master’s degree in any discipline. Graduates with organized in other hospitals. at least 3 years full time work experience in a hospital or Eligibility: Theologically qualified and ordained pastors health related project. A good working knowledge of English Duration: 1 year is necessary. PGDHA students (from CMC alone) are also

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4.5. Masters Courses

Course Name Eligibility Type of Duration No. of paper seats Master of BPT awarded by the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical 2 years Specialty 3 Physiotherapy University or other university recognized as equivalent (Orthopaedics) by the above university

Master of Physiotherapy (Orthopaedics) grand rounds, clinical discussions, pre and postoperative meetings, journal club meetings and The MPT Orthopaedics course was started in 2016. case presentations. This two-year programme will This programme develops the clinical acumen, adequately equip the students to become excellent patient care, clinical reasoning and the ability clinicians, astute teachers and also form a strong of candidates to plan physiotherapy treatment foundation to pursue doctoral programmes in using current evidence. Christian Medical College, orthopaedic physiotherapy. Vellore offers our post graduate physiotherapy Students enrolled in Masters in Physiotherapy – students, excellent clinical learning from direct Orthopaedics course have to conduct a supervised patient care, trans-disciplinary teams, and research project, as part of the curriculum. Student specialized labs. The forte of the Christian Medical research projects are encouraged at CMC Vellore. College, Vellore has always been the utmost Research activities are funded from Institutional priority given to patient care and hands-on clinical Fluid Research Grants, with statistical support learning. MPT Orthopaedics students also have the from the department of Biostatistics. Postgraduate opportunity to rotate in Orthopaedic subspecialties students will also be given opportunity to like Spine surgery, Paediatric Ortho, Orthopaedic showcase their research activities in national and Oncology, and Hand surgery. They take part in state Physiotherapy forums.

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The list of Masters and Doctoral courses is shown in the table below.

Course Name Eligibility Duration Type of No. of paper seats MSc Biostatistics BSc Statistics as main, or BSc Degree in any subject with 2 years Specialty 8 Statistics as ancillary/Allied MSc Epidemiology MBBS/BDS/MPharm/MSc in Nursing/Biostatistics/ 2 years Specialty 8 Statistics/Nutrition/Biochemistry/Anatomy/Physiology/ Pharmacology/Microbiology and other medical related MScs/ BVSc/ BAMS/ BUMS/BHMS/BSMS/ MPT/MOT. MSc Medical Physics BSc with Physics as main subject with Mathematics as 2 years Specialty 5 one of the ancillary subjects. + 1 year internship Master of Public MBBS, BDS, BVSc, BSc. Nursing, BPT, BOT, graduates of 2 years Specialty 15 Health AYUSH courses, Pharmacy & Engineering, Postgraduates in Statistics/Biostatistics, Demography, Population Studies, Nutrition, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Management or Law. MBA in Hospital Employed healthcare professionals holding an Integrated 2 years (4 Variable and Health Systems First Degree of BITS or its equivalent/MBBS or its semesters) Management equivalent, with at least one year of relevant work experience; Professionals having a 3 year UG degree along with PG qualifications in medical, alternative medical, paramedical, healthcare management, and allied fields. Ph.D Programmes Contact the Principal or the departments concerned

MSc in Biostatistics missing data, time series analysis, model selection, longitudinal data analyses and computer intensive The MSc Biostatistics course in CMC is probably statistics. Biostatisticians with advanced degrees the first of its kind in the country. Students have can look forward to excellent career opportunities been trained in the field of Biostatistics since in government, industry, and academia. Recent 1986. Biostatistics involves the development and graduates have found positions with employers application of statistical techniques to scientific as diverse as pharmaceutical companies, medical research in health-related fields, including colleges, university research groups, hospitals, and medicine, epidemiology and public health. The health-related industries. role of a biostatistician is vital in any medical research project as well as in teaching biostatistics. MSc in Epidemiology Physicians and scientists rely on trained biostatisticians to serve as key members of their The importance of epidemiology in health related research teams. Biostatistics students are guided research, clinical decision making and community by faculty members of the department whose health management is well recognized. Christian research interests include design and analysis of Medical College, Vellore has been offering short clinical trials, statistical methods in epidemiology, courses in Epidemiology since 1986. Numerous sampling methods used in surveys, survival health professionals have so far undergone these analysis, analysis of data subject to ‘missingness’ or training programmes, most of them being faculty Christian Medical College, Vellore from various medical colleges. This institution has accurate and safe delivery of radiation. In initiated the Master’s degree in Epidemiology based Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physicists have on the experience of conducting a large number of the responsibility of ensuring the quality and clinical and field studies. The course is recognised by safety of imaging modalities, such as Computed the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University. This Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance course is aimed at health professionals interested Imaging (MRI) fluoroscopy, digital radiography, in clinical or population based research and in the mammography and ultrasound. Nuclear Medicine practice of community health. This course will also Physicists are responsible for the management and benefit teachers in various health related disciplines. use of unsealed radioactive sources for diagnosis Epidemiology is a quantitative science and involves and therapy, including Single Photon Emission a fair amount of exposure to biostatistics and Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Positron the use of computers. The MSc. programme also Emission Tomography (PET). equips the candidate with basic skills in healthcare management, demography, relevant areas of This postgraduate degree programme trains behavioural sciences and health economics. physics graduates as professionally sound medical physicists, with good academic knowledge MSc in Medical Physics and practical skills in the areas described. Core subjects include Radiation Physics and Safety, Medical Physics is a health care profession Techniques, Dosimetry, Imaging Physics, Nuclear that applies physics to medicine in areas such Medicine Physics, Radiobiology and Anatomy as Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology and Physiology apart from Radiation Mathematics and Nuclear Medicine. In the field of Radiation which also covers computational packages such as Oncology, Medical Physicists play a vital role C++ and MATLAB. A project has to be carried out in planning the radiation treatment of cancer in the second year. patients, using sophisticated treatment planning systems. In addition they commission, calibrate On completion of this course one can expect to be and perform quality assurance tests on radiation employed in a hospital, university or a research delivery equipment, such as linear accelerators, institute, and have the option of pursuing research telecobalt and brachytherapy units, to ensure and doctoral studies both in India and abroad.

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Master of Public Health (MPH) a mix of both theorectical and practical learning experiences. Teaching methods include lectures, This 2 year full time course is affiliated to Sree discussions, seminars, assignments, exercises, Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and community work for data collection, analysis, Technology (SCTMST), Thiruvananthapuram. and visits to public health administrative facilities This course is designed to build on the as well as areas of need. The second year will outstanding track record of CMC Vellore as an include a few modules, a two month internship institution providing quality health and research with an organization involved in public health training, coupled with a well developed system of and a project chosen in agreement with a named community-based care that has evolved with it. A supervisor leading to submission of a dissertation. multidisciplinary faculty and a supporting team of Assessment occurs regularly throughout the public health/social scientists from the institution aim to train public health specialists for roles in course, upon completion of each module. both private and public sectors. The faculty span For further course details, please check the website primary, secondary and tertiary care levels and of the Community Health Department: have a proven track record of involvement in www.cmch-vellore.edu/Departments public health activities. By the end of the course, the student should be able PhD Programmes to: The following departments are recognised by • Plan, implement and evaluate public health the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, programmes Chennai, to conduct Ph.D., programmes: • Design, conduct and analyse research involving Anatomy, Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, public health problems Endocrinology, Medical Physics, Microbiology, • Function confidently as a public health manager Neurological Sciences, Paediatrics, Physiology, at a district level. Psychiatry, Virology, Community Medicine. Core course subjects are taught in the first year with In addition, certain departments such as the

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Bioengineering department are recognised by • Project Work other universities/institutions to conduct research • Digital Learning programmes leading to the award of PhD degree. • Continuous Assessment Please contact the Principal or the department Course Content: Financial and Management concerned. Accounting, Managerial Economics, Quantitative Methods, Marketing, Epidemic & Disaster MBA in Hospital and Health Systems Management, Introduction to Health Systems & Management (HHSM) Environmental Health, Service Quality Excellence MBA (HHSM) is a 4 semester Work Integrated in Healthcare, Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Learning Programme conducted in collaboration Healthcare Management, Strategic Management with Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), of Healthcare Organizations, Hospital Operations Pilani, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore Management, Electives - Decision Analysis, and Bombay Hospital, Mumbai. Leadership & Managing Change, Project Management and Dissertation. This course provides a unique opportunity to experience firsthand administration and allow Eligibility: Employed healthcare professionals participants to learn firsthand how to efficiently holding an Integrated First Degree of BITS or its run day-to-day operations and manage the various equivalent/MBBS or its equivalent, with at least one functions of a large hospital. The programme year of relevant work experience. Professionals having emphasizes on Experiential Learning that allows a 3 year UG degree along with PG qualifications in learners to apply concepts learnt in classrooms, in medical, alternative medical, paramedical, healthcare simulated and real work situations through: management, and allied fields. • Hospital immersion sessions of 10 days each at Admission: Application is usually advertised CMC Vellore and Bombay Hospital during the 3rd twice a year from BITS (online) in March/April and semester October/November. Applicants must apply before • Simulation & Modeling exercises the last date, after obtaining prior permission from • Case Studies and Assignments their employer.

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MS Bioengineering M.Tech. Clinical Engineering and PhD. Medical Devices Awarded by: SCTIMST. Trivandrum. Awarded by: IIT-Madras & SCTIMST, The academic programme in Bioengineering leads Thiruvananthapuram to the degree of Master of Science in Bioengineering, under the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical This programme is jointly conducted by the Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram three institutions, Indian Institute of Technology- (SCTIMST-TVM is an Institute of National Madras, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Importance, Govt. of India). The department of Sciences and Technology-Thiruvanathapuram and Bioengineering works closely with several other Christian Medical College-Vellore, with students departments in CMC. The current work ranges spending prescribed durations in each institution. across physiological measurements, systems All candidates must have an engineering modelling, prostheses design, biomechanical undergraduate degree. The aim of the M.Tech. analysis, rehabilitation engineering, quantitative Clinical Engineering programme is to train movement analysis and biomedical signal engineers to design instruments and also manage processing. Lectures and seminar based courses and ensure the safe and effective use of technology on Transducers and Instrumentation, Imaging in hospitals and health care delivery points. Systems, Physiological Systems, Signal Processing, The M.Tech. Programme includes clinical projects Rehabilitation Engineering, etc., form part of the and the course is 2 years in duration. In the first basic training. semester of the programme the students are at IIT- The MS Bioengineering is a specialized engineering Madras where they take courses in engineering, programme with emphasis on research. The molecular biology, and management. In the second candidates undertake a research project over a semester the students are at CMC, Vellore where period of one year. Students interact closely with at they take courses in engineering, physiology, least one of the clinical or basic science departments anatomy, clinical visits and a clinical project. The to formulate a research question. This degree equips third semester is at SCTIMST, undergoing courses the students to apply quantitative and engineering in medical devices and biomedical technology. In methods to solve healthcare problems. Career the fourth semester, a project is undertaken. All prospects include academic research and teaching students will be jointly guided by engineering and careers, as well as research and development in the medical faculty. medical devices industry. The Ph.D Medical Devices program has basic Eligibility: All aspiring candidates should have an courses at IIT-Madras and CMC-Vellore to prepare undergraduate degree in engineering, preferably the students for research with a clinical orientation. Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Computer Students will select an area of research and conduct Science or equivalent. research with supervisors in at least two out of the All applicants should have written the Graduate three institutions. Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) within the Eligibility: B.E./B.Tech/Recognized four year last 5 years, in a relevant engineering subject. course; on the basis of GATE subject (AE, CE, CH, Admissions: Application to the MS Bioengineering CS, EC, EE, IN, IT, ME, MT) and score. programme is usually advertised in February, and Admissions are administratively handled by the candidates must apply before the end of April. An office of the IIT-MADRAS and selection is bya interview of short-listed candidates for the MS committee comprising members from all three programme will be conducted in June to select institutions. Application to these programmes is suitable candidates. usually advertised in February/March. Faculty List Medical College

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Faculty - Medical College

Accident And Emergency Vernon Lee MBBS, MS Professor Paul Prabhakar Abhilash MBBS, MD Professor Priya G MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Gina Maryann Chandy MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Rishal Rahman MBBS, MD Assistant Physician

Anaesthesia Sajan Phiip George MBBS, DA, MD Professor Raj S. MBBS, MD Professor Ekta Rai MBBS, MD Professor Tony Thomson Chandy MBBS, DA, MD Professor Ms.Ramamani M. MBBS, DA, MD Professor Ms.Georgene Singh MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ms.Anita Shirley Joselyn MBBS, DA, MD Professor Sathish Kumar D MBBS, DA, MD Professor Ms. Aparna Williams MBBS, MD Associate Professor Kalyana Chakravarthy P. MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms.Chitra S. MBBS, DA, MD Associate Professor Balaji K MBBS, DA, MD Associate Professor Ms.Serina Ruth Salins MBBS, DA, DNB Associate Professor Ms. Suma Mary Thampi MBBS, DA, MD Associate Professor Ms. Karen Ruby Lionel MBBS,DA,MD Associate Professor Kirubakaran MBBS, MD Associate Professor Justin P. James MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Smitha Elizabeth George MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Gladdy George MBBS, DA, DNB Assistant Professor Edwin Allan Zedek MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Merlin Shalini Ruth.S MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Mary Tina Rani Vaz G. MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Rahul Pillai MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Smithamol P B MBBS, DA, DNB Assistant Professor Aparanjit Paul MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Jyothi Avula MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Susan Thomas MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Divya Jacob P MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Riya Jose MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Leah Raju George MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Meghna S David MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Cephas Satyanandan MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Melvin Alex Abraham MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Divya Isac MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Liby G. Pappachan MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Jerry Joseph J. MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sunimal Bhaggien MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Bernice Theodore Y MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor

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Ms. Nirupama Devar MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Basil Paul Manayalil MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. A V Varsha (CTICU) MBBS, DA, MD, DNB, FICA Assistant Professor Ms. Rosen Roy Mathew MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Kanika Suhag MBBS, MD Senior Resident Joseph Punnoose Paarel MBBS, MD Senior Resident Suda Naveen Kumar MBBS, DA, DNB Senior Resident Ms. Karen Lynn Lee MBBS, MD Senior Resident Anand Babu Medidi MBBS, DA, MD Senior Resident Amit Mathew MBBS, MD Senior Resident Jacob Chandy MBBS, DA, MD Senior Resident

Anatomy Sunil Jonathan Holla MBBS, MS Professor Ms.Bina Isaac MBBS, MS Professor Ms.Suganthy J. MBBS, MS, DNB, Ph.D Professor Ivan James Prithishkumar MBBS, MS Professor Ms.Tripti Meriel Jacob MBBS, MS Associate Professor Deepak Vinod Francis MBBS, MS Associate Professor Ms. Priyanka Daniel MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Supraja Srivastsava MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Sipra Rout MBBS, MD Assistant Professor John K Mathew MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. P. Mythraeyee MBBS, MD Senior Resident Aby S Charles MBBS, MS Senior Resident

Bio Chemistry Ms.Molly Jacob MBBS, MD, Ph.D Professor Ms.Premila Abraham MSc, Ph.D Professor Ms.Minnie Faith MBBS, MD Professor Joe Varghese MBBS, MD Professor Prakash. S S MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Anand. R MBBS, MD Associate Professor Muthuraman N MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Jagadish R MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Padmanaban V MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. B. Vijayalekshmi MBBS, MD Assistant Professor

Bio Engineering Suresh Roland Devasahayam BE, MS, PhD Professor Sivakumar Balasubramanian BTech, Mtech, PhD Associate Professor (Ph.D) Ms. Syrpailyne Wankhar BE,M.Tech, PhD Lecturer (Ph.D) Gr.II

Bio Statistics Jeyaseelan L MSc, PhD, FRSS Professor Antonisamy B. MSc, PhD, FRSS Professor Ms.Visalakshi Jeyaseelan MSc, PhD Senior Lecturer Prasanna Samuel MSc, PhD Lecturer Gr.II (Ph.D)

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Ms.Tunny Sebastian MSc, M.Phil Lecturer Ms.Grace Rebekah MSc Lecturer Ms. Mahasampath Gowri S MSc Lecturer (NM) Gr.III Ms. Reka K MSc Sr. Demonstrator Gr.IV Ms. Hepsy Y S MSc Sr. Demonstrator Gr.IV

Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery Vinayak Shukla MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB Professor Roy Thankachen MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Madhu Andrew Philip MBBS, DNB, MCh Professor Alpha Mathew Kavunkal MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Korah T. Kuruvila MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Birla Roy Gnanamuthu MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Ravi Shankar MBBS, MS, MCh Associate Professor Vinay M. Rao MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Shalom Sylvester Andugala MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Deepak Narayanan A MBBS, DNB, MCh Assistant Professor

Cardiology George Joseph MBBS, MD, DM Professor Sunil Thomas Chandy MBBS, MD, DM Professor Paul V George MBBS, MD, DM Professor Oommen K. George MBBS, MD, DM Professor Viji Samuel Thomson MBBS, MD, DM Professor John Roshan Jacob MBBS, MD, DM Professor David Chase MBBS,MD, DM Professor John Jose MBBS, MD, DM Professor Sujith Thomas Chacko MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Mithun Jacob Varghese MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Lijo Varghese MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Subhrangshu Dey MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Anoop George Alex MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Anandaroop Lahiri MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor P Sirish Chandra Srinath MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Varsha Kiron MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor R Pradeep Kumar MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Amal Paul MBBS, MD, DM Asssistant Professor Sharath Babu N.M MBBS, MD, DM Asssistant Professor Kaneria Killolkumar Vallabhbhai MBBS, MD, DM Asssistant Professor Sudhakar P MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Sharath Babu N.M MBBS, MD, DM (Appeared) Senior Resident Gr.II Gopal Chandra Ghosh MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Nathaniel Samson MBBS, MD Assistant Physician Gr.I /Sr.Reg.PG Perla Harsha Teja MBBS, MD Assistant Physician Gr.II /Sr.Reg.PG Arpudh Michael Anandaraj MBBS, MD Assistant Physician Gr.I /Sr.Reg.PG

Chaplaincy Rev Dr T Arul Dhas MSc, BD, DPC PhD (Edin) Reader

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Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Debasish Danda MBBS, MD, DM Professor John Mathew MBBS, MD, DNB, DM Professor Ms. Ruchika Goel MBBS, MD, FICIR, DM Associate Professor Ashish Jacob Mathew MBBS, DNB, DM Assistant Professor Aswin M Nair MBBS, MD, FICIR, DM Assistant Professor Arvind G MBBS, MD, FICIR Asst Physician Gr.I / Sr.Reg.PG Shivraj Padiyar U MBBS, MD Asst Physician Gr.II / Sr.Reg.PG Mashru Puneet Atul MBBS, MD Senior Resident V. Suneelbabu Chadalavada MBBS, MD Senior Resident

Clin. Immunology And Rheumatology - Bio Medical Sciences Jayakanthan.K MSc, Ph.D Associate Professor (PhD)

Clinical Bio Chemistry Ms.Geethanjali F.S. MSc, PhD Professor Ms.Pamela Christudoss, MSc, PhD Associate Professor (PhD) Arun Jose Nellickal MSc, PhD Lecturer (PhD) Jayakumar Amirtharaj MSc, PhD Lecturer (PhD) Ms.Varghese Gracy MSc Sr. Lecturer Gr.II Ms.Vanitha S. MSc Lecturer Joseph Dian Bondu MSc Lecturer Ms.Janani Iswarya MSc Lecturer Yesudas Sudhakar MSc Lecturer Vijayakumar V MSc Senior Demonstrator (NM) Chelladurai S MSc Senior Demonstrator (NM)

Clinical Haematology Alok Srivastava MBBS, MD, FRCPA, FRACP Professor Vikram Mathews MBBS, MD, DM Professor Biju George MBBS, MD, DM Professor Aby Abraham MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ms. Anu Korula MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Anup J Devasia MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Ms. Nisham P.N MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Ms. Fouzia N.A MBBS, DCH, DNB, DM Associate Professor Kulkarni Uday Prakash MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Yasir Jeelani Samoon MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Subbaiah R M MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Sushil S MBBS, MD Asst. Physician Gr.I/ Sr.Reg.PG Ms. Sharon Anbumalar Lionel MBBS, MD Asst Physician Gr.II / Sr.Reg.PG Arun Kumar MBBS, MD, PDF Senior Resident Ms. Debranjani Chattopadhyay MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Neha Jain MBBS, MD Senior Resident

Clinical Haematology - Bio Medical Sciences Ms. B. Poonkuzhali MSc, PhD Professor R.V. Shaji MSc, PhD Professor

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Ms. E. Eunice Sindhuvi MSc, Ph.D Professor Ms. Nancy Beryl A MSc. (Bio.Tech), Ph.d., Tutor Ms. Bexy Bensega B MSc Senior Demonstrator Gr.IV

Community Medicine Kuryan George MBBS, MD, MSc, (Med.Informatics) Professor Ms.Jasmine Helan MBBS, MD, DNB, (MAT. & C.H.) MPH Professor Ms.Rita Caroline Isaac MBBS, MD, MPH Professor Ms.Anuradha Bose Perakath MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed) MRCP, FRCPCH Professor Vinod Joseph Abraham MBBS, MD, MPH Professor Ms.Shantidani Minz MBBS, MD, MPH Professor Venkata Raghava M. MBBS, MD Professor Jacob John MBBS, MD Professor Sushil Mathew John MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Anuradha Rose MBBS, MD, MHSc (Bioethics) Professor Ms. Ruby Angeline Pricilla. S MBBS, MD, DGO Associate Professor/Physician Biswajit Paul MBBS, MD Professor Ms. Anu Mary Oommen MBBS, MD Associate Professor Prashanth H.R. MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms. Divya Elizabeth Muliyil MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Kanagalakshmi MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sam Marconi D MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Chella Sindhu K N MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Bhavya Balasubramanya MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Carol Susan Devamani MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Obed John Heber Antipas MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Beeson Thomas MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Vrunda Appannagari MBBS, DNB Senior Resident

Continuing Medical Education Tony Abraham Thomas MBBS, MCh (Neurosurgery) Assistant Surgeon

Critical Care Medicine Subramani. K MBBS, DA, MD, FRCA, EDIC, FICCM Professor Peter J.V. MBBS, MD, DNB, MAMS, FRACP, FJFICM,FCICM Professor Kishore Kumar Pichamuthu MBBS, MD, EDIC Physician/Sr.Reg.PG Ms.Binila Chacko MBBS, MD, FCICM Physician/Sr.Reg.PG Ms. Shalini Nair MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Shoma V. Rao MBBS, MD Associate Professor Madhurita Singh MBBS,DA,MD Associate Professor Pritish John korula MBBS, DA, MD Associate Professor Ms. D’SA Shilpa Reynal MBBS, MD Associate Professor Thomas Isiah Sudarsan A MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ramanan R MBBS, DA, MD, DNB Assistant Professor More Atul Ramachandra MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Siji Susan George MBBS, MD Assistant Professor George Prashanth Kurian MBBS, DA, MD Assistant Professor Rajasekar A MBBS, MD Assistant Professor

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Ms. Lovely Thomas MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Udhayachandhar R MBBS, MD, PDF Assistant Professor Aubin Mathew Varghese MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Allan John Samuel MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Manju Mary Joseph MBBS, DNB Senior Resident Abhishek S MBBS, MD, PDF Senior Resident Noble Varghese Mathews MBBS, MD Senior Resident Johns T Johnson MBBS, MD Senior Resident

Cytogenetics Ms.Vivi Miriam Srivastava MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Vandana Kamath MBBS, MD Associate Professor

Dental Surgery Rabin Kurudamannil Chacko MDS, FDS FCPS Professor Santosh Koshy MDS Professor Jagadish Ebenezer MDS Professor Sibu Simon. S MDS Associate Professor Arun Paul. S MDS Associate Professor Ms. Soumya S.V MDS Associate Professor Ms. Shini Susan Samuel MDS Associate Professor Surya Prakash Sharma MDS Assistant Professor Saurabh Kumar MDS Assistant Professor Daniel Sathiya Sundaram S MDS, FOMS Assistant Professor Ms. Jesija J S MDS Assistant Professor Ms. Anu Jose MDS Assistant Physician Gidean Arularasan S MDS, FATIMS Senior Resident

Dermatology, Venerology & Leprosy Ms. Renu Elizabeth George MBBS, DD, MD Professor Ms. Susanne Alexander Pulimood MBBS, DD, MD Professor Ms. Dincy Peter C.V. MBBS, MD Professor Ms. Leni George MBBS, DDVL, MD Associate Professor Ms. Dharshini S MBBS, DDVL, MD Associate Professor Ms. Lydia Mathew MBBS,DDVL, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Anu Anna George MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Venkatraman M MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ankan Gupta MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Mahabal Gauri Dinesh MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Priya Sara Kuryan MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Minu Jose Chiramel MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Anju George MBBS, MD, DNB Senior Resident Ms. Sheethal K Jose MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Rajam N MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Santhi John Tharakan MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Anju Liya Thomas MBBS, DVL Junior Resident

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Developmental Paediatrics Samuel Philip Oommen MBBS, MD (Paed.), DNB Professor Ms.Beena Koshy MBBS, MD (Paed.) Professor Suman Bhattacharyya MBBS, MD (Paed) Senior Resident Ms.Reeba George MSc (App.Psy.) Sr. Lecturer (NM) II Ms.Caroline Sanjeev Padankati M.A (Psy.) PGDMR (MR) Lecturer Gr.II (NM) Ms.Hannah Grace P M.A (Psy.) P.G.Dip (Psy) Lecturer Gr.II (NM) Ms. Preethi R MSc (SLP) Lecturer Gr.III (NM) Ms. Rachel Beulah Jansi Rani MSc. (Psy.) Sr.Demonstrator (NM) Ms. Hannah Vinolia MA (Psy) Sr.Demonstrator (NM) Ms. Divya Ranjelin SP MSc Special Teacher Gr.V Maria Avinash J BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT) Ms. Vinodha Sherin J BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT)

Dietetics Ms.Jayalakshmi S MSc (Food & Nutrition) Senior LecturerGr.I(NM) Ms.Manimegalai MSc (FSM & Diet) Lecturer Gr.I (NM) Ms.Jayalakshmi K MSc (FS&N) Lecturer Gr.II (NM) Ms. Priya K MSc (F&N) Sr. Demonstrator Gr.IV

Distance Education Ms. Jachin Daniel Raj MBBS, DNB (Fly.Med) Research Officer/Assiociate Physician Ms. Sahaya Anbarasi A MBBS, D.C.H. DNB (Fly.Med) Research Officer/Assistant Physician Ms. Beulah Raji J MBBS, MD (Micro.) Assistant Physician Johann Alex Ebenezer MBBS, DPM, MD (Psych) Assistant Physician

Endocrine Surgery Paul M.J. MBBS, MS, DNB, Professor Deepak Thomas Abraham MBBS, MS Professor Anish Jacob Cherian MBBS, DNB, MCh Associate Professor N.Siddhartha Chakravarthy MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Ms. Farheen Khan MBBS, MS Senior Resident V S Moonish MBBS, MS Senior Resident

Endocrinology Nihal Jacob Thomas MBBS, MD, DNB (Endo), MNAMS (Endo) FRACP Professor (Endo), FRCP (Ed), FRCP (Glasg), FRCP (London) Ph.D (Copenhagen) Simon Rajaratnam MBBS, MD, DNB (Endo), MNAMS (Endo) PhD Professor (Endo), FRACP (Endo), FRCP (Ed) Thomas V. Paul MBBS, MD, DNB (Endo), Ph.D (Endo) Professor Ms. Asha H S MBBS, DNB (Gen. Med), DNB (Endo) Professor Dukhabandhu Naik MBBS,MD,DM Associate Professor Nitin Kapoor MBBS, MD, DM, ABBM (USA), PDF (Endo) Associate Professor Riddhi Das Gupta MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Felix Jebasingh MBBS, MD, DM, DNB (Endo) Assistant Professor

Endocrinology - Bio Medical Sciences Aaron C MSc, Ph.D. Lecturer Gr.II (PhD)

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Family Medicine Sunil Abraham MBBS, DNB Professor Ms.Kirubah Vasandhi David MBBS, DNB Professor Prince Christopher R.H. MBBS, DNB Professor Venkatesan. S MBBS, DNB Professor Moses Kirubairaj MBBS, DNB Associate Professor Manjunath .K MBBS, DNB Associate Professor Ms. Dimple Madhukar Jamkandi MBBS, DNB Associate Professor Ms. Sajitha Parveen M.F MBBS, M.D (U.S.A) Associate Professor Yeshvanth Kumar MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Ms. Asha Elizabeth Mathew MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor

Forensic Medicine Noel Malcolm Walter MBBS, MD (Path), FRC Path Professor Ms. Mousumi Sen MBBS, MD (Forensic Med.) Associate Professor Ms. Pragya Tripathi MBBS, MD (Forensic Med.) Assistant Professor Latif Rajesh Johnson MBBS, MD (Forensic Med.) Assistant Professor Ranjit Immanuel James P MBBS, MD (Forensic Med.) Senior Resident

General Medicine Abraham O.C. MBBS, MD, MPH Professor Anand Zachariah MBBS, MD, DNB Professor Samuel George Hansdak MBBS, MD Professor Thambu David Sudarsanam MBBS, MD, DNB Professor Ms.Sowmya Sathyendra MBBS, MD Professor Reginald George Alex T. MBBS, DNB Professor Ms.Ramya I. MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Sudha Jasmine MBBS, MD Professor Alice John Mathuram MBBS, MD Professor Ronald Albert Benton Carey MBBS, MD, DNB Associate Professor Ravikar Ralph MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms. Manjeera Jagannati MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Punitha J.V MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Turaka Vijay Prakash MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Tarun K George MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Vignesh Kumar C MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ajay Kumar Mishra MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Angel Miraclin Jebakumari T MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Karthik G MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ajoy Oommen John MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Nirmal Raj Francis MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Tina George MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Selvin Sundar Raj M MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Maria Koshy K MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Deepti Bal MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Mohammad Sadiq J MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Sohini Das MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Audrin Lenin MBBS, MD Assistant Professor

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Aditya John Binu MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Rohit Barnabas MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ebenezer Rajadurai S MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Roshini Sharma MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ashwin Rajenesh MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Santhosh Kumar E MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Muruga Bharathy K MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Zacharia Mathew C MBBS, DNB Senior Resident Nanubala Siva Krishna MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Divya Elizabeth Mathew MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Asisha Janeela M MBBS, MD Senior Resident Jonathan Arul Jeevan J MBBS, MD Senior Resident John Davis Prasad MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Manna Sera Jacob MBBS, MD Senior Resident Sultan Nawahirsha K.H.A MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Rebecca John MBBS, MD Senior Resident

General Surgery Sukria Nayak MBBS, MS Professor Mark Ranjan Jesudason MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS (Ed.) Professor Inian S. MBBS, MS,DNB, FRCS (Ed) Professor Pranay Gaikwad MBBS, DNB, MNAMS Professor Abraham Vijay Peedikayil MBBS, MS Professor Rajinikanth J. MBBS, MS Professor Amit Jiwan Tirkey MBBS, MS Professor Ms.Suchita Chase MBBS, MS Associate Professor Rohin Mittal MBBS, MS Associate Professor Yacob Myla MBBS, MS Assistant Professor / Assoc.Surgeon Michael Deodhar MBBS, MS Associate Professor Cecil T. Thomas MBBS, MS Associate Professor Gigi Varghese MBBS, MS Associate Professor Rajat Raghunath MBBS, MS Associate Professor Jonathan Sadhu MBBS,MS Assistant Professor Vasanth Mark Samuel MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Beulah Roopavathana MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Rajesh Joseph Selvakumar MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Benjamin Aditya Thomas MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Abinaya R.N MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Suraj S MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Joshua Franklyn MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Raj Kumar J MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Titus D.K MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Abhilasha Gloria Singh MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Samuel Joseph Arthur MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Niveditha Shama V MBBS, MS Senior Resident Srujan Lam Sharma MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ajith John George MBBS, MS Senior Resident Paul Trinity Stephen MBBS, MS Senior Resident

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Ms. Konduru Vidya MBBS, MS Senior Resident Bharat S MBBS, MS, PDF Senior Resident Negine Paul P MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ashish Sam Samuel MBBS, MS Senior Resident Senthilnathan K MBBS, MS Senior Resident K. Josy Thomas MBBS, MS Senior Resident

Genito-Urinary Surgery Kekre Nitin Sudhakar MBBS, MS, DNB Professor Antony Devasia MBBS, MS, FRCS (Urol), MCh, FRCS Professor Santosh Kumar MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Chandrasingh J. MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB Professor Rajiv Paul Mukha MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Nirmal T J MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Anuj Deep Dangi MBBS, MS, MCh Associate Professor Arun Jacob Philip George MBBS, MS, MCh Associate Professor Rajadoss MBBS, MS, MCh Associate Professor Partho Mukherjee MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Benedict Paul Samuel MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Santhosh N MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Sudhindra J MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Ranil Johann Boaz MBBS, MS, MCh Asst Surgeon Sasi Kumar Chandran MBBS, DNB, MCh Asst Surgeon Selvin Theodore Jayanth. E MBBS, MS Asst Surgeon Gr.I / Sr. Reg.PG Abhilash Cheriyan MBBS, MS Asst Surgeon Gr.II / Sr.Reg.PG

Geriatrics Prasad Mathews K. MBBS, MD, FRACP (Geriatrics) Professor Ms.Surekha Viggeswarpu MBBS, MD Professor Gopinath K.G. MBBS, MD (Geriatrics) Professor Benny Paul Wilson MBBS, MD (Geriatrics) Assistant Professor Ms. Pranita Roy MBBS, MD (Geriatrics) Assistant Professor Ms. Niranjana Sreedevi MBBS, MD (Geriatrics) Senior Resident

Gynaecologic Oncology Abraham Peedicayil MBBS, DGO, MD, MPH, MRCOG, Professor Ms.Rachel George Chandy MBBS, DGO, MD Professor Ms.Anitha Thomas MBBS, DGO, MD, DNB Surgeon/Sr.Reg.PG Ms. Vinotha Thomas MBBS, DGO, DNB Associate Surgeon Ajit Sebastian MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Dhanya Susan Thomas MBBS, MS, PDF Assistant Professor Ms. Amrita Datta MBBS, MS Senior Resident

Hand and Leprosy Reconstructive Surgery Binu Prathap Thomas MBBS, D Orth, MS (Orth) PDFHS, Professor Samuel Chandrasekhara Raj MBBS, D Orth, DNB(Orth.), PDFHS (USA) Surgeon/Sr.Reg.PG Anil Mathew MBBS, D.Ortho, MS (Ortho), FHS Associate Professor Kiran Sasi P MBBS, D.Orth. MS Asst.Surg.Gr.I/Sr.Reg.PG

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Sreekanth R MBBS, MS, (Ortho) Associate Professor Ricky Raj Thomas MBBS, MS, PDF Senior Resident Viraj K Shanbhag MBBS, MS, PDF Senior Resident

Hepato Pancreato Billiary (HPB) Surgery Philip Joseph MBBS, MS Professor Frederick Lorence Vyas MBBS, MS, MRCS Professor Ravish Sanghi Raju MBBS, MS, DNB Surgeon/Sr.Reg.PG Manbha L. Rymbai MBBS, MS Asst.Surg.Gr.I/Sr.Reg.PG Vijayan P MBBS, MS Assistant Surgeon Ms. Aparna M MBBS, MS, PDF Senior Resident

Hepatology Eapen C.E. MBBS, MD, DM, DNB Professor Uday George Zachariah MBBS, MD, DM Professor Sajith K.G. MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ashish Kumar Goel MBBS, MD. DM Professor Zanwar Shankar Shyam MBBS, MD, DNB Assistant Professor Vineet Mishra MBBS, MD, DM (Appeared) Senior Resident

Hospital Management Studies Samuel N.J. David M.A (Eco), M.A (PM & IR), M.Sc., (Psy), MBA, Sr. Manager (Mgt. Studeis & H.R) M.Phil (HHSM), DD

Infectious Diseases Ms.Priscilla Rupali MBBS, MD, DTM&H Professor George M. Varghese MBBS, MD, DNB Professor Rajiv Karthik MBBS, MD Physician/Sr.Reg.PG Ms. Divya Deodhar MBBS, MD, PDFID Associate Professor Abi Manesh S MBBS, MD Asst.Phy.Gr.I/Sr.Reg.PG

Library Joyson Soundrarajan D. MA, MLIS, PhD Sr.Librarian Gr I Azariah Jeba Kumar M Com, MLIS, CRNBM, M.Phil, PhD Sr.Librarian Gr II Senthil Kumar R B.Sc (Lib & Info), M.L.I.S., M.Phil, PhD Sr. Librarian Gr.III Samuel Raja D BA, MLIS, PGDLAN Sr. Librarian Gr.IV

Medical Gastroenterology Joseph A.J. MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ebby George Simon MBBS, MD, DM Professor Amit Kumar Dutta MBBS, MD, DM Professor Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury MBBS, MD, DM Professor Reuben Thomas Kurien MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Deepu David MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Sayd Mohamed Aliyas Rajeeb K J MBBS, MD (Gen.Med) Senior Resident Anoop John MBBS, MD (Gen.Med) Asst.Phy Gr.I / Sr.Registrar (PG)

Medical Gastroenterology - Bio Medical Sciences Santhosh S. M.Sc., Ph.D.(Bio.Med.Sci.) Lecturer (Ph.D) Gr.I

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Medical Genetics Ms.Sumita Danda MBBS, MD, DM Professor Sony MBBS, MD Senior Resident Gr.III Ms. Shruti Jain MBBS, MS Senior Resident Gr.III

Medical Genetics - Bio Medical Sciences Ms. Rekha A MSc, Ph.D Tutor

Medical Oncology Raju Titus Chacko MBBS, MD (Gen. Med) Professor Ms.Jenifer Jeba S. MBBS, MD (RT) Professor Ashish Singh MBBS, MD (Gen. Med), DM (Med. Onc.) Assistant Professor Ms. Anjana Joel MBBS, MD (Gen. Med) Assistant Physician Sam Prasad Mannam MBBS, MD (Gen. Med) Assistant Physician Ms. Divya Bala Thumaty MBBS, MD (Gen. Med) Assistant Physician

Medical Records Ms.Santhi Elizabeth BA, BMRSc Sel. Gr. Tutor Ms.Esther Kezia Patel BA, BMRSc, M.A (Eng.) Sel. Gr. Tutor

Microbiology Ms.Gagandeep Kang MBBS, MD, MRC (Path), PhD Professor Balaji V. MBBS, MD, PhD Professor Ms. Joy Sarojini Michael MBBS, MD, FRC (Path) Professor John Antony Jude Prakash MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Sitara Swarna Rao A MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Shalini Anandan MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Rani Diana Sahni MBBS, MD Professor Binesh Lal Y MBBS, MD Associate Professor Sudhir Babji MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms. Beula Subashini P. MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Hema Paul MBBS, MD Assistant Physician Ms. Marilyn Mary Ninan MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Susmitha Karunasree P MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Ira Praharaj MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sidhartha Giri MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Dhanalakshmi S MBBS, MD Assistant Physician Gr.II Ms. Lydia Jennifer S MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms.Promila Mohanraj MSc, Ph.D Lecturer Ms.Inbamalar Arulselvi MSc Lecturer Ms. Baby Abirami S MSc Sr.Demonstrator (NM) Ms. Rosemol Varghese MSc Sr.Demonstrator (NM)

Neonatology Kurien Anil Kuruvilla MBBS, MD (Paed), DCH Professor Santhanam Sridhar S. MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paed.) Professor Niranjan Thomas A.W. MBBS, MD (Paed), DCH, DNB Professor Manish Kumar MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor

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Thanigainathan S MBBS, DCH, MD, DM Assistant Professor Ms. Sumitha Arun MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Benjamin Jeyanth Ross MBBS, MD (Paed), DCH, SANTP Assistant Physician Gr.I / Sr.Reg. (PG) Ms. Nithya J P MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed) Assistant Physician Gr.II Ms. Hima BOT Tutor Gr.III (OT)

Nephrology Santosh Varghese MBBS, MD, DM Professor Vinoi George David MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ms. Anjali Mohapatra MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ms.Suceena Alexander MBBS, MD, DM Professor Anna T. Valson MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Kakde Shailesh Tulshi Das MBBS, DNB, DM Associate Professor Shibu Jacob MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Gautam Rajan MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Elenjickal Elias John MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Pradeep Mathew Koshy MBBS, MD Assistant Physician / Sr.Reg. (PG) Jeethu Joseph Eapen MBBS, MD Assistant Physician / Sr.Reg. (PG) Ms. Nisha Jose MBBS, MD Assistant Physician Zekolo Letou Koza MBBS, DNB Senior Resident

Nephrology - Bio Medical Sciences Vijayakumar T.S. MSc, M.Phil. PhD Sr. Scientist

Neuro Surgery Vedantam Rajshekhar MBBS, MCh Professor Ari George Chacko MBBS, MCh Professor Mathew Joseph MBBS, MCh Professor Baylis Vivek Joseph MBBS, MCh Professor Ranjit K. Moorthy MBBS, MCh Professor Krishna Prabhu MBBS, MCh Professor Bijesh R. MBBS, MS, MCh Associate Professor Edmond Jonathan G MBBS, MCh Associate Professor Sanil John MBBS, MCh Assistant Professor Kevin Joseph J MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Akarsh J MBBS, MCh Assistant Professor Sanjeev Kumar Pandey MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Manish Baldia MBBS, MCh Assistant Professor

Neuro Surgery - Bio Medical Sciences Srinivasa Babu K M.Sc., M.Phil., P.hd., Sr. Scientist / Professor Christhunesa Soundarajan C M.Sc., (Bio-Chem), Ph.D, Associate Professor (Ph.D) Prabhakaran V MSc., (Biochem), Ph.D, Associate Professor (Ph.D) R V Rajesh MSc., (Micro), Ph.D, Lecturer Gr.II (Ph.D) Ms. Mahalakshmi MSc, (Bio Chem), P.hd.,(Bio Chem.) Lecturer (NM) Gr.I Anirudha Koshy George M.Sc., (Psych.) Mphil., (M.H & Social Psych.) Lecturer Gr.I (AH)

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Neurology Mathew Alexander MBBS, MD, DM Professor Sanjit Aaron MBBS, MD, DM Professor Ms.Maya Mary Mathew MBBS, MD (Paed), DCH, DM Professor Vivek Mathew MBBS, MD, DM, DNB Professor Ajith Sivadasan MBBS, MD, DM Professor Karthik M. MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Ms. Sangeetha Y MBBS, MD, DNB, DM Associate Professor Prabhakar A.T MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Rohit Ninan Benjamin MBBS, MD, DM Associate Professor Ms. Donna Mathew MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Gideon Lyngsyun Rynjah MBBS, MD, DM Assistant Professor Shaikh Atif Iqbalahmed MBBS, DNB, DM Assistant Professor Pankaj Singh MBBS, MD, DNB Senior Resident

Nuclear Medicine Regi Oommen MBBS, DMRT, MD, DRM Professor Ms.Nylla Shanthly MBBS, DRM Physician Ms.Julie Hephzibah MBBS, MD, DNB (RT), DNB (Nuclear Med.) Professor David Mathew MBBS, DMRT, MD (RT) Assistant Professor

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ms.Aruna Nitin Kekre MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Annie Philip Villoth MBBS, DGO, MD Professor Ms.Jiji Elizabeth Mathew MBBS, DGO, MD Professor Ms.Jessie Lionel MBBS, DGO, MD, DNB Professor Ms.Lilly Varghese MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Elsy Thomas MBBS, DGO, MD Professor Ms.Manisha Madhai Beck MBBS, MD Professor Santhosh Joseph Benjamin MBBS, MS Professor Ms.Reeta Vijayaselvi. P.R MBBS, DGO, M.D Associate Professor Ms. Swati Rathore MBBS, MS Associate Professor Vaibhav Londhe MBBS, MD (OG) Associate Professor Ms. Anuja Abraham MBBS, DGO, MD Associate Professor Ms. Preethi R.N. MBBS, DGO, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Liji Sarah David MBBS, DGO, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Anne George Cherian MBBS, MD Associate Professor Dibu Sam MBBS, DGO, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Beena K MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Emily Divya Ebenezer MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Kavitha Abraham MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Jeyasheela K MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Madhu Priya N MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Annie Prasanthi V MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Smitha Elizabeth Jacob MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Tobey Ann Marcus MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Hilda Yenuberi MBBS, DGO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Varunashree N D MBBS, MS Senior Resident

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Ms. Vinita Udupa MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Pushplata Kumari MBBS, DGO, MS Senior Resident Neeraj Kulkarni MBBS, DGO, MS Senior Resident Ms. Nanthini V MBBS, DGO, MS Senior Resident Ms. Pinto Rosario Saloni Maria MBBS, DGO, MS Senior Resident Deepti Ms. Arathy Raj S L MBBS, D.G.O Junior Resident Ms. Sharanika J MBBS, DGO Junior Resident Ms. Mapitha V P MBBS, DGO Junior Resident

Ophthalmology Thomas Kuriakose MBBS, DO, DNB, FRCS Professor Braganza Andrew David MBBS, MS Professor Lekha MaryAbraham MBBS, DO, DNB Professor Ms.Sanita Mary George Korah MBBS, DO, MS Professor Ms.Sheeja Susan John MBBS, DO, MS, FRCS Professor Ms.Padma Paul MBBS, DO, MS, MPH Professor Ms.Smitha Jasper MBBS, MS Associate Professor Ms.Arathi Simha MBBS, DO, MS Associate Professor Saban Horo MBBS, MS Associate Professor Ms.Deepa John MBBS, DO, MS Associate Professor Jeyanth Suresh Rose MBBS, MS Associate Professor Ms.Swetha Sara Philip MBBS, DO, MS Associate Professor Ms.Jeyanthi Peter MBBS, DO, MS Associate Professor Satheesh Solomon T Selvin MBBS, DO, MS Associate Professor Ms.Anupriya Arthur MBBS, DO, MS Assistant Professor Ms.Anika Amritanand MBBS, MS. Assistant Professor Ms. Sonika Porwal Baldia MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Alo Sen MBBS, DO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Deepthi Elizabeth Kurian MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Shilpa Elizabeth Kuruvilla MBBS, MS, FIPOS Senior Resident Ms.Evon Selina Kujur BSc.(Clin.Opto), Dip.Opto Staff Gr.I (Tutor)

Orthopaedics Ms.Vrisha Madhuri MBBS, D Orth, MS, MCh (Orth) Professor Alfred Job Daniel MBBS, D Orth, MS, DNB Professor Vijay T K Titus MBBS, D Orth, MS, DNB Professor Vinoo Mathew Cherian MBBS, D Orth, MS, DNB Professor Kenny Samuel David MBBS, MS Professor Thilak S Jepegnanam MBBS, D Orth, MS Professor Venkatesh K. MBBS, D Orth, DNB Professor Manasseh Nithyananth.J MBBS, D Orth, MS Professor Pradeep Mathew Poonnoose MBBS, D.Orth.MS, DNB, DNB (PMR), Dip.Rehab. Professor Thomas Palocaren MBBS, D Orth, M.S Professor Anil Thomas Oommen MBBS, MS, DNB Professor Rohit Amritanand MBBS, MS Professor Boopalan P.R.J.V.C. MBBS, D Orth, MS Professor Abhay Gahukamble Deodas MBBS, D Orth, MS Professor

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Sumant Samuel MBBS, MS Professor Thomas Matthai MBBS, D Orth, MS Associate Professor Justin Arokia Raj S.V MBBS, D.Ortho. MS Associate Professor Viju Daniel Varghese MBBS. D.Orth. MS Associate Professor Sandeep Albert MBBS,MS Associate Professor Abel Livingston MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Alfred Cyril Roy MBBS, D.Ortho, MS Assistant Professor Dan Barnabas Inja MBBS, D.Orth. MS Assistant Professor Kaushik Bhowmick MBBS, D.Ortho. MS Assistant Professor Chandrasekaran. G MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Rajamani P MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Santhosh Kumar G MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Jeremy Bliss MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Kathir Joyson D.R MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Deeptiman James MBBS, D.Ortho, MS Assistant Professor Anand A MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Arun Kumar V MBBS, MS Senior Resident Roncy Savio Kuruvilla MBBS, MS Senior Resident Elancheral A.N MBBS, MS Senior Resident Siddharth Jain MBBS, MS Senior Resident Jerry George MBBS, MS Senior Resident Chandy V J MBBS, MS Senior Resident Hariharan T D MBBS, D.Ortho, MS Senior Resident Bibhudutta Sahoo MBBS, DNB, PDF Senior Resident Bhim Bahadur Harijan MBBS, MS Senior Resident G T Sai Prasanth MBBS, DNB Senior Resident G. Krupakaran MBBS, DNB Senior Resident

Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Speech and Hearing Ms.Rupa V MBBS, DLO, MS Professor Ms.Rita Ruby Anbuselvi A. MBBS, DLO, MS,DNB, FRCS (Glasg) Professor Ajoy Mathew Varghese MBBS, MS, DNB Professor Ms.Suma Susan Mathews MBBS, DLO, MS Professor Rajiv C Michael MBBS, DLO, MS Professor Regi Thomas MBBS, DLO, DNB Professor Ms.Anjali Lepcha MBBS, MS, DNB Professor Ms.Mary John MBBS, DLO, MS, DNB, Ph.D Professor Regi Kurien MBBS, MS Associate Professor Ms.Lalee Varghese MBBS, DLO,MS, DNB Associate Professor Rajan Sundaresan MBBS, DLO, MS Associate Professor Naina Emmanuel MBBS, DLO, MS, FPENT Associate Professor Ms. Ann Mary Augustine MBBS, DLO, MS Associate Professor Ms. Roshna Rose Paul MBBS, MS Associate Professor Ms. Lisa Mary Cherian MBBS,DLO,MS Assistant Professor Syed Kamran Asif MBBS, MS, FPENT Assistant Professor Ajay Philip MBBS, DLO, MS Assistant Professor John Mathew MBBS, DLO, MS Assistant Professor Philip George MBBS, MS Assistant Professor

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Mohamed Abdul Kathar M MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Divyan Samson MBBS, DLO, MS Assistant Professor Ms. Ranjeetha Racheal Gokuldas MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Suresh M MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Praveen Basker MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Kati Blessi Sara MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Nitha Mary George MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Nedha Joy MBBS, DLO, MS Senior Resident Nigil Sreedharan MBBS, MS Senior Resident Karthik Prasad S MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Megha Krishnan MBBS, MS Senior Resident Febin James MBBS, MS Senior Resident Ms. Anu Alex MBBS, MS Senior Resident

Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Speech and Hearing - Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology Ms. Swapna Sebastian MSc, Ph.D (Speech & Hearing) Professor (PhD) Philip Thomas MASLP Lecturer Gr.II (AH) Ms.Sneha Philip MASLP Lecturer Gr.III (AH) Ramanadham Thejesh MASLP Lecturer Gr.III (AH) Ms. Hannah Baby MASLP Lecturer Gr.III (AH)

Paediatric Surgery Immanuel Sampath Karl MBBS, MS, MCh Professor John Mathai MBBS, MS, DNB, MCh Professor Sundeep M.C. Kisku MBBS, MS, M.Ch Professor Ravi Kishore B.S.S. MBBS, MS, M.Ch Professor Bal Harshjeet Singh MBBS, MS, M.Ch Associate Professor Susan Jehangir Homi MBBS, MS, M.Ch Associate Professor Jujju Jacob Kurian MBBS, MS, M.Ch Associate Professor Tarun John Kochukaleekal Jacob MBBS, MS, M.Ch Assistant Professor Rohit S MBBS, MS, M.Ch Assistant Professor John K Thomas MBBS, MS, M.Ch Assistant Professor Ms. Aureen Ruby D Cunha MBBS, MS, M.Ch Assistant Professor

Paediatrics Ms.Anna Simon MBBS, MD, DCH, FRCP (ED) Professor Ms.Indira Gupta MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Leni Grace Mathew MBBS, MD, DCH, MRCPCH Professor Ms.Kala Ranjini Sundaravalli MBBS, MD, DCH Professor Valsan Philip Varghese MBBS, MD , DCH Professor Ms.Sneha Deena Varkki MBBS, DCH, DNB Professor Satish Kumar T. MBBS, MD, DCH Professor Ebor Jacob Gnananayagam J. MBBS, DCH, DNB Professor Ms.Mona Matilda Baskar MBBS, MD, DCH, FIAM Professor Ms.Sarah Mathai MBBS, DCH, DNB, Ph.D (Paeds.Auckland) Professor Winsley Rose MBBS, MD Professor Ms. Sophy Korula MBBS, DCH, MD Associate Professor Manivachagan MBBS, MD Associate Professor

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Debashish Das Adhikari MBBS, DCH, DNB Associate Professor Ms. Jolly Chandran MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor / Assoc.Physician Ms.Anila Chacko MBBS, DCH, MD Associate Professor Ms.Urmi Ghosh MBBS, DCH, DNB Assistant Professor Arul Premanand Lionel MBBS, DCH, DNB Assistant Professor Ms.Rikki Rorima Rongong MBBS, DCH, DNB Assistant Professor Ms. Deepthi Boddu MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Anu Punnen K MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Pragathesh P. MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor MS. Roshini Julia Rajan MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Sathish Kumar L MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Magdalenal R MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Leenu Lizabeth Joseph MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Archana Mitra M MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed) Assistant Professor Ms. Cherryl Tryphena B MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Manjusha A MBBS, MD, PDF Assistant Professor Ms. Muniya Thokchom MBBS, DCH, MD Assisant Professor Anish George Paul MBBS, MD Assisant Professor Leenath T.V MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Priyanka Vandana Sukesh Pande MBBS, DCH, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Jesinth Mohan MBBS, DCH, DNB Senior Resident Georgie Mathew MBBS, MD Senior Resident Koshy Alan Valiaveetil MBBS, MD Senior Resident Bennie Christene James MBBS, MD Senior Resident Sanketh R MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Esther A MBBS, DCH, MD Senior Resident Ms. Hema N.S MBBS, MD Senior Resident Venkatesh A MBBS, MD, PDF Senior Resident Ms. Suddhasatta Ghosh MBBS, DNB, PDF Senior Resident Ms. Reshmi Y S MBBS, MD Senior Resident Anil Kumar M MBBS, MD Senior Resident Abhishek Chakraborty MBBS, MD Senior Resident Sachin George MBBS, DNB Senior Resident Ms. Chinta Anniejyothirmaye MBBS, DCH, MD Senior Resident Ramkumar P MBBS, DCH Junior Resident Ms. Karthika D MBBS, DCH Junior Resident S V A S Raju Kakarlapudi MBBS, DCH Junior Resident Ms. Jane Allen Christa A MBBS, DCH Junior Resident Ms. Betsy Rebecca C MBBS, DCH Junior Resident Ms. Mercy Emilda L BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT) Ms. Arpita Ghosh BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT)

Palliative Care Unit Ms.Reena Mary George MBBS, MD (RT), DNB, Dip.Pal.Med. Professor Ms.Jenifer Jeba S. MBBS, MD (RT) Professor Ms. Annie Jacob MA (Psychology) Lecturer Gr.III (NM)

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Pathology Ms.Vivi Miriam Srivastava MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Geeta Chacko MBBS, MD, Ph.D Professor Ms.Anna B Pulimood MBBS, MD, (Path), Ph.D Professor Ms.Ramani Manoj Kumar MBBS, MD Physician/Assoc.Professor Ms.Marie Therese Manipadam MBBS, MD, DNB Professor Ms.Meera Rajan Peter K. MBBS, MD (Path) Professor Ms.Anne Jennifer Priscilla MBBS, MD Professor Ms. Dipti Masih MBBS, MD Associate Professor Mayank Gupta MBBS, MD, DNB Associate Professor Mandeep Singh Bindra MBBS, MD Associate Professor Deepak Burad. K MBBS, MD Associate Professor Thomas Alex Kodiatte MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms. Sramana Mukhopadhyay MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Elanthendral MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Smita Mary Matthai MBBS, DCP, MD, Assistant Professor Mayur Keshav Suryawanshi MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Telugu Ramesh Babu MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Jagan. C MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. V.V.K.N. Neelaveni MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Bhonsle Vaishali MBBS, DCP, MD Assistant Professor Bimal Patel MBBS, MD, PFINP Assistant Professor Tanush Vig MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Kiruthiga K G MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sanjeet Roy MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Sri Narthana S MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Sherin Daniel MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Aswathy Ashok Menon MBBS, MD Senior Resident Baitule Amey Madhav MBBS, MD Senior Resident

Pathology - Bio Medical Sciences Ms.Rekha Pai M.Sc, Ph.D Professor Dhananjayan S M.Sc Senior Demonstrator(NM)

Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology Jacob Peedicayil Abraham MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Binu Susan Mathew MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Margaret Shanthi MBBS, MD Professor Sujith John Chandy MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Ratna Prabha MBBS, MD Associate Professor Blessed Winston A. MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sumith K Mathew MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Aswathy Rachel Thomas MBBS, MD Assistant Professor

Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology - Bio Medical Sciences Aniket Kumar MSc.(Med.Pharm.), Ph.D Lecturer Gr.II (Ph.D)

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Pharmacy Annadurai S. M Pharm, PhD (Pharm) FIC Professor Reni Charles C. M Pharm Sr.Reader (A.H.) Heber Rew Bright. B M Pharm Lecturer (AH) Gr. II Pradeep Rajkumar L A M Pharm, FACP Lecturer (AH) Gr. II Gunaraj K M Pharm Lecturer (AH) Gr. II Ms. Hema Jiji V M Pharm Lecturer (AH) Gr. III

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation George Tharion MBBS, D.Orth, DPMR, DNB Professor Ms.Raji Thomas MBBS, DPMR, MD, DNB Professor Jacob George MBBS, DNB, MNAMS Professor Ms.Judy Ann John MBBS, MD Professor Henry Prakash MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Bobeena Rachel MBBS. MD Associate Professor Prashanth H Chalageri MBBS, DPMR, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Jane Elizabeth Sajan MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Prince Thakkar MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sheraj Gregory Fernandez MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. J. Veena Helen Mary MSc (Aud. & Speech) Lecturer (AH) Gr. I Ms. Bindhu Synthia MASLP Lecturer (AH) Gr. II

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Bio Medical Sciences Rajdeep Ojha BE,M.Tech, PhD Scientist Gr.IV

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Occupational Therapy Ms.Lydia Edward Raj MSc.(OT) Sr. Reader (AH) Sanjeev Manasseh Padankatti BSc, BOT, MOT, MA (Psy) Reader (AH) Gr.II Samuel Kamalesh Kumar MOT, Reader (AH) Gr.II Ms.Reema B. Samuel MOT, Lecturer (AH) Gr.I Ms. Reetha Janet Sureka S MOT, Lecturer (AH) Gr.III Ms. Julia Rachel J BOT Tutor Gr. I Ms.Bhuvaneswari M. BOT Tutor Gr. II Ms. Lincy B. Samuel BOT Tutor Gr. II Samuel Prasanna Vinoth Kumar BOT Tutor Gr. II Ms.Sylvia P. BOT Tutor Gr. III Earnest R. BOT Tutor Gr. III Ms. Gnanajeeva Elizabeth Rani A BOT Tutor Gr.III Ms. Aruna. R. BOT Tutor Gr.III Ms. Priyadharshini BOT Tutor Gr.IV Ronald Thomvic Maradona J BOT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Ann Patricia Catherine BOT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Eileen D BOT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Preethi Jasmine M BOT Tutor Gr.IV Augustin Amalraj J BOT Tutor Gr.IV Zebert De Zebulon P BOT Tutor Gr.IV

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Ms. Sneha Sara Sabu BOT Tutor Gr.IV Jithin John C K BOT Tutor Gr.IV Jerome Dany Praveen BOT Tutor Gr.IV Abraham Peter J BOT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Nare Mounika BOT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Gayathri S BOT Tutor Gr.IV Tapan Kumar Paraseth BOT Tutor Gr.IV

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy Andrew Babu Jayakumar BPT, MSc (PT) Sr. Reader (AH) Samuel Kirubakaran D BPT, MPT Lecturer (AH) Gr.I Ms.Merlyn.R BPT, MPT Lecturer (AH) Gr.I Lenny Vasanthan T. BPT, MPT Lecturer (AH) Gr.I Senthil Velkumar T. BPT, MPT Lecturer (AH) Gr.III Ms.Winrose W. BPT Tutor Gr. II Ms.Anita Rebecca S BPT Tutor Gr. III Gopinath M. BPT Tutor Gr. III Joshua Prem Kumar S BPT Tutor Gr. III Samuel Vinod Kumar D. BPT Tutor Gr. III Tyagraj P BPT Tutor Gr. III Vanjeethkumar E. BPT Tutor Gr. III Ms.Joanna Micraclin Popsi M BPT Tutor Gr. III Ramesh. S BPT Tutor Gr.III Pierre Edwin BPT Tutor Gr. III Ms. Anitha. S BPT Tutor Gr. III Yuvaraj. R BPT Tutor Gr. IV Ms. Maheswari V BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Nivethanjali C BPT Tutor Gr.IV Arun Paul BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Nivedha M BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Gokilam D BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Andriya R BPT Tutor Gr.IV Peter Hudson BPT Tutor Gr.IV Pirai Sudan J BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Annu T BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Sajida V BPT Tutor Gr.IV Karthik A.S BPT Tutor Gr.IV Samuel Johnson Doss A BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. Sangeetha Medhi BPT Tutor Gr.IV Ms. D. Yeswini Monica BPT Tutor Gr.IV R. Shadrack Ravindra Reddy BPT Tutor Gr.IV

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Prosthetic and Orthotic Centre Ms. Alka Sindhe MPO Lecturer (AH) Gr.III

Physical Education Balaganesan R. MA, M.Ped, PG DSM, NIS Dip.in Coaching, M.Phil Chief Physical Director (Sports), Ph.D

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Physiology Ms.Sathya Subramani MBBS, MD, Ph.D Professor Solomon Sathishkumar MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Elizabeth Tharion MBBS, MD Professor Vinay Timothy Oommen MBBS, MD Associate Professor Anand Bhaskar MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms. Elizabeth Vinod MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Upasana Kachroo MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Neetu Prince MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Anandit John Mathew MBBS, MD Assistant Professor

Physiology - Bio Medical Sciences Ms. Silviya Rajakumari MSc, Ph.D Associate Professor (PhD)

Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery Ashish Kumar Gupta MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Kingsly Paul MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Elvino Barreto MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Shashank Lamba MBBS, MS, MCh Professor Geley Ete MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Gohil Amish Jayantilal MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor Gaurav Chaturvedi MBBS, MS, MCh Assistant Professor

Psychiatry Jacob K.S. MBBS, DPM, MD, PhD, MRC Psych Professor Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar R. MBBS, DPM, MD, DNB Professor Ms.Deepa Ramaswamy MBBS, DPM, MD Professor Ms.Mary Anju Kuruvilla MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Suja Kurian MBBS, DPM, MD Professor Ms.Priya Mary Mammen MBBS, DPM, DNB Professor Rajesh G. MBBS, DPM, MD, FRACP Professor Dholakia Saymil MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Satya Raj MBBS, MD, DPM, DNB, FRANCP Associate Professor Thangadurai MBBS, DPM, DNB Associate Professor Ms. Shonima A.V MBBS, DPM, MD Associate Professor Sherab T sheringla MBBS, DPM, MD Associate Professor Arun. R MBBS, DPM, MD Associate Professor Ms. Donae Elizabeth George MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Minju K A MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Kattula Dheeraj MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Stephen Amarjeet Jiwanmall MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Munaf B. Nandyal MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Akil Abhijnhan MD (Physician), DPM, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Abigail Ruth Gojer MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Jibi Achamma Jacob MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Srisudha B MBBS, DPM, MD Assistant Professor Sanmitra Dasgupta MBBS, DPM, DNB, MD Assistant Professor Arnab Mukherjee MBBS, DPM, MD Senior Resident

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Abhinav Chichra MBBS, MD Senior Resident Abu Philip Varghese MBBS, DPM, MD Senior Resident Ranjit Krishnadas MBBS, DPM, MD Senior Resident Tanay Maiti MBBS, DPM, DNB Senior Resident Ms. Deepthy Ann Mathews MBBS, DPM Junior Resident Ms. Ahluwalia Isha Pradeepsingh MBBS, DPM Junior Resident Ms. Maria Antony MBBS, DPM Junior Resident Ms.Sushila Russell MA, M.Phil. Reader (AH) Gr.II Mr. Joseph Noel M.Sc (Psy.), M.Phil Lecturer Gr.I (AH) Ms.Jessie Augustin MSc (Psy.) Lecturer Gr.II (NM) Ms. Nandini Ravindra Kathale MA, M.Phil ( Clinical Psycology) Lecturer (AHS) Gr.II Ms. Merlin Thanka Jemi BOT, MSc, M.Phil (Clin. Psych) Lecturer (AHS) Gr.III Ms. Mumtaj K MA, M.Phil Special Teacher Gr.II Ms. Inbakammal M.Sc Lecturer Gr.III (NM) Ms. Carline Jebamalar Asir J MSc Sr. Demonstrator (NM) Ms. Jayanthi D MRSc Special Teacher Gr.IV Joseph Thomas Raj Bedford BOT Tutor Gr. IV (OT) Ms. Farah C J James BOT Tutor Gr. IV (OT) Anand Mattew Charles BOT Tutor Gr. IV (OT) Ms. Thamarai Selvi S BOT Tutor Gr. IV (OT) Ms. Priyadarshini A BOT Tutor Gr. IV (OT) Ms. Nicy Kuriakose BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT) Madhan M BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT) Ms. Meghana C C BOT Tutor Gr.IV (OT)

Pulmonary Medicine Christopher D.J. BSc, MBBS, DTCD, DNB, FCCP Professor Balamugesh MBBS, MD, DM (Pulm.& Crit. Care) Professor Ms.Richa Gupta MBBS, MD Professor Prince James MBBS, MD Professor Barney Isaac MBBS, DTCD, DNB Associate Professor Ashwin Oliver A MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Jebin Roger Sasikumar MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Dinesh Prabhu R MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Avinash A Nair MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Nair Shraddha MBBS, MD Senior Resident Khanzubair Mohd Shahnawaz MBBS, DNB (Paed) PDF Senior Resident Arun R Thomas MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms.Subashini K. BPT Tutor Gr.III Ms. Daisy Rosemary BPT Tutor Gr.IV Andrew Franklin S BPT Tutor Gr.IV

Radiation Therapy Ms.Subhashini John MBBS, DMRT, MD Professor Ms.Selvamani B. MBBS, MD, DNB Professor Simon Pradeep Pavamani MBBS, MD Professor Thomas Samuel MBBS, MD Professor

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Rajesh I. MBBS, DMRT, MD Professor Rajesh B. MBBS, MD, DNB Professor Balu Krishna. S MBBS, DMRT, MD Professor Ms.Patricia MBBS, DMRT, MD Associate Professor Ms.Sunitha Susan Varghese MBBS, DMRT, MD Associate Professor Ms. Jeba Karunya R MBBS, DMRT, MD Assistant Professor Manu Mathew MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Arvind S MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Solly Thomas MBBS, MD Senior Resident Rajkrishna B MBBS, DMRT, MD Senior Resident Ms. Kaalindi Singh MBBS, MD Senior Resident

Radiation Therapy - Medical Physics Paul Ravindran PhD, Dip RP, FCCPM Professor Rabi Raja Singh I. MSc, Dip RP, Ph.D Professor Roshan Samuel Livingstone M.Sc. Ph.D. Professor Devakumar D. MSc, Dip RP, Ph.D Associate Professor Timothy Peace Balasingh.S MSc (Physics), Ph.D Lecturer (Ph.D) Gr.II Henry Finlay Godson M.Sc. Dip. RP, Lecturer Gr.I (NM) Ms.Retna Ponmalar Y. M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil. Lecturer Gr.I (NM) Sathish Kumar A. MSc (Medical Physics) Lecturer Gr.II (NM) Ebenezer Suman Babu. S MSc (Physics) Lecturer Gr.II (NM) Jose Solomon Raj L MSc (Medical Physics) Lecturer Gr.III (NM) Ms. Benedicta Pearlin R MSc (Medical Physics) Lecturer Gr.III (NM)

Radiodiagnosis Gibikote Sridhar MBBS, DMRD, DNB Professor N K Shyamkumar MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, FRANZCR Professor Elizabeth Joseph MBBS, DMRD, DNB Professor Ms.Anu Eapen MBBS, DMRD, DNB Professor Vinu Moses MBBS, MD Professor Ms. Jyoti Kumari Surekha MBBS, MD Professor Aparna. I MBBS, DMRD, MD, FRCR Professor Ms.Sniya Valsa Sudhakar MBBS, DNB Associate Professor / Physician Ms.Sunithi Elizabeth Mani MBBS, DMRD, MD Professor Ms.Binita Riya Chacko MBBS, MD Professor Chiramel George Koshy MBBS, DMRD, MD Professor Munawwar Ahmed MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms.Anuradha. C MBBS, DMRD, MD Associate Professor Suraj Mammen MBBS, MD Associate Professor Betty Simon MBBS, DMRD, MD Associate Professor Leena R.V MBBS, DMRD, MD Associate Professor Ms.Anitha Jasper MBBS, DMRD, MD Associate Professor Ms. Koyeli Mary Mahata MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Reetu Amrita John MBBS, DMRD, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Tharani Putta MBBS, DMRD, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Pavithra Ratna Mannam MBBS, DMRD, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Kirthi Sathyakumar MBBS, MD Assistant Professor

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Ms. Rachel G MBBS, DMRD, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Roopa MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Madhavi. K MBBS, DNB Assistant Professor Amogh V N MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Vanjare Harshad Arvind MBBS, DMRD, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Hannah L Khiangte MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Sahadevan Vijay MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Prabhu C S MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Indu Elizabeth Oommen MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Umar Mukhtar Siddiqi MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Bhuvaneswaran N MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR Assistant Professor Aravind M MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Jayavelu Hariram Prasad D MBBS, DMRD, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Shibi Paul MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Soumya Susan Regi MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Subin Kuruvilla Thomas MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Vijay Karthik J MBBS, MD Senior Resident Aravind Reddy T MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Shruti Dharmadas MBBS, MD Senior Resident R. Vishruth MBBS, MD Senior Resident Kedarnath Dixit MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ramkishore K MBBS, MD Senior Resident Anish George Rajan MBBS, MD Senior Resident Fazil Moidu MBBS, MD Senior Resident Carl Prem Trevor Colaco MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Bernice Thamarai Selvi D MBBS, DMRD, MD (Appeared) Senior Resident Ms. Deepa Rebecca Korula MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Poulomi Mitra MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Geethu Elizabeth Punnen MBBS, MD Senior Resident Antony Augustine MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ms. Harshe Gayatri Ulhas MBBS, DMRD Junior Resident Harsha Vardhan M MBBS, MD, PDF Senior Resident Ms. Reettika Chanda MBBS, DMRD, MD Senior Resident S Hariprasad MBBS, DNB Senior Resident Girish S Desai MBBS, MD Senior Resident Jayakrishnan J MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ameet Amarnath Mudda MBBS, MD Senior Resident Ashish S Rudrawadi MBBS, MD Senior Resident Jeffrey Skaria Joseph MBBS, MD Senior Resident

Reproductive Medicine Ms.T.K. Aleyamma MBBS, DGO, MD,DNB (OG),PDF (RMU) Professor Ms.Achamma Chandy MBBS, DGO, MA (Bioethics) Physician Mohan Shashikant Kamath MBBS, MS.(OG),DNB.(OG),PDF (RMU) Professor Ms. Sumi Thomas MBBS, DGO, DNB (OG), PDF (RMU) Assistant Professor Ms. Ann Margaret Mangalaraj MSc (Micro) Sel.Gr.Sr.Lecturer (NM) Gr.I

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Transfusion Medicine Ms.Dolly Rose MBBS, MD Professor Sukesh Chandran MBBS, DCP, MD, Dip NB, FRCPA (Haema) Professor Joy John Mammen MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Mary Purna Chacko MBBS, MD Professor Ms.Vandana Kamath MBBS, MD Associate Professor Ms.Arpana Palle MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Nitty Skariah Mathews MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Tulasi Geevar MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Ancy Susan John MBBS, DCP, MD Assistant Professor Ms. Dave Rutvi Gautam MBBS, MD, PDF Senior Resident Siddhartha Mittal MBBS, MD Senior Resident Sam Arul Doss MSc, MBA Sr. Demonstrator (NM) Ms.Anutha Mary Augustin MSc, Sr. Demonstrator (NM) Gift Ajay Sam MSc Sr. Demonstrator (NM) Ms. Ramya V MSc Sr. Demonstrator (NM)

Vascular Surgery Sunil Agarwal MBBS, MS Professor Dheepak Selvaraj A. MBBS, MS, MRCS, MCh., Associate Professor / Surgeon Prabhu Premkumar MBBS, MS, PGDHHM Surgeon Albert Abhinay Kota MBBS, MS Associate Surgeon / Sr.Reg.PG Vimalin Samuel MBBS, MS Asst Surgeon Gr.I / Sr.Reg.PG

Virology Ms.Priya Abraham MBBS, MD (Micro), PhD Professor Ms.Asha Mary Jesudasan MBBS, MD (Micro), PhD Professor Rajesh K. MBBS, MD (Micro), PhD Professor Ms.Shoba Mammen MBBS, MD (Micro) Professor Mahesh Moorthy MBBS, MD (Micro) Professor Runal John Steve MBBS, MD (Micro) Senior Resident Ms. Divya Alex MBBS, MD (Micro) Senior Resident

Virology - Bio Medical Sciences John Fletcher MSc, Ph.D Associate Professor Raghavendran. A MSc. (Micro), Ph.D Tutor

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Faculty - College of Nursing

CHILD HEALTH NURSING Ms. Ruma Nayak, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Mary Anbarasi Johnson, M.Sc.N. Professor Dr. Vinitha Ravindran, M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Margaret Manoharan, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Lilly Prasad, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Shanthi Gladston, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Menaka Raghuraman, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. E. Deena, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Esther Kanthi, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Clara Hamrom, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Sony Sera Ajith, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Kripa Darshini, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Violet Bobby Rani, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Margaret Charles, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Arul Mozhi N, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Mary Juliana, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Helina Leo, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Mercy Rethinavathi, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Ashadevi Ravi, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Koteeswari Sivakumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Snekalatha B, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Ms. Rajeswari Siva, M.Sc.N., M. Phil. Professor Dr. Vathsala Sadan, M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Greeda Alexander, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Shandrila Immanuel, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Baby Saroja, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Sara Emma Rosalind, M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. Prema N., M.Sc.N. Lecturer Ms. JebaTerina S, M.Sc.N. Lecturer Ms. Priya Chandrasekar, M.Sc.N., F.F.N.P. Junior Lecturer Ms. Joy Priyadarshini J, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Irene Dorothy, M.Sc.N., F.F.N.P. Junior Lecturer Ms. Anitha L, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Gnana Soundari Ravi, B.Sc.N., F.F.N.P. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Beulah Santhakumari, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Merlyn Nixon, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse

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Ms. Valliammal Murali, B.Sc.N., F.F.N.P. Tutor / Charge Nurse Mr. Julius John Samuel, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Sharmila Sundar Raj, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Kavitha Sathish, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Nithila Jennifer Prudence J, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Saral Jasmine E, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Liza. L, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Josin Sheeba G.S. B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION & RESEARCH Dr. Vinitha Ravindran M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Nirmala Margaret M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Ida Sweetlin Priyadarsini A.R. M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer

CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Ms. Florence Ponnie B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Udayakumari Maran B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

ENGLISH Ms. Shalini Getsy D M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil. Sr. Demonstrator

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING Ms. Emily Daniel, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Sheeba Rani Nelson, M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. A. Angelin Esther, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Mythili Vandana S. Charles, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Linda Victor, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Lydia Ranjitham Johnson, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Petritia Jasmine, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Jeslin Wills, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Gladys Beulah, CH. B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Sharon Jeba Rani V, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Preethi Deva Kiruba D, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Divina Cyriac, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Shemy Mariam Jose, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Ancy Merin Thomas, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Nima Chacko, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Ancy Kuriakose, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Ansu Aneyan, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Ruby S. Lilly, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse

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Ms. Jincy Chacko, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Stephy Ouseph, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Romy Markose, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Merlin Mathew, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse

LIBRARY Ms. Esther Aaron, B.A., M.L.I.S. Sr. Librarian Mr. Daniel Rajkumar, B.A., M.L.I.S. Assistant Librarian Ms. B. Jerylene Mary Vanathi, B.A., M.L.I.S. Assistant Librarian Mr. John Kirubairaj, B.Com., M.L.I.S. Assistant Librarian Mr. N. Kantharuban, B.Sc., M.L.I.S. Assistant Librarian Mr. M. Palani, B.Sc., M.L.I.S. Assistant Librarian

MATERNITY NURSING Ms. Ebenezer Ellen Benjamin, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Alice Sony, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Diana David, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Dorathy Devakirubai T, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Nirmala Manoharan, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Anne Jarone, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Jenny S., M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. Mories Mary S., M.Sc.N. Lecturer Ms. Mary Jennifer, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Prashanthi, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Jeena Susan Jacob, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Lakshmi Baskar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Mona Saji, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Kumutham Ravi, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Gnanamani Deepak, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Mercy G. Jayaprakasam, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Jebaselvi W, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Devakirubai Reebath, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Leena Dorai Raj, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Jina Abraham, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL NURSING Dr. Shirley David, M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Meenakshi Sekhar, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Sophia Vijayananthan, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. R. Bharathy, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Ranjitha Chacko, M.Sc.N. Reader

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Ms. Mary Jancy Joy, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Angeline Jeya Rani, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Hilda Mercy Priya, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Daisy Jeeva Priya, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Veena, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Aleena Achamma Korula, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Hannah Gracelin John, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Sunitha P, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Komathi Jayasankar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Thilagavathi M, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Selvarani Daniel, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Jebagnanam Ebenezer, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

IDA SCUDDER WARD Ms. Philomena Rachel D.P., B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

SHALOM HEALTH CLINIC Ms. Mercy Menaga K.V. B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

OPHTHALMOLOGY Ms. Jeni Christal Vimala, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Subhashini Tennyson, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Hilda David, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Mr. Charles Immanuel, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Priscilla Rajkumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY I (Burns, Respiratory, Endocrinology, Urology and ENT) Dr. Bala Seetharaman, M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Regina Xavier, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Alice Suresh Kumar, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Jabin Khaja, M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. Naomi Nancy S.W., M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Shalini Sasi, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Jessie Sharma, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Ruth Ruby Murray, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Bharathi K, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Mercy Inbakumari B, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Aruna A, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Vijayalakshmi A, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Gurubatham Christinal, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

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Ms. Kalaivani Gnanamani, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Cinthia Rachel Grace J, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Preethi Thabithal D, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Ramya G, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Rani S, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY II (Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology) Ms. Jasmin Anand, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Roseline Rhenius, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. J. Sumathy, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Christinal Jebarani, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Jeevitha J., B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Stella Richard, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Rosammal Durai, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Shakila Murali, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Josephine Florabai G, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Mythili Baskaran, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Vimala Selvaraj, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Helen Amelita B, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Anu Abraham, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY III (Private & General wards – O Block ) Ms. Ilavarasi Jesudoss, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Anandha Ruby Jacob, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Reena Santhosh, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Shalini Chandran, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Betty Evelyn, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Mary Johnson, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Suseela Rajkumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Phanny Vijay, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Karthikeyini Induraj, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Susamma Wesley, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Silviarani R, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Maria Gracy John, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY IV (Accident & Emergency Services, Radio Diagnosis and Out Patient Services) Mr. T.S. Ravikumar, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Jeyalindha Christopher, M.Sc.N. Professor

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Mr. John Samuel J, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. M. Sri Ranjani, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. T. Reni Princy Hepzibah, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Esther Paul, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Rani Munusamy, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Surekarani R, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Paulin M. Reena R, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Subadharsini Jesudos, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY V (Operating Room) Ms. Florence Segaran, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Sonia P. Abraham, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Anita KirubaJeyakumar, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Thenmozhi Sundar, M.Sc.N. Lecturer Ms. Rachel Deva, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Delcy Charles, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Elizabeth Gurunathan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Esther Samson, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Gnana Soundari S, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Kalavathi Ravirajan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Kamakshi Munirathinam, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Kirubamani Michael, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Rosaline Kumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Vijayalakshmi Kannan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Daisy Mohan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Geetha W, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Sujatha Goldwin, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY VI (Private Wards (A Block) & L Ward) Dr. Selva Titus Chacko, M.Sc.N. Ph.D. Professor Ms. Amalorpavamari, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Lillian Percy Kujur, M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. Sasikala Umesh, M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Arockiaseeli Mabel Annarani I., M.Sc.N. Reader Ms. Abijah Princy, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Latha Gracelin, B.Sc.N. B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Vasanthi Ravi, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Merry Josephraj, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Christy Babu, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

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Ms. Aruna Sundarrajan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Joyce Vasanthakumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Devakirubai Mohan, B.Sc.N. F.F.N.P. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Sangeetha Vishranth, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Margaret Devadhanam, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Anbukkani Mohan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Stella Grace Victoria A, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Dhanalakshmi J, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Jayakumari Jebaraj, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Shirley Ann C, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – SPECIALITY VII (Neurology, Trauma and Paediatric Orthopaedics) Ms. Rebecca Sumathi Bai, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. J. Mercy, M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. Deborah Snegalatha V, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Dhiya Mary Ipe, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Mythili Elvis, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Savithri Vedamuthu, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Mr. Johnson Vijayakumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Monica Solomon, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Emimal Kennedy, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Priya Nandhini, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Shanthi K, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

NURSING SERVICE OFFICE Ms. Priscilla Joseph B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Esther Agnes Anitha C. B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Sugitha Wills B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. S. Naveena Krishnan M.Sc., B.P.Ed., B.Ed. Physical Director

PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Dr. Manoranjitham Sathiyaseelan, M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Helen Sujatha Charles, M.Sc.N., M.Phil. Professor Ms. Santhi Lithiya Johnson, M.Sc.N. Associate Professor Ms. Jeeva Sebastian, M.Sc.N. Lecturer Ms. G. Aruna, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Suganya R, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Brigit Babu, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse

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Ms. Velvizhi T. Giri, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Mr. Karunakaran K.P. B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Ebenezer Beulah S, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

PSYCHOLOGY Mrs. Preeti Tabitha Louis M.Sc., M.Phil. Sr. Demonstrator

SOCIOLOGY Ms. Meenatchi Papanasam, M.A. Sr. Demonstrator

SURGICAL NURSING Dr. Premila Lee, M.Sc.N., Ph.D. Professor Ms. Sheela Durai, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Ida Nirmal, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Asha Solomon, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Hepsi R., M.Sc.N. Lecturer Ms. Angel Rajakumari R., M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Mr. Dinesh Kumar S, M.Sc.N. Junior Lecturer Ms. Jothi Priya Nixon, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Anu Bharathi, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Nicole Johnson, B.Sc.N. Tutor / Charge Nurse Ms. Glory Ashok, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Jeenus Kalaivanan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Priyadarshini K, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Tharani Sandhilyan, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Latha Madan Kumar, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Twinkle Pearly G, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Mr. David Sam Paul R, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

REHABILITATION Ms. Priscilla Sam, M.Sc.N. Professor Ms. Margaret S, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor Ms. Nightingale J, B.Sc.N. Charge Nurse / Tutor

TAMIL To be appointed in the near future

147 Prospectus 2018-2019 ANNEXURE - I FEE STRUCTURE (In Rupees) The mission of Christian Medical College, Vellore is to provide quality education at affordable rates, so that the beneficiaries will go out with the spirit of service. The Christian Medical College, Vellore has made a conscious decision to charge only a nominal amount for each student which is summarized as follows:

MBBS Fee (in Rupees) Tuition fee (per year) 3,000.00 One time College fee at admission 8,800.00 Other annual fee 15,105.00 One time payment to University 13,425.00

Hostel charges -Deposits and advances Men 10,000.00 Women 4,000.00

Monthly bills Men (approx) 6,000.00 Women (approx) 4,000.00

Medical Postgraduate Courses Degree and Diploma. Fee (In Rupees) 2 yr. Diploma 2 yr. Degree (Post Diploma) 3 yr. Degree Tuition fee 800.00 800.00 1,200.00 One time establishment fee 10,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 University fee 1,15,400.00 1,20,100.00 1,20,100.00 Others 5,200.00 5,200.00 5,700.00 Total 1,31,400.00* 1,41,100.00 1,42,000.00 * Rs. 4000/- should be paid by Diploma in Psychological Medicine candidates towards University Dissertation Fee bringing the total amount to Rs 1,33,850/-

# This amount must be paid initially in a single installment

DM/MCh Courses* Fee (in Rupees) DM/M.Ch M.Ch Neurosurgery M.Ch Neurosurgery 3 years 6 years Tuition fee 1,500.00 1,500.00 3,000.00 One time establishment fee 15,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 University fee 1,27,250.00 1,31,250.00 1,57,250.00 Others 5,700.00 5,700.00 7,200.00 Total 1,49,450.00 1,53,450.00 1,97,450.00

* This amount must be paid initially in a single installment

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Post Graduate Fellowship Fee (In Rupees) 1 Year Course 2 Year Course Tuition Fee 500.00 1,000.00 One time establishment Fee 7,500.00 15,000.00 *University Registration / Application Fee 10,600.00 Others 14,500.00 19,000.00 Total for university approved courses - 45,600.00 Total for other courses 22,500.00 35,000.00

*Applicable for University approved courses only.

Post Doctoral Fellowship Fee (In Rupees) 1Year Course 2 Year Course Tuition Fee 500.00 1,000.00 One time establishment fee 7,500.00 15,000.00 University Registration / Application Fee# 6,000.00 6,000.00 Others 14,500.00 19,000.00 Total for university approved courses 28,500.00 41,000.00 Total for other courses 22,500.00 35,000.00

# Only for University affiliated courses

Nursing Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery Fee (in Rupees) First year Second year Third Year Tuition fee 350.00 250.00 250.00 Other Annual fees including uniform 17,830.00 7,390.00 6,990.00 BNE NL CMAI SIB fee Examination & Others 2,500.00 2,850.00 3,350.00 Hostel & Mess fee (Annual) 31,100.00 29,900.00 29,900.00

B.Sc. Nursing Fee (in Rupees) First year Second year Third Year Fourth Year Tuition fee 810.00 810.00 810.00 810.00 Other annual fee including uniform 19,130.00 8,590.00 6,740.00 8,290.00 University fee 7,550.00 3,000.00 3,100.00 4,000.00 Hostel & Mess fee (Annual) 31,100.00 29,900.00 29,900.00 29,900.00

MSc: Degree in Nursing Fee (In Rupees) First year Second year Tuition fees 1,000.00 1,000.00 Other annual fee 11,630.00 8,375.00 University fee 22,050.00 12,400.00 Hostel & Mess fee (Annual) 31,700.00 30,450.00

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Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Fee (in Rupees) First year Second year Tuition fee 810.00 810.00 Other annual fee including uniform 9,910.00 9,185.00 University fee 10,150.00 5,000.00 Hostel & Mess fee (Annual) 31,100.00 29,900.00

Post Basic Diploma in Nursing Fee (in Rupees) Recognized by institution Recognized by INC Tuition fee 350.00 350.00 Other annual fee 9,780.00 8,030.00 BNE NL CMAI SIB fee Examination & Others -- 6,100.00 Hostel & Mess fee (Annual) 31,100.00 31,100.00

Fellowship in Nursing Fee (in Rupees) Family Nurse Practice Haematology Nursing & Respiratory Nursing Tuition fee 1,000.00 1,000.00 Other annual fee 9,205.00 8,680.00 Hostel & Mess fee (Annual) 31,700.00 31,700.00

ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES Degree courses BMRSc BOT BPT Other Degree courses Tuition Fee (Yearly) 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 Annual fee 9,595.00 9,505.00 9,495.00 12,495.00 University Fee 9,860.00 10,950.00 10,960.00 8,860.00 Other one time fee 4,000.00 1,550.00 1,050.00 1,300.00 Hostel Fee One time deposit 5,000.00 Yearly payment 9,500.00 Monthly bill 3,500.00

Diploma Courses Course Tuition Fee Others Total Mess bill* (monthly, approx.) 1st yr 2nd yr 1st yr 2nd yr 1st yr 2nd yr Diploma in Anaesthesia 200.00 200.00 3,000.00 2,600.00 3,200.00 2,800.00 3,500.00 Technology Dermatology laboratory 300.00 - 5,500.00 - 5,800.00 - 3500.00 Hand and Leprosy 200.00 200.00 3,400.00 2,600.00 3,600.00 2,800.00 3,500.00 Physiotherapy Technology Hospital Equipment 300.00 - 4,000.00 - 4,300.00 - 3,500.00 Maintenance Hospital Sterilization 200.00 200.00 3,000.00 2,600.00 3,200.00 2,800.00 3,500.00 Technology

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Course Tuition Fee Others Total Mess bill* (monthly, approx.) 1st yr 2nd yr 1st yr 2nd yr 1st yr 2nd yr Medical Radiation Technology 300.00 300.00 4,650.00 4,275.00 4,950.00 4,575.00 3,500.00 Optometry 400.00 400.00 3,100.00 2,600.00 3,500.00 3,000.00 3,500.00 Prosthetics & Orthotics 300.00 300.00 3,550.00 2,600.00 3,850.00 2,900.00 3,500.00 Urology Technology 300.00 300.00 3,850.00 3,450.00 4,150.00 3,750.00 3,500.00

* IN ADDITION TO ABOVE, ALL HOSTELERS NEED TO PAY Rs 10, 500 per year.

Post Graduate Diploma and Fellowship Courses Course Tuition Fee Others Total Mess bill* 1st yr 2nd yr 1st yr 2nd yr 1st yr 2nd yr (monthly, approx.) Assisted Reproductive Technology 600.00 600.00 3,400.00 3,500.00 4,000.00 3,600.00 3,500.00 Cardiac Technology 200.00 200.00 3,000.00 2,600.00 3,200.00 2,800.00 3,500.00 Clinical Pastoral Counselling 500.00 5,470.00 5,970.00 3,500.00 Cytogenetics 600.00 600.00 3,400.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 3,600.00 3,500.00 Dietetics 600.00 3,150.00 3,750.00 3,500.00 Genetic Diagnosis Technology 600.00 600.00 3,400.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 3,600.00 3,500.00 Health Economics, Policy & Financial 1,930.00 3,000.00 4,930.00 3,500.00 Management Health Management 1,500.00 4,675.00 6,175.00 3,500.00 Histopathological Lab technology 300.00 5,550.00 5,850.00 3,500.00 Hospital Administration 15,000.00 22,900.00 37,900.00 3,500.00 Medical Microbiology 600.00 5,700.00 6,300.00 3,500.00 Fellowship in Hospital Chaplaincy Fellowship in hospital administration 20,000.00 20,000.00 22,900.00 22,900.00 42,900.00 42,900.00 3,500.00

*IN ADDITION TO ABOVE, ALL HOSTELERS NEED TO PAY Rs 10, 500 per year.

MASTERS Fees (in Rupees) Epidemiology Biostatistics Medical Physics MPH Tuition Fee (per year) 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 First yr: 60,000.00 Second yr: 40,000.00 One time payment on admission 3,825.00 3,825.00 3,825.00 University Fee 9,760.00 9,785.00 9,785.00 Others (per year) 18,620.00 14,670.00 23,020.00 Mess Charges Deposits and advances Men 5,000.00 Women 3,000.00 Monthly bills (approx.) 3,500.00 The above amounts are indicative of expenses and the management reserves the right to revise the College & Hostel Fees from time to time. Details of the fee mentioned above can be had on request from the Registrar’s office Accountant. Scholarships are available after admission for economically disadvantaged candidates.

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Annexure - II List of Christian Churches/Organisations that may Sponsor candidates for selection to educational courses

Code Churches/Organisations Code Churches/Organisations 1. Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church 34. Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church 4. Baptist Church of Mizoram 35. Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Assembly 5. Chaldean Syrian Church of the East 37. Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Catholicate of 6. Christian Assemblies in India 38. the East @ 8. Church of North India, Nagpur Diocese 39. Marathi Mission Church of North India Synod – The Synodical 9. 40. Marthoma Syrian Church of Malabar Board of Health services Mennonite Medical Board of the Mennonite 11. C.S.I. Dornakal Diocese 41. Church in India. 12. C.S.I. Kanyakumari Diocese 42. Methodist Church in India C.S.I. Karnataka Diocese Inter Diocesan Medical 14. 43. Mizo Presbyterian Church Synod Board 15. C.S.I Krishna - Godavari Diocese 44. North Bank Baptist Christian Association 16. C.S.I. Madras Diocese 45. Poona Christian Medical Association 17. C.S.l. Madhya Kerala Diocese 46. The Salvation Army India South Eastern Territory 18. C.S.I. Madurai-Ramnad Diocese 48. The Salvation Army India Western Territory 20. C.S.I. North Kerala Diocese 50. Southern Asia Division of Seventh Day Adventists 21. C.S.I. Rayalaseema Diocese 51. Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church 22. C.S.I. South Kerala Diocese @ 52. U.P. Regional Board of Health Services 23. C.S.I. Tiruchy-Tanjore Diocese 53. The Leprosy Mission 24. C.S.I. Tirunelveli Diocese 54. Christoffel Blinden Mission 25. C.S.I. Vellore Diocese 55. C.S.I. Jaffna Diocese International Mission Board, Southern Baptist 26. Council of Baptist Churches in North East India 56. Convention 27. Council of Christian Hospitals 58. South East Asia Union Mission of SDA Singapore 28. Eastern Regional Board of Health Services 59. United Mission to Nepal 29. Emmanuel Hospital Association 60. Christian Medical College, Vellore 30. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh 61. College of Nursing, CMC* Undergraduate College Sponsorship for 33. Inter Ashram Fellowship 62. Christians**

@ Not eligible to sponsor for MBBS course * Sponsors only for Diploma in Nursing course ** Sponsors only for Group A Courses

152 Clinics with Dr Ida S Scudder Christian Medical College, Vellore-632002 Tamil Nadu, India.