Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Electives
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Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Electives HOW TO APPLY FOR PLACEMENT AS AN ELECTIVE STUDENT OR STUDENT VISITOR OBSERVER Christian Medical College, Vellore welcomes foreign medical students and those doing allied health courses who would like to visit the institution. Students are accepted all through the year. ELECTIVE STUDENT: For foreign medical students, it is necessary to obtain formal permission from the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in India for the student to spend a period of study as an elective student in this country. For this purpose an application form needs to be completed and returned to the Vice- Principal (undergraduate medical education), Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 002 Tamil Nadu, India, along with a letter from the Dean of the medical school / university the student attends, 2 passport-sized photographs of the student, five photocopies of his/her passport and a draft for $40/- as processing fee (see below for details). The application forms are available on-line and may be down loaded for use. Alternatively, please contact the office of the Principal, Christian Medical College, Vellore at [email protected] and the form and information about Christian Medical College, Vellore will be mailed to you. Processing of papers by the MOH and MCI usually takes about 3-4 months after the application is received by them. A processing fee of U.S.$150/- (U.S.$125/- for Medical Council of India fee and U.S.$25/- towards processing and postage charges) is also required. This may be sent by bank pay order or bank draft made in favour of Christian Medical College Vellore Association account drawn on any Indian bank, preferably State Bank of India, payable at Vellore or Chennai. The draft should be sent in along with the application form. Alternatively it is also possible to send the money by bank transfer. The address for this is State Bank of India, Vellore Town Branch, Bank Code:1618 Ida Scudder Road, Vellore – 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India Current A/c No.30053082003 Christian Medical College Vellore Association. SBI FAX No:0416 – 2222188 SWIFT Number: SBININBB 473. If this is not possible, please send the bank draft drawn on Bank of New York. Please see that the required documents and the processing fee are included in the remittance, as incomplete applications can lead to further delay in processing of papers by the MCI. The student will be contacted again after permission is received from both the MOH and MCI. The elective period shall not normally exceed 12 weeks. The dates given in the elective application form cannot be changed without further clearance from the MCI. For foreign students doing allied courses (such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy & other courses), the process of application is simpler. Such students need to get in touch with the office of the Principal ([email protected]), stating when they would like to visit. They will then be instructed how to proceed. Details of fees for such students are given in the section “general information for visiting foreign students”. It is the responsibility of the student concerned to make sure he/she obtains an Indian Visa valid for the period of his/her stay. Travel arrangements are also to be made by the students themselves. VISITOR STUDENT OBSERVER: If permission is not obtained in time from the MCI and MOH, a student can come as a “VISITOR STUDENT OBSERVER”, provided no official certification for the time spent here is required. In this status, the student can take part in all aspects of study as mentioned below for elective students. The only differences are that (1) the College will not issue any certificate/assessment paper and (2) this period shall not exceed 4 weeks. However, arrangements can be made for the student to spend an additional 2 weeks in mission hospitals nearby, if the student so wishes. Visitor observers need to pay a fee of $100/- for the period of 4 weeks. They do not need to fill in any application form. They simply need to write to the Principal’s office, Christian Medical College, Vellore giving the dates of their visit and enclosing a processing fee of $25/-. OTHER FEES: Elective students need to pay a fee of $ 30 for each week. All fees are subject to change and the fees in vogue at the time of the visit will be levied. Money once paid will not be refunded. Kindly do not send more money than needed for the fees. If excess money is sent, the college will not be able to cash the money and return the excess to you as the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act (FERA) in India prevents the college from doing so. Alternatively, the money can be paid in rupees on arrival here, after encashing foreign currency at one of the banks in India. However, the processing fees should be sent with the application itself. CLINICAL POSTINGS DURING ELECTIVE PROGRAM The clinical posting will be organized by the respective departments. The posting will consist of outpatient clinics, ward rounds, bedside clinical teaching, academic sessions, lectures, and operation theatre. You will be allowed to work up patients by yourselves with permission of the treating physician and the patient. You will not be allowed to prescribe and perform procedures. We will try to ensure that the posting meets your educational needs. Choosing clinical posting for your elective The elective program is planned in a flexible way to ensure that you experience the range of clinical medicine that is practiced in India. We would like you to choose your postings at the application phase in order to ensure a good learning experience. The suggestions provided below give you details about departments, undergraduate curriculum schedule and elective student experience. This will help you choose your posting appropriately. We will try and provide postings that are suited to your learning needs. We advise one posting under each of the following categories: A posting along with undergraduate students at Christian Medical College at your corresponding academic level (between 1-4 weeks). A clinical posting of your choice which need not be with medical students (between 2-4weeks) A posting in Community health care for 2-4 weeks at - CHAD (Community Health and Department) or - RUHSA (Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs) or - LCEC (Low Cost Effective Care) Please specify the posting that you would like to opt for under 1, 2 and 3 as well as the duration. We will not be able to change your schedule after arrival. To help you choose your elective postings we suggest that you study the following: 1. CMC website-individual department pages (http://www.homepage.cmcvellore.ac.in) 2. undergraduates MBBS clinical posting schedule for entire course(Pg.No.19-22) 3. Elective students website - to be prepared EVALUATION OF ELECTIVE STUDENTS Elective students who come to Christian Medical College, Vellore will be evaluated by the departments that they are posted with. A final evaluation report, with copies of clinician’s evaluation form will be provided at the end of the posting. At the end of your posting we would like you to fill up a feedback form regarding your visit and posting. We also request you to send us a copy of the report that you submit to your university by e-mail. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR VISITING FOREIGN STUDENTS The Christian Medical College Vellore Association is a private inter-denominational Christian organization. The object of the Association is the establishment, maintenance and development of a Christian Medical College in India where women and men shall receive an education of the highest grade in the art and science of Medicine and Nursing or in one or other of the related professions, to equip them in the spirit of Christ, for service in the relief of suffering and the promotion of health. The medical college is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University, Chennai,India. The Christian Medical College & Hospital community is made up of an interesting and diverse group of people - students and faculty come from all over India and a number of other countries, such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Elective students and volunteer workers come from Australia, Britain, USA, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark and New Zealand. This interchange between varied people and cultures has been found to be mutually beneficial. It is hoped that you too will find it so and that your time in Vellore will be enjoyable and satisfying. LOCATION AND CLIMATE: Vellore is 60 metres above sea level, situated 140km. south west of Chennai and 200km. east of Bangalore. Vellore is on the plains surrounded by low, rocky hills. The temperature ranges from 20o C in the winter months of Dec.-Feb to 43o C in the summer months of Apr. - June. The climate is essentially dry, being rainy and humid only at the times of the two monsoons: June – August and October - December. GETTING TO VELLORE: The airport closest to Vellore is in Chennai. An airport bus will take you from the airport into the city from where you can take a taxi to the Central Railway station. Alternatively you can go from the airport to the bus stand at Koyambedu. Train and bus services to Vellore are frequent, cheap and quite satisfactory. Either journey takes about 3 hours. If you choose to travel by train you should buy your ticket to Katpadi, which is the railway station that serves Vellore. Autorickshaws, buses and taxis are available at Katpadi station for the 7km journey to the Christian Medical College Hospital.