Christian Medical College Vellore

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Christian Medical College
MottoNot To Be Ministered Unto, But To Minister
TypePrivate
Established1900; 124 years ago (1900)[1][2]
Budget₹1,738 crore (US$210 million)[3]
PrincipalSolomon Sathishkumar[4]
DirectorVikram Mathews [4]
Undergraduates401[3]
Postgraduates612[3]
Location
Vellore
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

12°55′29″N 79°08′10″E / 12.924815°N 79.136013°E / 12.924815; 79.136013
CampusUrban and Rural
LanguageTamil, English and Hindi
AffiliationsTamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University[5]
Websitewww.cmch-vellore.edu

Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore,[6] is a private, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.[7][8] This institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals.[9]

The institute, constituent college is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.[10] Founded in 1900 by an American missionary, Dr Ida S. Scudder, CMC Vellore has brought many significant achievements to India, including starting the first College of Nursing in 1946, performing the first reconstructive surgery for leprosy in the world (1948), performing the first successful open heart surgery in India (1961), performing the first kidney transplant in India (1971), performing first bone marrow transplantation (1986) in India and performing the first successful ABO incompatible kidney transplant in India (2009).[11]

Hospital main block entrance
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  2. ^ "A GUIDE TO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VELLORE INDIA" (PDF). Christian Medical College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "NIRF 23" (PDF). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Administration". www.cmch-vellore.edu. CMC Vellore. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Affiliated Colleges". Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  6. ^ "CMC exhibition focuses on pregnancy and diabetes". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ Prasad, R. (16 July 2013). ""Functional" blood vessels made from stem cells". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "Research". Christian Medical College.
  9. ^ "Clinical Services / Departments". Christian Medical College. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Planning to Pursue MBBS: Know all about Christian Medical College (CMC Vellore)". Medical Dialogues. 15 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Achievements" (PDF). Christian Medical College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.