CMC Vellore Ranked#3 Medical College in India by NIRF
The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked CMC Vellore among the top 5 medical colleges in India. Read more at NIRF.
CMC in the News
CMC Vellore scientists to carry out first trial of booster Covid dose
Researchers at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, will carry out the country’s first-ever clinical trials on a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, with the Drugs Controller General of India …
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HIV, polio, now Covid — How CMC Vellore has been leading healthcare & research for 121 yrs
First open heart surgery, first detection of HIV in blood sample, first reconstructive surgery for leprosy, first bone marrow transplant — CMC Vellore has long list of firsts in medical …
Covid-19 Frontline Warriors in Need of the Healing Touch
The medical firefighters are burning out body, mind and soul; And they’re too exhausted to seek help. Read more at The Hindu.
‘Planning Ahead for Oxygen Contingencies is Crucial’
Almost a year after installing an oxygen generator plant on its new campus at Kannigapuram in Ranipet district, the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, is looking to set up two …
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Covid-19: Supreme Court Sets Up 12-Member National Task Force for Oxygen Distribution to States
India: The Supreme Court has set up a twelve-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate a public health response to COVID-19 based on scientific and specialized domain knowledge. Dr. J.V. …
Study Warns Diphtheria Could Become a Major Global Threat
The relatively easily preventable infection has started to become resistant to several classes of antibiotics and in future, it may even become immune to vaccination. Read more at Down to …
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CMC Researchers Among the Top 2% of the Best Scientists in the World
In December 2020, Stanford University, in concert with the publishing house Elsevier and SciTech Strategies, published a ranking of the 2% of the best scientists in the world. Looking at …
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Collaboration is the Key Focus Area during this Pandemic Year for CMC Vellore
CMC Vellore’s holistic approach to pandemic management once again sets the bar high for healthcare delivery. Read the full story in Healthcare Executive.
How CMC Vellore Dealt With Shifting Evidence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In an interview with The Wire Science, Priscilla Rupali, an infectious disease specialist who heads CMC Vellore’s guideline development team, and Joy Mammen, a pathologist and a specialist in transfusion …
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