CMC Foundation News
“Rekindle: Sisterships in Mission” Event Held in Partnership with RCA
On Thursday, Dec. 9th the Women’s Transformation and Leadership ministry from the Reformed Church in America (RCA) in collaboration with the Vellore Christian Medical College (CMC) Foundation held a virtual celebration entitled “Rekindle: Sisterships in Mission”. The RCA Women’s Leadership group including Reverend Liz Testa, Coordinator for Women’s Transformation and Leadership, helped to design and host this global mission event for hope. The evening’s program highlighted the season of Advent, Dr. Ida Scudder’s 151st birthday, and CMC’s endeavor to construct a maternity hospital in the Jawadhi Hills region of south India.
Lecture Series: Philip Yancey on “God, Medicine, and the Pandemic”
Philip Yancey shares the principles he has come to learn through years of writing about God and suffering. Yancey also speaks about his relationship with Dr. Paul Brand, a prominent physician who worked with leprosy patients at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, and how that relationship influenced his perception of pain.
Foundation Board Member, Dr. Madelon Finkel Receives Independent Publisher Book Award
The Foundation and CMC have once again been selected by USAID as an American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) grant recipient, a federally funded program that supports infrastructure and capital improvement initiatives. The FY2020 ASHA Grant will support the use of robotics and Artificial Intelligence to help improve physical rehabilitation for people with disabilities.
CMC Receives Third Consecutive USAID-ASHA Award to Support Advanced Physical Rehab Robotics Technology
The Foundation and CMC have once again been selected by USAID as an American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) grant recipient, a federally funded program that supports infrastructure and capital improvement initiatives. The FY2020 ASHA Grant will support the use of robotics and Artificial Intelligence to help improve physical rehabilitation for people with disabilities.
60 Years Later, CMC’s PM&R and New York’s Rusk Rehabilitation Institute Reunite
After nearly sixty years, CMC has academically realigned its Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Institute with the internally acclaimed Rusk Rehabilitation Institute of New York City. A relationship that was launched on September 1st brings back memories of the days when Dr. Mary Verghese, who worked under the tutelage of Dr. Howard Rusk in New York for 18 months, returned to Vellore to introduce rehabilitative medicine to India for the first time.
Lecture Series: “Leadership is a Series of Behaviors Rather than a Role for Heroes”
Dr. Raman speaks to the challenges and barriers often faced by women who have aspirations to rise to the head of their field –regardless of profession. Her personal testimonies regarding the trials and tribulations of balancing a career and family speak to the heart of many women who have chosen a similar path.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Events
- Spring Gala
Thursday, Apr 28th, 2022 - Annual Meeting
Friday, Apr 29th, 2022
