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Toggle navigationAbout CMC Distance Education Faculty Partners MapFamily Medicine DiplomasI-PGDFM PGDFM Masters Level MFM (UK)Diabetes DFID Geriatrics PGDG Mental Health PGDMH Dental CGD Primary Health CLHTC New Programs Mental Health PGDMH Geriatrics PG Course Non-MedicalFor You Publications FAQsContact I-PGDFM Disparity in Health Care Be a part of the solution - Everyone’s Invited!! Do you consider yourself a Family Physician as per the definition? If not, CMC Vellore offers you a unique opportunity to become one ... right from where you are!Bringing equitable health education to your doorstep through blended learning Relevance is Excellence Not to be ministered unto but to minister -Mark 10:42 Previous Next Christian Medical College Vellore The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore was founded at the beginning of the 20th century by Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder for providing health care services to women and children in an India rife with superstitious beliefs, social demarcations, gender discrimination and very primitive health care. Her dream was not to start a medical college only, but to establish the Kingdom of God. From its humble beginnings, CMC, Vellore is today a 2,500 bedded hospital with over a thousand medical doctors, training others to achieve excellence in the fields of education, research and patient care, in the spirit of Christ. CMC has completed 100 glorious years of undergraduate medical education. Presently there are postgraduate and super specialty courses in Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences and Hospital Management. Read more ... Distance Education Unit The Distance education department was started in September 2004 as a response to the acute need for multi-competent specialists to meet the huge demand in the health sector. This was spear-headed by Dr. Vinod Shah who established the Distance education Unit and launched a “Refer Less, Resolve More” initiative in the form of a 2 year Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM). Eleven secondary level hospitals across the country functioning as contact centers under the supervision of national and international Family Medicine faculty form the pillars of this program. This program has beendoctors in Family Medicine in action-empowered states with poor health indices AFPI (Association of Family Physicians of India), IMA CGP University Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University - To run the M.MED Family Medicine course for 25 University students/year Institutional Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism: for running the DFID course RUHSA : For running the course for Community Lay-leaders and to collaborate on palliative primary care grant study Groundwork done for the launch of Dental, Geriatrics, and Transfusion Medicine for Blood banking in Secondary Mission Hospitals in India. Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism: for running the DFID course Mission Hospitals 16 Mission Hospitals for the community lay-leaders Program 13 Indian Mission Hospitals for Family Medicine Program HomeMap HomeContact Us Register here Those who are interested can register to get the course details! Click here to register Distance Education Department Christian Medical College Hospital, # 3/1 Arni Road, Above Shalom Clinic, 1 st floor, CSI Center Vellore – 632001, Tamil Nadu, India info@cmcdistedu.org +91 416-2285601 +91 9790311199www.cmcdistedu.org fb.com/cmcdistedu Copyright © CMC Distance Education Dept...