Allow us to briefly walk you through our College so that you will get an idea about it before you visit us.

The Growth of CMC:

Ida Scudder, whose parents were medical missionaries in India, felt a calling from God and initiated a one room dispensary in 1900. Since then the hospital grew to a medical and nursing College and now has a number of allied health courses too. CMC serves approximately 4500 outpatients and 2400 inpatients.

The History of College of Nursing (CON)

Training for Nursing students was initiated in 1907, which was upgraded to a Higher grade Training School in 1909. Till 1967 there was a Tutor course which was replaced by B.Sc. for Trained Nurses' program.

In 1946 a 4 year Baccalaureate/Degree program was started affiliated to the Madras University. Since then Post Basic Diploma Courses, Fellowship in Nursing, M.Sc. Nursing & PhD are also being offered.

The Structure of College of Nursing:

The Dean is administrative and educational head of the College of Nursing. She is assisted by four Deputy Deans. Each Deputy Dean is responsible for the following:

1. M.Sc.
2. B.Sc.
3. PCBSC & Visitor Observers
4. Diploma

Special features of College of Nursing:

The College of Nursing, Christian Medical College has been recognized in 2000 by Government of India as an "Institute of Excellence in India". The College conducts training programmes in Community Health Nursing, Midwifery Education and Development and Adult Nursing sponsored by WHO at the regional level [South East Asia Region (SEAR)]. Trainees from different parts of India are sponsored by WHO to undergo training in Emergency and Trauma Nursing, which is a National Training Program. Thus the College of Nursing has grown to meet the diverse health needs of people and its contribution in preparing quality health care personnel is significant. Recognizing this, the World Health Organization has designated College of Nursing as a "WHO Collaborating Center" for Nursing and Midwifery Development since 2003. The College has become a member of the "Global Network" for WHO Collaborating Centers. It is also certified as a study centre for National PhD Consortium by Indian Nursing Council and WHO. From 2005, the College of Nursing is offering Fellowship in Family Nurse Practice. Newer fellowships in Hematology Nursing and Respiratory Nursing are being offered from 2007. The College of Nursing is publishing a biannual registered national nursing journal titled "Indian Journal of Continuing Nursing Education" (IJCNE) since 2000.

Types of visits possible to College of Nursing

The students can come as a Visitor Observer to any Department. The various departments offer various types of services and learning experiences. As a Visitor Observer one can observe the nursing care and learn about the disease which may be found in developing countries. The different Departments include Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Emergency & Trauma, Neurology, and Cardiology, Cardiothoracic,Respiratory, Burns, Rehab and various other specialties.

The College of Nursing has a Community Health Nursing Program which is a unique feature where the nurses are delivering the health care at the grass root level. This includes not only the care, but also learning about the Indian Villages, the administrative set up, and also health care delivery system in rural India.

As a Visitor Observer you will be able to visit the area of your interest and learn the various schedules, care provided and the special procedures done in the particular area.

Requirements & step by step process for confirmation of visit:

You will have to write to the Dean, College of Nursing either through email or through regular post and let her know when you would be visiting the College of Nursing, the duration of your stay and the areas of interest and departments you would like to visit.

You also need to intimate whether you need accommodation and for how long.

This will be forwarded to the Deputy Dean in charge of visiting students/visitors who will then request an acceptance from the concerned Departmental Head. Once the acceptance is obtained, this will be intimated to you for your confirmation. Subsequently a schedule will be drawn out by the Deputy Dean planning your programme. Once this programme is finalised no further changes will be entertained.

You are welcome to clarify any of your doubts during this time. Once your acceptance is confirmed, it will be difficult to make any changes in the schedule/in the planned programme.

Fees:

The fees structure for visiting students to the College of Nursing is as follows :

• Processing fee - Rs. 1,000/-
• Visitor Observer - Rs. 2,000/- per week
• *Preceptorship - Rs. 4,000/- per week

*Taken only under special circumstances/only when there is a MOU with CMC institution or with the College of Nursing, CMC, Vellore.

Facilities available:

Library: The College is equipped with an excellent library with a large number of Medical and Nursing books and Journals. It also provides MEDLINE system for literature search and internet facilities. The Nursing students can also use other libraries both in the College and Hospital campus.

Computer Lab: The College also has a Computer Lab with twenty Computers connected to internet facilities. Students utilize Computers for literature search for assignments and research studies. Similarly, other Computer Labs can be used by the nursing students situated in the College campus and the hospital campus.

Other information for students coming to College of Nursing, CMC:

The Nursing students when coming as Visitor Observer can use their own uniform which you are using at the University Hospital.

The ethos of CMC could be different from where you are coming. So it would be appreciable if the visitors could preferably wear clothes which are modest and without unnecessary exposure.

The students coming to College of Nursing will be under the Dean, College of Nursing. As a Visitor Observer the students are encouraged to visit the various departments of their choice and learn the various functioning and will be able to interact with students and faculty. The visiting students can also learn the Indian culture, interact with the patients and also learn various different illness/disease processes that are seen commonly in the developing countries. The students will also pay a fees of Rs.2000/- (Indian money) per week. The accommodation for the students will be arranged at the Modale International Hostel through the Directorate.

Contact: The Dean, College of Nursing, CMC, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India. 632004;