The Medical College is in Bagayam,
about seven kilometres south of the hospital and the town
of Vellore. CMC operates free, private buses between the
two, and there are frequent public buses, which charge very
low fares. To use the institutional bus you will be required
to obtain a pass from the office of the General Superintendent.
The campus is like a park, with winding roads leading to
dignified stone buildings where young men and women live
and study medicine. Faculty and college administrators carry
on the educational enterprise begun by Dr. Ida in 1918.
Located on the 200-acre site are all the hostels for medical
students, allied health students and other postgraduate
students. The departments of pre-clinical sciences are also
on the College Campus. There are 3 patient care units: the
Community Health Department (CHAD), which runs the 80 bed
CHAD hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute for physically
challenged persons and the Mental Health Centre (MHC), which
is CMC’s Department of Psychiatry, and which includes
Nambikkai Nilayam, a training centre for mentally challenged
children. In addition the College Campus accommodates the
homes and apartments of many CMC staff members, as well
as the Big Bungalow (the residence built for Dr. Ida, which
now serves as a guest house for visitors), the Big Bungalow
Annexe, and other residences for visitors and volunteers.
If you live on the College campus, you would enjoy a morning
or an evening walk. A map of the campus is included in this
guide for directions.
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