Newprospectus 2022-23. cdr

1.8 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Developing the faculty has been a long held tradition 
of the College with every support to specialize and 
continually upgrade skills and practice. This has 
resulted in an enviable list of over 1200 Medical, 
Nursing and Allied Health Science faculty, who in 
every department, in their own right, have done the 
institution proud.
1.9 SPIRITUAL NURTURE
The institution believes that the quality of work is 
derived from its dependence on God. Ministering to 
the spiritual needs of the patients and the spiritual 
nurture of staff and students are central to its entire 
programme. The central location of the chapels, both 
in the college and the hospital, reflect the centrality of 
worship in the life of the community. Sunday 
worship services in several Indian languages and in 
English are conducted in the town campus chapel and 
in English in various residential campuses. Staff and 
student retreats led by eminent Christian thinkers are 
an important feature of the spiritual nurture of the 
community.
1.10 STUDENT NURTURE
Various academic and extracurricular facilities are 
available for the development of the students. Well 
stocked medical libraries exist in both the hospital 
and college campuses. Scientific journals, MEDLINE 
s y s t e m f o r l i t e r a t u r e s e a r c h , i n t e r n e t a n d 
reprographic facilities are available in the libraries. 
Students can avail of the medical facilities of the Staff 
Student Health Services (SSHS) in the town campus 
or at CHAD hospital in the medical college campus. 
E x t r a c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s , w h i c h p r o m o t e 
development of skills, talents, physical and mental 
health are encouraged. The institution provides and 
encourages a variety of activities including music, 
dramatics, debating, athletics, games and social 
service. Residing in the hostel is mandatory for 
students of MBBS, BSc Nursing and Diploma in 
Nursing courses. Hostel accommodation is available 
to students of other courses as well, depending on 
availability.

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Christian Medical College, Vellore
CMC strongly believes that the students admi ed to 
the college should be nurtured as members of a 
family. A system of fostering of students who live on 
the college campus has been successfully working 
where a member of the teaching staff is allo ed one or 
two students every year to 'foster'. This interaction at 
a non-academic level has proved popular in 
integrating the older and younger members of the 
CMC 'family'.