Ida S. Scudder founded Christian Medical College, which is popularly known as `CMC Vellore`. It is located in the city of Vellore in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Christian Medical College has come to occupy a prominent place among the medical institutions in the country.
The idea to start a hospital came in the late 19th century, when Ida could not help three women in their childbirth when she came to India. Ida went back to America and in 1899 was one of the first women graduates of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She returned to India and set up one bed clinic in Vellore in 1900. In 1902, she set up a forty-bed hospital. Gradually, the size of the hospital grew and at present there are nearly twenty-two clinics.
The Christian Medical College trains manpower to serve mankind and is equipped with modern devices and state of the art technological facilities. It has been ranked among the best medical colleges in India and has been given a five star rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Christian Medical College has to its credit of establishing India`s first department of neuro surgery and India`s first department of cardio thoracic surgery.
The Christian Medical College continues with its objective of providing education of the highest grade in the field of medicine and nursing and other related fields.
