IN-2002 125 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE - INFORMATION SERIES VOL-19
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IN--2002 125 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE OF INFORMATION SERIES VOLUME-19 IS IS GIEN BELOW
125 years of healing: Legacy of Christian Medical College
The ethos of this remarkable woman, a third-generation American missionary, has germinated in the students, staff and alumni of the CMC.
VELLORE: The first batch of licensed medical practitioners - all women - who graduated in 1922 from what we now know as the Christian Medical College were sent out into the world, armed not just with knowledge and science but empathy and a higher purpose.
“You will not only be curing diseases but will also be battling epidemics, plagues, and pestilences and preventing them. Face trials with a smile, with head erect and a calm exterior. If you are fighting for the right and for a true principle, be calm and sure and keep on until you win,” Dr Ida Scudder told them.
The ethos of this remarkable woman, a third-generation American missionary, has germinated in the students, staff and alumni of the CMC. The Vellore institution founded by Dr Scudder, with just two books, a microscope, a skeleton, and a bullock cart, has become one of the most respected and impactful institutions in the country, renowned for its excellence in healthcare, education, and research.