About us

The Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, is an educational and research institution of an all-India character established and run by the minority Christian community. Its primary aim is to educate and train Christian men and women as health professionals, in the spirit of Jesus Christ, for the healing ministry of the Church in India. However, like many other Christian educational institutions, this college also offers educational facilities to other young men and women irrespective of religion, caste and community.

Through education in this college, the Christian Church seeks to make a significant contribution to the health standards of all communities of our nation, with special emphasis on health care in the rural, underserved, and unreached areas/communities in India.

The Medical Missionary work was started in Ludhiana in the year 1881 by the Greenfield sisters, Miss Martha Rose and Miss Kay Greenfield. They were Evangelists and Educationalists from Scotland. This pioneering medical work of the Greenfield sisters was the precursor of the Medical Training and Health Care Service Programme of the present Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.

The Greenfield sisters and their associates organized the Health Care Educational Services in which endeavour Dr. Edith Mary Brown joined them in 1893 and in 1894 the North Indian School of Medicine for Christian Women was started by Dr. Edith Mary Brown and her colleagues with the object of training Indian nationals particularly the women, to serve in the field of Medical education and Health Care Services, emphasizing integration of training and health care services.

The period from 1894 to 1952 has been an epoch making era which saw the landmark of development from its beginning as a School of Medicine for Christian Women to Women’s Christian Medical College until 1952 when the name was changed to Christian Medical College to enable it to admit both men and women students for the upgraded MBBS course which came into effect for its first admission from 1953. The College was affiliated with Punjab University, Chandigarh. The Medical School granted the LSMF diploma till 1952. Since the College was upgraded to M.B.B.S. in 1953, more than 2000 candidates have graduated and are serving in different parts of India & the world.

The Christian Medical College is situated on a large campus not far from Ludhiana Railway Station, on both sides of the Brown Road. The Campus has residential quarters for the staff, hostels for medical, nursing and paramedical students, both men and women. The College maintains 775 Hospital beds. Our national medical and para-medical teaching staff and other staff come from nearly every state in India. The Government of India and Punjab have continued their interest and support in the work and the development of the college and its hospital.

The Medical Council of India recognises the Christian Medical College. Since July 1999, the College has been affiliated with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab. Ludhiana, one of the old-established cities of Punjab, with a population that has increased during recent years to around 20,00,000, lies 300 km north-west of Delhi and less than 150 km from the border with Pakistan. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road running from the border through to Delhi, and is a critical railway junction. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing small and medium industrial centres in India.

Course Outcomes

MS in Ophthalmology is a medical postgraduate course, where the medical experts, like- doctors, are prepared in the specialty of diagnosing and treating, as well as performing surgical procedures on the eye diseases and pathology through which a person may go blind or evening lead to death. BCO Medical graduates learn in depth about eye anatomy, physiology, pathology, and contemporary diagnostics. The curriculum teaches them to how perform surgeries such as those removing cataracts, treating glaucoma, transplanting corneas and performing retinal procedures. At the conclusion of the program graduates should be a competent ophthalmic surgeon managing the challenging cases, returning sight and lifestyle to the patient.

Approaches

The content of MS Ophthalmology is a blend of clinical training and surgical practice. The students are trained through hospital postings, operation theatre visits, patient case study, research projects. They have a focus on providing plenty of hands-on surgical training under experienced professional guidance so that graduates will be ready to tackle a variety of situations. Laser treatment, phacoemulsification (modern technique for cataract operation) and latest imaging technologies are also part of the course. In addition to honing technical skills, trainees are expected to develop communication skills, patient counseling skills, and the ability to make ethical decisions given the nature of lifelong and sensitive vision care in ophthalmology. The inclusion of research and innovation are key to the strategy, training specialists to be able to contribute to global developments in eye care.

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