Christian Medical College (CMC) Ludhiana is an educational and research
institution of all India character established and run by the minority
Christian community. CMC Ludhiana figures among one of the top medical
colleges of India. Presently, Christian Medical College Ludhiana Society
(Regd) runs three colleges, i.e., Christian Medical College, College of
Nursing and Christian Dental College.
CMC Ludhiana can trace its origin to 1881 when the Medical Missionary
work was started in Ludhiana by the Greenfield sisters, Miss Martha Rose
and Miss Kay Greenfield. In 1894, the North Indian School of Medicine
for Christian Women was established. This school was later converted
into Women's Christian Medical College. In 1953, the name of the college
was changed to Christian Medical College and the college was opened to
both men and women students for the upgraded MBBS course.
Christian Medical College Ludhiana offers Degree, Postgraduate Diploma,
Postgraduate Degrees, Super-speciality Degrees and Doctoral courses. It
is a recognized institution by Medical Council of India and is
affiliated with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot,
Punjab. Every year 50 students are admitted to the MBBS course and 40
students are admitted to the B.D.S. course. The college also offers
B.Sc.Nursing course and MSc. Nursing course with specializations in
Psychiatric Nursing, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Community Health
Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Obstetric Nursing and Medical & Surgical
Nursing.
