Vol.No.48. No. 34 FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY February 21, 2011

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble;I will deliver him and honour him.With long life I will satisfy him,And show him My salvation

Psalm 91 : 15-16

Special Prayers : February 20 - 26, 2011Cardiology : Dr. Sunil Thomas Chandy

Cardiovascular andThoracic Surgery : Dr. Roy John Korula

Chaldean Syrian Church of the EastCouncil Members : Most Rev. Dr. Mar Aprem

Dr. T.T. PaulHospital : Mar Timotheus Memorial Health

and Leprsoy Center,Tattamangalam and others.

Sunday Services : February 27, 201106:00 pm : College Chapel

Rev. Dr. Malhia Joshua

06:30 pm : Hospital ChapelDr. Sunny Philip

Memoranda :Dr. Thambu David Sudarsanam, Professor of Medicineis appointed Acting Head of Medicine Unit-II, witheffect from 15.02.2011 to 14.08.2011 during the periodwhen Dr. Kurien Thomas is on sabbatical leave.

We welcomeDr. Mary Korula, Professor, Department ofAnaesthesia, on her return from sabbatical leave.

Forthcoming Event :8 Ki Nite - A variety entertainment programme,featuring Octet Cantabile and Others on February 24,2011 at 6.30 p.m in Scudder Auditorium.

Obituary :We regret to announce the demise ofMrs. Jeya Sundari, mother of Mrs. Kirubavathi,Clerk-Typist, College of Nursing, February 14, 2011.

Mrs. Pushpalatha Pathro, mother of Rev. Rachita Rout,Chaplain and mother-in-law of Rev. John Rout,Chaplain, on February 16, 2011.Our prayers and condolences to the bereaved families.

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A solemn anddignified ceremonymarked the College ofNursing Graduationon February 10, 2011a t S c u d d e rAuditorium. For theproud Graduates-Diplomates (75),Baccalaureates (49),P o s t B a s i cB a c c a l a u r e a t e s(28), Post BasicDiplomates (11),Fellows (2), Masters(28) and Doctorate

(1) – it was a day to look back with gratitude and look forward withcourage.The Chief Guest for the occasion was Ms. K. Sujatha Rao, IAS,Former Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of India,whom the Director, Dr Suranjan Bhattacharji, introduced as an out-standing civil servant, with impeccable credentials, whose work inthe health sector has promoted a vision of better health for all inIndia. In her inspiring address, Ms. K Sujatha Rao commended CMCfor imparting ‘value based education’: knowledge and skills alongwith compassion and a sense of service. The health system in Indiarequired such dedicated individuals – she put the shortage of nursesat 5 lakhs, along with an equally important shortage of 10,000faculty required to bridge the gap. The onus, she said, was on CMC,a ‘Centre of Excellence’, to increase the number of nurses beingtrained, to design appropriate faculty development courses, and tomotivate nurses to stay and work in India. Ms. Rao congratulatedthe graduates on their achievements, and said they were blessed to

be in a profession where they truly serve those inneed. She recalled a similar joy and satisfaction shederived from her work amongst the disadvantagedin the health sector. She challenged the graduates tohave a higher purpose to make life moremeaningful.

The Dean, Mrs. Rosaline Jayakaran, charged thegraduates to be committed, compassionate andcompetent nurses. The Nursing Superintendent,Dr. Jayarani Premkumar, pinned the College Creston the graduates. The Principal, Dr. George Mathew, distributed the certificates of merit, and Ms. Sujatha Rao presentedthe special awards. Ida Caroline N. was the Best Outgoing student in the Diploma course, Anjana Mary Jacob in theB.Sc. programme and Victor Immanuel A. in the Post Basic B.Sc. course. The Dr.M. Sulakshini Immanuel PhDAward was given to Dr. Vathsala Sadan and Dr. Leah Macaden. Mrs. Grace Divakar Pardhe, B.Sc. Batch of 1957, waspresented the Alumni Award 2010 for a lifetime of service to mission hospitals. Ms. Onyx Paul and Ms. Annie Emerentiaresponded on behalf of the undergraduates and postgraduates respectively.

The Baccalaureate Service was held on February 6, 2011 in the Hospital Chapel, and Mr. Durai Jasper, Public RelationsOfficer, was the speaker at this service.

The Fifth Dr. Benjamin M Pulimood Oration on Our Venomous and PoisonousEnvironment was held on February 5, 2011. Professor David Warrell, EmeritusProfessor, University of Oxford, a greatly admired and respected teacher, and apioneer of Tropical Medicine, delivered the Oration. He has over 360 publications tohis credit, and has been on the expert panel of WHO Guidelines for Rabies andSnake Bites, and the Oration strikingly brought out the passion of a person who hasspent a lifetime working on the latter. Dr. Kurien Thomas, Professor and Head ofMedicine, welcomed the gathering, while Dr. Ravi Korula, Associate Director, andDr. George Mathew, Principal, fondly remembered Dr. Benjamin M Pulimood.Professor Warrell also presented the Department of Medicine with a copy of therecently edited Oxford Textbook of Medicine 5th Edition, the series of which he hasbeen the Chief Editor for many years. The Oration was made all the more poignant,as it was in honour of an inspiring teacher and a compassionate physician, withlegendary clinical skills, who passed away on the same day.

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Dr. Sukesh Chandran, Professor and Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, has beennominated member of two Technical Committees of the National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL), DST,New Delhi, for establishing specific criteria for Medical Laboratories for India and to write standards for EQAS(Proficiency testing).Dr. P.R.J.V.C. Boopalan, Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics Unit-III, and presently Trauma Fellow, Royal AdelaideHospital, Adelaide, received the Professor Derek Frewin AO Citation for Clinical Teaching in the School of Medicine,University of Adelaide for 2010.Dr. Hema Paul, HICC Officer, won the HISI Best Paper Award at the 11th National Conference of the HospitalInfection Society-India (HISICON 2011) held at New Delhi.Dr. Rohit Bhide, PG Registrar, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was awarded the Dr. P. HanumanthaRao Memorial Gold Medal for best PG paper at the 39th Annual National PMR Conference held at New Delhi.Dr. Surabhi Choudhary, Department of Child Health, was awarded the ST Achar Award for her paper at the 48thNational Conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (PEDICON 2011) held at Jaipur.Dr. Rani Diana Sahni, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, won the Dr. Ajita Mehta Award for the bestoral presentation at the 11th National Conference of the Hospital Infection Society of - India. This is the second time thatDr. Rani has received this honour.

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Fire safety training was imparted to the staff of A Block onJanuary 31, 2011, by the Safety Cell headed by theAssociate Director, Dr. John C. Muthusami. The programmewas chaired by Mr. Josam Titus, Deputy GeneralSuperintendent, Mr. T.S. Ravikumar, CHERT Coordinatorand Mr. Chellasamy, Chief Security Officer, in the presenceof Ms. Lallu Joseph, Quality Management Officer andMr. Reuban Gnanaraj, Safety Officer. A total of 346 staff weregiven hands-on experience in using different types of fireextinguishers. They were also trained in different aspects offire fighting techniques and other emergencies by the FireOfficer, Mr. Thirumal and Assistant Fire Officer, Mr. Selvaraj.

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The Department of Pharmacy organized a Workshopon Pharmacy Management in MissionHospitals 11th February 2011 at the Grace KoshiHall, ASHA Building. Delegates from missionhospitals in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradeshand Kerala attended the Workshop. The topicscovered included Management of Formulary,Choice of Brands and Price Issues, InventoryManagement, Dispensing Issues, StoresManagement and Legal Requirements. A special talk

on the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) and its role in supporting Drugs Supply and Pharmacies in MissionHospitals was also given. It is envisaged that this Workshop would be useful to initiate networking of pharmaciesthroughout mission hospitals in order to share experiences and strengthen management systems.

The Department of Dietetics organized aWorkshop on Nutrition in Critical Carefor ICU nurses and doctors onFebruary 5, 2011. The Associate DirectorDr. John C. Muthusami, the Principal,Dr.George Mathew, the MedicalSuperintendent, Dr. Lionel Gnanaraj andthe Nursing Superintendent, Dr.JayaraniPremkumar offered their felicitations at theinauguration.Dr. J.V. Peter (MICU),

Dr. K.Subramani(SICU), and Ms. Mahendri (Dietetics) delivered lectures during the workshop. Case presentations andnutritional assessments were done by Ms. Manimegalai and Ms. Jayalakshmi (Dietetics).

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Applications are invited for Institutional Sponsorship for D.M. / M.Ch-2011 for the following specialities :Cardiology - DM, Gastroenterology - DM and Urology - M.Ch.Application forms for sponsorship are available from Principal's Office (Mr. Mohan / Mrs. Banu) or from the concernedDepartments. Kindly apply in duplicate to the Head of Department and Principal by March 12, 2011. The decisionof the CMC Sponsorship Committee will be communicated to the candidates by April 22, 2011. If you do not receivethe same by the said date, please contact the Principal's Office.

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1. Assistant Professor for the Department of General Surgery Unit-I.Qualification : M.S. (Gen. Surgery) Salary Scale : Rs.18,600-720-36,600/- Accommodation : Provided.2. Associate Research Officer (NM) for the Centre for Stem Cell Research (a collaborative research centre ofthe Department of Biotechnology and Christian Medical College, Vellore).Qualification : M.Sc. Life Science / Biotechnology. Experience : Preference will be given to those who have experiencein cell culture work.Salary : Commensurate with experience. Accommodation not provided.3. Registrar (Non PG) with D.L.O. (or) M.B.B.S. for the Department of E.N.T. Unit–III.Salary : as per Institutional rules. Accommodation provided.4. Assistant Professor Gr.II for the Department of RUHSAQualification : M.D. (Community Medicine) Salary Scale : Rs.18,600-720-36,600/- Accommodation provided.Apply with bio-data, certificates and testimonial copies to the Principal, Christian Medical College, Bagayam,Vellore -632 002 or by e-mail princi@cmcvellore.ac.in on or before February 26, 2011 for Item 1, February 28, 2011for Item 2 and March 07, 2011 for Items 3 and 4.5. Technician Trainee (Medical Records Assistant Trainee) for the Department of Medical Records(Temporary post for six months only) Qualification : H.Sc. Stipend : Rs.3,275/- (Consolidated pay).Age limit : 30 years. Job description : To assist with Medical Records Work.6. Junior Gr. Dialysis Therapist in Paediatric Nephrology (Division of Child Health Unit II)Qualification : B.Sc., with PG Diploma in Dialysis TherapySalary Scale : Rs.3960-135-7335/- + DA and HRA as per rules. Age limit : 35 yearsNature of Job : Starting and closing Dialysis, Priming the Dialysers etc.,7. Staff II Cardio Technician for the Department of CardiologyQualifications : B.Sc., (Science Subject) with PG Diploma in Cardiac TechnologySalary Scale : Rs.4500-150-8250/- + DA and HRA as per rules.Job Description : To assist in Cath Lab., Echo Cardiography, ECG, Treadmill and Holter.Application form available at www.home.cmcvellore.ac.in Link : Jobs and Training. Icon : “General Application form”.Apply with biodata, photograph, certificates, telephone number and testimonial copies to the Medical Superintendent,Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore-632 004 on or before March 07, 2011 for Items 5, 6 and 7.8. Clerk Typist Gr.IVQualifications : Graduate with English Typewriting Higher + 3 months Computer Training.Salary Scale : Rs.3720-110-6470/- with 106% D.A and 12% H.R.A of the basic salary.Only those who have completed the "Six months orientation training programme for Clerk-Typist" need apply.9. Estate ManagerQualification : M.Sc. Agri.Salary Scale : Rs.11700-390-21450 with 50% D.A. and 12% H.R.A. of the basic salary.10. Co-ordinator Gr.V for RUHSAQualifications : Master's Degree + 1 year experience in Office Records Management.Salary Scale : Rs.4500-150-8250/- with 104% D.A. and 12% H.R.A. of the basic salary.Application form and Job Description are available at www.home.cmcvellore.ac.in Link : "Vacancies"Icon : "General Application Form"Apply with xerox copies of all certificates to the Personnel Manager, Personnel Department, Christian Medical College,Ida Scudder Road, Vellore-632 004 on or before February 23, 2011 for Item 8, February 28, 2011 for Item 9 andMarch 07, 2011 for Item 10.The King’s Matriculation School, Kasam has been recognized as a Higher Secondary School and is starting11th standard from the academic year beginning in June 2011. Limited hostel facilities are available for children of CMCemployees. Please contact Mr.Tharyan Koshi, Secretary of MBKG at Kasam or Mr. Samuel David, the Correspondentat CMC Hospital.

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Institutional Sponsorship for D.M. / M.Ch Course 2011. Please see details on page 3 of this issue of Newsline.