CMC, Founder’s day celebration

Ludhiana, March 25, 2013: The Annual Founder’s Day celebrations of Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana were held in CMC & Hospital

This day is celebrated in the loving memory of CMC’s founder, Dame Edith Brown, who realised the need for training doctors to serve the community. Her initiative over 100 years ago now stands as one of the premier medical institutions in India. Nearly 50 alumni from the reunion batches of 1953, 1963 and 1982, visited their alma mater for the reunion, some of them decades after having left the portals of Christian Medical College!

The day started with a worship Service in the Lady Willingdon Hall, CMC, remembering the alumni who are no longer with us, especially from the reunion batches.  Dr. Subhash Singla, President, Association of Medical Alumni, CMC welcomed the visiting alumni. Dr. Abraham G. Thomas, Director, CMC & Hospital and Dr. S. M. Bhatti, Principal, addressed the gathering.  There was a Continuing Medical Education Programme in which Dr. G.S. Sandha from the Reunion batch of 1982 delivered a scientific talk. Visiting alumni, alumni from the city and nearby towns and CMC faculty and students attended the scientific session with great interest.

Dr. Abraham G. Thomas, Dr. Kim Mammen and Dr. S. M. Bhatti gave away the mementoes to the Reunion Batches.  During this, the Alumni shared their experiences since graduation and also narrated anecdotes about their time spent in CMC many years ago.  The alumni also visited the hostels, college and hospital premises to relive old memories and to see the newer developments that have taken place at CMC, since the days that they were here.