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Kenya–India PEP Institutional Knowledge Exchange

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Via Amref International University (AMIU):

Strengthening health professions education requires more than strong institutions. It calls for meaningful partnerships, shared learning and a collective commitment to innovation.

Earlier this week AMIU hosted the Kenya–India PEP Institutional Knowledge Exchange Visit, under the theme “Strengthening Health Professions Education through Institutional Collaboration, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange.”

Partners included Amref International University, Kenyatta University, Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, AIIMS New Delhi, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), and the PEP Secretariat at Amref Health Africa.

Global Diabetes Foot Training Programme

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Shared from LinkedIn — work involving Felix Jebasingh and Prof. (Dr) Nihal Thomas at Christian Medical College Vellore:

For someone with diabetes, a small blister on their foot can turn into a serious infection – if it’s spotted too late. In many parts of India, specialist care can be far away, making early detection crucial. Through the Global Diabetes Foot Training Programme, nurses and other frontline health professionals gain practical tools to identify warning signs early, act sooner, and work across disciplines as one team. The programme also scales its impact by enabling participants to pass skills on locally through cascade trainings.

Sustainable data pipelines in radiation oncology

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Via Hannah Mary Thomas T (Scientist, Christian Medical College Vellore):

Our effort in creating sustainable data pipelines for capturing and curating good data in a clinical setting in radiation oncology is featured as a use case for the Global South. Grateful to all the stakeholders at Christian Medical College Vellore. I will be at this event at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 representing our team.

—Hannah Mary Thomas T

Team called out: Balu Krishna Sasidharan, Simon Pavamani, Thomas Samuel Ram, Joy Mammen, Arun Zechariah, Amal Joseph Varghese, Hasan, Sathya A, Christopher, Praveenraj C.

PEP and cardiometabolic health professions education

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We are glad to be part of this significant initiative!

With Vinod Abraham, Rebekah Dass Zechariah, Nirmala Margaret, Felix Jebasingh, Prof. (Dr) Nihal Thomas, and Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.

Originally posted on LinkedIn.

CMC Vellore and C-DAC Pune collaboration

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Great news!

Via Hannah Mary Thomas T (Scientist, Christian Medical College Vellore):

Thrilled to announce the CMC Vellore and C-DAC Pune collaboration! The AI&QT Group at C-DAC Pune and the Quantitative Imaging Research and AI Lab (QIRAIL) in Radiation Oncology along with Biomedical Informatics Unit at CMC Vellore are joining forces to drive some impactful work. Backed by the Indian Council of Medical Research and leveraging PARAM Shavak supercomputing, this collaboration will focus on innovative cancer research and knowledge sharing.

CMC inaugurates Param Shavak supercomputer in Ranipet

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Super 🎉

Via Balu Krishna Sasidharan — Christian Medical College Vellore has inaugurated the PARAM Shavak supercomputer at its Ranipet campus.

Health Data & AI Symposium at CMC Vellore

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Great sessions at the Health Data & AI Symposium at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore!

With Joy Mammen, Hannah Mary Thomas T, Balu Krishna Sasidharan, and others.

More on the event: ai.cmcvellore.edu.in/2025-event/

Originally posted on LinkedIn.

NLP workshop at ICON 2024, Chennai

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Via Joy Mammen (Christian Medical College Vellore):

Recently, I read posts portraying technology coming between patients and clinicians. Especially with increasing computerization in hospitals as a mode to improve efficiency and facilitate data collection, clinicians feel pressured to divide their time and attention between patients and the keyboard (confession — I am still a 3 finger typist). The science of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has many opportunities in the healthcare domain. With developments in technology and serious investment (some of it publicly funded), NLP has many opportunities to assist in health and healthcare — data captured from conversations, conversion of narrative text to structured data, and translation to Indian languages. CMC Vellore is partnering with IIIT-Hyderabad to organize this workshop at ICON 2024, at Chennai. We welcome participation from academia, industry and healthcare domains.

ARTPARK AI team visit to CMC Vellore

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Joy Mammen · Hannah Mary Thomas T · Balu Krishna Sasidharan

Via ARTPARK:

Our AI team’s visit to CMC Vellore last week was a remarkable journey into the heart of an institution that seamlessly integrates long-term research, accessible education, and clinical services. We discovered their thoughtful approach to AI, specifically their operational use of chatbot technologies, and noted their anticipation mixed with caution about the implications for research, education, and clinical medicine. During his invited talk on Generative AI in Healthcare, Jigar Doshi unpacks how this technology diverges fundamentally from earlier machine learning models and the new possibilities it unlocks. He clarified the evolving realm of LLMs, demystifying the terms and taught generative modelling basics. The session concluded with a real-world example of our collaboration between ARTPARK and ARMMAN, focusing on developing LLM assistants to enhance the support system for frontline health workers. This project’s significance is underlined by its feature in the Gates Notes, reflecting its potential impact on healthcare.

UDHAVI Community Support During India's Second COVID-19 Wave

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Via Global Health: Science and Practice:

The authors describe how a tertiary care institution in India initiated a helpline during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that leveraged institutional medical expertise and community health networks to better coordinate pandemic response efforts.

Article: UDHAVI Community Support During India’s Second COVID-19 Wave: A Descriptive Study on a Tertiary Care Center’s Pandemic Response Helpline (GHSP, 2023).

DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00315

Workshop on Health Data Standards & Security at CMC Vellore

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Via Balu Krishna Sasidharan:

a short notice, in-person only.
useful for people working with EMR; health data informatics and AI in health.

—Balu Krishna Sasidharan

The Biomedical Informatics Unit at CMC Vellore organized a workshop on Health Data Standards & Security (3–4 October 2023) at the New Exam Hall, CMC Bagayam Campus, Vellore — especially for those working with EMR, LIS design, and clinical and research databases.

Knowledge partners: CDAC NReS Centre (Pune) and DSIC, Bangalore.

How can industry and healthcare engage better?

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Panelists:

Dr Anand Philip, Medibuddy
Dr Lakshmi Panat, C-DAC Pune
Dr Shefali Karve, Sigtuple
Mr Arun Agrawal, Janithri
Mr Narayana Rao, Salcit Technologies
Mr Raghu Dharmaraju, ARTPARK

Moderator: Mr Arun Zechariah, CMC Vellore

Panel discussion from the first National Symposium on Health Data & AI organised by the Biomedical Informatics Unit (BMIU) at the Christian Medical College Vellore from 17th – 18th March, 2023. More details at the Symposium website: ai.cmcvellore.edu.in

1st National Symposium on Health Data & AI at CMC Vellore

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Super symposium!

Via Hannah Mary Thomas T:

National Symposium on Health Data and Artificial Intelligence was received well. May this just be a beginning. Thank you to all our speakers and delegates.

—Hannah Mary Thomas T

The 1st National Symposium on Health Data & AI was held at Christian Medical College Vellore on 17–18 March 2023.

More on the event: ai.cmcvellore.edu.in/2023-event/

Originally posted on LinkedIn.

Chapel — Rehab Institute, CMC Vellore

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:40:17 +0000

Chapel — Rehab Institute, CMC Vellore.

Originally posted on X.

Please consider donating through Vellore CMC Foundation

Sat, 15 May 2021 04:41:18 +0000

Dear friends in the US, please consider donating through Vellore CMC Foundation and sharing this appeal.

Originally posted on X.