Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore (CMC Vellore) is an educational and research institute and a network of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals located in and around Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.It is one of the most prominent and respected medical destinations in India and internationally. It is also one of the top-ranked medical colleges in India. Founded in 1900 by an American missionary, Dr Ida S. Scudder, the Institute has made significant achievements, including starting the first College of Nursing in India (1946), performing the first reconstructive surgery for leprosy in the world (1948), performing the first successful open heart surgery in India (1961), performing the first kidney transplant in India (1971), performing first bone marrow transplantation (1986