CMC Vellore Fellowship in General Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship (FGID & AMS)

Overview

One-year blended (distance) fellowship from the CMC Department of Infectious Diseases, with 12 online modules, two contact programmes in Vellore and a hospital project; developed with NIH Global Infectious Disease Research Training funding.

The programme

Training type

Postgraduate degree programme

Duration

1 year (blended learning; about 2 hours per week)

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

30 seats per year

Accreditation

Institutional course; not affiliated to any university or national/international accreditation body

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

MBBS plus postgraduate degree in general medicine, family medicine, paediatrics, critical care, community medicine or microbiology; holders of DM/DrNB need not apply

International applicants

Exclusively for doctors practising in SAARC countries, including India.

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Valid MCI/State Medical Council registration (or equivalent licence for other SAARC nationals)

How to apply

Deadline

31 March 2026 (2026 intake; next intake not yet posted)

Application method

Online application form (Cognito Forms); selection by personal online interview, no entrance exam

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources