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

Postgraduate degree in General Medicine, Family Medicine, Paediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Community Medicine or Microbiology; those with 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

Registration with the National Medical Commission / State Medical Council

How to apply

Deadline

31 March 2026 (2026 intake)

Application method

Online application form (2026) linked from the course page; contact fgid@cmcvellore.ac.in.

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources