PG Diploma in Medical Microbiology at CMC Vellore Offline Course

The Microbiology laboratory is a NABL (ISO 15189 - 2022) accredited laboratory. The primary concern of the Department of Microbiology is to provide excellent laboratory support for patient care. This course is designed to produce well trained technologists. It provides training in the identification of bacterial and fungal pathogens causing disease in man with a brief exposure to diagnostic methods for viral and parasitic agents. Besides helping to diagnose infectious diseases by organism isolation, diagnosis is also made by various serological tests to detect antibodies against the infections agents. In addition, Molecular techniques to identify the DNA / RNA of bacteria and their resistant genes are used for rapid and accurate diagnosis. The trainees will also acquire the skill to carry out antimicrobial susceptibility tests, which reveal the drug or combination of drugs which would be best suited for treatment. Training in serological and molecular procedures will also be given in the course. Organized lectures, practicals and demonstrations as well as supervised bench training will be offered during the course. This is not a post graduate degree programme. It will primarily enable the person to work as a technologist / technician in a Microbiology laboratory.