Side By Side is a network of local chapters that encourage and minister to women in healthcare marriages through fellowship and Bible study. We are a CMDA ministry for women who are married to medical and dental students, residents and fellows, as well as staff physicians and dentists. We are a non-denominational, Bible-based ministry […]
Read MoreAnd so begins a New York Times article about the recent JAMA Internal Medicine analysis of physician pay disparities. The central message of the analysis is that women in healthcare, on average, earn $20,000 less per year than their specialty-matched male colleagues.
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[…] population identifies as either gay, lesbian, or bisexual.2 The 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth conducted by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found that among women ages 18 to 44, 3.5 percent identified as bisexual with 1.4 percent identifying as homosexual, gay, or lesbian. Among men of the same age group, 1.7 […]
Read MoreWomen Physicians & Dentists in Christ is an outreach ministry to provide resources for Christian women physicians and dentists to integrate their personal, professional and spiritual lives.
Read MoreWhen I entered my family medicine residency, I had a cohort of marijuana-smoking pregnant women to care for. They drove me crazy. Many nights I would come home to my wife and tell her, “If I ever really hate myself, I will figure out a way to treat adolescent, obstetric addiction.”
Read More[…] videos, the news reports about sexual harassment in other industries and the generally increased national awareness of sexual harassment as a problem. As I talked with women in healthcare about this topic, I found that most have stories about being sexually harassed, with residency being a particularly vulnerable time. From “So, how’s your […]
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[…] In healthcare, we have the privilege of helping people at some of their most vulnerable points, while also being a shining light into their darkness. For many women, that moment arrives for them after they have taken mifepristone with the intention of ending their pregnancy. Many pro-life advocates rightly rejoiced when the U.S. […]
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[…] the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, joined a federal civil rights lawsuit this week in the state of Michigan to protect the unborn, to protect pregnant women and to protect parents. On behalf of 16 plaintiffs, including CMDA, the American Freedom Law Center and the Great Lakes Justice Center filed the lawsuit challenging […]
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[…] at the Medical College of Wisconsin, a position which placed a great deal of pressure on her to succeed. She continued to be a trailblazer for other women when she became the first woman ever accepted into the OB/Gyn residency program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. In fact, she faced pressure from her […]
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[…] Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, is celebrating a significant court victory to protect the health and safety of women and girls against chemical abortion drugs. In Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a unanimous panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
Read More[…] Coach and internist. She coordinates the Life and Leadership Coaching and Coaching Training Programs for the CMDA Center for Well-being and serves on the advisory council for Women Physicians in Christ. Read More She has also served many years as campus advisor for the local CMDA student chapter along with her physician husband. She […]
Read More[…] Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that strikes down the precedents set in both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion in […]
Read More[…] Commission on Human Trafficking of the Christian Medical Association, we are writing to protest the attempt to decriminalize commercial sex with the “Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019”. This attempt to decriminalize the degradation of mostly women and girls in commercial sex as well as the sex buyer is morally and ethically wrong.
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Bristol, Tenn.—April 10, 2023—Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, is praising the order issued last Friday by a federal district court in Texas that will halt the approval of dangerous chemical abortion drugs and protects the health, safety and welfare of women and girls.
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The mission of the CMDA Obstetrics and Gynecology Section is to educate, encourage and equip Christian Practitioners in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health demonstrating the love and compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ to patients, to families, to our colleagues, to our communities, and to the world.
Read More[…] professionals, it’s important to understand a brief overview of the legal changes brought about by the Roe decision in 1973 and how the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reversal will affect the legal landscape regarding abortion today. Moreover, we need to be prepared to address copious misunderstandings surrounding the Dobbs decision. […]
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[…] core of CMDA’s ministry happens in local communities where healthcare professionals, residents and students live out the character of Christ. Campus & Community Specialty Sections Dental Ministries Women Physicians & Dentists Side By Side What Area(s) of CMDA Are You Interested In Learning About? If you would like more information on CMDA community […]
Read MoreThe resources we provide are specifically designed to equip you to integrate your faith into your practice.
Read More[…] core of CMDA’s ministry happens in local communities where healthcare professionals, residents and students live out the character of Christ. Campus & Community Specialty Sections Dental Ministries Women Physicians & Dentists Side By Side What Area(s) of CMDA Are You Interested In Learning About? If you would like more information on CMDA community […]
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[…] Dues Structure October 23, 2023 Article Category: PRESS RELEASE Bristol, … Read More Christian Medical & Dental Associations celebrates unanimous panel decision in federal court to protect women and girls August 17, 2023 Article Category: PRESS RELEASE Bristol, Tenn.-August 17, 2023-Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest … Read More […]
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[…] NO. 18-837 In the Supreme Court of the United States STEVEN T. MARSHALL, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ALABAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al., Petitioners, v. WEST ALABAMA WOMEN’S CENTER, et al., Respondents. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE […]
Read More[…] Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that strikes down the precedents set in both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion in […]
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In partnership with Global Health Outreach, WPDC women are invited to go on mission trips which offer participants an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of refugees, orphans and human trafficking victims around the world.
Read More[…] Racism subcommittee and developed the organization’s public policy statement on racism. She now serves on the R2ED Committee and has been involved with CMDA locally, with the women physicians group in CMDA, as Minnesota state representative, on GHO mission trips, and on the CMDA Board of Trustees. Dr. Warren Yamashita is a fourth-generation Japanese […]
Read More[…] image. Forces sex trafficking victims to engage in unsafe sexual practices of every imaginable form.28 Fuels the appetite for and profitability of sex trafficking. Children and many women depicted in pornography frequently have been trafficked into forced prostitution25 (see CMDA statement on Human Trafficking). Spreads sexually transmitted diseases, some of which are potentially deadly, […]
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Despite the Authority of Scripture, there are those who are confused on this issue and from that confusion (combined with political correctness) there are professionals guiding individuals through the process of hormonal treatment (as normal) and very tragically, even surgical interventions. Today’s guest will address this and several issues.
Read More[…] Read Now about Introducing CMDA’s Fresh New Logo and Simplified Membership Dues Structure Christian Medical & Dental Associations celebrates unanimous panel decision in federal court to protect women and girls August 17, 2023 Read Now about Christian Medical & Dental Associations celebrates unanimous panel decision in federal court to protect women and girls Christian […]
Read More[…] who are called by the Lord to medical mission work around His world. Scholarship | WPDC Mission Trips with GHO In partnership with Global Health Outreach, WPDC women are invited to go on mission trips which offer participants an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of refugees, orphans and human trafficking victims […]
Read More[…] you begin to practice dentistry by offering the following resources: Your complimentary CMDA membership* will continue for 4 years post-graduation! For the Ladies! Connection with other women dentists through Women Physicians & Dentists in Christ (WPDC) who can provide invaluable wisdom and encouragement in this season of transition. Connection with other dental […]
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On November 24, 2022, the National Post reported that one in six women in Canada have had an abortion, and most of them think they made the right choice and therefore do not need to repent. A mere 10 percent regret their abortion. If Christianity is true, then everyone needs the gift of repentance.
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[…] helping the poor and needy. That recognition has helped us expand our advocacy efforts to include advocating for pregnancy resource centers and other ministries devoted to helping women with unwanted pregnancies. Utilization of the Assessment Framework for Evaluation of Potential Advocacy Issues An additional aspect of the Board of Trustees strategic initiative […]
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A WPDC Annual Conference is most definitely not your run-of-the-mill medical conference! It is an opportunity where women can connect with old friends and make new ones… where medical and dental students can learn from experienced physicians and dentists…. where old-timers love helping “WPDC Rookies” feel welcome at their first conference.. where women can […]
Read More[…] been the national leader for one such solution: embryo donation/embryo adoption (ED/EA). The NEDC specializes in honoring life in its very earliest stages and facilitating pregnancies for women who want to carry their adopted children. And these days, the ministry is busier than ever, adding new initiatives and team members to expand the quality […]
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[…] Dues Structure October 23, 2023 Introducing CMDA’s Fresh New Logo … Read More Christian Medical & Dental Associations celebrates unanimous panel decision in federal court to protect women and girls August 17, 2023 Article Category: PRESS RELEASE Bristol, Tenn.-August 17, 2023-Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest … Read More […]
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The mission of the CMDA Obstetrics and Gynecology Section is to educate, encourage and equip Christian Practitioners in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health demonstrating the love and compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ to patients, to families, to our colleagues, to our communities, and to the world.
Read More[…] of the chapter, order your copy today from CMDA’s Bookstore at www.cmda.org/bookstore. About the Authors Jennifer Huang Harris, MD, is a psychiatrist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Harold G. Koenig, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate […]
Read More[…] Trainer and internist. She coordinates the Life and Leadership Coaching and Coaching Training Programs for the CMDA Center for Well-being and serves on the advisory council for Women Physicians in Christ. She has also served many years as campus advisor for the local CMDA student chapter along with her physician husband. She has practiced […]
Read MoreWho we are and what we do. The CMDA Center for Well-being helps Christian healthcare professionals align with God, optimize well-being and maximize influence.
Read More[…] share about activities afoot in our chapter. In addition, we attended multiple Midwest Student Leader Training sessions and met student leaders from around the region. Through Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ (WPDC), CMDA’s group for women in healthcare, several of us have been paired with mentors. One of us, for example, has […]
Read More[…] area CMDA council. We like to go to the Fall Midwest Conference and the CMDA National Convention. Additionally, my Delaware friend convinced me to come to the Women Physicians in Christ Annual Conference yeaars ago, and I’ve been hooked ever since. These women have been such a blessing to me! CMDA: Has faith […]
Read More[…] and the amount of opioids used.30 Not only marijuana use but also use of alcohol, illegal methadone, and other opioids was found to increase in pregnant women after legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington State.31 Cannabis use was associated with an increased risk of developing nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder.32 […]
Read More[…] and their practice. Dr. Regina Frost has practiced medicine for 15 years, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. She helps lead a network of female healthcare professionals called Women Physicians in Christ, a ministry of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) that is committed to supporting women physicians and dentists by integrating their personal, […]
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Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women‘s Health Organization in June 2022, the acrimony within the abortion debate has increased exponentially, accompanied by a marked increase in the amount of misinformation contained in the debate.
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The June 28, 2022 piece by Rita Rubin in the Medical News & Perspectives section of JAMA, “How Abortion Bans Could Affect Care for Miscarriage and Infertility,” presents a one-sided narrow view of the potential impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on women’s reproductive care, specifically the management of miscarriages and advanced reproductive technologies.
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The latest update to Title IX regulations, introduced by the Biden Administration, will be devastating for women’s sports.
Read MoreCMDA Upstate SC is a chapter of the national Christian Medical & Dental Associations® ministry. We mentor medical students and equip physicians and allied healthcare professionals to glorify God through vocation, service and sharing their hope in Jesus Christ.
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[…] inclusion can also encourage participation by faith-based organizations as more learn how the grantmaking process works. P. 22: We appreciate the goal to “increase access to … women’s health services that improve the incidence of healthy childbirth, including prenatal/pregnancy care and supports, and encourage and support lactation accommodations.” We encourage the inclusion of the […]
Read More[…] who partner with us both financially and in prayer. Giving to CMDA Richmond will support this ongoing ministry. Thank you! Weekly Wednesday Bible Studies on campus, several social & volunteer events throughout the semester and monthly Thursday multi-disciplinary fellowship opportunities. River Fun (Kayaking, Canoeing & Tubing), Bowling, Men and Women’s social events, Camping
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“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her; ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all’” (Proverbs 31:28-29, NIV).
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When I sit among the women of our local Side By Side chapter, I sit among power. Wives of physicians, some physicians themselves, some experts in other fields, some nursing stay-at-home moms. A group diverse in age and background and current employment, but always powerful.
Read MoreOn October 31, 2022, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published an issue brief claiming pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) use various “tactics” such as “misleading information” and “emotional manipulation” to dissuade pregnant women from seeking life-affirming help.
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[…] have gone in with the goal to save lives. In healthcare, we have the privilege of helping people at some of their most vulnerable points, while also being a light shining into their darkness. For many women, that moment arrives for them after they have taken mifepristone (RU-486) with the intention of ending their pregnancy.
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I had lunch with some dear friends today—Christian women physicians who have been my friends for almost 20 years. We talked about medicine—the woes of the current healthcare system. And we said we couldn’t imagine how things would continue, given the problems our healthcare system faces. We talked about parenting—the challenges of raising daughters. […]
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In this installment, we consider myths concerning marriage, sexual “repression” and the impact of the sexual revolution for women.
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[…] faith-based safety-net health centers in the nation and the largest provider of healthcare to the underserved in Shelby County across eight locations —including five dental clinics, a women’s health center, a mobile medical van for the homeless and five pharmacies. CCHS is standing in the gap, delivering quality healthcare and spiritual healing to those […]
Read More[…] robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour women’s houses and for a show make lengthy prayers…” (Mark 12:38-40, NIV). He spoke of the Lord often as we addressed his malignancy, acknowledging Jesus as […]
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Bristol, Tenn.—April 10, 2023—Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, is praising the order issued last Friday by a federal district court in Texas that will halt the approval of dangerous chemical abortion drugs and protects the health, safety and welfare of women and girls.
Read MoreFor more than 80 years, we have pursued one goal—to transform the lives of healthcare professionals so they can transform the world. Through more than 40 programs including campus and community ministries, medical missions, public policy and much more, CMDA continues to be a driving force in healthcare—enriching hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Read More[…] assistants, nurse practitioners, and dentists; nurses, pharmacists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and physical therapists, scrub nurses and scrub techs, and CRNA’s, among others. Pastors, realtors, businessmen and women, and many other non-medical people are essential to the team, and help out in the pharmacy, the reading glass clinic, triage, and in other settings. We […]
Read More[…] the harmful ingredients in cigarettes to information about human cloning and stem cell research. Other topics include missions, allergies, physician-assisted suicide, reproductive technology, abortion, adoption, human trafficking, women and children’s health and more. A special series on nutrition called the Bran Man Series is a favorite of many radio stations. Resource: Voice of Christian […]
Read More[…] their daily lives. PAACS Bulletin A monthly e-newsletter from the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons updating the latest ministry news. WPC Pulse A monthly information e-newsletter for Women Physicians in Christ. Your Call A bi-monthly e-newsletter from the Center for Medical Missions® to encourage and keep those with a “call” focused. MEI Messenger A quarterly […]
Read More[…] Bible Study – Wednesdays over lunch OSU Medicine Bible Study – Mondays over lunch OU Heritage Bible Study – Wednesday mornings Events | Conferences: CMDA National Convention Women Physicians in Christ Conference Where We Go Missions Where We Serve: Medical Strategic Network Global Health Outreach Passages Israel Stewardship Why Give to the Columbus Chapter? […]
Read More[…] Go Missions Where We Serve: Dominican Republic Peru Stewardship Why Give to CMDA Birmingham Through our ministry Christ is impacting the lives of scores of men & women in healthcare and through them we are impacting their friends, colleagues, patients, staff, etc. We help prepare people for a Christ-centered and Christ-honoring marriage. We help […]
Read More[…] in your healthcare training? Shelby: My first National Convention had a major impact on my spiritual life, especially over the months that followed. So many men and women at the convention were using their medical careers to serve the Lord in ways I didn’t know were possible. I read approximately 10 books the following […]
Read More[…] Today he’s faithfully serving as the district secretary for ECOL. What an amazing testimony! God is using this powerful Bible-based Trauma Healing Ministry to enable men, women, youth and children to be restored through Jesus Christ. Trauma Healing provides training, resources and support to help the church respond to communities around the world […]
Read More[…] in chapter 11 and the numerous examples of heroes of the faith who have preceded us. By looking back, we can appreciate the many godly men and women in our CMDA “cloud of witnesses” who have served in healthcare, caring in Christ’s name and following in Jesus’ footsteps as servant healers. One of those […]
Read More[…] kill relational comfort and put our hands to the plow of cultural cultivation, constantly tilling the fields of life and seeking a harvest comprised of men and women of all hues. We must submit ourselves one to another seeking to hear more than we are heard. We must bear our cross of humility and […]
Read More[…] the tremendous need right here in our own U.S. cities and rural areas. Sitting around that advisory council table were some of the nation’s leaders in dentistry, women and men who God was using in the situations to which he had called them in their practices, their communities and in serving short-term around the […]
Read More[…] percent have participated in one of our conferences within the last two years, 24 percent have participated in a local ministry group and 15 percent participated with Women Physicians in Christ (WPC). This is somewhat lower than 2015, when six in 10 participated in a local ministry group and four in 10 had attended […]
Read More[…] Religious Liberty Commission Catherine Glenn Foster President & CEO Americans United for Life Tom McClusky President March for Life Action Penny Young Nance CEO and President Concerned Women for America LAC Mike Chupp MD, FACS, FCS (ECSA) Chief Executive Officer Christian Medical & Dental Associations Michelle Cretella, MD Executive Director American College of Pediatricians […]
Read More[…] dignity in law, science and medicine. BDF provides legal expertise, policy strategy and professional education on the issues of healthcare rights of conscience, abortion and its impact on women, human cloning/destructive human embryo research, and end of life issues including physician-assisted suicide and healthcare rationing. Learn more at www.bdfund.org or contact BDF president and general […]
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[…] place for our own secrets, a place where our secrets will be received and we will be loved and challenged. For me, this place is other Christian women physicians, the people who most understand the challenges of my day to day life. For you, it might be a counselor, small group or pastor. The […]
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[…] a long time in medicine. Mine has been a mediocre record, so I was underwhelmed by my presence there. However, I found myself surrounded by men and women who had truly done great things in the field of science and patient care. I listened to their achievements, and I thought of all the good […]
Read More[…] Amendments not only obstruct the ability of the physician to make professional judgments in the best interests of their patients but also force Hippocratic practitioners to become involved in the taking of human life or risk the loss of their medical licenses. These amendments will result in worsening healthcare for Illinois women. Trojan Horse trojan_horse_assult_on_conscience_freedom
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[…] blower to a nozzle to spray the car burgundy.” My friend just shrugged his shoulders and grinned. I’ve always been a bit envious of men or women who could look at an object and fix it, or build it, or reconstruct it to be used in new ways. My wife has that ability, […]
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[…] buddies in Korea? Does it take losing your mom and dad and two wives? Does it take cancer recurrence and all its consequences? Some men and women have earned the right to speak with authority, as has this patient. I can’t chalk his claims up to superficial, hopeful banter. He knows he has […]
Read More[…] change in Tanzania through: ● Supporting over 100 vulnerable children. ● Providing Primary and Secondary education to over 600 students. ● Vocational and leadership training. ● Empowering women with the opportunities to excel in business and family. ● A medical center. ● Agricultural projects. To build upon the momentum in Tanzania, COH is […]
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Letter to the Editor of CHEST (American College of Chest Physicians) opposing physician-assisted suicide in response to article by Attorney Kathryn Tucker’s article pushing physicians to help patients dye.
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