Dr. Jerome Adams, the 20th Surgeon General of the United States, talks about his journey to serving in public policy and his efforts to lead American through pressing health challenges, like the opioid epidemic.
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I am one of those parents who didn’t let her daughter (though she begged and begged) read the Harry Potter book series when she was 10…and 11…and 12. Even though her friends were reading them. Even though the whole world seemed crazy about them, and she was an avid reader.
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Who 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.
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Centura Health is passionate about high-value, top quality care made accessible in every community we serve. As a physician-facing organization, we have dedicated resources to support providers so they can spend their time doing what matters most—caring for patients and serving their communities. We are now hiring for a full time obstetrics and gynecology physician at Sisters Grove OB/GYN in Colorado Springs, Colorado! With more than 300 sunny days a year, this location offers the very best of Colorado living. To learn more and apply today, visit centura.org/careers.
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Who 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.
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“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations…” (Romans 4:18, NIV).
“I got my hug!”
I had not seen her in a while. Her husband had been one of my dear friends with medical problems that complicated COVID and took his life last year.
“I was so blessed,” she said. “I was dreaming about him, just like when he was healthy. In that dream he gave me this wonderful hug.”
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Just today in a text exchange about job hunting, a CMDA friend reminded several of us that God can lead us in a variety of ways. Many times, God calls us, or pulls us, into the roles He has for us. We feel clearly instructed, and we feel certain we are following His leading as we step into a new chapter, be it a job or school or church or a new family decision. As American Christians, we are used to thinking about decision-making this way, I think. We feel that we must not know the right thing to do if we don’t feel pulled to one of the options. We pray for clarity, and we seek advice because we want that sense of calling, of being pulled in the direction God would have us to go.
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Scott Ledford shares ways that we can bring spiritual truths to those around us without coming off like a jerk.
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Gene Rudd, MD poses the question “If the problem (our broken world) is rooted in sinful hearts, can governments, courts and social systems ever be the solution to our rebellion against God?”.
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Nicole Hayes shares about how to go from poise to peace as we rely more completely on God.
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3rd year medical student Ryan Orlando talks about how CMDA is making a difference and impacting him as he journeys through healthcare training.
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Who 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.
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Who 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.
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Caroline Doherty, a third-year MD-PhD student at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota discusses how she is able to flourish in her faith in med school and why campus ministry is so important for every Christian.
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Dr. Curt Thompson shares about how our desire for spiritual connection with God and deeper connections with each other can lead us to living more fully integrated, connected lives.
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MAP provides travel scholarships for up to $3,000 to healthcare students from any discipline who are planning to participate a in global health missions experience. Preference is given to those doing a trip or rotation that is at least 4 weeks in duration. For questions, please refer to the website or contact ballison@map.org.
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Dr. Cathie Scarbrough talks about bringing your faith into healthcare by incorporating spiritual interventions with Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Bill Griffin in this month’s Dental Sound Bytes podcast, which is a re-release of a prior CMDA Matters episode.
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It has been said that all the world is a stage, and the people are mere players. If that is true, then sometimes I feel like a supporting character in my own life. My husband’s career has been center-stage for so long, I can’t remember a time when our life didn’t somehow revolve around it. It determined where we lived, and how long. It determined when dinner was, and when we could go on vacation. It was the reason we moved away from home, and the reason we moved again, and again, and again. And I have been the one making sure all the endless “little things” got done along the way. I am pushing the plot of our lives along—but standing outside the spotlight.
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Dr. Darrell Bock from The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary talks about the importance of listening and cultural engagement in today’s world.
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Centura Health is passionate about high-value, top quality care made accessible in every community we serve. As a physician-facing organization, we have dedicated resources to support providers so they can spend their time doing what matters most—caring for patients and serving their communities. We are now hiring for a full-time obstetrics and gynecology physician at Ridgegate OB/GYN in Castle Rock, Colorado! With more than 300 sunny days a year, this location offers the very best of Colorado living. To learn more and apply today, visit centura.org/careers.
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In this episode, Dr. Cara Buskmiller discusses what residency interviews are like for Christians and others making decisions based on their consciences and convictions. Also Cara addresses what medical students and pre-medical students should know about how to prepare for residency interviews and how to address challenges they may face during their residency.
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Bill Reichart shares a video of Dr. J. Edwin Orr about revival seen through the lens of history and points to a road map of how we can begin the process again.
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“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel” (Philippians 1:12, NIV).
He was beaten down by loneliness and a cancer that brought him pain, but he loves Jesus the Christ. When I asked him how he was doing on this visit, he said, “Not so well.” I was surprised at his continued response, unrelated to the issues above: “The main reason I’m not doing well is that I want to serve the Lord again, and I just can’t.” He was too weak and too displaced by his circumstances to have a solid foundation from which he could serve, and his heart was deeply committed.
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Pastor Bert serves as the Vice President of Missions & Member Care for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) in Bristol, TN.
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We have been privileged as American healthcare professionals to practice medicine according to our sincerely held beliefs, at least until the relatively recent past. However, as many of our members know from personal experience, those conscience freedoms are coming under increasing attacks from several quarters. In this post, we want to remind the reader of the conscience protections that exist at the federal level and explore why those protections are currently endangered.
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The case for gender (transition) affirming therapy—which is more realistically termed gender imitating medical intervention—for gender dysphoria and incongruence is precipitously weakening.
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Ryan Bomberger, the founder of the Radiance Foundation, talks about his work to create a culture that believes every human life has purpose.
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Continuing our series on the Top Ten Myths of the Sexual Revolution, we now come to the contentious issue of homosexuality, or, if you prefer, same-sex attraction. This is a highly sensitive subject, and for better or worse, LGBTQ issues have consumed most of the “oxygen” over the last 30 years.
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We are looking for an experienced family nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our faith-based primary care practice in Manassas, Virginia. For more information, contact madalyn.mclennan@priviahealth.com or 276-221-0772.
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Bert Jones shares about the revival at Asbury University and asks the question “What would it take for CMDA to experience a Revival”?
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“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18, NIV).
I’ve worked with him for years, through his aggressive cancer, allogeneic transplant, now doing well except for lung damage from the graft versus host disease. He always brings me homemade beef jerky that I hand off to those who love it. Today he had a special request: “I need a letter to go to the Philippines.” He had met a young lady online and had been online dating for four months, now planning to marry her there and bring her home to the U.S.
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Gene Rudd, MD discusses the first 4 of 7 types of relationships with God and how we should approach each type to grow closer with the Lord.
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Gene Rudd, MD continues his discussion about our relationship with God and the importance of obedience and submission are in creating a good friendship with the Lord.
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Much is being made of the “moral injury” healthcare professionals suffer, which, rightly so, has been exposed and highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moral injury consists of an accumulation of a number of things, such as straining to care for the overwhelming number of incredibly sick patients, having to make wrenching decisions on prioritizing use of medical resources, etc. The focus on the subject is to address a practical need, like workforce supply in the face of increasing burnout among healthcare professionals, but it also addresses a personal human desire to ensure the personal well-being of another, which is the healthcare professional in this case.
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Luke Goodrich from Becket Fund for Religious Liberty shares about the key and important role CMDA plays in protecting conscience freedoms in healthcare.
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Mike Chupp, MD shares from John 15 about the incredible sacrifice God made to redeem and restore us to Him.
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OB/Gyn — Dekalb Women’s Specialists is a private OB/Gyn practice serving East Metro Atlanta, Georgia for more than 30 years. We are searching for a BC/BE OB/Gyn physician, or laborist. Our Decatur office is conveniently located five miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Decatur is well known for its excellent public school system, shopping and fine dining. Our practice currently has five board certified physicians, along with six board certified nurse midwives and one physician assistant. There are two other office locations, all within 15 to 20 minutes of the hospital. We endeavor to care for our patients well, guided by and founded on the love for Jesus Christ, the Great Physician. We are seeking like-minded providers proficient in obstetrics and gynecology who can faithfully join us.
We provide care for our OB patients and our Gyn surgical patients and those requiring inpatient care at Emory Decatur Hospital, a tertiary hospital part of the very comprehensive Emory Healthcare System. We offer a competitive physician’s compensation package with productivity bonuses and a partnership option. A signing bonus is available if the qualified candidate is able to make an immediate decision. Interested candidates may forward their CV and statement of interest to Mercy Amua-Quarshie, MD, at mercy.amuaquarshie@yahoo.com. Our practice website is www.dekalbwomen.com.
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Dr. Monika Potocki speaks about the work and organization of Conscience in Residency as it helps students and residents navigate the ethical and moral dilemmas they face in healthcare.
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“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes…” (Romans 1:16, NIV).
He sat across from me and had time to chat while I was ordering some complex treatment for him, a part-time pastor with theology as good as a ThD professor. We were talking about how much the world needs Jesus.
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Dr. Farr Curlin gives a keynote address to celebrate and affirm the value of conscience freedoms in healthcare.
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“The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever” (Psalm 19:9a, NIV).
She has issues with chronic anxiety and depression, which are reasonable in her case, with a history of three different cancers and a family that rejected her. She is healthy today and was sharing with me her dependence on Jesus. “I just bring Him along with me. Sometimes I get so worried, and He comes in and just makes me feel warm and comfortable in spite of things.” She added, “Sometimes, though, I get too close to Him, and it scares me. I have to pull back.”
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We’re seeking to add an additional provider to our thriving private practice in northern Arizona. With four mild seasons, you and your family will have the opportunity to get outside every day of the year.
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Dr. Perry Stamatiades is a lecturer and author and the creator of a philanthropic entity, Servants of Smiles.
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Kicking and screaming…most of the time. Protesting in the loudest and most ridiculous ways imaginable. Much like a disobedient child, who is being drug from a store by a parent; misbehaving just because they didn’t get what they wanted. That’s me. Why? How do you follow Jesus?
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Katy Faust, the founder of Them Before Us, shares about her new book and gives a special preview of her talk at the upcoming CMDA National Convention.
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Dr. Skop discusses the challenges and opportunities of Christians going into OB/GYN residency as well as the current state of abortion and life issues post Roe v. Wade.
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“As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work” (John 9:4, NIV).
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When I was a child—maybe six, maybe seven—I went through a phase of suspecting the entire world existed as a massive play with one star—me. That is, I was the main actor and the rest of humanity played supporting roles. That is, the universe revolved around me. That is, I was all ego.
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Ashleigh Chapman discusses three steps for healthcare professionals to get involved in helping victims of human trafficking.
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This week, our kids’ Christian school published The Statement. They sent it out with The Letter. And they asked for The Signature. And once again, our family began the now-familiar dance of shame, grief, anger, prayer, isolation, indignation and so many other emotions that bubble in the toxic stew Christian organizations often throw onto families like us.
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David Stevens, MD shares from John 14 about how the Holy Spirit is each Christian’s connection to God.
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Dr. Darilyn Falck and Rev. Ken Jones discuss a new course available that incorporates mentoring with coaching in CMDA’s Center for Well-being.
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Ben Watt grew up in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with two siblings, in the family home where he did school, worked for his parents’ business, and kept chickens. He stayed in the county to start his professional path at a Benedictine liberal arts college. For the last four years, he has been blessed to live in Hershey and Harrisburg during medical school at Penn State. He plans to enter family medicine and is excited to get to know many more people and learn how he can serve well in his communities.
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“He said also to the man who had invited him, ‘When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you…’” (Luke 14:12-14, ESV).
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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.
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Trish Burgess, MD shares about the spiritual warfare going on around us and why God doesn’t let us see it often.
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OB/Gyn — Southwestern Medical Clinic, Center for Women’s Health is seeking full-time OB/Gyn to join our multi-disciplinary faith-based team. The preferred candidate will provide a full range of services. Enjoy a collaborative and collegial relationship with your colleagues! Over the last 50 years, Southwestern Medical Clinic of Lakeland has proudly served residents of Southwest Michigan and under-served communities all over the world! Join a mission-minded team that is passionate about providing Christ-centered medicine. Southwest Michigan is one of the most affordable places to live in Michigan, offering a relaxed quality of life, with a wide variety of outdoor and cultural activities only 90 minutes from Chicago. For more information, visit www.spectrumhealthlakeland.org/careers or contact Kelli.Dardas@spectrumhealth.org.
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When Hagar flees after Abram and Sarai, wary of God’s unrealized promise to make their descendants as numerous as the stars (Genesis 15:5), take matters of procreation into their own hands and take advantage of her in the process, she finds herself in both a literal and physical desert.
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General Dentistry — Naples Family Dentist in Naples, Florida is currently hiring a general dentist associate for two, three or four days per week with more than five years’ experience. We are a faith-based practice focusing on biological and holistic care. Our practice provides a full spectrum of dental services. Please visit our website for more information at www.naplesfamilydentist.com. We understand that in your lifetime, you’ll spend more hours with your coworkers than you will with your significant other. The right coworkers should feel like family. Your work environment impacts how you show up where it counts the most: at home. We make sure those hours at work are as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible. We provide a positive atmosphere, with owners who seek and receive input from our team. We entrust you to innovate with a great team—we don’t micromanage. For the right candidate, we’d love to invest in your growth and your well-being while you are working and providing excellent service for your patients. Requirements: open to coaching, mentorship, and performance management support (we’ve got your back); engaged in patient flow and patient experience; excellent communication skills; sound decision-making skills, and contributing back to our community; ability to multi-task and take initiative; ability to drive a team and hold people accountable; and strong attention to detail. If you are looking for a wonderful work environment where you will be supported and encouraged, we would like to speak with you. Please send CV and contact information to Dr. Paul Mabe at paulmabe@me.com.
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August 3-31, 2023
Mentoring has been proven to promote the academic and professional growth of healthcare professionals. Coaching is gaining traction as a way of promoting
physician well-being and growing leadership skills. Combining the skills of mentor and coach can result in more satisfying and effective mentor-mentee relationships. This five week course introduces a framework that utilizes a “coach approach” to mentoring, with an emphasis on a reflective process that nurtures well-being. We will utilize If I Should Die Before I Live (book and companion guide) by Ken Jones to help develop this framework and apply to the mentoring relationship.
Pastor Bert Jones shares about how we should learn to embrace difficulties as teachable moments from God.
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“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’” (John 14:6, NIV).
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The official journal of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), Obstetrics and Gynecology, (often referred to as the Green Journal because of its traditional green cover) recently featured an article entitled “The Ghost of Savita Halappanavar Comes to America.” The article refers to a pregnant woman in Ireland named Savita Halappanavar who died in 2012 from an inappropriately managed second trimester miscarriage.
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Dr. Terry Schmidt spent more than a decade playing in the NFL before becoming a dentist and CMDA member.
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Dr. Scott Armistead experienced the loss of his job as he stood up for the truth of the gospel in his work as a teaching professor on a medical campus.
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It is a foggy morning at my house and I just filled my fourth garbage bag following the departure of my Christmas guests (full disclosure: my mom is still here after airline troubles delayed her flight by a week!) I am not ready to un-decorate yet as we love to savor the Christmas lights for a bit as we enter the new year. The deep sigh of tidying up is truly palpable — getting things back in their place somewhat and organized so that the new year can begin.
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Allen Davis shares about how to make the most of our fresh start as we begin this New Year with God.
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George Courtney, CMDA’s Vice President of Stewardship and Legacy Giving, joins Dr. Mike Chupp to discuss how God has been at work through CMDA during 2022, while also looking ahead to opportunities for ministry in 2023.
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On 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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“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29, NIV).
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Several missionary members of CMDA to share their Christmas and holiday memories from the mission field.
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“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27a, NKJV).
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In the third installment of this series, we examine the connection between the sexual revolution and the formation of sexual predators, the social harm of pornography and why children are its biggest victims.
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Nicole Hayes shares how to take time in our busy world to choose the best thing, sitting at the Master’s feet.
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“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14, NKJV).
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I have a dear Christian friend of whom I have finally had to say, “This is as good as it gets,” and leave him in the Lord’s hands.
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Dr. Katie Howe and Dr. Jake Morris discuss their involvement in CMDA throughout their training and their next steps to become long-term healthcare missionaries.
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For 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.
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“Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man” (Mark 1:41a, BSB).
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Who 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.
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The Christmas season is upon us! I love the smells, the lights and the traditions. One tradition we have in our family is to not put any Christmas gifts under the tree until after the kids go to bed on Christmas Eve. It is a tradition born out of practicality: we had curious toddlers in our house for more than 10 years. But even now, when our youngest is 11, we still keep all the gifts safely tucked away until late Christmas Eve. It is so much fun to see the surprise on their sleepy faces Christmas morning!
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One of the most beloved Christmas symbols, the Star of Bethlehem has historic connections appreciated by few. This is a review and comparison of the newest theories.
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Dr. Kayode Iyun, President of CMDA Nigeria, talks about how Christian healthcare professionals are making a difference across the continent of Africa.
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Bristol, Tenn.—November 29, 2022—Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today is celebrating a final victory in its federal court case to protect the religious beliefs of healthcare professionals from being forced to perform gender-transition procedures or abortions against their conscience and best medical judgment.
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Mark Mitchell shares about Tri-Cities Recovery and has two guests share about their experiences.
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