CMDA Matters is the premier audio resource for Christian healthcare professionals. Hosted by CMDA CEO Dr. Mike Chupp, it is a weekly podcast that includes interviews with experts from Christian healthcare professionals. Topics include bioethics, healthcare missions, financial stewardship, marriage, family and much more. Listen to CMDA Matters today on the CMDA Go app, iTunes and the CMDA website. When you subscribe to our iTunes channel or Google Play, you will get notified about the podcast episodes on a weekly basis.
Available Episodes of CMDA Matters for Members and Non-Members
Being on Mission in Your Practice
Dr. Youseff Beshai, a family practice physician from California joins Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows on this week’s CMDA Matters podcast. Dr. Beshai shares his experiences about how to stay on mission in healthcare and serve the underserved through domestic missions in the United States.
Leveraging Your Skills for the Kingdom
Dr. Daisey Dowell, a primary care physician from Lawndale Christian Health Center who is also a plenary speaker at the 2022 CMDA National Convention joins Dr. Chupp on this week’s episode.
The Chosen and Healthcare
Dr. Mike Chupp is joined on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters by Dallas Jenkins, the creator and director of the largest crowd-funded media project of all-time, a multi-season series about the life of Christ entitled The Chosen.
Healthcare Response to Human Trafficking
Dr. Jeff Barrows interviews Ashleigh Chapman on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters. Ashleigh is a human rights lawyer who has spent more than 20 years fighting to end human trafficking, and she shares how healthcare professionals play a critical role in this fight.
Championing Women’s Health Around the Globe
Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined on this week’s CMDA Matters episode by Valerie Huber, the President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Health, who is fighting against abortion on an international level.
Gender Identity from the Eyes of Parents
Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined on this week’s CMDA Matters episode by Diane and Mark, who are the parents of three children, as they share their experience as parents with a child going through gender dysphoria and a gender identity crisis.
Following the Call into Cross-cultural Missions
Dr. Mike Chupp is joined on this week’s CMDA Matters episode by Dr. David Stevens and Dr. Greg Neal to discuss the Christian Healthcare Executive Collaborative, a growing specialty section of CMDA that connects healthcare leaders with opportunities to connect with one another, as well as to serve the kingdom of God through cross-cultural missions.
Reflecting Back on 2021
On this week’s CMDA Matters episode, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by George Courtney, who serves as CMDA’s Vice President of Stewardship and Legacy Giving. Together, Mike and George are taking time to look back on all the amazing things God has accomplished in 2021 through CMDA as they share some incredible stories of God’s faithfulness and power as we look ahead to the future of CMDA.
Special Christmas Message from Dr. John Patrick
On this week’s special episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. John Patrick shares a special Christmas story with us, as we take time to sit back and focus on the true reason for the season, to ground ourselves in the truth of Christ’s birth.
Being “On Mission” in the United States
Dr. Mike Chupp is joined on this week’s CMDA Matters episode by Drs. David and Janet Kim from Beacon Christian Community Health Center in New York to talk about how their work with patients has changed since the beginning of the pandemic. They also share how they focus on being “on mission” here in the U.S. is important as God brings the nations to them in their practice.