Leading CMDA from a Regional POV
Wes Ehrhart and Connor Ham talk with Bill in studio about their experiences and insights gained from working as CMDA Regional Directors.
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Healing Hearts and Bones in the Peruvian Amazon: Dr. Peter Cole of Scalpel At The Cross
In this episode of CMDA Matters, we welcome Dr. Peter Cole, a distinguished orthopedic surgeon, educator at the University of Minnesota, and founder of Scalpel At The Cross—a medical mission transforming lives in Pucallpa, Peru. Dr. Cole built Scalpel At The Cross alongside his wife Nancy in 2004, dedicating their skills and faith to providing life-changing musculoskeletal care in the Peruvian Amazon.
Read MoreProverbs and Prudence
Steve Sartori, MD shares from Proverbs four Principles of Making Wise Decisions.
Read MoreWhat The World Needs Now
Gene Rudd, MD takes a deep dive into the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16 and how it is God’s Valentine to the world.
Read MoreSaving Faith
Bill Reichart shares about the Lent season and how it can focus us on the importance of Easter.
Read MoreConnecting, Inspiring and Equipping Women in Healthcare: A Conversation with Drs. Rahkola & Ghezzi
In this episode of CMDA Matters, we’re joined by two incredible leaders from our Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ (WPDC) ministry. Dr. Sarah Rahkola, an internist and clinic medical director at Providence Medical Group specializing in geriatric care and substance use disorders, and Elisa M. Ghezzi, a geriatric dentist with 25 years of experience and a PhD in Epidemiology who teaches at the University of Michigan, share their powerful stories of faith and leadership.
Read MoreFrom Zero to Fifty: A Medical Student’s Journey in Building a Thriving Chapter
Kayla Grooters, 3rd year medical student from Western Michigan discusses how God can grow a student chapter simply by using student’s faithful steps of obedience.
Read MoreTrusting in God’s Calling Even When the Road Ahead Seems Impossible
This week’s episode features an inspiring guest: Dr. Klaus-Dieter John—a world-renowned surgeon, medical missionary, and founder of Diospi Suyana, a modern hospital serving the Quechua people in the Peruvian Andes. For nearly 20 years, Dr. John and his wife, Dr. Martina John, have faced incredible challenges while bringing high-quality medical care and the hope of the gospel to thousands who previously had little to no access to healthcare.
Read MoreBut To Wait
Bert Jones shares from Acts 1:4-5 about benefits and blessings of waiting for God before beginning your mission.
Read MoreKeeping God in Control
Dr. Jeff Barrows shares about the television show The Chosen and how it can help us get a better representation of Christ’s interactions with his disciples as they struggled to understand the Kingdom He was bringing.
Read MoreLiving Courageously as One of the Marginalized
On this episode, we catch up with an internationally known speaker, and someone who will be joining us on stage at this year’s CMDA National Convention, Ryan Bomberger. Our conversation includes the incredible story of a man who truly epitomizes a “life redeemed,” not just in his spiritual life, but his mortal life as well. Join us now and listen to Ryan Bomberger describe his journey to become a voice of opposition against victimhood mentality, critical race theory, DEI and anti-race theory. It’s a fascinating discussion.
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Defining DEI, Racism, Segregation, Gender Affirming and More in the Body of Christ
Bill Reichart and Dr. Omari Hodge discuss some of the hot button issues that we as CMDA members and Christ-followers face every day.
Read MoreOverlooking Offenses
Bert Jones shares from Luke 17 about the attitude we should take when we are offended.
Read MoreUSAID in Crisis: Challenges & Opportunities for Global Healthcare
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined for two conversations with Echo VanderWal and Dr. Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst to discuss the challenges facing global healthcare given the recent government funding changes related to USAID.
Read MoreElijah’s Fainting Fits
Scott Price shares about how we look at the world with either eyes of faith or eyes of flesh and how one can lead to ministry victories and the other to depression.
Read MoreFull-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
Dr. Bill Griffin and Dr. Mike Chupp sit down to have a conversation with well-known financial advisor and author David Bahnsen to talk about his new book, Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life.
Read MorePersonal Testimony of Dr. Brick Lantz
Dr. Brick Lantz shares his personal story of how the Lord led him to become the new CMDA Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy.
Read MoreWalking Ancient Roads with Christian Healthcare Professionals
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Professor Mark Wilson talks about his work as founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center and opportunities to participate in upcoming CMDA biblical tours.
Read MoreFinding Resilience and Blessing Within a Medical Marriage
Bill and guests, Bryan and Sharon Stoudt, discuss the importance of preparing for marriage.
Read MoreStanding for Life and for Women
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Catherine Wheeler, a board-certified OB/Gyn who was practicing abortions until God changed her heart, shares how God is now using her to speak truth in the public square and advocate for life.
Read MoreGrace in the Workplace
Scott Ledford shares about how we should interact with our coworkers and how we receive the grace we extend to others.
Read MoreThe Power of Obedience & Unity
Jeff Radford shares from Acts 2 and his personal history how the power of the Lord is magnified when we obey and work as one.
Read MoreRecognizing the Red Flags of Human Trafficking
On this week’s episode, Dr. Sharmayne Brooks talks about CMDA’s Commission on Human Trafficking and how healthcare professionals can protect their vulnerable patients who are being held in modern-day slavery.
Read MoreThe Hippocratic Tradition
JC Bicek shares about the history of how Hippocrates transformed medicine from spiritual to a rational, scientific discipline and how Christians combined his tenets with Christ’s charity to the marginalized to create modern medicine.
Read MoreThe Triumph of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Grace & Discipleship
Mike Chupp, MD continues in his series about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and lessons we can apply to our walk of faith today.
Read MoreNew Year, New Advocacy Opportunities
On this episode of The Voice of Advocacy podcast, Dr. Mike Chupp joins Dr. Jeff Barrows to survey the Advocacy landscape here at the beginning of 2025.
Read MoreWake up, O House of Medicine! Part 2
On this week’s episode, Dr. Michael Laidlaw shares the second part of his conversation about the courageous and critical role we have as healthcare professionals to protect children who are being impacted by the rise of gender issues in our culture and in healthcare.
Read MoreExploring Embodied Faith
Bill Reichart and guest, Rev. Dr. Stephen Ko, author of the latest book “Faith Embodied”, discuss how we glorify God with our physical and spiritual health.
Read MoreZerubabble-A Walk of Obedience
John Pierce, MD shares about how we should be backing into the future with our eyes looking back on God and His faithfulness.
Read MoreFollowership
Never Give Up
The Triumph of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mike Chupp, MD shares from 2nd Corinthians 13:2-4 and about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Read MoreA Heartbeat of Hope
Perpetual Occasions for Hope
Andy Lamb, MD shares from James 1 about the reasons we should always be hopeful.
Read MoreLive Like Andrew
Wake Up, O House of Medicine! Part 1
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Michael Laidlaw talks about his involvement as an expert witness for sensible legislation to stop the use of harmful hormones, puberty blockers and surgeries provided to minors for the purpose of gender transition.
Read MoreAdam and Eve After the Pill
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Mary Eberstadt, a senior fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, talks about several of her influential books, including Adam and Eve After the Pill.
Read MoreBattling the Scourge of Human Trafficking
Bill Reichart and Ashleigh Chapman, JD discuss the reality of human trafficking and how healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to make a difference on behalf of its victims.
Read MoreA Career of Local and Global Faithfulness
On this episode, hear how Dr. Robert Zimmerman has served his Lord in a variety of ways through five decades of dental service.
Read MoreTo Change All Worlds
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Carl Trueman discusses his new book To Change All Worlds and how Christians can explore and respond to the topic of critical theory.
Read MoreThe Impact of CMDA in 2024
On this week’s CMDA Matters episode, Dr. Mike Chupp, Dr. George Gonzalez and George Courtney spend time reflecting back on God’s amazing work through CMDA in 2024.
Read MoreGod, Teach Me About Mercy
On this week’s Christmas episode of CMDA Matters, join Dr. Mike Chupp for a devotional as he shares his experiences on a Global Health Outreach trip to Guatemala.
Read More2024 Student Pulse Highlights
We’re coming to the end of our 2024 Student Pulse podcast season. And as an opportunity to remember the variety of interesting guests and fascinating discussions, we’ve curated several clips of those conversations from the past year. We hope these clips will whet your appetite and encourage you to do a deep dive into the full conversations that we’ve had with our guests, as well as sample many of the other 24 conversations we’ve had throughout the year.
Read MoreSaline Process Witness Training
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mark Topazian and Dr. Gábor Győri talk about the new opportunities to participate in the Saline Process Witness Training.
Read MoreA Call for Servant Leaders
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. George Stubblefield and Larry Gilmore from Jessup University talk about a new faith-based master of healthcare administration program they’re developing in southern California.
Read MoreElections Matter
On this episode of The Voice of Advocacy podcast, the CMDA Advocacy Team discusses how the recent November 2024 election will impact CMDA’s advocacy efforts moving forward.
Read MoreThankfulness in the Storm
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Ken Isaacs from Samaritan’s Purse is our guest for a special Thanksgiving episode thanking the Lord for His providence and protection in the midst of the destruction from Hurricane Helene.
Read MoreFinishing with Joy
Mike Chupp, MD shares about the ways we can bring joy into our lives and the One who is our complete Joy!
Read MoreHaving A Thankful Heart
Gene Rudd, MD shares about the true meaning of Thanksgiving and the One who should receive all our thanks!
Read MoreContraception and the Church
On this week’s episode Dr. Dennis Sullivan shares about an article he recently wrote entitled “Contraception and the Church: Making Sense of the Debate and Some Pastoral Advice.”
Read MoreHope
David Stevens, MD asks how can we access hope and where we should place our hope.
Read MoreAnatomy of Faith: A Medical Student’s Journey Out of Mormonism to Finding Christ
Indy Hanson and host, Bill Reichart discuss his journey from being LDS, born and raised, to finding Christ in an anatomy lab at medical school.
Read MoreFull-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
Well-known financial advisor and author David Bahnsen talks about his new book, Full-Time: Working and the Meaning of Life.
Read MoreStruggle
Bert Jones shares from Psalm 13:1-6 about understanding the struggles we face and how to keep them in perspective.
Read MoreWilling to Do Whatever It Takes
Dr. Francis Nuthalapaty discusses how CMDA has impacted his career as he follows Christ’s leading in healthcare.
Read MoreThe Key to Christian Growth and Faithful Witness within Academia
Dr. James Tour discusses How To Stand Strong as a Christian within Academia and the one thing that James has done for over 40 years that has been the foundation of his faith and Christian growth.
Read MoreFrom Snow Angels to Ice Angels
Monica Giglio shares from her personal story about the false sense of security that we can have while on thin ice and how sometimes the Lord sends angels to rescue us.
Read MoreLessons God Has Been Teaching Me This Year
Scott Ledford shares from his personal life about the ways God has instructing him and strengthening him thru pain, afflictions and loss.
Read MoreSignals of True Faith
Bill Griffin, DDS shares some of the characteristics of Christians and how they help us know that we are on the right path.
Read MoreIntroducing ConsultBridge
Dr. Jeff Lee and Dr. Hau Liu discuss the new ConsultBridge platform, a telehealth platform to support healthcare professionals who are serving overseas.
Read MoreCountering Misinformation with Truth
Dr. Steven Foley discusses the misinformation surrounding the use of mifepristone and laws concerning abortion and miscarriage treatment, as well as how pro-life healthcare professionals can counter deception with truth.
Read MoreGod is the Only One who has the right to call You
Hetti Britz shares about understanding your calling and making sure you know Who is calling you.
Read MoreUnanswered Prayers
Bert Jones asks the question “What is Hindering Your Prayers?” and offers guidelines to turbocharge your prayer life.
Read MoreOur Identity in Christ
Levi Chapman asks the question “How much do we think about our Eternal home?” and how your answer effects your identity in Christ.
Read MoreMoral Diversity in Healthcare Training
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Ben Frush discusses the importance of moral diversity in healthcare training.
Read MoreMedical Missions with a Twist
Alexis Vonzalez Antonucci, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Class of 2025, discusses her experience serving with CMDA in Cuba with our Medical Education International ministry.
Read MoreFaithfully Serving and Impacting Cuba
Dr. Robert Lerer, a pediatric physician, discusses his work with CMDA’s Medical Education International in Cuba, the country he once fled as a teenager.
Read MoreWho Can We Trust?
Shari Falkenheimer, MD shares about Trust and Obey, the times in her life when she has put her faith in the Lord and obeyed what He was asking.
Read MoreAnger pt.2-The Son of Anger
Bill Reichart continues his discussion about Anger and delves into the Love behind Anger and how disordered Love can lead to Anger.
Read MoreCameo of Courage featuring Vanessa Sivadge
Dr. Mike Chupp talks with pediatric nurse Vanessa Sivadge to share how she courageously stepped out in faith to protect vulnerable children in Texas.
Read MorePutting Faith on Display within Healthcare
Bill and guest, Madison Kritsch, OMS 3 from Rocky Vista University, discuss how she came to medical school and how going on a CMDA GHO trip changed her.
Read MoreVoting For Life
Joseph Kohm III, Esq., discusses the battle against pro-abortion amendments in several states across our nation and ways healthcare professionals can engage in this battle.
Read MoreThe Dunamis Effect on Addiction
Dr. Don Middleton, one of the leaders of CMDA’s Addiction Medicine Section, shares his own personal journey through addiction and how God redeemed his life and his career after he surrendered to Christ.
Read MoreMindset of a Christian
Bert Jones shares the difference between a Carnal Mindset and a Spiritual Mindset and the struggles we face with the Enemy using our minds as either a Battle Ground or a Playground.
Read MoreWord Play
Grat Correll, MD shares the difference between a contract and a covenant to explain some of the changes in our current healthcare system and how we need to go back to previous models to improve healthcare.
Read MoreFlourishing through the Great Commission
Dr. Paul Hudson talks about his new book entitled Healthcare and the Mission of God: Finding Joy in the Crucible.
Read MoreThe Importance of Nurturing the Soul during Residency and Fellowship
Andrew Wilson, DO PGY-7, Interventional Cardiology fellow at UT-Austin, and Bill discuss the challenges of residency and fellowship and how to nurture your soul through them.
Read MoreHow Should We Then Live? pt. 2
Jeff Barrows, DO shares about Sanctification and how we must strive for a mature understanding of our calling and salvation.
Read MoreTenwek and Beyond
David Stevens, MD shares about his time on the mission field in Kenya and lessons learned for the Kingdom.
Read MoreJesus Teaches Us To Pray
Gene Rudd, MD shares from Matt. 5 about how Jesus has taught us to pray and the priorities we should have in serving the King.
Read MoreJoyfully Walking By Faith
Dr. Julie Rosá, a family medicine physician, is the new Association Director of Medical Education International, a short-term teaching missions ministry within CMDA.
Read MoreGod’s Preparing Work
Bryce Bowman shares from I Samuel 10:1-9 about how God prepares His servants to work in His vineyard.
Read MoreAnger Avengers
Bert Jones shares from Matt. 5:21-26 about how anger wipes out our witness for God.
Read MoreMental Health and the Church
Dr. Stephen Grcevich, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, talks about mental health and the church, as well as how mental health relates to gender and identity.
Read MoreHow a CMDA Advisor Shapes Student Lives
Bill Reichart and guest Lisa Archer discuss her role as a Campus Advisor to the CMDA student chapter at AT Still Campus in Kirksville, MO.
Read MoreThe Gospel in Private Practice
Dr. Kevin Aduddell shares his desire to communicate the love of Christ through the care he provides by striving to integrate spiritual care in his private practice.
Read MoreThe Value of Community to Servants of Christ
Drs. Gloria and Paul Halverson talk about how impactful CMDA has been in their lives as Christians in healthcare.
Read MoreGod’s Peculiar People
Robert Howard shares from I Peter 2:9-10 about how we are to be people of God and conformed to His image.
Read More100% Committed to the King
Rev. Will Graham shares an inspiring message about Hushai from the Old Testament in 2 Samuel and his pure and total obedience to God’s call.
Read MorePro Abundant Life
Sandy Christiansen, MD shares about Care Net and how God has a design for families with a specific role for fathers.
Read MoreSpeaking Up for The Preborn
Kelsey Pritchard, State Public Affairs Director for SBA Pro-Life America, discusses the battle against pro-abortion amendments in several states across our nation.
Read MoreEnds and Means of God
Greg Neal shares about how we do things is just as important to God as what we do.
Read MorePursuing Godly Character
David Stevens, MD shares seven things we need to seek and tools to have as we are Pursuing Godly Character in our lives.
Read MoreBlessed Are Those Who Mourn
Marty Green shares from Matt. 5:4 about what causes mourning and how God uses it.
Read MoreWalking in His Footsteps
Ambassador Morse Tan shares about his journey to walk in Christ’s footsteps through his work to advance justice and protect vulnerable people in our world.
Read MoreThe Circuitous Journey of Faith
Bill Reichart and Violeta Mora discuss her route to medical school that began in Cuba and continued in the Caribbean and in the US!
Read More2024 Missionaries of the Year
Dr. Brad and Naomi Quist, who are career healthcare missionaries, were recognized as CMDA’s 2024 Missionaries of the Year.
Read MoreDon’t Miss Your Mission
Bert Jones shares about making sure that we get on the journey to prepare us to be On Mission!
Read MoreIdentity Idols
Jeff Barrows, DO shares about where we get our identity from and if it is not from God, then it is from an idol in our lives.
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