Medicine Is Ministry: Dr. Omari Hodge on Faith, Diversity, and the Future of Healthcare
Dr. Omari Hodge, CMDA’s new president, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp for an important conversation about faith, healthcare, and leadership. A board-certified family physician and the founding program director of AdventHealth’s Family Medicine Residency in Wesley Chapel, Florida, Dr. Hodge has served CMDA for years, leading Global Health Outreach teams with his wife, Kiera, and guiding committees with wisdom and grace.
As CMDA’s first African American president, Dr. Hodge shares his inspiring journey of faith and calling into healthcare, his conviction that medicine is ministry, and his vision for equipping the next generation of Christian healthcare professionals. Together with Dr. Chupp, he explores the importance of diversity, the future of CMDA, and how healthcare professionals can live boldly for Christ in their daily work.
CMDA honors the life and ministry of Dr. Doug Lindberg, who went to be with his Savior on August 30 after a battle with cancer. Doug faithfully equipped healthcare professionals and students to live fully surrendered to Christ through his work with the Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions, including Remedy Conferences, Pre-field Orientation, Capstone, Journal Club, and more.
We will miss his humor and heart, but his legacy lives on through the missionaries, students, and countless lives he touched. In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations to continue Doug’s mission of sharing Christ’s love through medical care at the Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions: cmda.org/center-for-advancing-healthcare-missions.
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Meet Our Guest(s):
Omari Hodge, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician who serves as the Founding Program Director for the AdventHealth Family Medicine Residency Program in Wesley Chapel, Florida. He earned his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine and completed his residency at Self Regional Hospital in South Carolina. He is also a member of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA), and he and his wife, Kiera, participate in medical aid relief trips both locally and globally.
