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The Point Blog Archives

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 20, 2022

The Point Blog ARCHIVE All articles found in the archive are more than three years old. The purpose of this blog is to stimulate thought and discussion about important issues in healthcare. Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of CMDA. We encourage you to join the […]

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GHO – FAQs

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 29, 2018

[…] Health Outreach trip fees cover? Trip costs are in three main categories. Airline travel to get you from your home to the main airport in the country where you will be serving. You can get more information about these airline costs by clicking here. Your individual costs within the country where you will be […]

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Terms & Conditions

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 23, 2018

[…] stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password […]

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A Second Drug Wave is Coming: Marijuana

By James Avery, MD | January 10, 2019

The first drug wave was the opioid epidemic. In 2016, more Americans died from drug overdoses (67,000) than during the entirety of the Vietnam War (58,200).1 The second and more insidious wave is coming—it’s the marijuana wave.

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Member Awards

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 20, 2019

[…] She spent her first year of medical school at the St. George’s School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, before transferring to the Medical College of Pennsylvania, where she joined a CMDA student chapter. That student chapter was an anchor that brought dear friendships and Christian community to her life. After graduating medical school […]

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ETHICAL VACCINES: Ready for a shot in the arm?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 15, 2021

With millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses already plunged into American arms and hundreds of million more doses on the way, can healthcare professionals confidently receive the vaccines themselves and also recommend them for patients? While responses to this question often involve important emotional factors that need to be addressed, this article focuses on three […]

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Trafficking

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 10, 2018

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. Human trafficking is most commonly defined as: Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained […]

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CMDA Statement on Medical Marijuana

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 18, 2019

The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) has developed this policy on “medical marijuana” with both an inherent belief that the Bible is the Word of God–that it speaks into our time and culture and that God gave us his creation to use to its fullest potential—and with the incorporation of scientific evidence which […]

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Dermatology Section

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 25, 2018

The Dermatology Section of the Christian Medical Association strives to enable Christian dermatologists to work together for deeper mutual support and understanding.

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Sexual Harassment in Healthcare

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | January 9, 2019

It is tempting to think sexual harassment is a problem that happens to other people in other places. Sadly, that is not the case. According to Medscape’s 2018 survey of 6,200 physicians, 7 percent of physicians have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the last three years.

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Physician-Assisted Suicide

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 24, 2018

We are committed to providing the most up-to-date information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of the fight against the legalization of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. We’ve compiled a great amount of resources that you can use to educate yourself and others about this important issue.

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Alternative Medicine

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 6, 2018

The latest up-to-date information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of alternative medicine.

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Marijuana

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 14, 2019

The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) has developed this policy on “medical marijuana” and “recreational marijuana” with both an inherent belief that the Bible is the Word of God—that it speaks into our time and culture and that God gave us his creation to use to its fullest potential—and with the incorporation of […]

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By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 25, 2018

[…] proficiently enjoy simple skin suturing; if you want to make disciple-making disciples of Jesus among your patients; and if God is calling you to this work, we can train you in this medical ministry to fulfill the Great Commission. Come join us at our Warwick, Rhode Island location. We are also eager to talk […]

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At the Heart of the Crisis: Personal Reflections on COVID-19

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 2, 2020

It is no exaggeration for me to say CMDA has had an influential impact on my adult spiritual life. Since 1999, I have been active with CMDA in one way or another. In 2017, my work with the New York City chapter was significantly increasing, and I found myself more interested in ministry activities […]

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Don’t Use Ice Picks for Brain Surgery

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2023

The first time I ever heard of a lobotomy was in the early 1980s. I was a medical student, but I didn’t learn about it in class. Instead, I was in a darkened room with a bunch of other family members, watching a family home movie filmed 30 years earlier.

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Right of Conscience | Freedom of Faith & Conscience | Religious Freedom

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 11, 2019

[…] information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of the fight to protect the rights of medical professionals. We’ve compiled a great number of resources that you can use to educate yourself and others about this important issue. So get involved today: talk about the issue with your friends, write your senators and send […]

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Washington Office

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 8, 2018

We are dedicated to serving as a Christian voice on today’s current healthcare topics by speaking for our members to the government, media, church and public. Our Washington Office links our members with Congress, the Administration and policy organizations in Washington, D.C.; presents life-honoring perspectives through the national media; and publishes resources on vital issues.

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A Time to EMBRACE Recovery

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 9, 2022

As those called to the healing profession, we have all lived and practiced through old and unprecedented new challenges in our careers. We can all agree the last few years have surely been unlike any we have ever experienced before in our lives.

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GHO – Application Information

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 9, 2018

[…] the next steps you must take and what paperwork is needed from you. Everyone on the team must submit a variety of documents depending on the country where you will be serving and your trip position. Although all of this may not specifically apply to you, some of the necessary paperwork will include: Travel, […]

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Healing from the Violence of Busyness: Five Biblical and Theological Reflections on Time and Work

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 9, 2022

When a medical code alert went off, my team took the stairs and not the elevators to save us precious seconds in the resuscitation. A “good” intern, I learned, gets their notes done as soon as possible.

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The Lure of Money

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | April 22, 2020

Most people can do one or two of these things, but very few people can do more than that. I have always found this idea intriguing as my family and I considered how to budget the money we have been given. But it leaves out something very important we can do with our extra […]

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Save and Support Lives with Abortion Pill Reversal

By Eric F. Hussar, MD | March 23, 2023

Rebecca had eight months to go before finishing nursing school and was in an unhealthy relationship when she found out she was pregnant. She had no car and little income, and she certainly did not feel ready to have a baby.

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End of Life Issues

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 22, 2019

[…] information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of the fight to protect the rights of medical professionals. We’ve compiled a great number of resources that you can use to educate yourself and others about this important issue. So get involved today: talk about the issue with your friends, write your senators and send […]

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Reproductive Issues

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 18, 2019

[…] information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of the fight to protect the rights of medical professionals. We’ve compiled a great number of resources that you can use to educate yourself and others about this important issue. So get involved today: talk about the issue with your friends, write your senators and send […]

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Negative Health Consequences of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | July 27, 2011

The health effects of same-sex sexual behavior are many. The public, government, and judiciary are being lead to believe that same-sex sexuality is a normal variant with interactions and results equivalent to heterosexual sexuality. However, this position runs contrary to professional literature and the track record of history.

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What Does it Mean to Be Human?

By John Wyatt | February 29, 2024

This article is an excerpt transcribed from an interview recorded for a CMDA Matters podcast episode released in November 2023 with CMDA CEO Mike Chupp, MD, FACS; CMDA Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy Jeff Barrows, DO, MA (Ethics); and Professor John Wyatt. During the conversation, they discussed what it means to […]

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Gifts and Miracles: My Unexpected Journey into Addiction Medicine

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 22, 2020

When 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.”

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All You Need is F.A.I.T.H. – Mentoring

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

My freshman year of college brought a multitude of surprises. Certainly, there was the increased study load and the idea that I alone had to manage myself, my time and my schedule, yet the biggest surprise I experienced was when the God of the universe radically changed my life and the trajectory of my future.

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Legacy Gifts

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 13, 2022

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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Fellowship of Christian Optometrists

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 5, 2018

Being a member of CMDA has lots of great benefits, but the greatest benefit of all is helping to further His kingdom as we change hearts in healthcare. If you aren’t a member of CMDA, we would love to have you join us!

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Newsroom

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 18, 2018

CMDA News and Press Releases Welcome to CMDA’s online newsroom, a one-stop source for journalists and the general public where you will find news releases, public service messages, videos, photos and more. You can also sign up to receive press releases and other updates by email. CMDA is the nation’s largest organization of faith-based […]

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21st Century Savagery and Hamas: How Do We Understand Evil?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 23, 2023

The savagery of Hamas in Israel has been on everyone’s mind in recent weeks. Most political leaders, including respected Saudi leaders, have expressed their horror at what was done. The killing of civilians, including women and children, plus the mutilation and degradation of dead bodies, is impossible to defend. The depravity of Hamas fighters […]

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Scholarship | WPDC Conference

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 16, 2022

This scholarship if for currently enrolled female medical and dental students are given priority. Consideration is given to female medical and dental residents as well as medical and dental fellows who have financial need.

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Pornography and Interactive Sexual Devices

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 2, 2020

Pornography is any medium that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to entice sexual imagination. Pornography has no beneficial use but damages human relationships. Mass communication technologies such as the Internet have expanded its reach to an unprecedented degree. Video and virtual reality have intensified its content. The introduction of sex robots that imitate […]

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Position Statements

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 14, 2020

[…] outbreaks of infectious diseases for millennia. Innumerable lives have been lost, families ravaged, and precious resources consumed. These occurrences have included both localized epidemics and world-wide pandemics where the infection was spread through close proximity and inadvertent transmission. Further elaboration is contained in the statements below. Download this Public Policy Statement (Executive Summary) Duties […]

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Speaker’s Bureau

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 13, 2018

Have you ever needed someone to speak to your CMDA group, to a church or community event? CMDA provides for your convenience, a list of some choices. Each speaker has expertise in a number of subjects.

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The Season of Light Around the World

By Doug Lindberg, MD | November 9, 2022

As the trappings of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons emerge around us in North America, things look and feel quite different for our colleagues serving around the world. For cross-cultural missionaries serving far from home, this time of year is complicated.

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Abortion

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 6, 2019

The latest up-to-date information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of abortion.

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Psychiatric Insights for Treating Detransitioners: Equipping Healthcare Professionals

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 23, 2023

The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that systems tend toward maximum entropy, disorganization or chaos. Since 1950, society’s transition into postmodernism— where relativism replaces an agreed upon series of absolutes and truth—marked a pivot point accelerating chaos. When God’s truth is ignored, Satan and the world’s small lies gain traction and, if not corrected, […]

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Resources

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 29, 2018

HELPLINE 1-888-230-2637 HOME BLOG TRAINING EVENTS RESOURCES FAQs DONATE RESOURCES Podcasts CMDA-Matters Podcasts Dr. Steve Sartori and Dr. Ann Tsen talk about coaching in an interview from the February 2015 edition of Christian Doctor’s Digest. https://app.box.com/shared/static/3tzutsjwj359r8o4xewkmvn7oer0lh50.mp3 Ken Jones talks about Coaching Doctors https://app.box.com/shared/static/2spjrqgjl8rh54c8qaibrjvkm5la5csq.mp3 Creating a Coaching Culture Inside an Organization https://app.box.com/shared/static/pueqho8cjk7a6hvz9sm3evinzdj5r5kv.mp3 Coaching Physicians and […]

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Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Healthcare

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 23, 2023

Moral distress and moral injury are relatively new terms, but the problems they reflect are ancient. They address the need to face moral challenges with the integrity of an undivided heart.

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Going on Mission Without Leaving Home

By Shari Falkenheimer, MD, MPH, MA, PhD | February 29, 2024

A high number of CMDA members want to go on or have served on an international mission trip. Why? Hopefully, not to just see another country, but to bring the love and message of Jesus to those who don’t know Him. Do we need to leave home to do this?

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First Fruits

By Eric Willingham | January 31, 2022

God asks for and deserves our best, the first fruits of our labor. This was true in ancient Israel and remains true today.

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Christian Healthcare Executive Collaborative

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 29, 2020

The mission of the CMDA CHEC Section is to encourage connection, promote excellence and integrate faith and work. The vision of CHEC is to be a community of Christian healthcare executives that inspires and supports one another.

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Racism

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 3, 2020

The Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA) is made up of the Christian Medical Association (CMA) and the Christian Dental Association (CDA). CMDA provides resources, networking opportunities, education and a public voice for Christian healthcare professionals and students. Founded in 1931, CMDA provides programs and services supporting its mission to “change hearts in healthcare” […]

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Downcast: Suffering, Depression and the Goodness of God

By Jennifer Huang Harris, MD | June 1, 2020

[…] lead to depression, and depression itself is suffering. We are fortunate to live in a society that is largely insulated from suffering, compared to other places and times where people have had to grapple with the daily reality of illness, death, poverty or war. As a consequence, we are fearful of any kind of suffering.

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Faith Prescriptions: Just What the Doctor Ordered

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 8, 2021

Introducing a new video-based teaching program from CMDA to equip healthcare professionals to share the love of Christ with their patients and colleagues

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Center for Well-being | About Us

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 14, 2019

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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Life & Leadership Coaching

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 11, 2018

[…] you struggle to spend time with your family? Perhaps you are feeling the pressure at work to see more and more patients. Or maybe you haven’t made it to church in months because you have too many responsibilities and now you just found out you’re being hit with a medical malpractice case. You’re on […]

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FCO Mission Opportunities

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 9, 2018

Being a member of CMDA has lots of great benefits, but the greatest benefit of all is helping to further His kingdom as we change hearts in healthcare. If you aren’t a member of CMDA, we would love to have you join us!

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Policy & Issues Home

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 18, 2018

Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Policy and Issues homepage.

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Canyon Living

By Al Weir, MD | March 4, 2025

“This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer a short time in various trials” (1 Peter 1:6, NET).

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Organized Medicine and the Response to Dobbs: Seeking Crucial and Constructive Conversations

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 30, 2023

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a landmark decision in which the court held that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. A number of medical professional organizations responded to the decision with public statements. These responses were […]

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How to De-stress in Your Distress

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 21, 2022

[…] that day. The call was from a doctor. I called the doctor back and said, “Hello, this is Pastor Bert from CMDA returning your phone call, how can I help you?” After a pause, he responded, “Thank you for calling me back; I don’t know how much longer I can continue to practice in […]

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Courage through the Crisis: Stories from the Frontlines

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 21, 2021

More than a year ago, we watched as New York City and the surrounding area became the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis when the pandemic initially broke out in the United States. At this year’s CMDA Virtual National Convention, we shared stories from several CMDA members from the area whose lives and work in […]

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Racism in Healthcare: No One is Immune

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 2, 2020

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” —Psalm 51:10, ESV It must start with us. Many things have been laid bare this year. In late 2019, a novel Coronavirus referred to as SARS-CoV-2 originating in Wuhan, Hubei, China spread to the United States becoming a global […]

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When Our Patients Pray for Us

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

As a Christian who’s been practicing periodontics for 29 years, I’ve had numerous opportunities to share my faith and pray with my patients. A number of my patients have expressed their appreciation for having a fellow Christian responsible for their care.

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Resilience in the Face of Personal and Organizational Adversity

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

Try as we may, adversity is unavoidable. Often unexpected, hardship comes into our lives in a variety of forms and levels—a cancer diagnosis, a harsh public criticism, a mistake or accident with a detrimental outcome, an economic downturn or even a pandemic or natural disaster.

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First Fruits and Capstone

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 21, 2022

The healthcare mission field stands at an important crossroads. Around the world, opportunities abound for fruitful ministry through healthcare missions. Healthcare professionals are desperately needed, and they can serve in places non-medical missionaries can’t serve. All too often, needs and opportunities go unmet. The doors will not remain open forever. As health systems around […]

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CMDA Statement: Advance Directives

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 22, 2020

Whereas modern medicine has made available technologies that can prolong life, medical science alone cannot answer questions of whether life-sustaining technologies should be used in particular circumstances or whether such technologies are consistent with patients’ goals of care, values, and beliefs about health, life, and death.

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Member FAQ

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 12, 2018

One of the most common reasons healthcare professionals give for not joining or renewing their membership is that they do not have time to be involved. Membership does not obligate you to participate in any of the ministries of CMDA. These ministries are there when or if you need them, either serving you or […]

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Steadfast

By Al Weir, MD | July 9, 2024

“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves…” (Ephesians 4:14, NIV).

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The Importance of Trust—Not Something Created by Taking Courses in Ethics

By John Patrick, MD | September 13, 2023

If we attempt to write a list of the people we really trust and then try to work out why we trust them, it is clearly not explained by level of education, wealth, privilege or oppression.

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Disciples in Dentistry

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 23, 2023

When we meet someone new, one of the first questions we often ask is, “What do you do?” What we do is often the thing that largely defines us in broad strokes or gives us our identity.

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Advocacy

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 22, 2023

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed” (Proverbs 31:8-9, NLT). That scriptural challenge is a driving factor for the work we do in advocacy here at CMDA. As one of the core aspects of CMDA’s ministry efforts, we are dedicated to serving as a Christian healthcare […]

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Staying Connected During School When Chaos and Isolation Abound

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

Sent home, shut in isolation, studying in our bedrooms, trying to survive our first year of medical school, and we weren’t even at school! When the four of us entered medical school in the Detroit, Michigan area in fall of 2020, it certainly trumped any expectations we had.

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The Landmark Decision: Finally Granting Life to the Pre-born

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | September 1, 2022

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court finally corrected the debacle of the Roe v. Wade decision, ending 49 years of federal judicial fiat allowing legal abortion in all 50 states.

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Street Medicine: Running a Free Clinic in the Era of COVID

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 5, 2022

[…] 2020, it was so early in the outbreak of the pandemic that my illness sent shock waves of fear through Inland Vineyard Medical Mission and Free Clinic where I serve as director. Everyone on our team was worried, including our student workers. How would we keep our team safe? And how would we still […]

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Physician Burnout

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | May 19, 2016

[…] relatively slow evening at work when I got the text. My phone vibrated on the clinic countertop as I was looking over a chart. “Are you busy? Can you talk?” I figured those words couldn’t be good, coming as they did from a young intern I mentored when she was a medical student. I […]

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Disciple Making Medicine

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 10, 2019

[…] way,” the patient’s wife pleaded as she sat at the head of the table in our procedure room nearly four years ago. She was facing away from the surgical field where I was working meticulously on her husband to suture the vas deferens together using microsurgery under the Zeiss surgical microscope hanging above the table.

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Hope-Hopping

By Al Weir, MD | April 10, 2024

[…] secure…” (Hebrews 6:19, NIV). We reviewed his CT in our multidisciplinary conference after treating his cancer with radioembolization. I brought him good news: “Right now, I’m optimistic. There’s no evidence of cancer on your scan.” He replied, “Optimist nothing, Doc. God said, ‘It is finished,’ and that’s all I need. That’s where my hope lies.”

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Professional, Not Provider—Please!

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 21, 2022

[…] I served as a physician at a university student health center early in my career. Those words were often a result of simple naivete, but consumer-driven patient attitudes have intensified dramatically through the years. Here in Canada, where euthanasia/assisted suicide is legal, I currently face more serious and sinister demands in my palliative care practice.

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But God: Finding the Silver Lining

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 21, 2021

[…] break period. We sent our first two teams out before countries began closing their borders. While these two teams were still out of the country, we began cancelling our remaining trips. First it was for the month, then it became two and on through the summer. Before we knew it, we had cancelled every […]

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First Fridays at the Mortons

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 15, 2021

My husband and I had just moved from Michigan to Texas for my first year of medical school at the University Health Science Center San Antonio. We walked up to the door of a house we had never visited, hand-in-hand wondering what the evening ahead would hold, with unfamiliar people, in this unfamiliar part […]

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Who Holds the Judges Accountable or Can We Be Good Without God?

By John Patrick, MD | March 23, 2023

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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Praying With Patients

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | May 16, 2018

Dr. Autumn Dawn Galbreath explores what a variety of secular physicians have to say about praying with patients in the exam room. It’s a topic that is vastly important to Christian healthcare professionals. Not surprisingly, there was a wide range of options among secular physicians.

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William P. Cheshire, Jr., MD

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 11, 2019

William P. Cheshire, Jr., MD, is professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic and an expert on disorders of the autonomic nervous system. At Mayo Clinic in Florida he chairs the Ethics Committee and leads the Program in Professionalism & Values. The neurology department chose him as teacher of the year in 2015. At […]

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C.A.S.E.

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 5, 2024

[…] ministries are dedicated to transforming the lives of healthcare professionals just like you through evangelism and discipleship.   The 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 […]

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Almost Eaten

By Al Weir, MD | October 17, 2023

Last week I felt inspired. I delivered the first half of a Christian-life lecture to local healthcare students, and it was smooth.

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Stinky

By Al Weir, MD | March 7, 2023

“And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Ephesians 5:2, ESV). Yesterday morning one of my colleagues, whose office is next to mine, walked into my office just before clinic started.

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Louder

Louder

By Al Weir, MD | February 14, 2023

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 […]

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations celebrates victory in federal court that sets nationwide precedent

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 30, 2022

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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God Sightings

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

Sent home, shut in isolation, studying in our bedrooms, trying to survive our first year of medical school, and we weren’t even at school! When the four of us entered medical school in the Detroit, Michigan area in fall of 2020, it certainly trumped any expectations we had.

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Dental Association Bloggers

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 2, 2021

CMDA’s Dental Ministries is dedicated to encouraging and supporting dentists in living out their Christian faith in their professional and personal lives. We are an outreach that encourages and supports dental professionals and students as they strive to integrate their Christian faith into all aspects of their lives, while providing opportunities for training and equipping.

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Anxious? Me, Too. How To Lean On God When Feelings Don’t Cooperate

By Amy Givler, MD | June 1, 2020

I’ve been a family doctor in the same location for 30 years, so many of my patients have been with me a decade…or two…or three. Following people through their life stages has been a joy. We’ve grown older together. I’ve been acutely aware of this in the last two weeks as I’ve called […]

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After Ebola: Confronting the Trauma

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 22, 2020

[…] brutal civil war erupted in Liberia and soon engulfed the small West African country. At the time, T. Abraham Browne was in high school, and the senseless killings forced him and his siblings to flee for their lives to escape the bloodshed. They reached a refugee camp where Abraham would spend the next 10 years.

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HHS Protects Conscience Freedoms

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 18, 2019

Conscience-guided healthcare professionals and students received a healthy dose of positive federal policy advances in the last few months. CMDA played a role advocating on behalf of our members in each of the following federal policy reforms that relate to conscience freedom, gender issues and abortion.

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Healthy Healthcare Marriages

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | September 10, 2016

Doctors have had a bad rap on the marriage front for a number of years. We’ve long been accused of having a much higher divorce rate than the general public. For many years, there was not a lot of data on healthcare marriages, but strongly held popular opinion characterized a high percentage of us […]

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A Letter to Christian Physicians

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2023

[…] Fellowship of Christian Physician Assistants,   Jonathan Clemens, PA, 2022-2023 Chair   About the Author Jonathan Clemens, PA, practices medicine as a PA in Thurston County, Washington, where he currently splits his time between eating disorders care with The Emily Program and Occupational and Family medicine at ErgoCare Clinic. Since his 2012 graduation from […]

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Healthcare Response to Human Trafficking

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 13, 2023

[…] to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised” (KJV). It also served as a roadmap for the rest of my life, and I believe it is a roadmap for us all.

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Taking It with You

By Al Weir, MD | October 31, 2023

[…] moved to be near her daughter, but her daughter has rejected her. “I have to love her from a distance. She got a new job and bought a Range Rover. Now she acts like I never loved her. She don’t know that you can’t take nuthin’ but your good works with you when you die.”

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Dentally Impacting the World for Christ

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 7, 2020

Over the last two years, CMDA’s dental outreach has developed into a two-pronged approach, ministering to traditional private dental professionals and also those seeking to serve the underserved, both domestically and internationally. Vice President for Dental Ministries Dr. William “Griff” Griffin focuses primarily on engaging with our dental members, while Vice President for Dental […]

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Transgenderism | Gender Identity | Gender Dysphoria: Crosstalk

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 22, 2020

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.

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Medical Malpractice Ministry

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 25, 2018

A malpractice lawsuit can wreak havoc on a healthcare professional’s family, career and emotional and spiritual wellbeing. The effects can be devastating. CMDA’s Medical Malpractice Ministry is available to intervene with prayer, educational resources and encouragement from a commission of doctors who have faced malpractice suits themselves.

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Blogs

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 20, 2017

Christian Medical & Dental Associations® has several blogs available with articles dating back several years on a wide range of healthcare topics and issues.

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GCDC

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 2, 2024

This inaugural Great Commission Dental Conference will feature over thirty presenters, speaking on a wide range of topics – short term mission trips, long term ministry, teaching trips, private practice ministry, community clinic involvement, missionary dental equipment, funding missionary activity, et cetera. There will be something for everyone at this meeting, including sweet fellowship […]

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Celebrating a Legacy with David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics), and Gene Rudd, MD

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 18, 2019

At the 2019 CMDA National Convention, we were privileged to honor Dr. David Stevens and Dr. Gene Rudd for their legacy of faithful leadership. Dr. Stevens is stepping down as CEO of CMDA effective September 1, 2019, while Dr. Rudd moved from his Senior Vice President role to working part-time in 2017.

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Dónal P. O’Mathúna, PhD

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 11, 2019

Dónal P. O’Mathúna is Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision-Making & Evidence in the School of Nursing & Human Sciences at Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland, and Chair of the Academy of Fellows at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Chicago. He is a member of CMA and the Paul Tournier Institute speaker’s […]

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Walt Heyer

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 10, 2019

[…] by this topic. Walt has spoken at conferences in Italy, Australia and across the U.S. His story has been featured in articles and documentaries in New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia and Australia. His mission is to raise public awareness about the incidence of regret and the tragic consequences suffered as a result. […]

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