Your assistance is critically needed on two items at the American Medical Association meeting. One, the AMA will vote at its June 8-12 annual meeting in Chicago on assisted suicide, specifically to affirm the slightly revised Council on Ethics and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) report. Two, New Mexico has submitted Resolution 020 (A-19) for Engaged […]
Read MoreOpportunities to Serve Around the World with the Center for Medical Missions.
Read MoreThe Mission of the Neurology Section is to raise awareness among neurologists, neurology health professionals, neurology residents, fellows and medical students of the great need for neurological careādomestically and globallyāand through their response to those needs, to share the gospel.
Read MoreCMDA collaborates with Christian Community Health Fellowship in providing healthcare for the poor in the United States. We initiated this strategic partnership to maximize our efforts by drawing from the strengths of each organization. For more than 30 years, CCHF has provided networking for students, medical professionals and people interested in Christian community development. […]
Read MoreCMDA Today is a full-color, quarterly magazine devoted to todayās issues in healthcare, including inspirational testimonies from fellow Christian healthcare professionals, public policy updates, glimpses into the future of healthcare and examples of how to integrate your faith into your practice.
Read MoreYour Call⢠has been created to encourage and keep those with a “call” focused on that “call.” It shares advice from missionaries with experience on the field, information about working in hard-to-access countries, stories from the field, etc. If you are one of those people with a “call” this blog is for you.
Read MoreāāO death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?ā The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christā (1 Corinthians 15:55-57, ESV).
Read MoreāHusbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for herā (Ephesians 5:25, ESV).
Read More[…] to understand what God was showing you through the entire experience. āāāāāāāā- Order Today God Sightings in Healthcare Missions Around the World By: Trish Burgess, MD It can get hard in our busy lives when our time in the Word and in Prayer begins to feel routine. Stretching yourself outside your comfort zone and […]
Read MoreA group of colleagues and myself met recently to discuss episode 16 of CMDAās Faith Prescriptions video series at a Christian clinic in Yorktown, Virginia. Episode leader Dr. Farr Curlin states regarding the practice of medicine, āWe should make use of it, itās a gift of God, but donāt put our hope in it, […]
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Read MoreAs a physician, I was not shocked at my dear friendās death, but I was surprised by the way I discovered it. It was clearly unexpected when I walked into his room.
Read MoreI wish his statement was more true of me. One of our gospelās major principles is that followers of Christ are called to give. Itās clear in the teachings of Jesus, āGive to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from youā (Matthew […]
Read MoreBristol, Tenn.āApril 10, 2023āChristian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nationās largest faith-based professional healthcare association, is praising the order issued last Friday by a federal district court in Texas that will halt the approval of dangerous chemical abortion drugs and protects the health, safety and welfare of women and girls.
Read More[…] since it may not be His will. Iāve spent my prayers on the doctors and nurses who have treated me.ā I so love Paulās passage in Philippians where he is struggling over the choice to remain in the body or to go and be with Christ. āFor to me, to live is Christ and […]
Read MoreBehind the smile I was shouting, āOh goodness mercy of course!ā I have been the new girl showing up at the team meeting, the book club, the Bible study far, far more often than I have been the one standing with friends. It can be excruciatingly hard. It can also be invigorating.
Read MoreThe resources we provide are specifically designed to equip you to integrate your faith into your practice.
Read More[…] even remember when JFK died, although I was just a little girl; the reactions of the adults around me were so remarkable that I still remember exactly where I was. In all of that time I will tell you what I have learned: God is the only One we can trust to tell us […]
Read More[…] The order blocks HHS from penalizing you or anyone acting āin concert or participation withā you, based on your refusal to perform or insure these procedures. Q. Where do I go for more information? A. If you have questions about how this order applies to your specific situation, you will likely need to consult […]
Read More[…] Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association and Christian Medical and Dental Associations. Kurt Bravata, MD, FASAM Vice Chair, AMS Dr. Bravataās Biography Kurt grew up in a Christian home where his parents were very involved in ministry outreaches to the poor, outcast, and downtrodden. From a young age he was impressed by the joy and fulfillment […]
Read MoreMedical Education International is a short-term missions program that provides academic teaching and clinical training while spreading the gospel to doctors and students in hard to reach countries.
Read MoreIn the fall 2017 edition of Todayās Christian Doctor, I wrote an article about burnout stealing joy in my personal and professional life. I am thankful the Lord brought me out of that low place. He has continued to work on helping me understand what I initially wrote: āJoy is not a feeling of […]
Read More[…] the best way to learn about our future is to look to our past. A historical reflection on the actions of those who have gone before us can both guide us toward monumental successes and deter us from repeating colossal mistakes. A glance to history may reveal progressive social and technological advancements, yet it […]
Read MoreVoices-of-change.org, ChangedMovement.com, exodusglobalalliance.org/firstpersonc7.php, SexChangeRegret.com are among groups providing testimonials of people who have changed undesired sexual attraction or gender incongruence through professional counseling.
Read MoreA program designed to serve domestic and international healthcare missionaries in their work as well as aid in the recruitment and retention of career medical missionaries. CMM also assists students with scholarships and overseas rotations.
Read MoreAssisting selected healthcare students in participating in their first Global Health Outreach short-term medical missions experience, enabling them to become familiar with the cultural, social, spiritual, medical and dental problems in developing countries while allowing them to serve the underserved.
Read MoreThe Naomi Kim Scholarship assists selected healthcare students in participating in their first Global Health Outreach trip, enabling them to become familiar with the cultural, social, spiritual, medical and dental problems in developing countries while allowing them to serve the underserved.
Read MoreCMDA’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.
Read MoreAs a second year medical student, a member of my medical school class committed suicide. I didnāt know him well, but his death impacted me. Made me ask a lot of questions. Why didnāt I know him better? Had I gotten to know him, could I have made a difference?
Read More[…] are shoes and clothes of course, but also old picture frames, a collection of costumes, a big plastic bin of mementos for each of my children, old calendars, sewing supplies, projects I have started (but never finished), holiday decorations, boxes of old photos and a bin of my dadās things I canāt part withā¦and more.
Read More[…] have six kids aged eight and underāincluding infant twins, Ford and Eleanor, who joined our family in summer 2022. We are also about to move the whole Morris clan to Papua New Guinea in 2023 to serve as healthcare missionaries. I am sure you can imagine that our lives are as calm as a clam.
Read MoreWe all need advice, and from time to time we may even look for it. The question is, where should we seek it? The Internet? The Bible? Our pastor? A friend? A family member? Where can a Christian find godly advice?
Read MoreBristol, Tenn.āAugust 17, 2023āChristian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nationās largest faith-based professional healthcare association, is celebrating a significant court victory to protect the health and safety of women and girls against chemical abortion drugs. In Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a unanimous panel for the […]
Read MoreSome days when the deadline for writing my On the Side devotional is loomingāor loomed last week and is now bearing down on me like a bullet traināand the words are stuck in my head, I scroll through old issues to see what topics we have covered as a team.
Read More[…] my own life. My husbandās career has been center-stage for so long, I canāt remember a time when our life didnāt 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, […]
Read More[…] 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 ā getting things back in their place somewhat and organized so that the new year can begin.
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read More[…] when the triplets were four. One dreary overcast Saturday we were enjoying family time even though Wade was on call. We didnāt understand that in Florida rain can turn to sun in less than a minute. That day it did just that. And three four-year-olds began to wail. I couldnāt understand why the sun […]
Read MoreBristol, Tenn.āJune 16, 2022ā The 16,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nationās largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today protested President Bidenās newly announced Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality because of its support for gender-affirming care and therapy bans, which completely disregards the full body of medical research and puts already […]
Read MoreOne week into a rotation in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), I found myself dreaming about the hospital. I was not dreaming about saying the wrong thing on rounds, but I was dreaming about our patients: Mr. Brownās wife when sheād been told he may not survive his third surgery this admission; Mr. […]
Read MorePerspectives and Opinions on Issues and News Topics is a publication of Christian Medical & Dental AssociationsĀ®. Do you want to know the latest information and news about today’s important healthcare topics? Join the conversation with The Point, CMDA’s blog focusing on breaking news stories in bioethics and healthcare. CMDA’s experts contribute to the […]
Read MoreFor more than 80 years, we have pursued one goalāto 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 healthcareāenriching hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Read More[…] our heads above water. But as we approach the back half and final stretch of our working career and life circumstances evolve, new opportunities for serving God can present themselves. Will you come with open hands and an open heart, asking Jesus what he might have next for you, and acting upon it when […]
Read More[…] to other peopleās woes and stresses when your own were weightier? Given your last emotional resources to a patient whose need was less than your family memberās? Forfeited sleep while advising a patient of how curative it is? Advised a patient about nutrition and exercise right after scarfing a quick lunch from the vending machine?
Read MoreAccording to a 2009 article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, āApproximately 10% to 12% of physicians will develop a substance use disorder during their careers, a rate similar to or exceeding that of the general population.ā But while our addiction rate may be similar to the rest of the country, the characteristics and consequences of […]
Read MoreTo apply for consideration as a future Christian Medical & Dental AssociationsĀ® Board of Trustees or House of Representatives candidate, please submit the Leadership Commitment Form and then the Leadership Self-referral Application as well. In addition, be prepared to submit a current Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the Executive Assistant at CMDA.
Read MoreChristian Physical Rehab Professionals (CPRP) is a specialty section of CMDA. We are here to encourage, support and build up Christian Physical Rehab Professionals CPRP spiritually and professionally. We’d love to share more about our purpose, beliefs and what we offer.
Read MoreRSS stands for āReally Simple Syndicationā. Many people describe it as a ānews feedā to which you subscribe for free content. RSS is a technology that is still being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites and blogs. In the āold daysā of the web […]
Read MoreA Saline Process seminar includes 10 hours of concepts and practical tools for integrating faith into day-to-day patient interactions with sensitivity and respect. This includes incorporating spiritual history-taking, praying with patients and fostering real-time connections with God during patient care. It is a descendant of Saline Solution, a course created by Pastor Bill Peel […]
Read MoreOur fragrance, be it good or bad, is something people notice. Scripture talks about the fragrance of Christ, reminding us the aroma that wafts around us is what people notice about our faith. Itās a heavy responsibility knowing people are watching and listening to us, but we need to be the sweet aroma of […]
Read MoreāIn Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poorā (Acts 9:36, NIV).
Read More“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgement on themselves” (Romans 13:1-2, NIV)
Read MoreAs a little girl, I remember Valentine’s Day so vividlyādecorating a shoebox to hold our cards at school, picking just the right Valentine for each friend in our class and, uh, having bronchitis several years in a row and missing the whole thing.
Read MoreA Saline Process seminar includes 10 hours of concepts and practical tools for integrating faith into day-to-day patient interactions with sensitivity and respect. This includes incorporating spiritual history-taking, praying with patients and fostering real-time connections with God during patient care. It is a descendant of Saline Solution, a course created by Pastor Bill Peel […]
Read MoreAs the newest edition to CMDAās long list of resources for our members, Standing Strong with the church is new curriculum that helps the church stand up against the cultural pressures facing Christians within healthcare today. The curriculumās seven modules are designed for group settings, allowing attendees to solidify their foundational worldview beliefs regarding […]
Read MoreāAnd he who was seated at the throne said, āBehold, I am making all things newāā (Revelation 21:5a, ESV).
Read MoreAs the newest edition to CMDAās long list of resources for our members, Standing Strong in Training is new curriculum that helps healthcare students and residents stand up against the cultural pressures facing Christians within healthcare today. The curriculumās seven modules are designed for group settings, allowing attendees to solidify their foundational worldview beliefs […]
Read MoreThe child life specialist was working with my 3-year-old triplets in an effort to prepare them all for Benjaminās upcoming surgery.
Read MoreThe past 10 years have seen an exponential rise in the occurrence of gender confusion or gender dysphoria (also called transgender or gender non-conforming)* among young people worldwide, especially among teenage girls.
Read MoreāFor I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor heigh, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lordā (Romans 8:38-39, ESV).
Read MoreThe burden of a friendās pain is heavy. Iām with you. But Paulās letter to Philippi reminds us that God is faithful in carrying them until the day of Christ. Maybe youāre the friend with the burden. Weāre with you!
Read MoreGender identity issues are complex in todayās culture. āTransgenderā individuals refer to their āgenderā as a sexual identity that is different than their biologic sex on the basis of an internal sense or feeling. This self-identification differs from their biological sex, and it takes priority over their physical biology as recognized in their chromosomal […]
Read MoreThe burden of a friendās pain is heavy. Iām with you. But Paulās letter to Philippi reminds us that God is faithful in carrying them until the day of Christ. Maybe youāre the friend with the burden. Weāre with you!
Read Morend so it happened that one week before move-in day for my baby, I saw a dog that seemed to needĀ me. I looked at my husband and said I think I will fill out this application. My dog-loving hubby told me to go right ahead.
Read MoreI had delayed answering for too long, because she was rephrasing the question yet again. āWhere do you go when you want to find the truth?ā
Read MoreI have been managing his prostate cancer for 10 years. During that time, his wife left him and all his children moved elsewhere. He loves the Lord deeply. His sister wants him to come live with her in Texas. His daughter wants him to come and live with her in Alabama.
Read MoreMy physician hubby and I just celebrated 33 years married. 33 years. 25 of those I have been married to a physician. (The first eight he was an aerospace engineer but donāt get me started on the bliss of having a NASA engineer as a husband and the flex schedule that meant he had […]
Read More“ā¦let us lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross⦔ Hebrews 12:1-2
Read MoreThe best title of all to have, I think, is the title of āRedeemed.ā No matter what other titles we may have, no matter how noble or glorious they are, compared to Redeemed, they all seem to shrink in importance.
Read MoreāWhatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human mastersā (Colossians 3:23, NIV).
Read MoreHe was cancer free but suffering from complications of therapy. āThis aināt nothing,ā he declared. āIn the 80s I was shooting up drugs every day. I would find myself watching my hand inject the drugs and tell it to stop, but it wouldnāt. I even tried to commit suicide. I took an extra-large dose […]
Read MoreMoving is an art form. Itās also an invitation to be gentle with ourselves and fall into the arms of Grace.
Read MoreI hear Wade talk about his interviews for residency sometimes. I hear him describe flying to a centralized location in the Southeast and renting a car. I hear him describe traveling from program to program to hit as many schools with one flight as possible.
Read MoreHow certain are we that Jesus died on the cross? Could His resurrection have been a hoax? These are critical issues to the Christian faith. The apostle Paul admonished the Corinthian church, āAnd if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sinsā (1 Corinthians 15:17, ESV).
Read MoreWe are committed to giving support, training, and equipping to Christian mentors and mentoring throughout every community within our CMDA ministry. We are accomplishing this through online and in-person training, by curating and creating mentoring resources for our CMDA mentors and helping to connect mentors will potential mentees.
Read MoreOur Christmas schedule was different this year. Helped by a day off for bronchitis, I had more time to reflect; and I did so, remembering many healthcare professionals, and others, who have impacted my life for Christ through the moments I have spent with them.
Read MoreI finished school many years ago. My children are almost grown. My youngest is a senior in high school. There are no grandchildren on my horizon to date. Yet, I still put the new crayons in my shopping buggy at least once a year. There is just something wondrous about a brand-new box.
Read MoreWe drove to Mississippi from Chicago while in medical school. We had three under two and knew we probably wouldnāt make it the entire way in one day but werenāt exactly sure how far we would make it. And so, we decided to drive until we had to stop. It was a great decision […]
Read MoreAs I am writing this article, it has been just a few days since hostilities erupted in the Middle East. Every morning I have to get up and see what they are doing over there. It is unquestionable that any information I have today will be obsolete by the time you read this. I […]
Read MoreGod knows everything He is planning to bring about in our future. He is the One who makes a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. We may look around us and see nothing of that promise, but He encourages us to look anyway and to see with the eyes of faith.
Read MoreThe hospital notified me today that one of the residents I supervise had more than 600 āview alertsā on her computer that had not been addressed. Alerts contain critical labs, radiology results or notes from other physicians who need a response.
Read MoreI met my best friends from high school this summer in North Carolina. It was our third annual trip togetherāwe have been to a couple of beaches, but this year we chose the mountains.
Read MoreGod knows everything He is planning to bring about in our future. He is the One who makes a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. We may look around us and see nothing of that promise, but He encourages us to look anyway and to see with the eyes of faith.
Read MoreMoving has the effect of making you take stock of what youāre carrying with you. It is important to know what baggage to keep and what to get rid of.
Read MoreSeveral years ago, there was a house down the street from us that had the most amazing landscaping! Ok, Iāll admit it, I experienced a little āflower envyā every time I walked by with the dogs. I may have even sneaked a pic or two to save for when spring came around again so […]
Read MoreWhen I sit among the women of our local Side By Side chapter, I sit among power. Wives of physicians, some physicians themselves, some experts in other fields, some nursing stay-at-home moms. A group diverse in age and background and current employment, but always powerful.
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Read More[…] is pure, enduring foreverā (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. āI just bring Him along with me. […]
Read MoreKicking and screamingā¦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 didnāt get what they wanted. Thatās me. Why? How do you follow Jesus?
Read More[…] said, āItās the end of the day, and I really donāt want to do all the paperwork. Give me a good excuse for your speeding, so I can let you go.āā My patient responded (or at least he said he did), āWell, sir, a policeman stole my girlfriend a while ago, and I though […]
Read MoreāThe eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting armsā (Deuteronomy 33:27a, NKJV).
Read MoreI make a mean lasagna. Always have. Itās my momās recipe and it has never let me down. (Donāt worry. Iāll share it with you in a minute.) So, naturally, when I think of taking food over to someoneās house, I think of lasagna. Itās easy, portable, reheats well, and lasts for days. […]
Read MoreMedical life takes grit. We wrap our minds around MCAT scores, acceptance letters, residency placements and job contracts, knowing it‘s not easy. There’s risk in leaving a paying job and moving across the country. And it‘s scary. Will you land on your feet? Will you live on this budget? Will you make friends? Regardless, […]
Read MoreBristol, Tenn.āAugust 29, 2022āThe 13,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nationās largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today praised the unanimous ruling from a federal appeals court in Texas that protects the religious beliefs of healthcare professionals from being forced to perform gender-transition procedures or abortions against their conscience and best […]
Read MoreI donāt drag out my MD for just any occasion. Typically, I keep it tucked away. But today I thought I would speak (indirectly) to residents, especially first-year residents or interns, so it seemed appropriate. Perhaps you ladies, who are reading this article, will pass along my remarks to the young physicians in […]
Read MoreOne day, a mole decided life underground wasn’t his thing. Ready for something new, he found a folded lawn chair in a driveway and thought, yes, this was his best next step. So he moved in.
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