[…] us. Carving out time for prayer and Scripture is a challenge for many of us, and yet it’s the critical starting point on the road to any meaningful change. Listen to wise counsel, especially that of your spouse. If your spouse says your family is not getting enough of you, believe it! And then […]
[…] you spent researching all the zebras that could have been the underlying cause of that case you just couldn’t make sense of last week? Wasn’t that some combination of doubt and your sense of responsibility? And don’t even get me started on the years we spent working more than double the hours of a […]
[…] not equivalent to giving them because they will do so. Even autonomy has its limits. Tucker1 again appears to misapply the HRS CIED statement, “A clinician cannot be compelled to provide treatment that conflicts with his or her personal values. In these circumstances, the clinician cannot abandon the patient but should refer the patient to […]
[…] Baton Rouge as a research coordinator for the Heads Up project. This is a statewide project that investigates weight loss and other secondary outcomes of bariatric surgery compared to a 16-week liquid diet with lifestyle counseling. I began medical school in 2016. Â CMDA: When did you first get involved with CMDA? Shelby: I […]
[…] their stamina surpasses mine.  Still, we hoped to have children one day. In fact, even before marriage I’d bought the cutest little infant-sized set of scrubs, complete with a caduceus and “MD” on its top. It wasn’t that I wanted my (potential) kids to become doctors—I wasn’t thinking that far ahead—but I loved […]
We want our CMDA members to be aware we are tracking the outcome of President Trump’s orders to protect vulnerable youth from transgender distortion.
[…] significant ups and downs of life, yet the burning bush keeps calling me. It’s a call to be an instrument of God and get out of my comfort zone. I can come up with some valid excuses, though. Surely, there are more qualified, articulate and younger people who can do the task needed. In […]
[…] the spiritual issue more when my patients are not interested. But, the next day, as he was holding my hand as usual, for some reason I felt compelled to ask him again, “Are you sure you don’t want to see a pastor or chaplain? I just want to make sure we can provide the […]
[…] as understood within Christianity. Christians affirm the biblical understanding of humankind as having been created male and female, with the two sexes having equal dignity and a complementary relationship to each other. At the heart of disagreement over transgenderism is a difference in worldviews. If the human body is nothing more than the product […]
No fewer than 20 states introduced assisted suicide bills so far in 2024, and polling suggests the majority of Americans are sympathetic to the cause. According to the stats, this must mean a number of supporters would at least call themselves Christians, which strikes me as a sad development considering the rich tradition of Christian thought regarding how we should live in our final days.
Over time, we began fighting about everything. We once believed we had so much in common, but we concluded we had nothing in common at all. Our fights would last days, sometimes turning into weeks and months.
[…] to get three thin (very thin) slices of ham to garnish home grown potatoes was just part of life. I had modelled for me lives lived without complaint. My dad never took us into debt; home was managed on $20 a week, plus my mother’s sewing money. (She made almost every form of clothing […]
[…] because you serve as a greatly needed resource and support for those who are battling on the frontlines of these issues.” She is not the only non-medical professional to come to this conclusion. I have heard similar comments from leaders at the Colson Center, at Dallas Theological Seminary, at the Heritage Foundation, from state legislators and […]
What defines our humanity and what it means to be a human being? Put another way, who counts? Every human life has value, no matter the age or stage of development, size, genetic or acquired characteristics or circumstances of the individual.
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10b, NIV). “I’m ready for you to let me go, Doc,” he said. “You mean to heaven?” I asked.
Is life starting to feel normal again for you? By normal, I guess I mean pre-2020. Is life starting to feel the way it did before COVID and political intensity stretched us further as a society than we might have thought possible just two and a half years ago?
I honestly don’t know what the word “old” means anymore. When we measure our days against the eternity that is ours, we are all spring chickens.
[…] other activities. In light of our chaotic and lonely existence as medical students in a non-social, non-functioning university, we were forced to find and create our own community, church, friendships, leadership, safe circles, mentors, etc. Initially, the only connection we had was CMDA. “The (CMDA) weekly (Zoom) Bible studies were the only time I […]
[…] I watched him melt away into the crowd. When we reached the line to board our plane, we discovered that our tickets had been changed to first class seats. We were amazed and incredibly grateful, thanking God for His recent angel. The only complaint came from our 6-year-old daughter who thought the caviar was nasty.
[…] former federal government employee, I have observed firsthand how policies affecting our everyday lives are often crafted and administered by unelected federal bureaucrats. Coupled with presidential executive orders, this gives the executive branch a remarkable amount of power. Within the executive branch exists the regulatory framework, which is overseen by a little-known office under […]
[…] while expeditious availability of effective vaccines is a laudable goal, the physician-led organizations presenting this statement stress the need for assurances of safety, efficacy, and a full commitment to uncompromised ethical development. There are many vaccine candidates under development with newer technologies that have received much attention. These include the use of viral genetic […]
One thing the Egyptians are incredibly good at is the preservation of their artifacts and education about them. The last stop we made yesterday was to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, a museum that tries to teach the 7,000+ years of Egyptian history chronologically, tying the artifacts, structures and stories together in a way that gives an arc and a progression to the story.
The issues facing physicians are numerous, covering a broad spectrum. From the nuts and bolts of managing daily practice, providing great care as we stay up to date, dealing with the ethical dilemmas facing our patients and communities—it can be overwhelming.
During Lent as we approach Resurrection Day, a number of Christians choose to “give up” something they enjoy, such as a specific food or habit, to identify with the suffering of Jesus on the cross. One habit to consider adopting during this season is the admonition found in Hebrews 13:3: “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body” (ESV).
In a recent Hasting Center Bioethics Forum Essay, “Supporting Patients and Students Who Are Immigrants: What to do and Why Most Bioethicists Won’t Do It,” Mark Kuczewski asserts that bioethicists, and medical systems in general, should not cooperate with any governmental attempts to identify or detain aliens who seek medical care within our hospitals and clinics.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 contains the familiar text, “the race is not to the swift” (NIV) (or to those who run fast), but in the case of Black Americans, the race to health began well ahead of us, particularly with slavery.
[…] specifically, seem to be more concerned about policy and ethics and less so about domestic missions—for our neighbors in need here in the U.S. These inquires and suggestions are often made out of concern that our engagement in legislation and the ethics around certain life issues comes at the expense or dismissal of the vulnerable.
The environment we live in influences our behavior, and this includes the people we spend time with, the things we read or watch, our social media engagement and our leisure activities.
Three months of thoughtful reflection later, I’m now utterly convinced of the brevity of life. Life is fragile and precious. People deserve my time. Every minute counts.
Progressive and left-wing bias in American centers of higher education is a fact so universally recognized it is barely worth mentioning. “A worrying new study suggests that young doctors with known conservative inclinations would fare worse in residency placement.”
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