My grandfather was a deeply gracious man. A Southern gentleman to the core and pastor of a large church, he was loving and compassionate toward everyone he met, and he was also uniquely talented at making each and every person with whom he interacted feel loved and heard. He truly cared, and he had an amazing ability to communicate the depth of that concern. In the 40 years I knew him, I never heard him raise his voice or speak a harsh word, with one dramatic exception. So itās no surprise that the story of Granddaddy, hospitalized and delirious after major surgery, raising his voice at Gran has gone down in family lore. His agitation at her that day was so great, and so perplexing. He was intensely frustrated with her driving, despite the fact that he been in the hospital and nowhere near a car for days. He finally burst out, in his resonant Southern voice, “You insist on driving upside down and backwards just to irritate me!” Needless to say, it did not ease his distress when the entire family burst into laughter. But some things are just so funny you can’t control yourself.
Read MoreAs a board-certified family physician and hospital medical director with over 25 years experience in emergency, hospital and nutritional medicine, I want to encourage you to do everything you can to stay as healthy as possible during this devastating epidemic.
As the U.S., state and local governments and healthcare professionals labor tirelessly in compassionate and effective efforts to protect American citizens from the spreading COVID-19 Coronavirus, governments in certain countries instead are reportedly exposing persecuted religious groups to the threat.
Read MoreHow and when did we become cynical and emotionally unengaged with our patients? And what can any of us do to fix it?
Read MoreWhenever I hear the word āpolarization,ā I canāt help but think of cell division. Specifically? Anaphase, which perhaps you remember from high school biology. All the organelles have been doubled and are bunched at the edgesāin moments it will split down the middle and become two cells.
Read MorePride deceives us in many ways. One of the more dangerous expressions is to overestimate our competence and skill. In high-risk situations, the consequences can be disastrous. Too often, greed is offered as a simplistic explanation. The truth runs much deeper.
Read MorePermit me to humbly suggest the following: If you are ever invited to a 100th birthday party, consider attending. And if the centenarian is one of your dearly departed motherās most treasured friends, do whatever you can to attend.
Read MoreBe an advocate for Godās Word and speak truth into todayās ethical issues. These resources will help you learn how to answer difficult questions with grace, kindness and truth.
Read MoreMedSend awards grants to repay student loans owed by healthcare professionals while they serve as healthcare missionaries in medically underserved areas of the world. Three times each year, the MedSend board reviews completed applications for healthcare professionals headed for career missionary service.
Read MoreLanguage can be cloak and daggerāparticularly when that āold serpentā is speaking who is none other than Satan. He is the father of lies, as noted in John 8:44. He is the original liar. Adam and Eve experienced Satanās craftiness firsthand when he asked Eve in Genesis 3:1, āDid God really say, āYou must not eat from any tree in the gardenā?ā and then went on to lie and say to her in Genesis 3:4, āYou will not certainly dieā (NIV).
Read MoreAs an OB/Gyn, I would like to understand why the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) came out against the ruling in Texas by Judge Matthew Kaczmarek regarding Mifepristone in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine vs. FDA. ACOG says it is safe and effective in all their talking points, and it says that it is healthcare. According to Websterās Dictionary, healthcare is āthe maintaining and restoration of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained and licensed professions.ā
Read MoreA weekly blog keeping you updated on emerging topics relevant to today’s issues in healthcare written by CMDAās staff and members. Perspectives and Opinions on Issues and News Topics is a publication of Christian Medical & Dental AssociationsĀ®. Join the conversation with The Point, CMDA’s blog focusing on breaking news stories in bioethics and healthcare. CMDA’s experts contribute to the blog and also recommend additional resources and information.
Read MoreChristian Doctor’s Digest is the premier audio resource for Christian healthcare professionals. Hosted by CMDA CEO Dr. David Stevens, it is an audio magazine released six times each year to all of our members. It includes a variety of interviews with experts in various fields pertaining to Christian healthcare professionals.
Read MoreEncouraging MD/DO residents and fellows to serve the underserved cross-culturally and in doing so to seek the Lord’s will for their lifetime involvement in medical missions.
Read MoreJames P. Owen had a keen interest in missionary medicine. He died in 1981 while a senior medical student at Southwestern Medical School. The James P. Owen Memorial Endowment Fund was established by his wife in loving memory of her husband. Medical students at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas are eligible to apply.
Read MoreThis scholarship seeks to encourage and enable non-white students and trainees to participate in mission rotations outside the United States.
Read MoreSupporters of gender-affirming therapy (GAT)ātransition affirmationāare doubling down on claims that regret and detransition are rare. From state-level bills in my home state of California to national policy initiatives from the federal administration, the assertion that transitioning for gender dysphoria is all but regret free is used as a promotional tool for the proposed mandating of GAT essentially on request. However, the sales pitch does not hold up to inspection.
Read MoreRenowned British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge once said: āAll news is nothing more than new people experiencing old things.ā Over the last weeks accumulating into months, the word āunprecedentedā has quickly become a favorite and frequently used description of the COVID-19 times we are living in.
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 5:42, NIV).
Read MoreIn this ethical statement, CMDA provides biblical, biological, social, and medical support for an understanding of gender dysphoria that aligns with Scripture and includes an extensive glossary of terms. While gender dysphoria is not addressed directly in the Bible, Christians affirm the biblical understanding that humankind was created male and female. After detailing the biological, social, and medical evidence, recommendations are made for the Christian community in general as well as for Christian healthcare professionals regarding their interactions with individuals suffering from gender dysphoria. The statement concludes with recommendations that Christian healthcare professionals should not refuse care to patients with gender dysphoria but should also not be forced to assist patients in gender transition.
Read MoreI was visiting a patient in the rehab center who had undergone a knee replacement. He was fine except for the slow pace of rehab. His wife was there, vivacious, energetic, appearing far younger than her stated age, which I will not share. I asked her how they had met.
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āWe actually met in church,ā she shared. āYou know, I am older than he. When we started dating, he wouldnāt tell me how old he was. I called the church office to find out, but they wouldnāt tell me either. By the time I found out he was five years younger, I was already in love, and the rest is history.ā
What difference does age make anyway?
Quite a bit, actually…
Read MoreThe battle between faith and science is a battle in peopleās minds, not between two great opposing forces. In my discussion with her, she shared her faith in God and the spiritual. āIāve seen spiritual healing,ā she said. I then tried my best to lay out for her my understanding of the integration of faith and science in healing.
Read MoreāThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despiseā (Psalm 51:17, ESV).
Read MoreāFor our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them allā (2 Corinthians 4:17, NIV).
Read MoreMay 31-June 1, 2024
This 2-Day Intensive introduces a framework that utilizes a “coach approach” to mentoring, with an emphasis on a reflective process that nurtures well-being.
August 23-24, 2024
This 2-Day Intensive introduces a framework that utilizes a “coach approach” to mentoring, with an emphasis on a reflective process that nurtures well-being.
October 3-31, 2024
This 2-Day Intensive introduces a framework that utilizes a “coach approach” to mentoring, with an emphasis on a reflective process that nurtures well-being.
He is one of our few remaining World War II heroes at 97āa retired pastor, still alert, able to walk with a cane, writing great stories about his life and sharing wisdom that only comes with experience.
Read MoreWe are dedicated to serving as a Christian voice and a resource for our members on today’s bioethical issues. Have you encountered a difficult patient care decision at your hospital? Do you have a question about how to maintain Hippocratic traditions within your work as a healthcare professional?
Read MoreThrough CMDA’s Department of Continuing Education, you can earn continuing medical and dental education credits at a variety of CMDA events around the country. The Christian Medical & Dental AssociationsĀ® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for healthcare providers.
Read MoreChristian Healthcare Professional Search Find a CMDA Member Healthcare Professional Select an area of the map by typing a zip code, city, or state. You can zoom in on the map and select pins to look at practices and healthcare members in an area.Ā If you search for a specific professional by name, the results will display below the map. Be sure to check proper…
Read MoreWho 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.
Read MoreāSpeak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushedā (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 CMDAās ministry efforts, we are dedicated to serving as a Christian healthcare voice in the public, to the media and to the government. And we do that through our grassroots advocacy efforts on both state and federal levels as we stand together to bring the hope and healing of Christ to the world through advocacy.
Read MoreOne 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 serving others.
Read MoreDeveloped by expert healthcare professionals, this new small group study is designed to ask difficult, thought-provoking questions as we seek the truth found in Godās Word about the ethical issues facing Christians today. This curriculum will help you courageously stand up for whatās morally right according to your beliefs.
Read MoreDr. T. Bob and Janis Davis Dental Student Scholarship Fund
Read MoreThis inaugural Great Commission Dental Conference will feature over thirty presenters, speaking on a wide range of topics ā 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 with others of like mind from across the country and around the world. All dental personnel and students are invited to join us for this unique meeting of Christian dental professionals!
Read MoreCMDA Houston’s vision is to strengthen and equip physicians, PA’s, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, students, and other healthcare professionals with the wisdom and compassion of Christ as they transform their professional fields through holistic care. Through this network of Christ-centered, compassionate caregivers, people receive the latest medical treatment through the transformative power of the gospel.
Read MoreHome Regional Communities Local Area Ministries Find a Chapter Near You Resources Leading Others Go On Mission Residents & Fellows Podcasts Find a CMDA Chapter Near You Want to connect with other healthcare students and professionals in your area for fellowship, encouragement and more? CMDA has hundreds of student and community chapters across the country. Check out the map below to see if there’s a…
Read MoreHOME TRAINING EVENTS RESOURCES FAQs DONATE CONTACT US UPCOMING COACHING COURSES We offer several opportunities to engage in Coaching Training throughout the year. These are the most current courses we have planned. Please contact misty.carter@cmda.org to join our waitlist 503 Coaching Change, Transition and Transformation May 17-18, 2024 This course builds on the foundational skills in coaching taught in our 501 course to focus on…
Read MoreThe CMDA Center for Well-being helps Christian healthcare professionals align with God, optimize well-being and maximize influence.
Read MoreThat scriptural challenge is a driving factor for the work we do in advocacy here at CMDA. As one of the core aspects of CMDAās ministry efforts, we are dedicated to serving as a Christian healthcare voice in the public, to the media and to the government. And we do that through our grassroots advocacy efforts on both state and federal levels.
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 regarding important issues, such as the beginning of life, end of life and biblical sexuality. Each module also offers ideas of how to winsomely defend biblical values and positively interact with others in developing their worldview beliefs.
Read MoreYouāve stood by us during difficult times and we want to return the favor. You can also call this number if your situation has changed (e.g. youāre now retired) and we need to update your records. We love to hear from you. And we value your friendship. After all, weāve been through a lot together.
Read MoreImagine having an entire army of peers to whom you could turn for advice, ideas and support, from a Biblical, Christian perspective. By joining CMDA, and as a member of the Physician Assistants section, you will become part of a network of fellow Christian PAs, students, residents, doctors and other healthcare professionals who all face similar professional and personal challenges as you.
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Read MoreThis scholarship seeks to encourage and enable students and residents to participate in mission rotations here in the United States, working with marginalized, underserved, and vulnerable populations in a Christian healthcare setting.
Read MoreCMDA Greater New York facilitates gatherings for students to fellowship with like minded peers and with Christian graduate professionals to build relationships that promote growth professionally and personally.
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 MoreMy wife had put up with me for many years before I took her to Spain recently on our 50th wedding anniversary. Seville is an amazing town founded by the Phoenicians, developed by the Carthaginians and conquered by the Romans as a sea port in southern Spain before the river connecting it to the ocean silted out.
Read MoreMy wife had put up with me for many years before I took her to Spain recently on our 50th wedding anniversary. Seville is an amazing town founded by the Phoenicians, developed by the Carthaginians and conquered by the Romans as a sea port in southern Spain before the river connecting it to the ocean silted out.
Read MoreāI greeted him in church, a father who had lost his daughter abruptly to cancer. I could not help but put my arms around him and tell him how sorry I was. Six pews down, I was surprised to see a friend who had missed church for months due to a prolonged illness that had stumped the specialists. She shared, āTwo weeks ago, five of our Bible Study class came over, laid hands on me and prayed for me. I have been improving ever since.””
Read MoreāHe put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in himā (Psalm 40:3, NIV).
Read MoreThere are times we want things badly: good things, even Godly things, that God has not chosen for us. The tearing away of those dreams is painful but not evil if we leave God in charge.
Read MoreIs the juice worth the squeeze? This is a reasonable question to ask about following Christ, and Jesus encouraged His followers to do so.
Read MoreHe is one of our few remaining World War II heroes at 97āa retired pastor, still alert, able to walk with a cane, writing great stories about his life and sharing wisdom that only comes with experience.
Read MoreSeptember 19-21, 2024
Join us as we integrate theological and medical perspectives on caring for those struggling with addiction.
āI have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullā (John 10:10b, NIV).
āIām ready for you to let me go, Doc,ā he said.
āYou mean to heaven?ā I asked.
Read MoreāI have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullā (John 10:10b, NIV).
āIām ready for you to let me go, Doc,ā he said.
āYou mean to heaven?ā I asked.
Read MoreHow does Godās goodness make us āmore than conquerorsā (Romans 8:37) when we suffer, whether we ask for the suffering or not?
Read MoreMay 10-12, 2024
The effects of todayās healthcare professions have taken its toll on marriages. Increasing time pressures, fiscal burdens, continuing education requirements and countless demands have made building strong marriage relationships all the more difficult.
October 4-6, 2024
The effects of todayās healthcare professions have taken its toll on marriages. Increasing time pressures, fiscal burdens, continuing education requirements and countless demands have made building strong marriage relationships all the more difficult.
Oasis is a not-for-profit Christian hospital located in Al Ain, about 160 kilometers east of the United Arab Emirates capital city, Abu Dhabi. We are part of the Cure International network of hospitals whose mission is to heal the sick and proclaim the kingdom of God. Our hospital is the first private hospital established in the United Arab Emirates and also the first to attain JCIA accreditation.
Read MoreFocus International Development (FID) has a Family Medicine Clinic and Clinical Training Center in Central Asia and is in the process of opening a second clinic.
Read MoreGarden Spot Dental Care is a growing, mission-minded dental practice with two locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. We are professional, patient-centric and fun. State of the art facilities with awesome team. Great culture.
Read MoreAs a Christian healthcare professional, have your colleagues ever looked down at you for refusing to prescribe the morning after pill? Or have you ever been punished for maintaining your religious beliefs instead of believing in evolution? Or have you ever been harassed by an attending trying to force you to perform an abortion?
If youāve experienced any type of hostility or discrimination like this, then you know how important it is for healthcare workers to protect their right of conscience. Right of conscience is defined as the right to practice healthcare in accordance with your deeply held religious, moral or ethical convictions.
Healthcare professionals are being pressured and discriminated against by employers and colleagues because of their deeply held religious or moral beliefs. Almost one in four faith-based professionals state that they have been discriminated against by employers, educators or others in the healthcare system. Nearly two out of five have been pressured to violate their beliefs by referring, writing a prescription or doing a procedure.
Abolishing the right of conscience is dangerous. Itās not just dangerous for the physicians and healthcare workers, but itās also dangerous for our country, our healthcare system and every patient. In a recent survey of more than 2,800 faith-based doctors, pharmacists, physician assistants and nurses, 95 percent of them said they would quit medicine before violating their conscience.
CMDA is committed to providing the most up-to-date information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of the fight to protect the rights of medical professionals. Weāve 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 a letter to your local newspaper to let others know how important it is to maintain the right of conscience.
Read MoreThe Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) has developed this policy on āmedical marijuanaā and “recreational marijuana” with both an inherent belief that the Bible is the Word of Godāthat it speaks into our time and culture and that God gave us his creation to use to its fullest potentialāand with the incorporation of scientific evidence which provides a window into the truths about Godās creation.
Read MoreAs a Christian healthcare professional, have your colleagues ever looked down at you for refusing to prescribe the morning after pill? Or have you ever been punished for maintaining your religious beliefs instead of believing in evolution? Or have you ever been harassed by an attending trying to force you to perform an abortion?
If youāve experienced any type of hostility or discrimination like this, then you know how important it is for healthcare workers to protect their right of conscience. Right of conscience is defined as the right to practice healthcare in accordance with your deeply held religious, moral or ethical convictions.
Healthcare professionals are being pressured and discriminated against by employers and colleagues because of their deeply held religious or moral beliefs. Almost one in four faith-based professionals state that they have been discriminated against by employers, educators or others in the healthcare system. Nearly two out of five have been pressured to violate their beliefs by referring, writing a prescription or doing a procedure.
Abolishing the right of conscience is dangerous. Itās not just dangerous for the physicians and healthcare workers, but itās also dangerous for our country, our healthcare system and every patient. In a recent survey of more than 2,800 faith-based doctors, pharmacists, physician assistants and nurses, 95 percent of them said they would quit medicine before violating their conscience.
CMDA is committed to providing the most up-to-date information on the legislative, ethical and medical aspects of the fight to protect the rights of medical professionals. Weāve 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 a letter to your local newspaper to let others know how important it is to maintain the right of conscience.
Read MoreAs we expected, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) issued its revised guidelines on stem cells and embryo experiments at the end of May 2021, and as expected, the ISSCR recommendations are rife with proposed experiments on young human beings. The new guidelines discard the 14-day limit on human embryo experiments in favor of no limits whatsoever, and they allow virtually unrestricted manufacture of human-animal chimeras of any type, as well as creation of genetically altered human embryos and lab constructed human embryo āmodels.ā Very little is left in the category of ācurrently not permitted.ā
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreAs Christians in healthcare, we must hold fast to the belief that all life holds value, and all human beings are made in the Imago Dei. To veer from that belief is to allow room for the lie that some lives are not worth living.
Read MoreI have a dear Christian friend of whom I have finally had to say, āThis is as good as it gets,ā and leave him in the Lordās hands.
Read MoreWe publish a wide variety of informational print, audio and electronic publications that are designed to encourage, equip and motivate our members.
Read MoreWhen my husband and I worked at a mission hospital in Kenya for six weeks in 2013, we ate dinner every evening with another volunteer doctor, an orthopedic surgeon. We often discussed the use of opioids, or rather, the seldom-use of opioids in Kenya. After a U.S. surgery, he said his patients would receive opioids round the clock in the hospital, and theyād go home with a prescription for 30 to 60 pills. Yet here, patientsā pain was managed with non-opioid pain medications, and nobody was prescribed opioids after discharge.
Read MoreMuch is being made of the āmoral injuryā healthcare professionals suffer, which, rightly so, has been exposed and highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moral injury consists of an accumulation of a number of things, such as straining to care for the overwhelming number of incredibly sick patients, having to make wrenching decisions on prioritizing use of medical resources, etc. The focus on the subject is to address a practical need, like workforce supply in the face of increasing burnout among healthcare professionals, but it also addresses a personal human desire to ensure the personal well-being of another, which is the healthcare professional in this case.
Read MoreFairy tales and science usually donāt coincide; fairy tales are the stuff of myth and fancy, science of objective fact. Yet the continued push for fetal tissue research is extensively constructed of flimsy fairy tales, with proponents willfully ignoring objective fact in hopes of gaining some taxpayer dollars. The falsehoods about fetal tissue research have been repeatedly debunked by factual evidence, but fetal tissue research advocates continue to apply the Illusory Truth Effect: repeat something often enough, even if false, and people will begin to believe it. Unwilling to let a good crisis go to waste, fetal tissue proponents have even tried to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that fetal tissue is essential for study of SARS-CoV-2 infections, making humanized ālung-only miceā using fetal tissue from abortion. Sadly, the unphysiological and anatomically inappropriate mouse model highlights the lengths to which some scientists will go to justify unethical practices. And while the Biden administration in 2021 removed sound ethical reviews and prohibitions on taxpayer-funded fetal tissue research, clinging to this antiquated research holds back modern, productive science. Here is just a small sampling of the scientifically and ethically superior methods and models that should be receiving attention.
Read MoreWell, that didnāt take long. As predicted, the parade of challenges to human dignity and human life discussed not long ago has already started to come to pass.
Read MoreWell, there they go again: science reporters are calling human beings āblobs.ā Not blobs as in the classic science fiction movie that wreaked havoc and death on unwitting victims. No, they are back to labeling innocent embryo-age human beings as mere āblobs of cells.ā
Read MoreAs I continue my series on faith and culture, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. But believe it or not, I didnāt choose this topic because of its appropriateness for Thanksgiving week. The topic has been close at hand in my own life of late, which has made me even more aware of its cultural applications.
By way of background, I must admit that I struggle to ask anyone to do anything for me. Asking a friend down the street to give my daughter a ride home from school is difficult and makes me think about what I need to do to even the playing field.
Read MoreA webinar series hosted by Christian Medical & Dental Associations and The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary. Through The Convergence, CMDA joins together with The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary to discuss topics important to today’s leaders in healthcare and in the church. Each webinar includes a panel of experts to discuss topics such as the beginning of life, pregnancy after Roe v.…
Read MoreāThis is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according
to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears usāwhatever we askāwe know
that we have what we asked of him.ā
ā1 John 5:14-15, NIV
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Read MoreIt was a number I didnāt recognize and answered too late. When I called back, no one picked up. Later the same number called me and said, āDr. ___?ā I recognized her voice from the past immediately. I called her name and said, āYou must have butt dialed me.ā
Read MoreThe first time I ever heard of a lobotomy was in the early 1980s. I was a medical student, but I didnāt 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. The scene was some kind of a garden party, and in the midst of the lively antics of my parents, their siblings and my great-aunts and great-uncles, there was a late middle-aged woman who justā¦stood there. Eventually someone took her arm and led her to a chair where she justā¦sat there. Completely still, no facial expression, no interaction with anyone else.
Read MoreIn case you missed it, political commentator Tucker Carlson was speaking at an event hosted by The Center for Christian Virtue back in September in Cleveland, Ohio, where he brought up two key ballot initiatives Ohioans will be voting on in early November.
Read MoreCMDA Cincinnati exists to encourage, strengthen, and equip healthcare professionals to: live out the character of Christ in their homes, workplaces, communities, and around the world; cultivate communities to reach, mentor, and partner with healthcare professionals; pursue professional excellence and compassion through Christ-centered care; and provide spaces of dialogue to address relevant healthcare issues.
Read MoreWhen you become a member of CMDA you are joining the largest community of Christian Healthcare professionals in the world! Welcome Retired Healthcare Professionals & Friends of CMDA.
Read MoreWhen you become a member of CMDA you are joining the largest community of Christian Healthcare professionals in the world! Welcome Students and Residents.
Read MoreāIt is for freedom that Christ has set us freeā¦Youā¦were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: āLove your neighbor as yourselfā¦āā (Galatians 5:1a,13-14, NIV 1984).
Read MoreOn October 31, 2022, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published an issue brief claiming pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) use various ātacticsā such as āmisleading informationā and āemotional manipulationā to dissuade pregnant women from seeking life-affirming help.
Read MoreThe core of CMDAās ministry happens in local communities where healthcare professionals, residents and students live out the character of Christ. Just like it says in Proverbs 27:17, āAs iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.ā
Read MoreIn partnership with Global Health Outreach, WPDC women are invited to go on mission trips which offer participants an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of refugees, orphans and human trafficking victims around the world.
Read MoreTo introduce diverse health care students to Christian medical missions allowing them to not only become familiar with the cultural, social, spiritual, medical and dental problems in developing countries, but also to obtain the skills to participate, in training and mentoring the next generation of missionaries in the name of Jesus.
Read MoreJoin Dr. Mike Chupp, Dr. Bill Griffin and Pastor Bert Jones from CMDA headquarters on a multi-city tour for an engaging event highlighting CMDA resources Faith Prescriptions and Bridging The Gap along with an in-depth overview of the expanding, impactful ministry of CMDA across the nation.
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