CMDA Northeast Region Report

Seated at a table in a busy hospital cafeteria, six student leaders from the local medical school joined me for campus ministry training, they shared their stories about how the year has gone so far, sharing the highs and lows of trying to sustain Christian community within a very busy, very secular environment. Reflecting on what they had hope to accomplish this year, I discussed with them what their purpose might be for next year and shared some ideas and resources we encourage all of our student groups to consider using at their respective school.

As we finished up, one of the current leaders about to hand off leadership and head into her clinical years, in commenting on how much she appreciated this training asked, “Why didn’t we do this last year?” Her question caught me a little off-guard, because as I paused to answer I realized that my honest answer would sound more like a real cop-out, but out it came: “Well, We have about 3000 members in our region and 70 schools that I need to connect with as the Northeast regional director, and I was unable to do this last year. I am working to get everywhere in person at least once every two-years.” I apologized and went on to share about other opportunities and events I would love to see them at in order to stay connected throughout the year.

Do you see the problem? I was a little nervous about sharing this story for fear that I would sound too negative, but the reality is that I cannot personally get to every campus to provide essential training that helps our students connect with God’s purpose for them their fellowship. This training also impacts how they and fellowship members will live out their lives as followers of Christ in medicine. Fortunately, this is not an “Oh well, guess that’s just life” moment. This is an opportunity to see God provide in new ways.

Please pray that God will provide the “laborers in the vineyard” for each of our seventy schools in the northeast. Please share CMDA’s vision for raising up the next generation of Christian doctors with your friends and colleagues.

Thank you for your participation in CMDA’s Northeast Ministry!

Scott

CMDA Regional/National Calendar 2010
 

Dear Valley Ranch
               June 19-26
               Nathrop, CO
               Allan Harmer (cmdamw@sbcglobal.net)
 
ICMDA Student and Junior
Graduates World Conference
               July 1-4

XIV ICMDA World Congress
               July 4 - 8
               Punta del Este -  Uruguay
               http://www.icmda.net/
 
Women in Medicine and Dentistry Annual Conference
               September 23-26
               Providence, RI
               Amber.smith@cmda.org

Global Missions Health Conference
               November 11-13
               Southeast Christian church
               Louisville, KY
               (www.medicalmissions.com)

SAVE THE DATE:
               January 14-16, 2011
               NE Winter Conference 2011
               Sandy Cove Conference Center
               North East, MD

Scott

Scott Boyles, MDiv
PO Box 7500 Bristol, TN 37621
Office: (423) 844-1092
Cell: (609) 502-2078
Scott.Boyles@cmda.org

Northeast Region

Includes: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV

CMDA Single's Ministry

Winter Conference - February 13-20, 2011
We invite you to join a wonderful group of docs (and allied health professionals) for several events every year. Our flagship event is our winter conference in Buena Vista, CO where we lodge, eat and meet at Trailwest, a beautiful Young Life Conference Center. We offer a creative slate of activities everyday, including dog sledding, downhill skiing, snow shoeing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, cross country skiing, hiking, etc.

Our next winter conference takes place Feb 13-20, 2011. Jean Wright, MD is our speaker. She is so popular among our group that this is her third time in 15 years. Jean has testified before congress, the Vice Premier of China and us! her specialty is Pediatric Anesthesia and she is three board certified. In addition, she has a great sense of humor and is a glutton for punishment. After all, did I mention that this is her third trip back to speak to our group?

Jean adopted three girls from China will be bringing them with her. We hope you will join us for this great week.

CMDA Singles on GHO Mission Trips
Also, we encourage CMDA single members who are doing GHO trips to inform us when they plan to serve on a GHO team,  so that other single docs who desire to serve together can consider joining the same team.

Also, from time to time, single docs vacation together as they plan their own events, again using our network to inform others of their plans.

We hope you take advantage of the single's network in CMDA to meet and serve along side other single docs.

Questions? Comments? Contact Michael McLaughlin, Singles Advisor (503-522-1950 or cmdawest@gmail.com).