Midwest Progress Notes
May / June 2010
In this issue of Midwest Progress Notes I have included my
Annual Report presented at our recent CMDA National Convention
in Asheville, NC (April 29-May 2).
The MW Annual Report does not begin to capture the breadth of
ministry happening in the Midwest Region. We hope the
Quarterly Midwest Progress Notes will help to give you the larger
picture of what our graduate ministries and student chapters are doing
to shine the light of truth in their communities. You can help us
accomplish this by contacting the Midwest Office with updates from your
ministry.
We may serve in the hallways and corridors of hospitals, clinics and
medical and dental schools but it is the Lord that opens doors of
ministry. It is He who multiplies our efforts to bring
about good. Only He can change lives; only He can impress upon a
student the desire to know more about a relationship with Christ; only
He can motivate a proud doctor into seeking help for a failing
marriage. Whatever ministry you see in the pages of my report and
the ministry you don’t see; remember it is our Lord who must be
honored above all else. Otherwise all this means nothing.
MIDWEST REGIONAL REPORT
In measuring the progress of the Midwest Ministry
this year, please note
the following key areas:
MIDWEST MINISTRY OVERVIEW
The Midwest Region was expanded in May 2009 to
include the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and
Wisconsin.
Midwest CMDA Membership – 4,226 members (2,596
graduates / 61%; 1,037 students / 25%; 435 residents /
10%; 158 allied health / 4%; 649 other / 15%)
74 Schools with student contacts or active ministry on 63 (85%)
200 + Student Leaders
89 Campus Advisors
CMDA's impact on Midwest campuses:
- 1,700 students regularly attend CMDA meetings
each week
- Over 3,000 students are in some way impacted by CMDA’s
presence on campus
- 11 schools organized mission trips this past year
DISCIPLESHIP
One of the fundamental commitments of CMDA is to help our members
integrate their faith into the professions of medicine and
dentistry. In the Midwest Region this commitment is most often
experienced by providing Midwest members:
- Ministry Opportunities, Meetings, Conferences and Resources
- Training and Support Services for Student and Graduate Chapters
Campus Leadership Conferences
| -Ann Arbor, MI |
March 27 |
-Kansas City, MO
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TBD |
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-Chicago, OH
|
April 10 |
-Omaha, NE |
TBD |
| -Cincinnati, OH |
April 24 |
-Des Moines, IA |
TBD |
| -St. Louis, MO |
April 24 |
-Minneapolis, MN |
TBD |
| -Cleveland, OH |
April 24 |
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Student Leader Comments: What was most helpful to you?
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Talking one-on-one with Allan. His
experience with campus groups was a HUGE help!
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Getting all the new resources
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Learning about the successes and failures at other
schools and the challenges they faced.
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I appreciated Allan’s heart and passion to
help students. Thank you!
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Hearing ideas we had not considered.
9th Annual Student Winter Retreat (West)
– January 16-17
—Dr. Peri Pepmuller Home – St. Louis, Missouri
—Topic: Medical Paradigms & Reality
—Speaker: Steve Price, MD
36th Annual Student Winter Retreat (North) –
January 17-18
—Michindoh Conference Center – Hillsdale, Michigan
—Topic: If the Foundations Be Destroyed
—Speaker: John Patrick, MD
Student Retreat Comments:
- I was nervous in coming here this weekend because I have been
out of touch with my faith for some time and have not been a good
Christian. However, something compelled me to be here. I
have now been to my first Christian conference and bought my first
Christian text (other than the Bible), and have a renewed strength to
continue to walk in my faith when I go home.
- This was a very Biblically rich conference. I am more and more
impressed with CMDA!
- The conference helped me realize that there are a lot of things
I can do now to spread God's word.
- I feel better equipped to serve in this profession.
MW Fall Conference – October 23-24 – An
annual family get-a-way along the shores of Lake Michigan.
—Maranatha Bible Conference Center – Muskegon, Michigan
—Topic: His Brain / Her Brain – Speakers: Walt (MD) &
Barb Larimore
—CME Category One – 6.0 Hr.
Fall Conference Comments:
- I will now value and consider the differences between men and
women in my practice. It will help
me understand and communicate better with my male and female
patients
- Be in a better position to help couples work through their
differences
- Be more sensitive to my male patient’s need for processing
and transition
- Beautiful location and facility
- I loved this conference
Side by Side Chapters – 9 MW cities now have Side by
Side Chapters (Side by Side is a ministry to female spouses of doctors,
residents and students)
| -Chicago, IL |
-Rochester, MN |
| -Indianapolis, IN |
-Akron, OH |
| -Lexington, KY |
-Columbus, OH |
| -Ann Arbor, MI |
-La Crosse, WI |
| -Grand Rapids,MI |
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19 Graduate Councils w/ Associate Staff or Area Directors:
| -Chicago, IL |
-Wichita, KS |
| -Peoria, IL |
-Louisville, KY |
| -Springfield, IL |
-Lexington, KY |
| -Iowa City, IA |
-Ann Arbor, MI |
| -Detroit, MI |
-Omaha, NE |
| -Grand Rapids, MI |
-Cincinnati, OH |
| -Lansing, MI |
-Cleveland, OH |
| -Minneapolis, MN |
-Columbus, OH |
| -Kansas City, MO |
-Madison, WI |
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-St. Louis, MO
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MIDWEST STAFF
The 2009-2010 Midwest Staff total 27, most of whom are supported by
local Area Councils.
Associate Staff are part-time support-based or volunteer staff
Area Director’s are full-time staff supported by local
communities
23 Associate Staff Minister to Students on 34
Campuses:
| Chris & Andrea Boeyink |
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Midwestern U Chicago Coll of Osteopathic Med
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Amy Brandt
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Loyola U Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
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Dave Ivaska
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Northwestern U Feinberg School of Medicine
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Hope Rose
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Rush U Medical College
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Andy Brandt
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U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
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Hong Lu
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U of Illinois Colleges of Med & Den [Chicago]
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Jim Barnett, MD
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U Illinois College of Medicine [Peoria]
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Kevin Kummer
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U Iowa Colleges of Medicine & Dentistry
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Dick Daeschner, MDiv
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U Kansas School of Medicine [Wichita]
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Josh Carmichael, MDiv
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U Louisville Schools of Medicine & Dentistry
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Larry Frick, MD
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U Kentucky Colleges of Medicine & Dentistry
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James Paternoster, MA
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U Michigan Medical & Dental Schools
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John Bayon, BS
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Wayne State U School of Medicine/ U of Detroit
Mercy School of Dentistry
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Charlie Mack, MABS
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MSU Coll Human Med [Grand Rapids & Lansing]
/ MSU Coll of Osteopathic Med [Lansing]
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Chet Mulholland
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U Minnesota Schools of Medicine &
Dentistry
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Holly Beth Austin, MD
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Kansas City At Large
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Dan Allan, MBA
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Washington University School of Medicine / St.
Louis University School of Medicine
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Todd Johnson
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U Nebraska College of Medicine / Creighton U
Schools of Medicine & Dentistry
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David Palmer, PhD
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U of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Forest Crocker, MD
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NE Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Larry Lytle, MD
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Ohio State U Colleges of Medicine & Dentistry
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Rich Sicard
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U Wisconsin School of Medicine
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3 Area Directors Minister to Students & Doctors in Three
Cities / 14 Campuses
|
Michael Shafer, MA*
|
Chicago, IL |
8 Schools |
| Wes McNeece, MD* |
Srpingfield, IL |
2 Schools |
| Kyle Gillespie |
Kansas City, MO |
4 Schools |
1 Secretary for the MW Region:
Nanci
Fulks
Indianapolis, IN
NATIONAL MINISTRY
55th Annual Deer Valley Summer Conference
– June 20-27 – An annual summer conference for the whole
family in the Rockies of Colorado.
—Deer Valley Ranch – Nathrop, CO
—Topic: Medicine, Competence & Culture – Speaker:
John Patrick, MD
—CME Category One – 12 Hrs.
Deer Valley Conference Comments:
- Very informative; thoroughly enjoyable; outstanding speaker.
- This is an outstanding conference. Dr. Patrick does his
job extremely well and efficiently. Allan Harmer and his wife also have
prepared extremely well for this week.
- Deer Valley is an excellent conference center in regards to its
Christian basis and staff.
- I had a wonderful time and met some great adults and
children.
Counseling
Medical Malpractice (3M) Commission Member
Continuing Education – The opportunity to
offer Category One CME significantly increases the number of Midwest and
National members able to access CMDA events. Though the application
process is time consuming and rigorous, our conferences this past year
provided members with 18.0 Hours of CME Category
One.
NEW INITIATIVES
7 New Associate Staff – Chicago, Illinois
| Chris & Andrea Boeyink |
Midwestern U Chicago Coll of Osteopathic Med |
| Amy Brandt |
Loyola U Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
| Dave Ivaska |
Northwestern U Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Hope Rose |
Rush U Medical College |
| Andy Brandt |
U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
| Hong Lu |
U of Illinois Colleges of Med & Den [Chicago] |
2010 MW Fall Conference
—October 22-24, 2010 – Muskegon, Michigan
—Maranatha Bible Conference Center
—Prescription for Hope: Healthcare Reform, How Then Shall We
Live?)
—Speaker: Carolyn Klaus, MD
2010-2011 Student Retreats
—St. Louis, MO
—Hillsdale, MI
—Madison, WI
—Cleveland, OH
—Minneapolis, MN
Peter Singer / John Patrick Debate – September
17, 2010
—Wayne State University
—Detroit, MI
Continuing Education
—Doctoral Program (DMIN) – Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School – Chicago, IL
—Dissertation Title: Member Retention in a
Christian Non-Profit Organization
That’s it for this issue of Midwest Progress
Notes. Back later this summer with more from the Midwest
Region!
-Allan
Allan Harmer, ThM
Midwest Regional Director*
*Midwest Region: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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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).
