Overview of Ministries of CMDA

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Here is a complete listing of CMDA's Ministries and how you can get involved. Our ministries are divided into four strategic categories: Transformation, Services, Equipping and Voice. To download this information click on the link below.

 

Ministries of CMDA (PDF)

 

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Transformation

1.  Campus Ministries [cmm@cmda.org] A team of over 50 staff who have organized campus Bible Studies, mission teams, leadership training, and outreach functions on over 235 medical and dental campuses in the U.S.

2.  Christian Dental Association^® [Will Gunnels - wdgunnels@charter.net] Encouraging and supporting dentists in living out their Christian faith in their professional and personal lives.

3.  Chapel and  Prayer Ministries [Debra Deyton - debra.deyton@cmda.org] Mobilization of staff and members to pray on a daily basis. Chapel services held in Bristol with recording available at www.cmda.org/chapel.

4.  Local Ministry Groups [cmm@cmda.org] An opportunity for members to connect with fellow members to provide mentoring and ministry resources to assist them in their educational and professional careers.

5.  Saline Solution [Melinda Mitchell - melinda.mitchell@cmda.org] Training for healthcare providers via conferences or a small-group video series on how to appropriately and effectively help their patients with spiritual issues.

6.  Side By Side [Cassie Porterfield- sidebyside@cmda.org] A Bible study based outreach ministry to female medical/dental spouses.

 

Services

 

7.  Christian Doctor’s Digest [Rusty Sluder - digitalmedia@cmda.org & Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] Bimonthly audio magazine resource containing interviews on timely topics of interest to doctors and their families.

8.  Center for Medical Missions [Susan Carter, BSN, MPH - susan.carter@cmda.org] A CMDA department aiding in the recruitment, training, and retention of career medical missionaries, including pre-field orientation training for new medical missionaries.

9.  CMDA Leadership - Board of Trustees [President of CMDA, Bruce MacFadyen, MD - board@cmda.org] The Board of Trustees, which meets three times a year, is the governing body of CMDA. It makes policy, strategically sets the goals for the organization, and provides financial oversight. The CMDA House of Representatives (HOR) represents local councils, states, students, residents, missionaries, Commissions, and Specialty Sections. They meet annually to promote the mission, vision, and needs of CMDA. The HOR exists to provide a voice for all CMDA members.

10.  Commissions [Debra Deyton - executive@cmda.org] Continuing Medial & Dental Education (annual two-week continuing medical and dental education conference in Kenya or Thailand), Marriage Enrichment (provides weekend retreats each year to help doctors strengthen their marriages), Medical Malpractice Ministry (prayer, resources, and encouragement to doctors experiencing malpractice suits), Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (surgical residencies in African mission hospitals), Singles (networking, conferences, mission trips, and resources to meet the unique needs of single members), and Women in Medicine and Dentistry (conferences, resources, and networking to meet the distinctive needs of women in healthcare).

11.  Global Health Outreach (GHO) [Sam Molind, DMD - sam.molind@cmda.org] One of CMDA’s short-term mission programs, sending forty to fifty medical/dental mission outreach teams annually; designed to disciple participants, grow national churches, share the Gospel, and provide care.

12.  GAP Program [Sam Molind, DMD - sam.molind@cmda.org] A partnership with Prison Fellowship International to bring health and Christ to prisoners in foreign countries via GHO teams.

13.  Global Missions Health Conference [www.medicalmissions.com] A medical/dental mission conference, co-sponsored by CMDA, and held the 2nd weekend in November at Southeastern Christian Church in Louisville, KY. The mission is to inform, train, and equip healthcare professionals and students to use their medical skills to further God’s kingdom.

14.  Healthcare for the Poor [Al Weir, MD - ccm@cmda.org] InnKeepers (applying policies and providing care in a way that reflects God’s heart for the poor), Domestic Missions Outreach (partnership with Christian Community Health Fellowship to maximize efforts toward healthcare for the poor), 4 Percent Solution (a commitment of 4% of your time, talent, or treasure to the care of the underserved).

15.  Medical Educational International (MEI) [mei.director@cmda.org] Sends short-term teams of doctors to provide education to colleagues overseas and to build relationships with them.

16.  Placement Service [Allen Vicars - allen.vicars@cmda.org] Recruiting service that brings together Christian physicians and practices throughout the U.S. to enhance their ministry and advance the kingdom of God.

17.  Scholarships [www.cmda.org/scholarships] Johnson Mission (provides $500 to $1,000 scholarships to residents doing rotations in mission hospitals), Owen Grants (for short-term missions), Risser Fund (training and ministry to Third World orthopaedic doctors), Steury ($100,000 awarded annually to a medical student going into career missions), Tami Fisk Mission (for medical personnel desiring mission service in East Asia), and Westra Mission ($200-500 to medical students doing short-term mission trips or rotations overseas).  

18.  Specialty Sections [sections@cmda.org] Academic, Dentistry, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Encore – a ministry to and through retired doctors [george.mikhail@cox.net], Family Medicine, OB/Gyn, Christian Pediatric Society, Psychiatry, and Uniformed Services. These sections equip, network, and provide a voice for CMDA members to their areas of specialty or service.

19.  Today’s Christian Doctor [David Biebel, DMin - dbbv1@aol.com] A quarterly magazine with the goal of helping doctors become all that God has designed them to be.

 

Equipping

 

20.   Affinity Programs [www.cmda.org] CMDA Credit Card, a rewards program that supports the ministries of CMDA.

21.  Audio/Video/Print Resources [www.cmda.org] Just Add Water (DVD resources that provides an “instant” meeting), Life & Health Resources (a distribution service for CMDA-produced and recommended resources), and Life Support (Podcast audio magazine covering topics of interest for students and residents).

22.  Completing Your Call [Al Weir, MD - al.weir@cmda.org] A twelve-month course (mostly distance learning) to motivate, train, and equip doctors for ministry.

23.  Conferences [Melinda Mitchell - melinda.mitchell@cmda.org] Annual National Convention and numerous topical, regional, and local conferences listed at: www.cmda.org/meetings.

24.  Ethics Committee [423-844-1000] Member volunteers that formulate CMDA’s ethical position statements for Board and House of Representative approval and also provides a bioethicist on-call program to assist members who face difficult patient care decisions.

25.  Membership Services [Raquel McLamb - memberservices@cmda.org] Assists members with information regarding the services and resources available through CMDA, membership renewals, as well as membership recruitment.

26.  Mission Management Consultation [Susan Carter, BSN, MPH - susan.carter@cmda.org] Consultation service offered to international medical mission ministries.

27.  Newsletters [www.cmda.org] CMDA Weekly Devotions, e-Pistle (monthly training/news for career missionaries), GiftLegacy (monthly stewardship information), Heartchanger Updates (monthly update for regular financial sponsors), Infusion (quarterly orientation for new members), News & Views (biweekly public policy education on bioethical issues), On the Side (monthly newsletter for medical wives ministry), Progress Notes (bimonthly regional news and developments at CMDA), The SCAN (a summary of major medical journals for medical missionaries), Your Call (produced bimonthly to encourage and equip those called to career missions).

28.  Speaker Referral Bureau [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] An on-line speaker’s bureau of CMDA members.

29.  Development/Stewardship Ministries [Jamey Campbell - jamey.campbell@cmda.org] An educational service, teaching members to be good stewards of the resources God has given them.

30. CMDA Website www.cmda.org [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] The organization’s website with over 2,000 pages of resources – position papers, magazine articles, meeting calendars, audio and video files, and other information.

 

Voice

31.  Amicus Curiae Briefs [Jonathan Imbody - washington@cmda.org] A cooperative endeavor with Christian lawyers to develop legal briefs advocating for life and human dignity in important court cases.

32.  American Academy of Medical Ethics^® [www.ethicalhealthcare.org] A forum to help train and equip healthcare professionals to adopt the ethical tenets defined by the Hippocratic tradition.

33.  Media Training [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] Hands-on training to members so they can effectively communicate to the media.

34.  News Releases [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] CMDA’s response to breaking news on vital healthcare issues resulting in hundreds of media interviews each year.

35.  Professional Testimony [Jonathan Imbody - washington@ cmda.org] Opportunities for CMDA experts to testify before the US Congress and state legislatures.

36.  Public Service Announcements (PSAs) [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] Library of PSAs on ethical and healthcare topics available to radio stations each year.

37.  Standards 4 Life [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] Free web-based resource for the church or personal education that deals with the scientific and biblical issues surrounding tough bioethical issues in simple, easy-to-understand language.

38.  State Public Policy Campaigns [Margie Shealy - communications@cmda.org] Grassroots campaigns to promote life-honoring legislation/referendums at the state level on physician-assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research, and other issues.

39.  Washington Office [Jonathan Imbody - washington@cmda.org] A liaison with Congress, the administration, and policy organizations, presenting life-honoring perspectives through the national media, and publishing resources on vital issues.