Overview of Ministries of CMDA
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.