Mentoring and Discipleship Commission
Our Mission
The mission of the Mentoring and Discipleship Commission is to build an active community of Christ followers focused on impacting the spiritual and professional identity formation of healthcare trainees by:
- Creating resources for effective Christian mentorship and discipleship.
- Training and equipping established Christian healthcare professionals to effectively engage in mentoring and discipleship.
- Fostering opportunities for organic relationship building between established healthcare professionals and trainees.
- Advocating for and advancing spiritual issues in medical training environments.
Testimonials
“I hope to become even bolder for Christ and grow deeper in my relationship with God with other believers in my school through fellowship, Bible study, and meetings. Also, I want to learn how physicians have incorporated their faith practice.”
“One of my mentors once said, ‘People will learn more about the grace of God watching you handle suffering and adversity than success and prosperity.’ Think about that in light of the pandemic.”
“CMDA has provided an incredible community within the medical school. These weekly Bible studies and monthly meetings and events with Christian doctors have guided my spiritual journey, especially for the intersection of medicine and Christianity.”
“I am very blessed to be supported by amazing mentors who want to promote community and point each other to Christ. With these mentors in my life, I can’t wait to see how the rest of this year goes.”
CMDA Today – Fall 2022
Our Leadership
Francis Nuthalapaty, MD
Craig Amnott, DO
Scott Armistead, MD
Matthew Augusta, MD
Patti Francis, MD
Darilyn Falck, MD
Allie McDow, MD
Mike Chupp, MD, FACS, FCS (ECSA)
Bill Reichart, MDiv
Omari Hodge, MD
Andre Mickel, DDS, MSD
Trish Burgess, MD
Elisa Ghezzi, DDS
Jennifer Wade, DDS
Abby Gaffner, MD
Bethany Taylor
