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Side By Side - Ministry to Medical
Wives
March Devotion - A Life
Well-Lived
by Robin Morgenthaler & Cassie
Porterfield
How much of an impact can one woman have? Click here to read how one woman's influence took
Side By Side all the way to Sendai, Japan. What is Side By
Side?
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Global Health
Outreach
It is our desire for you
to see the world as God does and reach out in compassion to make a
difference. Click here to read how God worked in the life of
one GHO team participant and how He helped her grow to see the world
beyond her back yard. What is Global Health Outreach (GHO)? GHO Urgent Needs. Ready to go on a short-term medical mission trip with
GHO?
Pan African Academy of Christian
Surgeons
For the first time ever, a vision trip
was taken to each of the training sites in Africa. Read how PAACS can play an important role
alleviating the crisis of inadequate and unavailable surgical
services in Africa. What is the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons
(PAACS)?
Women in Medicine &
Dentistry
Monthly Devotion - The Sacrifice of
Praise
by Marsha Wakefield, MD
Often I am reminded
of how God seems to work in paradox. To live you must die. The first
shall be last. So also it seems a bit paradoxical to me that there
is such a thing as a sacrifice of praise. The word sacrifice brings
up images of death and judgment. Praise to the one and only God
brings up images of hope and wonder. Why the paradox? Why this
paradox? More ...
What is Women in Medicine & Dentistry?
CMDA Psychiatry Section
For the
48th year the Psychiatry Section of CMA has met to network,
fellowship and integrate faith and practice. Our meetings are held
concurrently in the same city as the American Psychiatric
Association Annual Convention. We also sponsor a booth manned by our
members and their spouses in the APA hall. If you or someone you
know is in New Orleans this year, join us as we especially welcome
Dr. David Stevens to our Banquet. Click here for more information. What is the CMDA Psychiatry Section? What other specialty sections exist at CMDA?
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 Caring Physician Receives Prestigious "Barnabas
Award"
Dr. Steve Rice was named recipient of
the prestigious Barnabas Award presented by the Christian Medical
& Dental Associations of the Mid South. The Barnabas Award is
presented annually to a physician who through his or her practice,
witness and life has brought encouragement to healthcare
professionals and medical students in Memphis as well as other parts
of the world. The award is named after Barnabas who was the Apostle
Paul's companion on his first missionary journey. He provided Paul
support when they both faced adversity, disappointment and even
death.
Dr. Rice is a psychiatrist who has held a practice in the Memphis
area for a number of years. He currently serves as the Medical
Director for the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Out Patient
Programs at Delta Medical Center.
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Washington Office
Update
Click here to read the letter Dr. David Stevens
sent to Congress regarding the Healthcare Reform Bill.
What is the Washington Office?
Media
Training
Join us for the Voice of the Christian Doctor media training May
17-18, 2010 at the CMDA Conference Center - Bristol, Tennessee. Click here to sign up now.
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For a complete listing of conferences CMDA
provides, visit our Master Calendar.
2010
CMDA National Convention - "A Time for Renewal . . ."
April 29 -
May 2, 2010
Mark your calendar now for this year's CMDA
National Convention. We are back at Ridgecrest Conference Center
again. Contact Melinda Mitchell at melinda.mitchell@cmda.org
with any questions.
 2010
Upcoming Marriage Enrichment Weekend Conference
Visit our Marriage Conferences Calendar for more details on
upcoming MEW conferences. If you have questions, feel free to
contact Melinda Mitchell at melinda.mitchell@cmda.org.
Ask about the availability of scholarships.
2010
ICMDA XIV World Congress - Mark Your Calendar Now!
The 2010
ICMDA XIV World Congress will be held for the first time in South
America in Punta Del Este, Uruguay on July 4 - 8, 2010 (Students and
Junior Graduates World Conference - July 1 - 4, 2010) at the
beautiful seaside Conrad Resort Hotel. For more information visit www.icmda2010.org.
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Psalm 135:13 - "Thy name, O
Lord, endureth forever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all
generations."
 Gifts
have been given in memory and honor of the following:
- Mrs. Simon H. Klinghagen in memory of Evadeane H. Klinghagen
and the Bongolo Hospital - Gabon
- Hallie H Herring in memory of Dr. Emmett Herring
- Robert McLean in memory of Dr. Wendell Stevens
- Marie Olmstead in memory of Dr. Drea Olmstead
- Keith and Marjorie Van Oosterhout in memory of Dr. Herb
Atkinson
- Dr. Leonard Ritzmann in memory of Dorothy Ritzmann
- Martha Joan Burge in memory of Terry E. Burge, MD
- William Collier in honor of Dr. Darren Marionneaux
- William Poston in honor of Mrs. Carroll Stone (Althea)
- Mrs. Karen West in honor of Randolph R West, DDS
- Jill Timmons in honor of Nova White
- Ann Powell in honor of Weston Powell
- Dorothy P Barham in honor of Ervin Barham
- Braxton East in honor of Dr. Mark Couture
- Daniel Campbell in honor of Erin & Gary Hightower
- Merle and Claudia Whiens and Jane Sell in honor of Bill &
Judi Fong
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Philippians 1:21 - "For me to
live is Christ, but to die is gain."
Our
deepest sympathy and prayers go to the families of:
- Victor W Binkley MD - General Surgery
6/7/1939 -
2/12/2010, Fort Pierce, FL
- John B Freitas DO - Family Medicine
6/17/1956 -
2/19/2010, Sarasota, FL
- Daniel W Crabtree MD - Family Medicine
12-30-1946 -
2-28-2010, Norfolk, VA
- R. Laverne Landis MD - Family Medicine
8/1/1935 -
1/13/2010, Tunkhannock, PA
- Chris McConnachie MD - Orthopedic Medicine
5/1/1937
- 1/10/2010, Umtata South Africa
- Clemmie E More MD - General Pediatrics
2/1/1929 -
1/6/2010, Tampa, FL
- Dorthy R Ritzman MD a Lifetime Member - Diagnostic
Radiology
6/1/1920 - 11/2009, Wilsonville, OR
- Edwin B Walker DDS - Dentistry General
Practice
5/13/1946 - 10/14/1009, Mountain City, TN
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Announcement
AIDS Prevention Voluntary
Listserv
If you are a faith-based professional
working in or interested in the field of AIDS prevention and
treatment and would like to participate in a voluntary listserv to
discuss issues, receive alerts to opportunities and exchange
information with your colleagues, please contact the CMA Washington office. (The
listserv allows options to provide updates sent to your email
instantly or daily, or only when you choose to check the listserv
online.)
Trophy Trout Fishing
with CMDA
Professional guided
fly fishing on one of the South's premier trout streams. No fly
fishing knowledge is necessary. Experienced guides will be on hand
for personal instruction throughout your stay. For more information
go to www.cmda.org/fishing.
Hosted by
Dr. David
Stevens, CEO
November 18-21, 2010
CMDA in the News
~ Letters from Readers (Washington Examiner)
~ Abortion funding offending health providers (One
News Now)
~ Healthcare bill gives doctors heavy conscience
(One News Now)
~ Pro-life group praises House passage of health
workers' conscience rights legislation (Idaho Reporter)
~ Pro-Life
News: Stupak, Christian Doctors, Law Students, Arizona, Alaska,
Tennessee (Life News)
~ Christian Medical Association Physicians Oppose
Healthcare Bill on Abortion, Conscience (Church Report)
~ Possible Change in Blood Donation Policy (Citizen
Link)
~ Students to aid Haitians during break (The
Oklahoma Daily)
~ Fairbanks woman prepares for aid trip to Haiti
(Daily News - Miner)
~ Medical and dental group hosts Haiti benefit
tonight (The Norman Transcript)
~ Transformed Doctors, Transforming the World
(Physician Crossroad)
~ McCain rips Obama for 'unsavory dealmaking (One
News Now)
~ Christian Doctors Oppose Obama Health Care Overhaul
Plan (KWTX)
~ Obama's New HC Plan Keeps Abortion Funding (CBN
News)
~ Should Christian Physicians Leave the American Medical
Association? (Christianity Today)
~ Newt Gingrich Proposes Health Care Solutions for
President (Citizen Link)
~ Study: Abstinence Education Reduces Sexual
Activity (The Christian Post)
~ Groundbreaking Study Proves Abstinence Education
Works (Earned Media)
~ Abstinence Education Works (Citizen Link)
~ Christian
Doctors Group Says Abstinence Study Conforms to What Parents
Want (Life News)
~ Christian doctors to work with House of Hope (One
News Now)
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