Faith in Healthcare: The CMDA Matters Podcast

Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
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Faith in Healthcare is the premier resource for Christian healthcare professionals. Hosted by Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) CEO Dr. Mike Chupp, it is a weekly podcast that includes interviews with experts from Christian healthcare professionals. Topics include bioethics, healthcare missions, financial stewardship, marriage, family and much more.

  1. 1 day ago

    GLP-1s: What Every Clinician & Patient Should Know with Dr. Amy Givler

    Dr. Amy Givler returns to join host Dr. Mike Chupp for the first of two episodes exploring one of the most talked-about drug classes in medicine today: GLP-1 receptor agonists. A family physician who has served patients in northeast Louisiana for decades, Dr. Givler brings both clinical depth and transparency to a conversation happening in primary care offices across the country every single day. They cover how these medications work, who they’re for, what side effects look like, what happens when patients stop taking them, and the honest questions medicine still can’t fully answer. Chapters (00:00:08) - CMDA Matters: End of the Year Appeal(00:02:44) - GLP1s(00:04:10) - Faith and Healthcare(00:05:42) - GLP1s and their role in diabetes care(00:10:07) - GLP1 agonists(00:13:25) - Gastric acid shots(00:15:41) - Diabetes care for obese people(00:20:46) - ICMDA World Congress Announcement(00:22:40) - Obesity drugs and insurance coverage(00:27:14) - GLP1 and weight loss(00:33:23) - Osteoporosis and muscle wasting(00:36:12) - GLP1 Management(00:41:14) - Faith in Healthcare: GLP1s

    44 min

  2. 28 May

    Raising Resilient Kids: Dr. Leah Snodgrass on Faith, Social Media, and the Youth Mental Health Crisis

    Dr. Leah Snodgrass joins host Dr. Mike Chupp for a conversation about the mental health crisis facing children and adolescents today. Rates of anxiety and depression among young people have doubled since the pandemic, yet access to care, especially in rural and underserved communities, remains critically out of reach. Dr. Snodgrass is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Chair of Psychiatry at Lincoln Memorial University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and she has spent her career on the front lines of this crisis. In this episode, she and Dr. Chupp dig into what it actually looks like to care for the next generation with clinical excellence, real compassion, and Christ at the center. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:01:46) - Dr. Leah Snodgrass(00:03:04) - Are we allowing our kids to become anxious, depressed and suicidal?(00:12:04) - Is Social Media a Problem for Your Patients?(00:14:19) - Social Media's Growing Adversity(00:17:52) - Dr. Snodgrass: Chatbots and Relationships with AI(00:26:52) - The dangers of phones for kids(00:28:51) - CMSDA Lifetime Membership Announcement(00:30:56) - Few Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in the Country(00:38:50) - Pediatric psychiatrist: Do I Proselytize? ((00:42:12) - Antidepressants for ADHD and Anxiety(00:45:50) - When we should worry about ADHD and anxiety?(00:52:03) - The CMDA Psychiatry Section(00:54:35) - Faith in Healthcare: Leah Snodgrass and More

    58 min

  3. 21 May

    The Hidden Cost of Excellence: Dr. Bill Claytor on Burnout, Perfectionism, and Faith in Dentistry and Healthcare

    Dr. Bill Claytor, a dentist, educator, and Executive Director of North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and co-host Dr. Bill Griffin, CMDA’s Senior Vice President, for a conversation on what so many in healthcare quietly wrestle with: the perfectionism, isolation, and burnout that can take root when the drive to serve others becomes something heavier. A nationally recognized voice on clinician wellbeing and recipient of the American Dental Association’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award, Dr. Claytor brings both professional expertise and personal insight to a topic the profession doesn’t always make room to discuss openly. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:01:46) - Meet Dr. John William Claytor Jr(00:03:26) - Bill Jones on His Calling to Dentistry(00:05:56) - Bill Kane Receives the ADA Distinguished Service Award(00:08:08) - How Does Your Walk with Christ Fuel Your Service?(00:08:59) - Working with chemical dependency(00:13:13) - Dr. Klaytor: Cannabis Use in Dentists(00:16:23) - What other factors are involved in substance abuse?(00:18:00) - How to Help People Over Substance Abuse(00:20:51) - The Problem of Perfectionism(00:23:38) - Accepting Imperfection(00:25:35) - CMDA Lifetime Membership Announcement(00:27:01) - Dental Physicians: What Causes Burnout?(00:30:22) - In the Elevator With Dentists(00:31:59) - The community of dentistry(00:33:57) - Dr. Clay Clay on Caring Dental Association(00:38:18) - Griffon on His Spiritual Training(00:44:08) - Dr. Kleider(00:45:54) - Dr. Griff Claytor's Distinguished Membership Award(00:48:52) - Faith in Healthcare

    52 min

  4. 14 May

    Following the Evidence: Dr. Scot Glasberg on the ASPS Stand Against Gender Surgery for Children & Adolescents

    Few voices carry more weight on this issue than Dr. Scot Glasberg, a world-renowned plastic surgeon and past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He sits down with host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz to tackle one of modern medicine’s most contentious and ideologically charged debates: the use of hormones and surgery on children and adolescents struggling with gender confusion. Earlier this year, Dr. Glasberg made waves by leading the ASPS to release a landmark position statement calling on the medical community to cease performing gender affirming surgery on anyone under 19, an evidence-based stance that took considerable courage and reverberated throughout healthcare. Chapters (00:00:08) - CMSDA Matters: Faith in Healthcare(00:02:00) - The CMDA Fiscal Year End Giving Campaign(00:04:42) - Faith in Healthcare: Scott Bradley Glasberg(00:05:31) - Dr. Richard Glasberg on Sexual orientation and Plastic Surgery(00:08:01) - What were the other pressures in formulating your new statement on gender(00:16:57) - Transgender Surgery: The Safety and Psychosocial Benefits(00:20:31) - Dr. Glasberg on the Sexuality of Plastic Surgery(00:22:42) - What are Guidelines for Child and Adolescent Surgery?(00:25:32) - AmMA Position Statement on Gender Dysphoria Surgery(00:30:03) - CMSDA Lifetime Membership Announcement(00:31:35) - On informed consent in children's surgery(00:38:22) - Dr. Glasberg on Patient Autonomy(00:41:25) - The concept of patient autonomy(00:43:08) - Honoring the doctor's conscience(00:45:00) - Plastic Surgeons on Gender Dysphoria(00:50:00) - Dr. Scott Glasberg on Detransitioners(00:52:38) - Faith in Healthcare

    56 min

  5. 7 May

    John Stonestreet on Truth Rising, Christian Calling, and Courage for This Cultural Moment

    John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a conversation about what it means to be a Christian healthcare professional in an increasingly challenging cultural moment. John, a recent recipient of CMDA’s President’s Heritage Award, speaks candidly about the pressures facing believers in medicine today, to stay silent, to conform, and to compartmentalize their faith. The conversation also includes a closer look at Truth Rising, a documentary and study from the Colson Center and Focus on the Family designed to equip Christians to stay grounded in God’s truth, and choose courage over fear. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:01:32) - John Stonestreet on Faith and Healthcare(00:03:45) - The Colson Center National Meeting(00:04:21) - Truth Rising(00:05:50) - John Colson on the Colson Fellowship(00:06:05) - Ayaan Hersi Ali's testimony in Truth Rising(00:08:47) - The Colson Center's Relationship with Churches(00:16:00) - Christian Healthcare Profession under Cultural Pressure(00:18:48) - What to Talk About On Breakpoint?(00:24:05) - The Theology of Getting Fired(00:27:01) - John Brick on Medical Assistance and Dying(00:28:31) - Culture Friday: The world and everything in it(00:31:24) - CMDA Lifetime Membership Announcement(00:32:53) - Why the Christian Worldview is so important(00:39:11) - CMSDA on Generation Z and the Church(00:46:10) - House of Medicine: Rebuilding Trust(00:53:08) - The Colson Center for Christian Worldview(00:56:18) - Colson Center Remembers John Colson(00:57:32) - John Cleese on Coffee With History(00:59:18) - Faith in Healthcare

    1hr 2min

  6. 30 Apr

    Dr. Bill Lile on Defending Life Through Science and Scripture

    In this special crossover episode from Faith in Healthcare’s sister podcast, Voice of Advocacy, host Dr. Brick Lantz and Dr. Mike Chupp sit down with Dr. Bill Lile, a board-certified Florida OB-GYN with more than thirty years of experience delivering babies, who has transitioned from clinical practice to full-time pro-life ministry through ProLife Doc. Dr. Lile shares how he is bringing evidence-based science about life in the womb into secular universities and schools, making the case that clear, factual teaching has the power to shift perspectives on the value of human life at every stage. Rooted in the conviction that “a patient is a person, no matter how small,” Dr. Lile argues that pre-born babies are patients deserving the same rights, dignity, and legal protection as any other, and that advocating for the most vulnerable among us is both a medical and moral calling. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare: Bill Lyle on Pro-Life Medicine(00:01:17) - Vocal Voice of Advocacy(00:03:10) - How Obstetrics and Healthcare Connect(00:10:28) - Dr. Lance Has These Tools to Protect the Preborn(00:13:38) - Bill Connolly on His Pro-Life Doc Work(00:21:21) - Baby Oliver and Pro-Life Videos(00:24:46) - CMDA Lifetime Membership Announcement(00:26:13) - Where has the Turning Point USA curriculum on abortion gone?(00:27:51) - Charlie Brooker on Lecturing(00:34:18) - Are Christian Lawmakers Involved in Public Policy?(00:36:10) - An OBGYN's Advice on Sanctity of Human Life(00:40:30) - What the Baby Olivia Act is Really About(00:44:08) - Abortion Is Not Healthcare Tour(00:45:50) - CDA Vice President of Advocacy and Bioethics(00:48:44) - Dr. Lyle on Pro-Life Docs(00:50:24) - Faith and Healthcare: John Stonestreet on Truth Rising

    52 min

  7. 23 Apr

    Light in the Darkness: A GHO Mission to Bangkok's Red Light District

    ER nurse Lori Price and dentist Dr. Valerie Preston join host Dr. Mike Chupp to share about their experience co-leading a Global Health Outreach (GHO) mission team to Bangkok’s red light district in 2025, one of the darkest centers of human trafficking in the world. After serving together on previous trips to places like Tanzania and Ecuador, Lori and Valerie reflect on what it looked like to step into such a heavy and broken environment. They discuss trauma-informed care, the reality of spiritual warfare, and the challenge of faithfully planting seeds they may never see grow. Through providing medical and dental care to nearly 300 women in Bangkok, their team witnessed how simple acts of service can open the door to share the hope and love of Christ. This is a powerful conversation about faithfulness in hard places and bringing light into the darkest corners of the world. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare: Healing the Red Light District(00:01:45) - Faith and Healthcare: Healing the World(00:02:49) - Team Leading with Dr. Valerie Preston and Dr. Lori Peffer(00:04:33) - What's Your Favorite GHO Team Trip?(00:05:29) - The Journey to Save the Women of Thailand(00:07:58) - The Cross Cultural Ministry in Bangkok(00:13:21) - The mission of Christian healthcare in Thailand(00:18:38) - Dental care in the Philippines(00:19:56) - Some of the Stories of Women Rescued from Trafficking(00:25:15) - CMDA National Convention 2017(00:27:36) - Reveal: The Battle for the Kingdom(00:31:05) - Pushing the Gospel on a Mission Trip(00:37:30) - The CMCDA Dream Team(00:40:04) - Wonders of the World Prayer(00:41:44) - Faith in Healthcare: The Christian Medical and Dental Association

    47 min

  8. 16 Apr

    Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Faith, Science, and Public Health

    Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the NIH and Acting Director of the CDC, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a conversation on faith, science, and public health. As confidence in healthcare institutions has declined in recent years, Dr. Bhattacharya reflects on the cultural pressures that have shaped scientific discourse, from silenced debate to the challenges of pursuing honest inquiry. He shares his perspective on NIH funding priorities, lessons from COVID, vaccine science, and the ethical complexities surrounding gender medicine, along with how his faith in Christ shapes both his convictions and his leadership. This is a meaningful episode for anyone seeking to pursue truth with integrity and lead with courage in service to others, while remembering we ultimately answer to God alone. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:02:04) - Faith and Healthcare(00:03:16) - A Stanford Alumnus on WQED(00:03:45) - Dr. Bhattacharya on Public Health and Faith(00:04:48) - NIH Changes on Fetal Tissue(00:07:50) - Dr. Jay Dobson on the CDC and NIH(00:09:19) - The challenge to end the HIV pandemic(00:11:31) - Private vs. Public Research(00:14:06) - NIH director on the problem of concentration(00:16:02) - President Trump on the National Institutes of Health(00:21:14) - On Vaccines(00:24:05) - The CMDA National Convention Announcement(00:26:22) - Jay Leno on Vaccines(00:28:49) - Immunity vaccines with MRNA(00:30:16) - What did we do well during COVID(00:35:14) - The culture of gender and gender science(00:39:17) - Criticism and the joys of the job(00:41:19) - President Trump on research and its importance(00:43:15) - Lou Dobbs on Mifepristone(00:46:23) - Dr. J. Frieden asks for prayer(00:47:30) - Prayer for Dr. Jay Bhattacharya(00:48:26) - Faith in Healthcare

    53 min
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Faith in Healthcare is the premier resource for Christian healthcare professionals. Hosted by Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) CEO Dr. Mike Chupp, it is a weekly podcast that includes interviews with experts from Christian healthcare professionals. Topics include bioethics, healthcare missions, financial stewardship, marriage, family and much more.

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    Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
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