CMDA Matters Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
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CMDA Matters is the premier audio 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. Listen to CMDA Matters today on the CMDA Go app, iTunes and the CMDA website. When you subscribe to our iTunes channel or Google Play, you will get notified about the podcast episodes on a weekly basis.
The Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA) is made up of the Christian Medical Association (CMA) and the Christian Dental Association (CDA). CMDA provides resources, networking opportunities, education and a public voice for Christian healthcare professionals and students.
Founded in 1931, CMDA provides programs and services supporting its mission to "change hearts in healthcare" with a current membership of around 19,000 healthcare professionals. CMDA promotes positions and addresses policies on healthcare issues; conducts overseas medical education and evangelism projects; coordinates a network of Christian healthcare professionals for fellowship and professional growth; sponsors student ministries in medical dental, PA, and other healthcare training schools; distributes educational and inspirational resources; hosts marriage and family conferences; provides developing world missionary healthcare professionals with continuing education resources; and conducts academic exchange programs overseas. By being the "hands of Jesus" to needy people, CMDA seeks to fulfill His Great Commandment (Matthew 22:39; 25:36) and His Great Commission (Matthew 28:19).
The Christian Medical & Dental Associations® is a 501(c)3 and is governed by a Board of Trustees and House of Delegates. Policies of CMDA are interpreted and applied by the Board of Trustees, which also establishes the guidelines for the executive director and his staff. An elected House of Delegates assists the board with recommendations on courses of action. The House of Delegates is composed of graduate, student, resident and missionary members who are elected for three-year terms by district and meets annually at the CMDA National Convention. Approximately 75 employees currently make up the staff of CMDA in the national office and U.S. field offices.
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Diving Deep into LGBTQIA+ and the Political Divide
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by Rev. Elizabeth Woning from the CHANGED Movement to discuss the political divide caused by LGBTQ identities and culture.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
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CMDA Bookstore
2025 CMDA National Convention
Voice of CMDA Media Training
Ethics Hotline
Elizabeth’s Blog Post
The Point Blog
CHANGED Movement
CMDA Advocacy
The Voice of Advocacy Podcast
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On the Way: Ministering in the Moment
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by author, physician and speaker Dr. David Hager to talk about his new book entitled On the Way: Ministering in the Moment.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
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CMDA Bookstore
On the Way: Ministering in the Moment
Faith Prescriptions
Focus on the Family
The Convergence: Critical Conversations on Addiction
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CMDA at the U.S. Supreme Court
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows talk with Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erik Baptist about CMDA’s experience at the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine court case.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
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CMDA Bookstore
Legal Inquiries
Freedom2Care
Video from U.S. Supreme Court
CMDA Advocacy
Voice of CMDA Media Training
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Dream Brave with Dr. Wai Jia Tam
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined in the studio by Dr. Wai Jia Tam from Singapore. A multi-award-winning international humanitarian doctor and speaker, Dr. Tam shares about her new book entitled Dream Brave.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Give to CMDA
Email CMDA Matters
CMDA Bookstore
2024 CMDA National Convention
CMDA Biblical Tours
2024 WPDC Annual Conference
Dream Brave by Dr. Wai Jia Tam
ICMDA
New Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Course in the CMDA Learning Center
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Exploring Spirituality and Health
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Bill Griffin talk with Dr. Andre Cipta about an important research project he’s been leading that dives deep into the importance of incorporating spiritual care into patient care.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
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CMDA Bookstore
2024 CMDA National Convention
Faith Prescriptions
CAPS Specialty Section
Specialty Sections
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Cameo of Courage featuring Dr. Rebekah Naylor
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by Dr. Rebekah Naylor for a conversation about her decades of service on the mission field in India and how she continues to support the next generation of healthcare missionaries.
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Give to CMDA
Email CMDA Matters
CMDA Bookstore
Global Health Outreach
Medical Education International
Rebekah Ann Naylor, MD: Missionary Surgeon in Changing Times
Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions
Pre-field Orientation for New Healthcare Missionaries
Global Missions Health Conference