Welcome to the Christian Medical & Dental Association of Western New York, seeking to encourage, equip, and connect healthcare professionals interested in improving patient care through the integration of faith and health.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
What's New for CMDA of WNY
WELCOME BOTH TO OUR NEW INCOMING STUDENTS AS WELL AS RETURNING STUDENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Classes are currently up & running for the 2010-2011 school year.
Updates
Fundraising Event
BIKE A THON FOR MISSIONS
Tue. July 27 - Sat. August 7, 2010 Event accomplish & completed by all partipicants
Dr. Holmes wrote "All went well with the bike trip. We made it to the Atlantic Ocean in the northern Virginia coast on Sat Aug 7. Lucy and my girls met us with the minivan and now we're relaxing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Mark Hagan and Mark Hoeplinger had to rent a one-way van to get themselves and their tandem bike back to Buffalo. They ended up having to get the rental in Washington DC area as there wasn't any place to pick one up further east, so unfortunately they couldn't ride with us all the way to the coast. We all had a great time together and were sad to see it end. The total mileage ridden was 778.2 miles (to Washington DC the mileage was 634.4 miles). We praise God for the daily strength and safety that He gave us.THANK TO ALL SPONSORS
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE August 2010 BBQ.What a beautiful summer day.It was a great day of fellowship.
WELCOME HOME Honduras Medical Mission team!!Here is an excerpt from
Dr McCunes daily email log
Honduras Day # 7
We split into 3 groups again today. One went to finish the painting job at the Church, one remained at the Hope Center to work with the children, and the majority went to the community center here at the Valley of Angels where we held clinic. All had successful days: the painting was completed, the children assessments accomplished, and approximately 300 people were seen.
Clinic was in a large open building, with the local boy/girl scouts hosting us. They were there to keep the patients in line, and ushered them from station to station, holding their arms out to escort them, as is done at formal affairs.
The list of problems were similar to the other locations: high BP, anxiety, GI upset, rashes, coughs, colds, sore throats, back and body aches, headaches, diabetes, to name the most common. One of the first ladies seen had a huge goiter, and several cases of chicken pox were seen, conditions extremely rare to see these days in the USA.
DR. ED KIM is working with the CHAPEL on a medical mission trip JAN 2011 to the Dominican Republic They are having their first major informational meeting on Sunday August 22nd at The Chapel @ Crosspoint in the Andrews Chapel after both the 9 am serice and the 11am service.25minutes or so. Bring anyone that may be interested in coming to this years trips.. We again will have a Jan 8-15thand January 15-22 trips.(Some may opt to stay 2 weeks) .
NEW! CMDA of WNY has developed a Speakers Bureau and as a service to the community, we are happy to provide your church or other organization with Christian health care professionals who can speak on a wide variety of topics. Please check our Speakers Bureau page for more information about what topics we speak on and who to contact.
Weekly Bible Studies
Attention, all UB Dental Students:
I begin each academic year by inviting anyone who is interested to attend our weekly Bible Study held during lunch every Wednesday in 235 Squire (the Operative Dentistry Conference Room). This Bible Study is supported by the Christian Medical and Dental Association, a recognized campus ministry of the University at Buffalo .
This fall, we continue our study of the Gospel of John.
There are no homework or reading assignments. You can just show up. (Bring your lunch.) We have a short lesson followed by a group discussion. We provide bibles, or you can bring your own. I try to finish by 12:55 each week, to give students time to get to clinic/class, but students are free to arrive late or leave early. We meet each week.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry
The UB Medical School Bible Study has been renamed Heartline, . These sessions incorporate passages from the Bible, guest speakers, and student-led discussions., God in Medicine & Faith in Medicine, Cary Hall Rm 135.CMDA student President for 2010-2011..David Alexanian...davidale@buffalo.edu.writes
Hope the academic year has started off well! Now
that everyone’s schedules have more or less been established we wanted to
announce the start of UB CMDA for this year. Because of a myriad of
scheduling issues the time and date of our regular meetings has been
changed. Instead of Thursdays we will be meeting on:
CMDA Weekly Meetings:
Mondays from 12pm-1pm in Carry
135
After all of the dust settled from the start of the year,
this was the best date available for both the second and first year medical class.Our first meeting will be on August 30th.
To start off the new year of CMDA, we will be holding an Ice Cream Social on Friday from 12pm-1pm in Carry 135. The meetings will be weekly Modays's Faber 124 12- 1pm Lunch provided
We look forward to an exciting new year with you and we pray
that God continues to be your strength and source of joy throughout the year.
Ongoing will be held on Mondays in Farber 124
-CMDA Leadership
Finally, we are considering reviving a Sunday evening Bible Study, which would be more convenient for students during their clinical years, as well as healthcare professionals. If this is something you would be interested in attending, hosting, or leading, please contact us.
All of these Bible studies are non-denominational groups and anyone is welcome. These studies provide a great time for studying the Word together, as well as fellowship with other believers. No preparation in advance is necessary. For more information about any of these, please contact Kathy Szymanski at WNYCMDA@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support!
We extend a heart-felt thank you to everyone already supporting CMDA of WNY. We have a lot of exciting upcoming events in the coming year. If you aren't already doing so, please consider supporting your local CMDA monetarily and in prayer, so that we may make this the best year yet in serving our local students, health professionals, patients, and community! Click on Year in Review for a page that highlights many of the events & ministries we have been able to accomplish thanks to your support. To support CMDA of WNY, please download and fill out a Donation Card.
2010 Western New York Directory of Christian Healthcare Professionals
We want YOU! This directory is designed to be a networking tool between physicians, residents, medical students, and other medical professionals looking for fellow Christian medical professionals. When it is complete, this directory will be available to students and medical professionals.
If you would like to be added to the directory, please fill out our Feedback Form.
Feedback Form
Click HERE for a feedback form where you can contact us requesting more information, become included in the WNY Healthcare Professional Directory, or leave us comments or questions you may have.
