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Join us on Friday, April 11th for our final CMDA monthly gathering of the school year, as we honor and celebrate those that will be graduating this spring.
6pm at COhatch (Upper Arlington) Lookout Room
Please take a moment and RSVP here:
Does character matter? What are virtues and are they relevant today? How might faith help or hinder one’s character formation?
Theologian Dr. Ben Burkholder (PhD, Duquesne) will be speaking on the topic of the relevancy of virtue ethics for today, followed by audience Q&A.
Save the Date for Friday, March 7th at 6pm.
Come have a meal together with other Christian healthcare students and learn from the experience of dentist, Dr. Mark Bernsdorf.
When: Friday, March 7th at 6pm
Where: 1094 Highland Drive. Upper Arlington.
Bring along some friends and colleagues.
Archeology and the Bible
Graduate Student Breakfast with Curt Thompson, MD
Please join us January 17-18, 2025 for the CMDA Winter Retreat, a conversation with Dr. Burton and Sandy Lee on navigating and thriving in healthcare.
Healthcare providers are blessed with meaningful opportunities to make significant differences in people’s lives, as well as with financial rewards and numerous other blessings. Yet, practitioner burnout is very high, and we often do not thrive in our careers.
Burt and Sandy Lee will deliver a series of talks about the importance of balancing the four “M”s in the life of a Christ-follower: Mission, Medicine, Mates, and Money. A 24-hour, overnight retreat we hope will nurture and deepen your healthcare calling for Christ!
Dr. Burton Lee trained in internal medicine and pulmonary critical care medicine at Harvard’s School of Public Health and Oxford University. A Christ-follower, father, husband, and physician, his academic focus has been in education and mentoring of medical students, residents, and fellows, both in the U.S. and in Sub Saharan Africa. He returned to the U.S. in 2016 to serve as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the National Institutes of Health in 2020, where he is currently the Head of Medical Education and the Head of Global Critical Care in the Critical Care Medicine Department.
Sandy Lee received her B.A. in English Literature and a M.Ed. in Secondary Education from UCLA, where she met her best friend/husband, Burton. She served with her family with Africa Inland Mission at the Rift Valley Academy in Kenya as a teacher and later as the College Counselor from 2010-2016. She has co-led the Women’s Program for the International Continuing Medical and Dental Education (CMDE) Conference for the past 7 years and currently serves as the Area Director for CMDA Washington, DC. She and Burt have two adult children.
CMDA Christmas and white elephant gift exchange!
Save the Date for the evening of Thursday, November 7th for our annual CMDA THRIVE event and Fundraising Gala.
Hear from our featured speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Barrows, about ‘Being Missional’ as well as learning how your giving can be a part of God’s mission in the field of medicine in Columbus
Also, hear about how God is at work among the different chapters of CMDA here in Columbus.
This event will be held in the event space at CoHatch on Lane Ave.
Our Annual Bonfire at the awesome property of Bob Hoffman, MD.
Sept 6th is the kick-off of our First-Friday gatherings for CMDA in Columbus!
We’ll provide a free meal and a chance to get to know others studying or working in the field of healthcare here in the city.
Reed Rd. Park, 3855 Reed Road
A get together for medical residents in Central Ohio
Stop by the home of Kyndall Smith to connect with other residents and fellows in Central Ohio.
Monday, July 15th at 6:30pm
The end of the 2023-24 academic year is upon us! It’s time to gather all of our CMDA chapters and celebrate one last time this spring over a meal, and to honor and support those graduating from our Columbus healthcare colleges. Our April gathering is for all CMDA students.
Join us on Friday, April 12th at 6pm, with a catered meal at the Antrim Park Shelter House.
We’ll plan to hear charges and wisdom from some Christian healthcare practitioners in Central Ohio.
In one way or another, to one degree or another, each one of us will experience suffering. Some of us might be tempted to ignore this reality, to keep suffering at bay for as long as possible. Others of us, if we are honest, are tempted to despair.
A well-known psychiatrist, Curt Thompson, is coming to Ohio State campus to give a presentation on the topic of finding hope in suffering, exploring the intersection of neuroscience and faith. This event is targeted at faculty and professors across many academic disciplines at OSU, though as a co-sponsor CMDA is glad to welcome medical professionals and students from the broader community.
Columbus Faculty Roundtables. Friday, Mar 22nd. 5:30-8pm.
The Ohio State University Faculty Club
Curt Thompson, MD
CMDA First Friday for March
We live in a time where even though we are often in physical proximity to other people, we can struggle to know how to strike up real conversations, how to take actual steps toward building deeper relationships. And as Christians, there’s also the question of how do we connect with others around matters of faith.
On Friday, February 9th we have the privilege of hearing from Penn State professor, Dr. Heather Holleman, as she speaks on her book entitled “The Six Conversations: Pathways To Connection In An Age Of Isolation And Incivility”
This equipping event will be co-hosted with Cru graduate and undergraduate ministries, and will be a great time to connect with other graduate and professional students.
Our January monthly gathering will take place the evening of Friday the 12th.
We’ll enjoy a meal together and hear from a special speaker, Ben Seagren, M.D.
Dr. Seagren is a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine physician. Dr. Seagren previously worked at Lower Lights Christian Health Center in Columbus, and had the privilege to help create one of only two refugee health programs in Franklin Co. Now preparing to move to the Middle East long-term as a medical missionary along with my wife and two kids, he is passionate about integrating faith into medicine. He has been faculty for Whole-Person Care conferences put on by the Medical Strategic Network with the goal to "equip healthcare professionals to fulfill the Great Commission."
We’ll be meeting at the home of Dr. Tom Mendel, a physician at OSU and Nationwide Children’s. Feel free to park in the driveway or find a spot on the street.
This will be an encouraging time whether or not you are interested in medical missions opportunities, so please come along and bring friends.
CMDA Christmas and white elephant gift exchange!
Check out our special event, partnering with Grad Cru, on the experience of anxiety while in graduate school. Grab a friend, enjoy a free meal, and hear from Dr. Tammy Smith (PhD Psychology).
Save the date for our local Columbus CMDA Fundraising Gala, the evening of Friday, Nov. 3rd.
Our guest presenter, Dr. Kristin Collier, will be presenting on the theme: “Faith at Work”
Kristin Collier, MD, FACP is an associate professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan where she serves as the director of the University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion.
As we share a meal together, we also plan to share about how God is at work in the field of medicine in Columbus and how you can be a part through giving and prayer.
*spouses are welcome
**business casual or business professional attire
Our Annual Bonfire at the awesome property of Bob Hoffman, MD.
Informal dinner for residents and fellows
The Monthly Gathering of CMDA: September First Friday
CMDA students are invited to a day-trip to NE Ohio on Friday, May 26th to do some hiking at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The plan is to leave Columbus around 9am, and to return around 3pm after packed lunch. For more details, contact Andrew at Andrew.Peachman@osumc.edu
Students, residents, healthcare practitioners and their families are invited to our city-wide community potluck. We’ll provide the main course, but please bring a side or a dessert to share, and we’ll enjoy a time to connect with other Christians in healthcare in Columbus.
*April 16th. 5:00-7:00pm. (Date and time have been updated)
Reed Road Park The Shelterhouse behind the UA Fire Station.
***The shelter house should have adequate protection from storms. The potluck will take place rain or shine.
Join us for our monthly gathering of CMDA in the Columbus area!
We’ll share a free meal at the home of Dr. Joy Walton, and we’ll hear from a healthcare practitioner about their faith journey in medicine.
6-8pm, Mar 3rd.
5636 Highland Lakes Ave.
Come on out and bring some fellow students with you.
CMDA First Friday Game Night
Our January monthly gathering will take place the evening of Friday the 13th.
We’ll enjoy a meal together and hear from two speakers sharing about medical missions: Dr. Kris Prenger and Rev. Doug Christgau from MedSend.
We’ll be meeting at the home of Dr. Tom Mendel, a physician at Nationwide Childrens. Feel free to park in the driveway or find a spot on the street.
This will be an encouraging time whether or not you are interested in medical missions opportunities, so please come along and bring friends.
CMDA Christmas!
Come for a night of singing and connecting with other Christians in the field of healthcare in Columbus
6:30pm, Friday, November 4th.
Look for CMDA signage upon arrival.
This will be in a common space called the “lecture hall” of an office building off Henderson Road. Take the first left when entering “Center Loop Dr. E” and park in the lot.
Google map location here.
We’ll have some refreshments, though plan on eating dinner before arrival.
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