The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) is made up of the Christian Medical Association and the Christian Dental Association.
As of 2018, CMDA had over 19,000 members.
It is the United States affiliate of the International Christian Medical & Dental Associations.
The membership consists of
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
s,
dentists
A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofacial comp ...
, and other allied health professionals. CMDA "sponsors overseas medical mission projects, provides members with a network for fellowship and professional growth, finances student campus ministries in medical and dental schools, publishes educational/inspirational materials, hosts marriage and family conferences, offers continuing education for missionary doctors, and develops overseas academic exchange programs".
In addition, "Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) works on 270 medical/dental school campuses with over five thousand students."
Members of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations are from various political and religious
movements
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Common uses
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* Motion, commonly referred to as movement
Arts, entertainment, and media
Literature
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, such as
evangelicalism, in addition to several
Christian denominations including Baptists, Anglicans, Lutherans, Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians and Orthodox.
Public Policy
The Christian Medical Association's Washington office provides a national voice for members on public policy issues such as health care, conscience rights, human trafficking, international health, abortion, HIV-AIDS, sexual orientation/gender identity,
human cloning, abstinence, stem cell research, assisted suicide, among other issues.
The Washington office links members with Congress, the White House, federal agencies and policy organizations; provides congressional testimony; presents
pro-life
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perspectives through the national media; and publishes resources on vital issues.
The Washington office also directs the Freedom2Care (www.Freedom2Care.org) coalition of over 50 organizations to advance conscience rights in health care.
See also
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American Scientific Affiliation (US)
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Christian Legal Society (US)
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Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia
Christian Medical Fellowship of Australia has its historical roots in the Inter Varsity Fellowship (IVF) and the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) that started in the UK. At the same time as many other similar groups were being set up around th ...
(Oceania)
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Christian Medical Association of India
The Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI) is a forum, a gathering place, an association and an instrument for social reform. It is a fellowship of doctors, nurses, administrators, chaplains and allied health professionals who assist Indiaâ ...
(Hindustan)
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Christian Medical and Dental Society (Canada)
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Christian Medical Fellowship
The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF), founded in 1949, is an evangelical, interdenominational organisation that links together Christian doctors, medical students, nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom (UK).
CMFs stated aims are "uniting ...
(UK)
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Christians in Science
Christians in Science (CiS) is a British organisation of scientists, philosophers, theologians, ministers, teachers, and science students, predominantly evangelical Christians, concerned with the dialogue between Christianity and science. The orga ...
(UK)
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Society of Ordained Scientists (International)
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The BioLogos Foundation (International)
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The Veritas Forum
The Veritas Forum is a non-profit organization which works with Christian students on college campuses to host forums centered on the exploration of truth and its relevancy in human life, through the questions of philosophy, religion, science, and ...
(International)
References
External links
CMDAInternational Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA)
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Evangelical parachurch organizations
Dental organizations based in the United States
Medical associations based in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in Tennessee
1931 establishments in the United States
Anti-abortion organizations in the United States