CMDA's Student PULSE Podcast

Bill Griffin, DDS joins Bill Reichart to discuss the role CMDA plays in the lives of Dental school students plus graduate dentists with community, support, prayer and fellowship.

Allen Craig, MD and Doug Lindberg, MD discuss the MAP International Fellows Program which gives medical students an opportunity to get an international rotation funded.

David Goodman, MD shares about the student Bible study he created around the book of James and his on going ministry of mentorship & discipling medical students.

Omari Hodge, MD and Val Tramonte, MD share during CMDA's Day of Prayer to encourage and uplift our members and other healthcare workers during this battle against the coronavirus.

Zack Meade describes what it is like to be in the world's first engineering-based College of Medicine to become a future physician-innovator who thinks differently and provides even better patient care. NOTE: The end announcements were recorded BEFORE the CMDA 2020 National Convention was canceled. Please see COVID 19 link for more information.

Bill Reichart, CMDA's Vice President of Campus & Community Ministries, shares about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted CMDA's 2020 National Convention and other CMDA student events.

Kate Abraham, MD is a second year family medicine resident at Cahaba Family Medicine Residency. The urban and rural tracks of Cahaba strive to prepare and equip graduates to serve as pioneer leaders in marginalized communities. Residents and attendings are encouraged to live in the neighborhoods they serve, attend house church together, and engage in international missions.

Omari Hodge, MD joins Bill Reichart and CMDA CEO Mike Chupp, MD to discuss racism and medicine, and what CMDA is doing to embrace diversity.

Stacy Dunn, an Air Force ENT surgeon’s wife reflects on the trials and challenges medical families face during the rigorous training years of medical school and residency. Stacy married her college sweetheart, Joel, in the summer of 2006. Stacy and Joel authentically open up about their family’s CHAOTIC life during the training years and beyond in hopes of encouraging and equipping more medical families for success at home and at work. When medical families win, so do our communities.

[email protected]. Tatiana Santos was raised in Florida and earned her B.S. from FloridaInternational University. She then went on to complete medical school atthe University of Silesia School of Medicine, where she co-founded the 6 thChapter of the Student Government Association. Dr. Santos recentlycompleted her Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from PurdueUniversity. She has served on the Health Impact Council for the UnitedWay Worldwide and Advisory Board for Best Buddies International. Herinterest in medical ethics began in her previous career as a trial paralegalfor medical malpractice cases, and from her involvement with the AmericanMedical Association on the ongoing issue of physician-assisted suicide.She has extensive knowledge on end of life decisions from her participationin advance directive preparations at the University of Florida. Dr. Santos isfluent in Portuguese and Spanish.

Harrison Hines grew up in Indiana before moving to North Carolina and graduating from Duke in 2012 with bachelor's in chemistry and religion. He then went to medical school at Stanford and between his 2nd and 3rd years of medical school, he went back to divinity school at Duke where he became a part of the theology, medicine, and culture fellowship. There, he focused on new ways to meld his dual passions of medicine and ethics which wound up leading him to public policy. During his fourth year of medical school, he was a staffer for a California lawmaker which he loved; he plans to continue working in political advocacy throughout his career. He is currently a resident in neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is married to his medical school sweetheart who gave birth to their son in September 2019. He loves listening to audiobooks, trying new restaurants with friends, and playing tennis whenever he's not stuck in the hospital.

Chris Zalesky, MD shares about the resource he is creating, The CMDA Student Survival Guide. He is currently serving as a CMDA National Resident Representative. He attended Wake Forest University for his undergraduate education. After Wake Forest, he attended Emory University School of Medicine. While in Atlanta He was active in his local CMDA chapter. During his medical studies, he took a year to pursue a Master's in Clinical Research. Currently, training has taken Chris to Cincinnati, Ohio where he is completing an Emergency Medicine Residency. Chris is excited to support, encourage, and pray for residents across the country.

Jake Morris, MD shares about a talk he gave to graduating medical & dental students about how to stay steadfast & resilient during residency.

Val Tramonte, MD, speaker at the 2018 Remedy Conference in Orlando, FL, concludes his message about doing harm by sharing the wrong message when trying to witness to people about Jesus Christ.

Val Tramonte, MD, speaker at the 2018 Remedy Conference in Orlando, FL, shares about doing harm by sharing the wrong message when trying to witness to people about Jesus Christ.

Guests Allan Harmer, Grant Hewitt, Akeem Walker & Michael McLaughlin discuss ways to spiritually flourish during your professional healthcare training.

Ken Jones discusses his book "If I Should Die Before I Live: Sorting Out What Matters Most". Ken Jones (PCC) has been a member of CMDA’s field staff since 2004, serving as area director for the San Francisco Bay Area and Redding from 2004-2015. He now serves as the Director of Coaching for CMDA, and is a Professional Certified Physician Life Development Coach.

Dr. Bill Griffin, DDS discusses his heart and ministry toward dental students and shares about his new devotional material that can help dental students (and all healthcare students) grow in their faith in Christ.Bill Griffin, DDS lives in Virginia with his wife Linda and their two children. Bill is a graduate of the Medical College of Viriginia and currently has a private practice in Newport News, City Center Dental Care. (www.citycenterdentalcare.com)

Dr. Shaun Jester shares about the mistakes he has seen med students make repeatedly as they enter their 3rd year of Med School.

Dr. Jay Lynch received his BA from the University of Virginia and MD from Eastern VA Medical School in 1984. In 1991 he returned to the UFCOM and has served in multiple roles during this tenure including, course director in Oncology (20 years), program director for hematology/oncology (13 years), section chief of hematology/oncology at the VAMC and now serves as the Assistant Dean for Admissions. In 2006 was honored by the University of Florida as one of 5 Distinguished Teaching Scholars. He was co-founder with his wife of the Christian Study Center at the University of Florida and serves as its board president. He and his wife Laura, have 4 children and 3 grandchildren.

Haley Combs, MD shares about her decision to go to Africa & serve at a mission hospital. Haley g​rew up in Texas and went to Texas A&M medical school in Temple, Tx from 2011-2015. ​She is​ currently finishing ​ her​ residency in Chicago, practicing urban, underserved medicine on the Westside. ​Haley and her ​ husband Ryan are preparing to leave at the end of the year to take a volunteer position with the Christian Health Service Corps in Chogoria, Kenya. Email them at: [email protected]

Dr. Emily Shupert is a licensed professional counselor and founder of a boutique counseling and coaching company in Atlanta, Simplify Life Counseling + Coaching (www.simplifyatlanta. com). In her practice, she works with high level executives and professional women to grow, develop and accelerate as marketplace leaders. Her goal is to help professionals, specifically women, to experience greater fulfillment at work and in life.

Rhonda Kitabjian is an author as well as the Founder & President of Royal Business Consulting. She began her career as a researcher working for some of Massachusetts’s Top Biotechnology companies. Currently, shehas more than 25 years’ experience as a science researcher, product manager and educator. She has been responsible for directing and managing the business & product strategy at several healthcare, technology and publishing companies in New England. Wherever the Lord has directed her to work, her main focus has been and always will remain Jesus. As she partners daily with the Holy Spirit she has seen hundreds of lives set free by the simply Salvation message.

Scott Conley, MD shares about his book "Through the Watches of the Night" about the spiritual lessons he has learned during his training & practice years.

Curious to know what to do this summer? Then you'll want to listen to this episode as we talk with students from Loma Linda and those involved with the Summer Whole Person Care Preceptorship in Southern California. You won't want to miss hearing about this great opportunity.

David Kim, MD poses the following 3 questions:What does it mean to be a Christian?What does it mean to be a Christian in healthcare?How then is God using your identity & vocation to be part of His transformative healing in the lives of people around you?

The CMDA Regional Directors gather for a roundtable discussion of how to not only survive but thrive during your training.

In 2006 Will Rogers began working with the Global Missions Health Conference and has overseen it’s redesign, partnership strategies, and launch of the community website. Will works with various other organizations to assist them in building strong paths for execution on a variety of field, projects, and continents. He joins us to discuss the newest Medical Missions Conference from CMDA - REMEDY.

Jack Tsai, MD: [email protected] UCLA medical school San Diego School of Medicine. Residency: Harbor-UCLA in family medicine. Chose family medicine to work with underserved populationCurrently: Assistant Medical Director of The Children's Clinic, a federally qualified health center serving underserved population in Long Beach, CA. Oversees homeless programs and also in charge of provider training, working with residents, medical students, and nurse practitioners. Before taking on current position, worked part-time after residency because involved in church ministry as lay young adult/youth pastor at small local church, completed certificate of Theology at Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada during that time. Transitioned back to medicine full-time after the birth of daughter Ansley, and just recently welcomed baby boy Cody. Live with wife Priscilla and family in Torrance, CA.

Dr. Michael Dodd ​is a CMDA member and an Emergency Medicine Physician in Lexington, KY. He is a graduate of the UK medical school and author of the book and Bible study, More Than Medicine: Being A Christian Physician in a Non-Christian World.

Katie Butler, MD, is a trauma and critical care surgeon turned Christian writer and homeschooling mom. Dr. Butler completed a residency in general surgery and a fellowship in surgical critical care atMassachusetts General Hospital, where she then joined the faculty in the division of trauma surgery. Dr. Butler left clinical practice in 2016 to homeschool her children. She contributes regularly to desiringGod.org, and has also written for The Gospel Coalition, and ChristianityToday. Her book on end-of- life care through a Christian lens is anticipated from Crossway in 2019.

Ken Wytsma - Author of the latest book, The Myth of Equality, Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege. Ken is a lead pastor of Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon, which he helped start in 2006. He is also the president of Kilns College, a graduate-only Christian liberal arts college, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice.

Steve Noblett - Steve has been the Executive Director of CCHF since 2007. "There is no great field of need or opportunity than among the underserved. Christian healthcare to the poor is a major key in helping the church to break out of its bubble and reconnect the world with the message of Christ and His Kingdom." In addition to his work with CCHF, Steve and his wife, Victoria, continue to work with urban youth in a under-resourced area of Memphis. They have two grown daughters and a foster-son, all of whom love Jesus, and are committed to serving Christ by serving others.

Matt Montgomery, MD-born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA-Attended Washington and Jefferson College outside Pittsburgh-Moved to Philadelphia to go to Jefferson Medical College -Did my surgery training at Mercy Catholic in Philadelphia- Married to my beautiful wife Susan for 25 years and have a 10 year daughter Mindy-Practice General Surgery in Hanover, Pennsylvania- CMDA state rep for Pennsylvania

On this episode we speak to Dr. John Greenall, National Field Director of the Christian Medical Fellowship (www.CMF.org.uk) in the UK about the challenges and opportunities of living out the Christian life in medical & dental school.

In this episode we talk with John Cortines and Zane Henderson from Generous Giving about what it means to experience radical generosity. John and Zane also discuss how life-changing conversations about generous living are popping up all around the country through weekend experiences called Journeys of Generosity.

Dr. David Stevens discusses the issue of Physician Assisted Suicide and all the ramifications that it brings to healthcare.

On this episode we ​go out of the studio and ​ talk to CMDA's Student Leaders Shelby Montgomery, Cameron Macinnis ​and ​Kyle Baumann ​on the challenges and opportunitiy of being a Christian in medical school ​as well as their experience at the CMDA National Convention.

Glenn Pearson worked in the hospital industry for more than 30 years and now, as Principal of Pearson Health Tech Insights, LLC, applies his vast experience to help the healthcare industry fully embrace technology’s role in transforming healthcare. He came to know Christ in college, and spent nine years on staff with Cru, five of them directing internationally touring bands as a blues/bluegrass harmonica player. His book THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION discusses mental filters that people outside the historical Christian faith use as they read the Bible to reinforce their skeptical presuppositions and has received high praise.

Dr. Rachel B. DiSanto is a wife, mother, and family doctor in a rural community in Northeastern Vermont. She practices both inpatient and outpatient medicine and enjoys teaching medical students and residents both in her practice and at the University of Vermont. One of her passions is medical missions to the developing world. She has participated on numerous GHO teams and has focused in recent years on teams that help victims of human trafficking. This has led to work in her state on a College of Medicine task force to develop a curriculum for educating medical andnursing students about the issue of human trafficking and how to recognize victims in the healthcare setting. She speaks throughout the state to medical audiences on the topic. She also loves serving on the CMDA board of trustees.

Glenn Pearson worked in the hospital industry for more than 30 years and now, as Principal of Pearson Health Tech Insights, LLC, applies his vast experience to help the healthcare industry fully embrace technology’s role in transforming healthcare. He came to know Christ in college, and spent nine years on staff with Cru, five of them directing internationally touring bands as a blues/bluegrass harmonica player. His book THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION discusses mental filters that people outside the historical Christian faith use as they read the Bible to reinforce their skeptical presuppositions and has received high praise.