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Caroline Doherty, a third-year MD-PhD student at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota discusses how she is able to flourish in her faith in med school and why campus ministry is so important for every Christian. Check out our Video Edition Here: https://youtu.be/8pqbwHiX6Hk PULSE Show Notes: https://cmdastudentlife.org/pulsepodcast CMDA Student Ministries: https://ccm.cmda.org/  

Dr. Cara Buskmiller discusses what residency interviews are like for Christians and others making decisions based on their consciences and convictions. Check out our Video Edition Here: https://youtu.be/g7WdxAICIdE PULSE Show Notes: https://cmdastudentlife.org/pulsepodcast CMDA Student Ministries: https://ccm.cmda.org/

Dr. Monika Potocki speaks about the work and organization of Conscience in Residency as it helps students and residents navigate the ethical and moral dilemmas they face in healthcare. Check out our Video Edition Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_qFksnDkQY PULSE Show Notes: https://cmdastudentlife.org/pulsepodcast CMDA Student Ministries: https://ccm.cmda.org/

Dr. Skop discusses the challenges and opportunities of Christians going into OB/GYN residency as well as the current state of abortion and life issues post Roe v. Wade. Check out our Video Edition Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr1rYXC14L4 PULSE Show Notes: https://cmdastudentlife.org/pulsepodcast CMDA Student Ministries: https://ccm.cmda.org/

Ben Watt grew up in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with two siblings, in the family home where he did school, worked for his parents’ business, and kept chickens. He stayed in the county to start his professional path at a Benedictine liberal arts college. For the last four years, he has been blessed to live in Hershey and Harrisburg during medical school at Penn State. He plans to enter family medicine and is excited to get to know many more people and learn how he can serve well in his communities. Check out our Video Edition Here: https://youtu.be/K6MYYrNnA9o PULSE Show Notes: https://cmdastudentlife.org/pulsepodcast CMDA Student Ministries: https://ccm.cmda.org/

Dr. Kristin Collier delivers the keynote for the White Coat Ceremony at the University of Michigan Medical School, despite the objections of some students to her pro-life beliefs.

Jeff Barrows, DO, MA (Ethics), joins Bill Reichart to discuss the changes in medical/healthcare training now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned by the Supreme Court.

Dental students Tanner “TJ” Swanson and Caroline Miller share their vision of serving Christ through dentistry, which is developing along with their clinical skills.

Abby Gaffner, a 3rd year Medical Student, joins Bill Reichart to discuss the role that mentorship has played in her CMDA Campus group of faith.

Norah Cowley, a 3rd year Medical Student, joins Bill Reichart to discuss the role that a traumatic event in her life had in the development and deepening of her faith.

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.

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.

tatisantosmd@gmail.com Dr. Tatiana Santos was raised in Florida and earned her B.S. from Florida International University. She then went on to complete medical school at the University of Silesia School of Medicine, where she co-founded the 6 th Chapter of the Student Government Association. Dr. Santos recently completed her Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from Purdue University. She has served on the Health Impact Council for the United Way Worldwide and Advisory Board for Best Buddies International. Her interest in medical ethics began in her previous career as a trial paralegal for medical malpractice cases, and from her involvement with the American Medical Association on the ongoing issue of physician-assisted suicide. She has extensive knowledge on end of life decisions from her participation in advance directive preparations at the University of Florida. Dr. Santos is fluent 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.