CMDA Student Life is a network of campus chapters helping students live out the character of Christ on their campuses. We now have more than 300 campus ministries, representing 90 percent of the nation's medical and dental schools. We are here to help you THRIVE with a purpose during your healthcare training. To learn more about CMDA and our history, please visit www.cmda.org/about.
Unite with other Christian students on healthcare campuses across the country for fellowship, support and more:
- Find a CMDA chapter near you
- Fellowship with local Bible study groups
- Connect with fellow healthcare students on your campus
Cultivate your faith through resources that will help you live out your faith authentically on campus and in practice:
- Student Pulse Podcast
- Online Resource Portal
- CMDA App
Grow with a Purpose
Maybe you are a new Christian or maybe you have been one for awhile, or perhaps you might even not be a Christian but curious and investigating Christianity - no matter where you are at in your spiritual journey, you should be asking yourself, "How can I grow spiritually?"
CMDA wants to help you not just "survive" in your faith while in medical school and during residency, but rather we want you to THRIVE.
CMDA has created and gathered together resources through video, articles and interactive webinars that are designed to help you mature and become more deeply rooted in your faith. Explore the resources we have below - and our prayer for you is that God will use them to help you deepen in your faith and love of God.
JOIN CMDA!
When you join CMDA you're given a chance to be part of a strong Christian network of future healthcare professionals. You'll also have the opportunity to grow and develop your Christian faith which will benefit you throughout your life. The value of your CMDA membership goes beyond what you receive in the years of your healthcare training. Many CMDA members meet life-long friends and professional mentors who make a positive impact on your career and your Christian journey. Because student membership is subsidized by practicing professionals, there is no cost for students to join CMDA!
CMDA STUDENT LIFE APP
Download our new CMDA Student Life App! Bible studies, Student Pulse podcast, resources and more are available for you in your healthcare journey. Visit either the App Store or Google Play Store, or text the word "app" to 678.661.5540 for a download link.
STUDENT PULSE PODCAST
The CMDA Student Pulse Podcast features relevant and engaging conversations on the intersection of life, medicine, and faith. With ministry on over 280 healthcare campuses, CMDA is committed to helping healthcare students not just survive in life, but rather THRIVE with a PURPOSE. Find it on the Student Life App!
CMDA ONLINE RESOURCE PORTAL
Don't forget that we have a great new resource available to YOU. In partnership with RightNow Media, all CMDA healthcare students, faculty, and attendings can have access to streaming CMDA teaching videos as well as downloadable ministry resources & Bible studies. It's all part of the new CMDA Online Resource Portal. Go to CMDAresources.org to sign up & create a profile - you'll then have access to CMDA Resources as well as RightNow Media's 12,000+ resource library.
THE VIE POSTER SESSION
Vignettes, Initiatives, Innovations & Education
DOING THE RIGHT THING
A groundbreaking resource in the exploration of ethics to help equip you for your healthcare profession.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDLY RESIDENCES
This list includes a variety of residency programs that are distinctly Christian or have a key CMDA leader working with the program.
STUDENT & RESIDENT LIFE BLOG
Join the conversation and be encouraged as you struggle to keep up with the day-to-day activities of healthcare training, church, family and more.
STUDENT LIFE APPAREL
Help spread the word about CMDA on your campus, at work, or in your community by wearing the newest CMDA Student Life t-shirt! Get Your T-Shirt Today!
Discover a wide variety of tools designed to help you develop as an emerging leader while in school including:
- Tips on how to lead a campus chapter
- National leadership opportunities
- Campus leadership training tools and webinars
Lead with a Purpose
Healthcare professionals are expected to be leaders as they collaborate with colleagues in the care and treatment of patients. It is important that you learn to lead as while you're a student in anticipation of increased responsibilities as you complete school, continue training and move into practice.
In the same way, we encourage you to be a leader in your CMDA campus chapter. We are committed to motivating, educating and equipping you as a student leader to do what God has called you to do on your campus. So we offer a full range of resources to help campus leaders plan, prepare for and implement the activities and initiatives they believe will enable them to fulfill God's purpose for their campus chapter.
Please take a few minutes to look through our resources for students leaders. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Campus & Community Ministries.
CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TRAINING
An interactive webinar series that addresses topics to help you effectively prepare, plan and lead your campus ministry.
LEADING YOUR CAMPUS CHAPTER
A variety of resources designed to help you become a student leader and provide assistance as you lead your campus chapter.
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Position: [State] Student Representative for CMDA (1-year term). Liaison between the national leadership and local chapters for their state.
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities for students to get involved with CMDA on a national level to be a student voice for the organization.
NATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY
A student-driven organization that helps Christian student leaders to be part of what God is doing across the country.
Use your God-given skills to meet the needs of others around the world and share the gospel through missions:
- Short-term mission trips with GHO
- Domestic and international rotations
- Scholarship opportunities for mission trips
Go with a Purpose
Is God placing a desire in your heart to serve the poor in Jesus' name through healthcare missions? If God is calling you, don't wait. Get started on your healthcare missions journey by exploring the opportunities as a CMDA student or resident.
GLOBAL HEALTH OUTREACH
Use your God-given skills to meet the needs of others around the world and share the gospel through short-term healthcare missions trips.
INTERNATIONAL ROTATIONS
Are you interested in doing an international mission rotation? Check out these must-have resources.
HEALTHCARE FOR THE POOR
Interested in serving the poor here at home? Learn more here.
MISSION SCHOLARSHIPS
Click here for financial help in achieving your goal of participating in an international medical missions rotation.
SUMMER MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Are you ready for summer? These projects offer you the chance to learn from Christian healthcare professionals as you integrate your faith into patient care and serve Christ by serving others.