Who Goes First?
Covid-19 & the Vaccine Event by CMDA of WNY cosponsored by MCCF Online ZOOM Meeting Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 7 – 8:30 pm As the world waits for the COVID-19 vaccine, there are a flood of questions. Who will the vaccine be available to first? Was it ethically developed? Is it safe? Will it end COVID-19? Can we trust the information? Come hear Ed Bednarczyk, PharmD, John Crane, MD, PhD and Rev. Julian Cook respond to these and many other questions related to the vaccine from a Christian worldview. Format for Event 7:00 Introduction 7:10 Panel Discussion with speakers 8:00...
Read MoreCCHF 2020 Conference
A personal invitation Christian Community Health Fellowship (CCHF) will be holding its annual national Conference in Cincinnati this coming March 26-28. Everyone who sees this notice should seriously consider signing up and coming with scholarship assistance available for students! This year’s theme is “Grit & Grace” – both inspirational and practical. The CCHF Conference is a truly unique experience. It is the only conference designed for people like you – who see medicine as a calling, and are committed to missional, faith-driven healthcare here in the...
Read More2020 CMDA Winter Conference
CMDA Northeast Winter Conference January 17, 2020 – January 19, 2020 Sandy Cove, Maryland Whether it’s the agony of being an attending, the rigor of residency, the stress of being a successful student, the pain of PA work, or the difficulty of dentistry. Burnout knows no age, sex, race, or profession. This is a weekend for us to gather in a sacred space to lean into the presence of GOD, create community with colleagues, and be refreshed and renewed. This will be considered holy ground, where you can come andexperience healing as you provide healing for others. This year’s speakers...
Read More2019 Fall Breakfast
“Living Faith in Academia” Our MCCF Fall Breakfast will be on Saturday, October 19, 9-11 am Brighton Presbyterian Church* 1775 East Avenue 14610 Dr. Elise van der Jagt, MD, MPH will share with us about A Life of Faith in the Medical Center and the attendant blessings and challenges that accompany his administrative clinical, and teaching, roles as a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at URMC and specialist in Critical Care at Golisano Children’s Hospital. This will be a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the bridge we have in faith between Town and Gown and reexamine how we may...
Read More2019 CCHF Conference
Interwoven Join the group from Buffalo and Rochester going to Cincinnati this March! Drs. David Holmes and Myron Glick in Buffalo and Dr. Morehouse and Jan Thirlby in Rochester are organizing a contingent of health care workers to attend this year’s Christian Community Health Fellowship (CCHF) national conference, organized on the missional medicine theme of “Interwoven” – indicating that all that we do is interwoven with our faith. Drs. Glick and Morehouse will be among the presenters. CCHF MISSION The mission of CCHF is to educate, encourage and equip Christians to...
Read MoreACEs Breakfast Report
ACEs Breakfast a great success In the midst of a delicious catered breakfast and encouraging fellowship, Saturday morning’s MCCF Fall Breakfast with Dr. Michael Scharf at the Rochester Academy of Medicine was very edifying. Dr. Sharf presented a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to understanding what Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are and the long-term effects they have on development, health, and illness over the years. Tools for understanding, assessing, and intervening on individual and community levels were outlined, followed by a stimulating Q&A session. Most of...
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