Spring Physician Breakfast
The MCCF Spring Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, May 2, from 9-11 am at the Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue.Topic: Panel on Medical MarriageDr. Tom and Vicki Ball, Dr. Cathy and Alan Goodfellow, and Drs. David and Mary Kay Ness will be sharing with us and responding to questions about how they’ve been have been able to mix medicine and marriage in their households. Please come and bring your spouse or significant other. Feel free to invite any friends or colleagues who might be interested, too!Please mark your calendars...
read morePrimary Care Shortage
When Dr. Waseem Ghazoly died unexpectedly at age 45, his three physician colleagues in Pittsford expected to cover his 1,800 patients only temporarily.But the office hasn’t been able to recruit a replacement because of an ongoing shortage of primary care physicians. Seventeen months after Ghazoly’s fatal heart attack, his office and exam rooms remain empty at Elmwood Medical Associates.The full practice still hopes to fill the position but has no solution in sight, said Dr. Stephen Meloni.Click here to read the full article in the...
read moreRafiki Missions Opportunity
The Rafiki Foundation is looking for help with their ministry to needy children in Africa and is seeking Christian physicians to serve short term during one of their quarterly Community Medical Clinics.Rafiki, a Swahili word for friend, is a Christian missions organization with Villages in 10 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Their Villages are located in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Ethiopia.In sub-Saharan Africa, the AIDS pandemic has deprived many children of their fathers and mothers....
read morePrayer for Bongolo Hospital
From Deb Walker, head of PediatricsPLEASE PRAY FOR BONGOLO HOSPITALWe are getting hit very hard because of the government hospital worker’s strike that is already a month old (since Jan.12). It is just now getting to the unbearable stage at our hospital. Maternity is up 2.5 times the normal volume and outpatients have doubled. Almost all hospital beds are full. If this rate continues very long, we will run out of certain medications and tests like HIV tests before our next order can arrive. People are getting angry at having to wait...
read moreLaugh, love, lift
I would be true, for there are those who trust me.I would be pure, for there are those who care.I would be strong, for there is much to suffer.I would be brave, for there is much to dare.I would be friend of all, the foe, the friendless.I would be giving and forget the gift.I would be humble, for I know my weakness.I would look up and laugh, and love and lift.I would be prayerful through each busy moment.I would be constantly in touch with God.I would be tuned to hear His slightest whisper.I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod.A...
read moreOn the lighter side
Doctor’s Opinions on Financial Bail Out Package The Allergists voted to scratch it. The Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it. The Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve. The Obstetricians felt they were laboring under a misconception. The Ophthalmologists considered the idea short sighted. The Pathologists yelled, “Over my dead body!” The Pediatricians said, “Oh, grow up!” The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness....
read moreWinter Missions Breakfast
Please set aside the date and sign up now for our Winter Missions Breakfast coming up on Saturday, January 24th, from 9-11 am at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. We’re going to have a smorgasbord of local speakers (including 3 URMC residents, a nurse, and a faculty pharmacologist) who’ll be talking about missions experiences and opportunities from El Salvador to Honduras, by way of Jordan and India, so don’t miss this one!Please mark your calendars and RSVP using our Response page. Be sure to note...
read moreGlory to God in the Highest!
Merry Christmas from the Morehouses!We deeply appreciate all your support and look forward to serving together with you in the coming year.Click here to read our holiday letter.
read moreCMDA Winter Conference
Greetings from CMDA’s Northeast Office! I hope this note finds you well! I am writing to remind you about the 2009 Winter Conference sponsored by CMDA’s Northeast Region and Medical Campus Outreach of Philadelphia. This annual conference brings together followers of Christ in healthcare from across the northeast to explore what it means for a person to re-integrate who they are as a person of faith and a healthcare professional. This is a great opportunity to hear good teaching from a respected colleague who will present stories from his own...
read moreView from Stanford
A young medical student at Stanford University stood before the table of RZIM [Ravi Zacharias International Ministries] books and resources beaming. “We don’t see these things very often,” he said, clarifying, “Not books; there’s no shortage of books. I mean Christianity without the hostility.” He proceeded to describe students and friends who deride the possibility of possessing both faith and intellect, medical professors who actually apologize when the language of design inadvertently slips into lectures on the body, and the isolation that...
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