CMF is part of a global family of national Christian medical movements - the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA). Its vision is to see a Christian witness through doctors and dentists in every community in every nation.
ICMDA was formed in 1963 when doctors from 16 different countries gathered for a conference in Amsterdam. It now includes nearly 100 member movements and is growing all the time, as fledgling organisations join and new movements are born.
Regular conferences are held around the world - these may be gatherings of a few neighbouring countries or of one of the 14 geographical regions of ICMDA. Every four years a World Congress brings together doctors, dentists and students from all around the globe. The most recent one was in Hyderabad, India in 2018 where 910 people from 99 countries came together for a fantastic conference 'In the Footsteps of the Great Servant Healer'. The next World Congress will be held in Arusha, Tanzania - 2023.
CMF UK is part of the Europe Region of ICMDA. Stretching from Reykjavik to Nicosia, Europe is a vast and varied region, comprising of over 40 nations and a fifth of the world's population. CMF UK has been involved in supporting other movements across the region through our annual Sydenham conferences for student leaders (SYD I) and junior doctor leaders (SYD II), by organising short term trips and sending summer teams in different locations and providing books and speakers for conferences.
You can visit the ICMDA website here.