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Life and death are central to the study and practice of medicine. At the beginning of our studies we are taught the life sciences of embryology, physiology and biochemistry; to consider the workings of the cell and the beginning of human life. As we see patients, we learn how to...
James Tomlinson reflects on his years at medical school. choosing to study medicine Around the age of 14 I remember replying to the question 'what do you want to do with your life?' by stating that I would never be a medic, a nurse or anyone who cared for others...
Eurasia conferences So far this year I have travelled to six countries, encouraging individuals and groups and visiting conferences. Travel to Estonia and Greece was to participate in their national conferences, where I was struck by the faithfulness of those who led and organised them. The value of such gatherings is...
Just a few stories of what God is doing through and among Christian medics and dentists across the Eurasia region. The Balkans Dr Dana Galchis, ICMDA Balkans Area Student Representative (ASR), reports on November's Balkans student leaders' training: 70 student leaders from Romania, Albania and Moldova gathered together. It was a blessed...
Eurasia Ukraine Conference In October the first Ukrainian student and juniors Christian medical conference, organised by the Ukrainian Christian Medical Association, was held. The theme was 'Gold standards and Christian principles in modern medicine'. 170, mainly medical and dental students and young specialists, gathered together from 15 cities across Ukraine and both...
We have just returned from the UK and Germany where we were privileged to participate in four significant meetings, all impacting the development and growth of ICMDA. CMF.UK Meeting with Peter Saunders and his CMF.UK team is always an encouragement. As we shared around the process of their restructuring and the...
A recent House of Commons inquiry declared the nation's sexual health to be in increasing crisis.[1] The committee made a number of recommendations: sex and relationship education as a core part of the national curriculum; prioritisation of contraceptive services; increased open access for terminations; performance management of primary care trusts...
