Beyond the Bleep

Our weekend conference in September was a great chance to escape to the Leicestershire countryside and recharge our spiritual batteries. Lots of food for thought from Ecclesiastes with Jim Paul on ‘Life is Meaningless?’ Interesting seminars ranging from how we should conduct a godly relationship to how to deal with difficult colleagues, with lots of chance for discussion. A chance to find out what is happening within CMF as a whole, particu-larly those areas relevant to juniors. Plus time to make new friendships and renew old ones. Do come next year if you can.

Christians in Surgery Day

We’ve been keen for a while, to get together Christian doctors in particular specialities, both juniors and seniors, to allow them chance to get to know each other better, look at the particular challenges they face, and provide some mentoring and support. The first such day is going to be held on 1 April 2005 for Christians in Surgery. If that’s you then look out for further details or get in touch with the office. If you’d like to be involved in a similar Day for your speciality then also let us know.

PLAB Doctors’ Day

As many of you will be aware, overseas doctors coming to the UK to sit their PLAB exams and then look for jobs here, face a tough and uncertain time with the current job climate. We want to be able to offer them some support, and one practical idea is running a day to give advice on preparing for job interviews, looking for placements etc. This will be held on 21 January. If you know any post PLAB2 doctors then please let them know about the day. Please pray for this event, and for any PLAB doctors known to you.

Cutting to the Heart

Chatting in the mess or theatre coffee room brings up many issues and questions that our friends and colleagues have about what’s going on in the country, world and life in general. It can be hard to know how to put a Christian perspective though on some of these issues. Our new day conference aims to help us to do just that. The first one earlier this year was a great success, with lots of opportunity for discussion around case vignettes and real life scenarios. A second one will be held on 29 October 2005 in Leeds. Would you be interested in coming along? Contact the office or see the website for more details.