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Perhaps as you've thought about your Christian faith within the practice of medicine, you've asked, "How do bridge the gap between my faith and caring for my patients?" CMDA Atlanta has often discussed the importance and effectiveness of being able to do a Spiritual Assessment with your patients in order to create that bridge. Yet often times the next question is, "How do I bring the need for a Spiritual Assessment up in our pluralistic, secular culture?  Won't some patients think I am judging them or giving selective care based upon their beliefs?"

Medical school is stressful.  That is an understatement. The question isn’t whether or not you’ll experience stress, but rather what do you when you are stressed.  Stress isn’t necessarily negative though it becomes an issue when you allow your stress to move from making you motivated and focused to fatigue, exhaustion and ultimately burnout. As a therapist working with medical students and physicians, I often hear common phrases surrounding stress and have listed a few below.

This past February, CMDA Atlanta sent four of it's own to Ethiopia. Dr. Don Shaffer - Carol Shaffer, RPh, Dr. Omari Hodge, and Caitlyn Klobe, RN . During their time there, they saw 16 decisions for Christ in a hostile Muslim culture and 1,724 patients were seen and treated throughout the week.I want you to hear in their own words, what God did through their service and how it impacted their life.

Did you know 27 million people are enslaved around the world? That's more than at any other time in human history. The idea that people in the 21st century are exploited and treated like property makes me physically sick and grieves my spirit. I hope it does you as well.