CMDA NOLA is a chapter of the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA). CMDA is a nationwide organization that was founded in 1931 and acts nationally and globally to connect Christian physicians and students with each other and with the world.
The purpose of CMDA is to glorify God by motivating, educating, and equipping Christian doctors and students to serve with professional excellence as witnesses of Christ’s love and compassion, and by advancing biblical principles of healthcare within the Church and to our culture.
At the core of CMDA is a desire to address relevant issues and needs in modern healthcare from a Christian perspective – all the way from medical missions in the community and abroad to bioethics in medical and dental practice.
In accordance with the great commission (Matthew 28:19), CMDA provides doctors and students with opportunities to “go” and be the hands of Christ to a needy world through missions collaboration both locally and abroad.
John Ward DDS, Jeff Lackey MD, and Mark Dal Corso MD are faculty at the health professions schools in New Orleans and advisors for the student CMDA Chapters.
