Happy New Years everyone! This is a quick reminder that there is a leader’s meeting on 1/9/09.

What: Intermed Leader’s Meeting
Who: At least one representative from your school
Where: NYU Smilow Conference Room (550 1st Ave @ 32nd St)
When: Friday, 1/9/09 @ 6:30pm

Things we will be discussing at the meeting:
1) Updates on your school fellowship
2) Missions sharing time
3) Ride situation for Sandy Cove retreat
4) InterMed February Retreat updates
5) Senior Commissioning Ceremony planning

Things to do:
1) Get an estimate of how many people are going to the Sandy Cove retreat, and how many people need rides. If you know if anyone is driving and has extra room, please bring that information as well.
2) Be prepared to talk about one highlight of your school’s fellowship from the past semester.

We look forward to seeing everyone. Please contact any of us with any questions, comments, or concerns.

God Bless,

Andrew, Ben, Dave, Terry

On March 11-15, Dr. Al Weir, Hematologist and VP of Campus & Community Ministries for CMDA, with Dr. Mark Johnston, Gastroenterologist, and President of Albania Health Fund, will be traveling to Albania to lead a weekend clinical and spiritual conference for Albanian medical students. About 75 students, of whom 2/3 are not Christian, will be gathered at a seaside “resort” for a time of learning, small groups and fun. Our goal will be to bring many students toward a relationship with Christ and to strengthen the Albanian Christian student leaders. We believe that 2-3 Christian medical students from America would greatly enhance our mission by developing Christian relationships and taking part in the small groups. This is a unique type of international missions.

If you are interested in coming with us as a student member of our team, please let me know soon at al.weir@cmda.org. Feel free to forward this to any other Christian medical students you think might be interested.

When: January 16-18 (MLK Jr. weekend)

Where: Sandy Cove Conference Center (www.sandycove.org) located in Sandy Cove, MD

Theme: You Can Do It!: The Reality of Following Christ as a Healthcare Professional

Speaker: Dr. James Avery (Bio)

Why: Because it’s an opportunity to escape from your busy lifestyles and spend time with God, have fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ, and to learn more about being a Christian healthcare professional. Plus, Sandy Cove is beautiful and you’ll have lots of fun!

For more information click here!

To register click here!

One last note!

This year we are trying to arrange a chartered bus to and from the retreat. This bus will make it easier to travel for everyone and it’s also a great opportunity for fellowship! Please sign up here! Once we have an estimate of how many people are interested, we will send more information about cost, time, and location. We will then send another form to sign up, so be on the lookout for that. Please respond by December 15^th so we can do all of this in a timely fashion.

Hope everyone is enjoying their break.

HI ALL,

My wife and I will love to have as many of the CMDA family in New York accompany us to Nigeria in the 1st /2nd week of February for a medical missions trip to King of Kings Hospital in Ohafia, Nigeria. It will cost you the air transport only and should last at most a week. Thanks and God bless

Tobe mOMAH

631-747-6071

In celebration of the birth of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ

The CMDA Greater NYC Area Council members

cordially invite you & your family as our guests at the

Second Annual

Christmas Gathering

towards building community for attending and resident physicians

Date:

Sunday, December 14^th, 2008

Time:

4pm

Location:

The Offices of Pastor Claude Hubbard and Dr. Shiu-Lin Tsai

1160 Broadway (@ West 27^th Street)

New York, NY  10001

(Closest to the N, R, W train stop at West 28th Street)

Attire:

Festive

Dinner & Dessert will be served

Please RSVP by Friday, December 12^th, 2008

to alikomd@gmail.com or 908.447.8462

Acts 2:42-47

1) Caroling at Downstate 12/12/08
When: Friday, December 12th, 5:30pm
Where: Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn NY
Caroling at the County has become an annual tradition at for Downstate students. Typically we sing on the pediatrics floor of the hospital, but details have not been finalized for this year. Join us in spreading Joy and the Gospel with song! We’ll try to have a social hour with hot chocolate and hot apple cider afterwards as well!

Subway Directions:
2 train to Winthrop stop,
Exit, walk on Parkside Ave. across Nostrand Ave.
Continue on Parkside one block, Parkside comes to a T at New York Ave; take a Right on New York Ave.
Walk down New York Ave. take first Left on Clarkson Ave.
Main entrance of Kings County Hospital Center is 451 Clarkson, on your Left.
Contact Ted Ferenczy (ted.ferenczy(at)gmail.com) if you have further questions.

2) CMDA Northeast Regional Winter Conference 1/16-1/18, 2009
Please go to http://www.cmda.org/am/webpages/newintconf2009.html for more details.
Note that the deadline to sign up is 12/29/08.

3) Intermed Retreat 2/27-28, 2009
Details to come.

4) Senior Commissioning Ceremony 3/21, 2009

Hang in there guys. Hope to see you at these upcoming events!

God Bless,
Andrew, Ben, Dave, Terry

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
– Philippians 4:4

Greetings!

On behalf of Touro College and Columbia University, we would like to invite everyone to the SPECTACULAR InterMed December event. The details are being worked out as we speak. At this moment, we do need a rough headcount of how many people will be interested in coming. Please forward this to your fellowships at each school. There is a group discount offered to groups that are at least more than 15 people. So please do encourage your fellow brothers and sisters to come out!

WHAT: InterMed Iceskating
WHEN: December 6, 2008 around 12pm
WHERE: Lasker Rink @ 110 St. and Lenox in Central Park North
WHO: you, Christ’s beloved
COST: $10 for unlimited skating plus skate rentals (if you have your own skates, it will cost $6)

Please RSVP by THIS SATURDAY, 11.22.08. Click here to sign up.

Our apologies for such a short notice. It has been a tough semester..and I am not even a medical student =)

Blessings,
Amy

Hi Everyone,

I hope that all is well with you! For our last meeting of the year, let’s meet for a family style dinner in Times Square at Tony’s Di Napoli, 147 W 43rd St. between 6th and 7th Aves. Is Friday December 5th at 7:30pm good for everyone? If most people have a conflict and an alternate day suggestion, I’ll change it.

Best,

Brandi

The first gathering was held on Tuesday, Nov. 11th, 2009 at the home of Olympia Kovich.
Dr. Elaine Eng led us in a devotional. (click here for her bio)

Dinner was served! The menu - wild rice and turkey soup, zucchini quiche, and apple crisp! In the words of our kind hostess, “There is no need for anyone to bring anything but themselves.”