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Another fabulous resident, Erin Kil (Dermatology @ St. Luke’s-Roosevelt) hosted this residents & fellows gathering - a testament to God’s continued faithfulness…

Join us for food, fellowship, and prayer as we continue to build one another up and share our stories of how He continues to be our ultimate hope. If you would like to be invited this or future Residents/Fellows gatherings, please contact the NYC Area Director.

Abode of Erin
Wednesday, November 5, 7:00PM

Brandi Marsh wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I hope that all is well with you! Our next meeting will be on Monday, November 3rd at Havana Central Restaurant on 46th St. between 6th and 7th Aves. at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there for an awesome time of fellowship!

Blessings,

Brandi

Olivia Odhiambo, secretary of Sophie Davis’s CMA - livyzee(at)yahoo.com - wrote:

Fall 2008 Events

1) CMA weekly meetings (Every Wednesday) at the City College of New York campus.

2) Hunger and Homelessness awareness week: November 16-22, 2008.

Each year, one week before Thanksgiving, National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness co-sponsor National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. During this week, a number of schools, communities and cities take part in a nationwide effort to bring greater awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness.
The CCNY chapter of CMA plans to work alongside Students Helping Out (SHOUT) and the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) during this week. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.

3) Operation Christmas Child: November 17 – 24, 2008.

Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Since 1993, more than 61 million shoe boxes have been packed, shipped, and delivered across the globe. People of all ages can be involved in this simple, hands-on missions project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas—Jesus Christ.
The CCNY chapter of CMA plans to collect monetary donations, shoeboxes, and gifts throughout this week in an attempt to bring joy to the lives of young ones throughout the world. Again, donations are welcome.

4) Sunday Worship: December 7, 2008.

On December 7th we plan to host a Sunday Service on campus. We hope to invite Christian doctors and Youth leaders to direct the service and speak about their experiences during their years in Medical School and how Jesus was a part of their journey. This event will be held on the CCNY campus.

Spring 2008 Events

1) See you at the Pole

The CCNY chapter of CMA will be hosting this every semester as a prayer/worship event. It is scheduled for January 26, 2009. 8am - 9am.

2) International Praise and Worship Night: April 3, 2009.

April is our chapter’s month to host an InterMed-wide event. International Praise and Worship Night will be that event.

Last semester’s event was a huge success, and we hope next semester’s will be as well. The theme for last year’s event was rock the world. This year, we hope to have a theme that will somehow be linked directly to an organization we hope to support through voluntary donations.
Students will be able to perform poetry and recitations, sing, play instruments, dance, etc. Dinner and dessert will be served. It will take place in the Faculty Dining Room on CCNY’s campus. This event is free, and is open to the whole CCNY community. Souvenirs will be placed on each table for attendees to take with them.

–
Brian Nishinaga, an MS II at Einstein:

Albert Einstein’s Christian Fellowship would like to invite you to:
Who: Intermed!
What: Trip to the world renowned Bronx Zoo
When: Saturday Oct. 25th from 1 pm - 4 pm (or whenever you want to be there) The zoo is open from 10am - 5:30 pm and admission is $15.
Why: bc people don’t realize that the bronx offers more than J-Lo and Dunkin’ Donuts

If everyone could please try to get there around 1 pm, then we can randomly split up the different schools into different groups so that peoples can get to know one another instead of clumping together in your school fellowships. Plan on eating lunch beforehand and perhaps we can arrange dinner options at local restaurants for those who are interested.

the website, in case you want to check out what’s going on is:

http://www.bronxzoo.com/plan-your-trip/hours-and-rates.aspx

Access to the zoo is via the Bx12 which you can get to by taking the 1 train to 207th street.

Please forward this email to your respective fellowships and pass the word on to anyone who is interested! Contact me at bnishina(at)aecom.yu.edu to RSVP or if you want more details.

Executive Council Member, James Avery, MD, will be the keynote speaker at this event. Invite your pastors!

From Pulpit to Bedside:
Practical Dying
Friday, Oct. 24, 2008
8:45 a.m. – 12 noon
held at
VNSNY Hospice Care
1250 Broadway, 7th Floor
(@ 32nd Street in Manhattan)
www.vnsny.org

In observance of Pastoral Care Week 2008, VNSNY Hospice Care offers the 2nd Annual “FROM PULPIT TO BEDSIDE” Seminar for religious professionals and lay pastoral caregivers. Designed for clergy and other religious leaders, the focus on “practical dying” will explore how faith congregations can educate, prepare and support members in preparations that can reclaim dying as a natural and, ultimately, spiritual process. The 3-hour program includes a keynote address, “Dying Well Takes Practice,” by James Avery, M.D. As Medical Director of VNSNY Hospice, Dr. Avery heads a team of eight VNS Hospice physicians, all certified in Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine. He is well known locally and nationally for his engaging presentations. The Panel Presentation of local experts will explore how congregations can support realistic steps among its faith community members such as completing a health care proxy, appointing a power of attorney, developing advanced directives, having end-of-life conversations within the family, pre-planning funeral arrangements and creating ethical/spiritual wills. This 3-hour seminar will address:

• Religious leaders’ role in end-of-life preparations.

• Communication about dying, death and bereavement.

• Information about resources and partnerships for end-of-life care.

Click here for the .pdf file of the registration brochure:

It is also posted on the VNSNY Hospice Care website: www.vnsny.org/mainsite/services/s_hospice.html (scroll down to bottom right side).

If you prefer a printed copy, please call (212) 609-1979 or e-mail your mailing address.

National Pastoral Care Week was established in 1985 as an annual observance to honor all practitioners of pastoral care and to promote continuing education for clergy, laity, and institutional employees regarding the value of pastoral care.

Dr. Ali Ko, the NYC area director gave a talk on missions at Chinese Evangel Mission Church of Queens (http://cem.xboxplayer.com) where council member, Dr. Elaine Eng, attends service. Located at 203-10 Rocky Hill Rd., Bayside, Queens 11361, the church is led by Pastor George Ibach, whose daughter Michaela leads the CMDA fellowship at the New Jersey Med. Dr. Ko gave her talk at the 9:30 am service, highlighting missions trips to New Orleans, Pakistan, and Morocco as well as the events through which God brought her to her position as the area director for Greater NYC. She encouraged both physicians and non-physicians to serve in the missions field, citing Acts 2:42-47 as her personal encouragement to seek the Lord’s will and to lead others to become saved. For those interested in missions opportunities, please go to the tab on the upper right or click here.

Five residents/fellows and an equal number of attendings attended this recent gathering hosted by Mike and Rennie Rhee (PGY-4 Physiatry at Kessler & PGY-1 Medicine at NYU). We were glad to welcome newcomers, both attendings and a resident, from the Bronx. An amazing spread of soba noodle salad, three incredibly large platters of sushi, and fried rice were enjoyed by those present. Worship was led by the hosts, and we discussed how to listen to God’s will as well as how to remain faithful when God’s voice is not clear to us.

Michaela Ibach & Megan Gaffey are the CMDA student leaders at UMDNJ-Newark!
Michaela says:

Our CMDA meets Mondays from 5-6 PM in our Medical Sciences Building, Room 609B.
They can use my email (ibachmg(at)umdnj.edu) as well as Megan’s (gaffeymm(at)umdnj.edu).

You can find more about UMDNJ-Newark’s events at the new ‘NJMS‘ tab on the left side panel

Dr. Ali Ko had this to say about the retreat:

Twenty physicians, dentists, residents,and their families participated in the First Annual Greater NYC Retreat at Camp of the Woods for a time of Rest & Restoration. It was a wonderful time of praying, sharing, and community building. Dr. Elaine Eng led a powerful devotional focused upon Acts 1. Dr. Brad Cruse shared his testimony. Dr. Rebekah Kim led worship. The Council convened for their quarterly business meeting and all attending physicians and dentists were welcome. All had a chance to enjoy God’s creation as they hiked amongst the stunning fall foliage. The Saturday evening bonfire with S’mores gave us all chance to relive childhood memories and create new ones. We now have two attending physicians, Drs. Elaine Eng & Olympia Kovich, who are spearheading attending fellowship and future gatherings.

Approximately 60 students and 3 attendings from Columbia, Cornell, Mount Sinai, New York COM, New York Medical College (NYMC), New York University (NYU), Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ), Sophie Davis, SUNY-Downstate, and Touro COM, attended this gathering held in Riverbank State Park. We were blessed by a brisk but sunny October day. Worship was led by a couple students and then David Chen from RWJ helped break the ice by having everyone introduce themselves and then have us spray each other with silly string! After grace was said by Dr. Ako Tabetah, a picnic lunch was served. Group photos of those attending were taken and those present broke off to fellowship with each other. Dr. Ali Ko offered spiritual support to the students as well as opportunities to meet with Christian Attendings.