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MD Breakfast/Retreat
On Saturday morning, September 23, medical students and community physicians will be converging on Rochester from the Western NY region to kick off our first Upstate MCCF Retreat with a stimulating day of feasting, fellowship, and education. The day will start at 8:00 am with our Fall Christian Physicians Breakfast where Dr. Daniel Fountain, MD, MPH, will begin the first in a series of 5 informative and discussion-provoking sessions on the provocative topic: “What’s wrong with US health care and how can we fix it?” Schedule...
read moreExpanding Spiritual Care
Those of you that are familiar with the medical care provided at Grace Family Medicine know how we integrate prayer into patient visits, believing that faith is an integral part of the recovery process. In some difficult cases a rekindling of faith may be the only real answer to the patient’s symptoms. For the whole body to function properly there has to be a clear balance of all the systems that the Lord created, and if one of those systems is not functioning properly then illness is more likely to present itself. One of the most...
read moreWhole Person Workshop
While in Rochester, Dr. Fountain will also be conducting a 3-day workshop on “Caring for the Whole Person” at Roberts Wesleyan College, September 25-27. Dr. Morehouse will be assisting him again this year. The course is open to pastors, counselors, students, and health professionals in our region and offers up to 21 hours of Category I CME credit for physicians who attend. Dr. Fountain has authored numerous books in English and French on community health, primary health care, and care for the whole person and served as a...
read moreGreetings from BT
BT writes from Jerusalem: After serving for many years in south Lebanon I am glad I can continue to help the families who lost their homes. When I first opened the Arazim Dental Clinic I thought it would be a project to offer these people emergency dental treatment during a short period of transition. Most hoped to either return to Lebanon or to immigrate to another country. Now, six years later, the dental clinic continues to serve this community. Dental care is an important and practical way to assist people in need and many consider it to...
read moreGarden and Block Party
The Block Association has been very busy this spring working with neighbors and local authorities to reduce crime and drug activity, raising community spirit, and cleaning up our community “pocket park” known officially as the “Arnett Bird & Butterfly Garden” on the corner of Arnett Blvd. and Wellington Avenue. On Saturday, August 5th, from 12 to 4 pm ABA will also be hosting the neighborhood’s first Block Party in years. There will be activities for kids, talent shows, visits from the police and fire...
read moreCCHF Annual Conference
Health Care for the Underserved This year’s conference, May 18-21 at Eastern College in Philadelphia, will address the theme of Spiritual Inheritance for the Next Generation. Convinced that investing in equipping the next generation is capacity building at its best, the theme will be reciprocally important for veteran, new, and emerging Christian health care professionals. Plenary Speakers will include: Christine Sines, M.D. Physician, professor and author who faithfully assists churches and Christian organizations to engage the...
read moreSpring MD Breakfast
The MCCF Spring MD Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, April 29, from 9-11 am at the Meliora on the U of R River Campus and will feature Dr. Len Marotta and his wife Jayne sharing on the topic “God in Gynecology? Being a Bond-Servant Wherever You Are.” Len has an active Ob/Gyn practice in Syracuse where he is a popular teacher at SUNY Upstate. We’ve posted one of Len’s handouts on “Sexuality and the Scriptures” online here. Please mark your calendars and sign up...
read moreGreetings from BT
BT writes from Jerusalem: May 23 will mark the day that thousands of Lebanese fled from their homeland six years ago when Israel withdrew her troops from south Lebanon. The community of approximately 2,500 who reside in Israel continue to struggle to build new lives, displaced from their homes, traditions, family and friends. Financial compensation for years served approved by the Israeli government over a year ago has still not been received and no one knows when and how it will be paid. One instalment was expected in March when rent...
read more2006 MD Directory
The Greater Rochester Directory of Christian Physicians has been updated, and the new 2006 edition is now available. If you are in the health professions and would be interested in attending one of our breakfast meetings or in having your name listed in our next Directory, please visit our website or contact...
read moreWinter MD Breakfast
Our annual MCCF Missions Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, January 28th from 9-11 am at the Meliora faculty club on the U of R River Campus. Speakers will include: The Cannon Family (trip to Honduras this summer) Alexi Matousek and Sarah Bliss (trip to Haiti) Drs. John Seaman and David Ragonesi (trip to Tibet) Dr. David Holmes (Buffalo outreach) Mark your calendars and sign up...
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