CMA Resources for Students
Encountering IUDs
MYTH: IUDs are abortifacient. Isn’t that good to know? That was the title of a slide in one of my pharmacology lectures during my gynecology unit. In no other class is the pharmacology taught in a way that is reminiscent of an attorney aggressively defending his client in court. With no other medications are the... Read More
A Note of Farewell from the Outgoing Officers
It has been nearly two years since the process to create the Catholic Medical Association Student Section began. These two years have been full of great joy for me as I have watched an idea become a reality, and have seen so many people positively impacted. It was during my first year of medical... Read More
Conscience Battle Rages in NJ, Outcome Will Affect All
The fight for conscience rights continues. Over the past few weeks, a group of nurses, aided by the Alliance Defense Fund, has stood against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. These nurses have stated that the hospital established a policy that forced them to assist in abortions at the hospital. If they... Read More
ADF Protects Conscience Rights in New Jersey
The Alliance Defense Fund once again has helped protect conscience rights, at least temporarily. A New Jersey Hospital recently began telling nurses that they would be required to assist in abortions or risk losing their jobs. Now if this wasn’t a blatant violation of conscience rights, then I don’t know what is. However, the ADF... Read More
NC Register Interviews CMA Member Dr. Eda Joanne Angelo
Check out the National Catholic Register’s interview with Dr. Eda Joanne Angelo, a Catholic Medical Association member and prolife physician. What a testimony to life and serving those who have been forgotten and ignored by the medical community.
An Open Letter To Christian Medical Students
An Open Letter to All Christian Medical Students Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Many of you find yourselves on a journey of uncertainty. At no time in history has the landscape of health care been more capricious. As with any time of significant change, fear and insecurity are plentiful as the path of... Read More
A Reflection on 2011 CMA Conference
By Gil Harmon Looking back on my second CMA National Conference, I honestly feel that I can only express my extreme gratitude and joy by praising God and thanking Him for all that He provides us. This year’s national conference could not have come at a better time in my medical school career,... Read More
Talk Given at Franciscan University of Steubenville: Being Catholic In Med School
This talk was given by Brian J Burke at Franciscan University of Steubenville on October 7th, 2011. Mr. Burke is a fourth year medical student at the University of Toledo College of Medicine, and has served as the Vice President of the CMA-SS for the past year and a half. He will be pursuing... Read More
UPDATED Contraception and HIV Risk Raises Need for Alternative of NFP AND Better Maternal Care
“Safe and effective family planning services are central to initiatives to reduce uninteneded pregnancies, promote economic development, and improve the health of women and children worldwide.” But what if one of the most common forces of family planning methods in Africa was actually increasing the transmission of HIV in heterosexual couples? This was the... Read More
Brain Dead Patients as Research Subjects
N.B.: This is an article written to present what transpired at the recent symposium. It provides information so that the reader may contemplate the ethical issues at play. Please see the accompaning commentary for opinions concerning this research. Brain Dead patients as research subjects in Xenotransplantation The Future of Medical Research in Toledo,... Read More
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