When you become a member of CMDA you are joining the largest community of Christian Healthcare professionals in the world!
Together we are:
- Changing the world by serving others using the gifts God gave you (Matthew 22:37-40).
- Learning from and mentoring other Christian healthcare professionals (Proverbs 27:17).
- Shaping ethical and medical issues in the public square by adding your voice to the collective.
- Receiving needed support and connection through CMDA resources and coaching.
SELECT A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Practicing healthcare professionals such as: Academic/PhD, DDS, DMD, DO, DPM, MD, and OD.
Healthcare professionals practicing in these specialties such as: Dental Hygienists, Healthcare Administrators, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacists, Physicians Assistants, and Physical Rehab Specialists.
If you have any issues online, download PDFs to apply and email to memberservices@cmda.org.
CMDA Membership Categories & Options
Healthcare Students
This membership level is designed to be affordable for students in healthcare and is reserved for anyone pursuing a medical, dental, Ph.D. or associate health degree. This member level is also for students on a track as an undergraduate, who are planning a career in healthcare.
Residents | Fellows
We understand that workload and stress increase dramatically during residency and fellowship. We are here to help you keep your priorities and grow in your faith during your training years. That’s why we offer special reduced membership dues options for residents and fellows. You can choose to pay $100 annually or make a one-time dues payment of $150 to cover the entire length of your program.
Practicing Professionals
This membership category is reserved for those who are graduate doctors, academic, or uniformed service with a degree of MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, or DPM. Special discounts are offered for those in the first year of practice, uniformed services, retirees and those living or serving abroad. Spouse membership is free in conjunction with your spouse’s full annual dues payment.
Associate Healthcare
This membership level is reserved for anyone involved in healthcare practice as a professional (including healthcare administrators) but do not have a degree of MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, DPM, resident or fellow. Examples of the qualifying degrees are Ph.D. in healthcare, PA, PharmD, RN, NP, etc.
Ministry Partners (Friends)
This membership category is reserved for those individuals and organizations not involved in healthcare but wish to support the ministry of CMDA through their friendship or partnership.
Gift Memberships
Are you interested in giving a gift membership to a colleague, friend or family member? It’s a great way to honor the recipient while supporting CMDA and helping to grow the kingdom for the glory of the Lord. Give the gift that will change hearts in healthcare. If you would like to provide a gift membership to someone who isn’t a member, we will offer a 50% discount off their first year of membership. Simply provide us with the recipient’s information and we’ll handle the rest. For this program, credit card payments are required. Your card will NOT be charged until the gift recipient affirms our statement of faith and submits a membership application.
Group Memberships
Group memberships are designed with practices in mind as individual practices with five or more members are eligible. There are great benefits to having a group membership, and you can also offer CMDA membership as a practice benefit to your associates.
Any practice with five or more qualifying staff members who wish to join CMDA or are current members qualifies for this discount. A qualifying staff member is defined as a degreed healthcare professional, associate health, resident or graduate practicing doctor.
- Everyone has the same renewal date.
- Multiple memberships are paid with one single invoice that is sent to a designated contact person, saving both your practice and your associates the trouble of dealing with individual invoices.
- And best of all…you will receive a 25% discount off each membership rate!
Call us toll-free at 888-230-2637 to take advantage of these great membership options.
LIFETIME Membership
A lifetime membership to CMDA offers extensive benefits to you as well as helps to ensure that the important work being done for healthcare continues far into the future. It provides a lifetime of opportunity and a lifetime of change.
- You never have to worry about a dues increase again as you lock in today’s rate and will never again pay annual dues.
- You save time spent on repetitive check writing.
- You will receive a lifetime membership certificate and special lapel pin.
- You experience the satisfaction of providing funding for long-term, life-changing ministries.
*Underwritten membership provides electronic resources instead of physical resources and other materials received by members
Join with your colleagues
Give Membership To Someone as a Gift
Provide the gift application to your friend/colleagues to be completed, and when completed, return to memberservices@cmda.org, fax 423-844-1017, or send back to CMDA, PO Box 7500, Bristol TN 37621.
CMDA Membership Benefits
Fellowship and Networking
Opportunities to fellowship and network with colleagues at events such as the annual CMDA National Convention and numerous regional conferences. Opportunities to develop connections with fellow members in local area community ministries with mentoring and ministry resources.
Continuing Education (CE) (CME)
Free to our members: online and webinar Continuing Education courses on topics from ethics to family issues to current challenges faced in healthcare, as well as partnership opportunities to work with CMDA to provide continuing education at CMDA events.
Advocacy for Ethical Rights
We come alongside our members to educate, equip and motivate them to advocate for First Amendment freedoms, policy makers to uphold life-honoring principles, religious freedom and conscience rights, and the healthcare community, to protect the freedom to adhere to standards of medical ethics.
Exclusive Print & Electronic Resources
Resources available only to members such as videos, articles, audio files, magazines, live-streamed events, webinars and presentations which help integrate your faith and practice.
Job Placement Services
Assistance from CMDA's placement services to help you find a practice or colleague who shares your values from our large network of like-minded healthcare professionals. Or, if you are hiring, this service is available for advertising positions.
Access to CMDA Ministries
Access to various ministries specifically designed for Christians in healthcare such as marriage retreats, life coaching, ethics and position statements and malpractice support to name just a few!
Specialty Sections
Organized under the umbrella of CMDA are many specialty sections further narrowing members into community with professionals sharing their specialty in healthcare, each offering countless opportunities to engage.