SPEAKERS NEEDED
The CMA-Student Section is currently launching a new initiative known as Operation THRIVE (The Healthcare Renewal in a Virtual Environment). The goal of this initiative is to create an online repository of videos produced by Catholic physicians and other experts who delve into areas of Catholic bioethics that medical students will face during their training. Having resources available will be an invaluable resource for Catholic students and will serve to strengthen their moral formation, enabling them to be confident witnesses of Jesus Christ during their training and beyond. This an essential part of our mission to make Christ present at the bedside.
We are currently in need of CMA members to create 10-minute videos for students/residents on a variety of topics (e.g. specific ethical issues, how to navigate conscience/residency as a medical student, integrating prayer with medical practice, etc.). If you are interested in being a part of this initiative, please feel free to contact Thomas Seykora (tfs39@georgetown.edu) and the THRIVE team would love to discuss further details, including instructions and assistance in preparing the videos.
More information about the project can be found here:
Suggested topics include:
Incorporating faith into medical practice
OB/GYN related topics
Navigating rotations as a Catholic medical student
Interviewing for residency
Brain death
Conscience protections
End of life care
Sarah Becker
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Rochester, Michigan | Class of 2024
763.400.0697 | sarahbecker@oakland.edu
LQEC CHAIR
This leaves the position of Chair of the LQEC open. The LQEC assists the Linacre Quarterly Editor-in-Chief to ensure that the Linacre Quarterly publishes high quality, scholarly content consistent with the mission of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA). The LQEC will provide strategic and operational oversight for the LQ including, but not limited to, scope of articles, focus of special issues, types of articles, authors, reviewers, and other contributors. In addition, the LQEC will engage in collaborative efforts with other media and communication programs and initiatives of the CMA. The Chair is to be a physician member of the CMA.
If you have an interest in the nuts and bolts of medical publishing and the LQ, please give consideration to this position. If you are interested, please contact Barbara Golder, Editor in Chief, at golder@cathmed.org
COORDINATOR of The Last Word
We are also in search of someone who might wish to assist in recruiting authors to contribute to The Last Word. In general, these contributions are from authors who are not physicians, but who offer insight, commentary, or analysis of medical practice or medical mission from the perspective of non-physicians. Contributors have included such prominent figures as Dr. Tod Worner (Managing Editor of Word on Fire) and Elizabeth Scalia ("The Anchoress,’ Catholic blogger, author, speaker, and Editor at Large of Word on Fire) Responsibilities include gathering recommendations for potential authors and contacting them to determine their interest, and providing support during the publishing process. If you are interested in helping with The Last Word, or have suggestions for possible authors we might invite, contact Barbara Golder at golder@cathmed.org