Hi there!
Bet you haven’t seen this blog in action for a while, or maybe you didn’t even know it existed, but as we take over CMF for this academic year (and maybe longer if we like you guys) we’d love to have it up and running again to let you know what’s going on!
For everyone who is new to CMF this year; Doctor or Student, WELCOME! The Christian Medical Fellowship is an organisation aimed at Christians that are involved in the medical profession whatever denomination of Christianity they may be from. CMF has over 4000 Doctors and 1000 medical students representing it from the 40 medical schools around the UK, and is still growing. Regular journals are sent out to all official members containing articles about ethical issues and each individual medical school has events unique to it to being the Doctors and Students together and help them learn what it means to practise Christian medicine.
In Aberdeen we meet every month to have a lovely meal at a local Doctors’ house which is followed by a short talk or discussion relating to the issues that surround being a Christian within the medical profession. There are also regular prayer meetings on the medical campus and this year we are looking to integrate ourselves more with Christian Union enabling more events at Foresterhill. You may have seen us at the Medics Freshers’ Fayre where we signed up over 15 first years to our mailing list which was great, but if you didn’t manage to catch us there just drop us an email and we can add you to the mailing list now. If you would like any more information about CMF or are interested in becoming a member, email cmfaberdeen@gmail.com or visit http://www.cmf.org.uk/students/join-cmf/ to sign up officially!
Our first event of the year was a great success a few weeks ago, as we shared a gorgeous meal and fellowship together and heard from … on the topic of … It was lovely to see so many new members there but would be even better if you could all become “official members” (details here) - £6 for the first 18 months is a bargain at just over 33p a month, and think of the amazing meal you get for that! Worth it we’d say!
Our next meal is in 2 days on Thursday the 8th of November; if you'd like to come please send us an email or click 'yes' on our facebook event. Don't forget to let us know about any dietary requirements. It would be lovely to see you there again.
This year we are hoping to integrate ourselves more within the CU at Aberdeen University. We will always be two different societies but we are really excited about working together to bring some events to Foresterhill. If you have any ideas or suggestions for things that could go on, we’d love to hear from you so you can drop us an email if you want!
That’s all for now, hope to see you again soon!
Lots of love, your CMF Student Reps (Sophie + Beth)
