International Christian Medical and Dental Association

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ICMDA
Formation1963
Founded atAmsterdam, Netherlands
TypeProfessional Association
HeadquartersSt Albans, UK
Membership60,000+ doctors & dentists
CEO
Dr. Peter Saunders
Chair
Dr Vijay Aruldas
Staff7 (+ 68 paid fieldworkers)
Website https://icmda.net
Formerly called
ICCP
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The International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA (UK) ) is an international organisation of Christians in medicine and dentistry based in the UK. ICMDA is interdenominational and has member organisations in over 100 countries.

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The ICMDA's International Office is in England. It was registered as a CIO charity in the UK in 2020. [1] [2]

History

ICDMA traces its origin to the 1963 meeting in Amsterdam of International Congress of Christian Physicians (ICCP). This inaugural meeting had representatives from 15 countries. [3] The organization has since held triennial conferences. The organization expanded its work, and at the 1986 conference, it changed its name to the International Christian Medical and Dental Association. [3]

The next World Congress is due to be held in Jeju, South Korea in 2026.

Member and partner organizations

Current projects

Convoy of Hope

The Convoy of Hope project, in partnership with Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA), Mighty Convoy (MC), and the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine (CMAU) is providing ambulances and medical supplies to Ukraine. Since February 2022 to March 2025, the project donated more than £10 million of aid. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION (UK) CIO (Charity number: 1188743b)". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Contact – ICMDA".
  3. 1 2 "ICDMA's History". ICDMA. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "About CMF" (PDF). Nucleus: 42. Retrieved 16 July 2025. CMF was founded in 1949 and has over 4,500 British doctor members in all branches of medicine and 1,000 student members. We are linked with around 60 similar interdenominational bodies worldwide through the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA).
  5. ↑ "About Us". Christian Medical & Dental Associations. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Morgana, Huw (November 2016). "PRIME Partnerships in International Medical Education -Restoring a Christian ethos to medical education worldwide" (PDF). Christian Journal for Global Health. 3 (2): 134–139. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Convoy of Hope partnership for Ukraine (EDM (Early Day Motion) 916)". UK Parliment. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.


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