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About CMA
Why Become A Member?
Join the Catholic Medical Association of Central Ohio! Our Guild is a physician-led community of healthcare professionals that informs, organizes, and inspires its members, in steadfast fidelity to the teachings of the Catholic Church, to uphold the principles of the Catholic faith in the science and practice of medicine. Annual dues are $50.
Annual dues help to support guild activities such as The Annual White Mass, Hippocratic Oath Dinner and community outreach. They also help support medical students scholarships to the Annual Education Conference of the Catholic Medical Association and Medical Student Boot camp. Dues are renewable on an annual basis.
What Are the Benefits of Joining CMA?
Support Medical Education
Support the future success of faithful, dedicated medical professionals.
Defense of Conscience
The CMA serves as a beacon of light for Catholics in health care.
Monthly Events
Attend events where you can celebrate your faith, grow your community, and improve in your profession.
Live Your Catholic Faith
Through the CMA you’ll have opportunities to help others and support your community.
Subscription to The Pulse of Catholic Medicine Magazine
Launched in September 2015 the goal of the magazine is to show the face of the CMA and palpitate the pulse of our guilds and individual members. This is one of the many ways the CMA is striving to foster communication and dialogue with and among our members and guilds.
Become a member and gain Spiritual and moral formation and support
The CMA provides spiritual and moral support for Catholic physicians and healthcare professionals, both through the national office, in the local guilds, at annual conferences, and through the mutual support among members.
As a member, you’ll receive a Subscription to the Linacre Quarterly
Receive the Linacre Quarterly in print and online! Continuously published since 1934, the Linacre Quarterly (the CMA’s official journal) provides a forum in which faith and reason can be brought to bear on analyzing and resolving ethical issues in health care, with a particular focus on issues in clinical practice and research.
Valuable content, newsletters, bulletins, and alerts
The CMA publishes a steady stream of blog posts and press releases responding to current events wherein Church teaching and ethical principles intersect with medicine, technology, and public policy on healthcare financing and delivery. We also provide newsletters, email updates, and action alerts on political issues and service opportunities.
Become A Member for Personal/professional enrichment through service opportunities
We provide members with opportunities to participate in various programs providing a high level of personal and professional enrichment—and benefitting the medical community and the culture in which we live.
Member discounts to the annual conference
Membership discounts at CMA’s annual conference, which provides educational and networking opportunities, and opportunities to earn continuing medical education units.