Praise God for the strong launch of Penn State Hershey Christian Medical Society (PSU-CMS). About half of the 55 students at our first Tuesday lunch gathering (2nd day of classes) were first year students. We even had a few first year grad students in the mix with the medical students. Can't wait until the next class of nursing students arrive!
Several of the students we had connected with ahead of time in person (when they visited campus or students knew one-another from undergrad; for example 3 Eastern Alum, 3 Wheaten College Alum, 4 Messiah College Alum, 7 Grove City College Alum are involved in our fellowship*) or over the internet. But for the most part students came due to chalk board announcements in the first year Anatomy and Physiology class.
Hayley and I enjoyed hanging out with twenty from PSU-Hershey at Saturday's games night! What a way to kick off a year, I chatted with students over dessert for over an hour before the Chapter President gathered everyone together for introductions/games. We went around the room sharing "What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?" My response: "Getting married," followed by "having kids." Led to a good conversation in the car with the daughter who had joined me for the evening. Second Question, "What's your biggest pet peeve?" My response: When the computer shuts down for some reason while I'm in the middle of writing a blog post. Good thing that there is an autosave feature :-)
Pray for another strong turnout on Tuesday when the physician who joined our Dominican Republic Spring Break Trip speaks at lunch lecture, followed by frisbee in the evening. In addition, pray for continued growth in the development of a Health Care Professionals Network in South Central PA which will reach out to area hospitals and minister to 3rd Year Students on rotation along with new residents (i.e., those who have just graduated from Medical School and in the mentoring process).
Upcoming Event: On Tuesday, August 31, we will gather CMDA (http://www.cmda.org) friends together to hear Scott Boyles, CMDA's Northeast Regional Director. Scott will present on "Connecting along the Journey."
Penn State Hershey Christian Medical Society (PSU-CMS), Noon, PSU Hershey Medical Center, Room 1847. If you're not regularly involved in lunch lectures, please RSVP to me.
CMDA South Central PA, 7pm. Acorn Farms, 3141 Mount Joy Road, Mount Joy, PA 17552. RSVP to me.
*I should take survey on alma maters represented in the fellowship. Other schools which come to mind include Bucknell, Cedarville, McMaster, Millersville, Mt. Holyoke, Northwestern, Penn State, Stony Brook, Temple, Virginia Tech, William & Mary.