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by Morgan Wills, MD, FACP “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”1 This simple yet sweeping definition of health was the first principle of the Constitution of … Continue reading →

by Dr. Bill Maynard Helen is becoming more translucent by the moment, and eternity shimmers through her like light through a fraying curtain.  In fact, she has been almost see-through for years, as her parchment-like skin has thinned down like … Continue reading →

As always, the hospital lobby is staging a momentous drama.  The cavernous room is an interstice of human affairs – belonging neither to home, work, recreation, day, or night.  It holds the broken pieces of our lives – those often … Continue reading →

An article from our friend Dr. Kate Callaghan. This speech was given by Kate at MCF’s 2017 Graduation Commissioning ceremony, and was just published in the Linacre Quarterly last week! “The most important thing in our life is not what … Continue reading →

Check out the Promo video for Nicaragua 2018. Click here to view it. If you have any interest in going to Nicaragua with MCF  this summer (August 3-11) please join us at an information meeting on Tuesday, February 6 at … Continue reading →

Click here to listen to Dr. Tyler Cooper’s talk When Failure Is an Option.

“Engage or Run”: Reflections on my Intern Year By Brian Lindman, M.D. Perhaps the most significant personal transformation of this intern year has been the shift of the fallenness and brokenness of this world from an intellectual apprehension and more … Continue reading →

Click here to register. When: Thursday, May 4 Fellowship & Heavy Hors d’Oeuvres 6-7 pm Lecture 7-8 pm Panel and Q&A 8-8:30 pm Where: Mike and Linda Curb Medical Learning Center Saint Thomas West Hospital 4220 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205 … Continue reading →

If you have any interest in all in going to Nicaragua with MCF  this summer (Augustus 4-11) please join us at an information meeting on January 10 at 6:30 at Dr. Stack’s home (3109 Acklen Avenue, Nashville, TN). Please join … Continue reading →

Interesting article about Doctors and their (in)ability to talk about matters of faith…