Faith in Healthcare

Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)

Faith in Healthcare is the premier resource for Christian healthcare professionals. Hosted by Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) CEO Dr. Mike Chupp, it is a weekly podcast that includes interviews with experts from Christian healthcare professionals. Topics include bioethics, healthcare missions, financial stewardship, marriage, family and much more.

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Thursday · 53 min
What Will It Take to Rebuild Trust in Healthcare?
In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, we’re sharing a talk Dr. Brick Lantz, CMDA’s Vice President of Advocacy and Bioethics, delivered at the Colson Center National Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. His subject is one every healthcare professional has felt firsthand: the erosion of trust in American medicine, especially in the years since the pandemic. Rather than pointing to better policies or messaging as the fix, Brick argues that rebuilding trust begins with something deeper, a return to
July 30 · 44 min
Following God's Call: A Surgeon's Journey with Dr. Tiffany Schatz
Dr. Tiffany Schatz had built a successful surgical career and a comfortable life in the United States when God began calling her family to serve in Israel. In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, she joins host Dr. Mike Chupp to share what it’s been like to follow that calling, care for patients through seasons of uncertainty, and discover that God’s faithfulness is often most evident when the future feels anything but certain. Her story is a reminder that when we follow God’s leading, He is fai
July 23 · 42 min
Bringing Faith into Patient Care: Lessons from the Saline Process with Drs. Alwyn and Marjorie Rapose
Dr. Alwyn Rapose and Dr. Marjorie Rapose join host Dr. Mike Chupp and co-host Dr. Bill Griffin to talk about caring for patients as whole persons, addressing spiritual needs alongside caring for patients’ physical health. Alwyn, an infectious disease physician, and Marjorie, a general dentist, began their careers in India before building their practices in Massachusetts. They share how the Saline Process Witness Training gave them the confidence to bring faith into everyday patient care, whether
July 16 · 54 min
Heart Is Easy, Soft Is Hard: How Two Surgeons Built Kenya's Only Open-Heart Program
What does it take to build one of the most advanced cardiac surgery centers in East Africa — from a napkin sketch to a 400,000-square-foot hospital treating hundreds of open-heart patients a year? In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, host Dr. Mike Chupp sits down with two of his closest friends and former colleagues, Dr. Russ White and Dr. Carol Spears, both veteran missionary surgeons at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya. Together they helped launch Tenwek’s general surgery residency nearly 30 years
July 9 · 53 min
Serving Where the Need Is Greatest: Reimagining Rural Healthcare with Ben Anderson
Ben Anderson, a longtime rural healthcare leader with decades of experience helping rural hospitals strengthen and sustain care, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp to discuss the growing challenges facing healthcare in America’s rural communities. As hospitals grapple with financial strain, workforce shortages, and increasing demands, Ben shares practical strategies for building resilient healthcare systems, recruiting mission-minded physicians, and expanding access to quality care. Together, they explor
July 2 · 1 hr 2 min
Mentoring That Matters: Building Christ-centered Relationships Across the Journey of Medicine by Exploring the Vows of Effective Mentoring
Bethany Taylor joins host Dr. Mike Chupp for a conversation on the vital role of Christ-centered mentoring in healthcare, recorded live during a breakout session at the CMDA National Convention. They discuss the biblical foundation for investing in the next generation, what healthy mentoring relationships look like from both the mentor’s and mentee’s perspective, and why intentional discipleship is essential for Christian healthcare professionals. Whether you’re an experienced clinician looking
June 25 · 52 min
The American College of Family Medicine and the Fight for Hippocratic Medicine
Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by three members of the American College of Family Medicine (ACFM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Hippocratic Family Medicine. The discussion centers on the origins of ACFM, the challenges facing family medicine today, and the importance of providing a unified voice for life-affirming physicians navigating complex moral, ethical, and cultural issues. Topics include conscience protections, physician advocacy, medical education, and efforts
June 18 · 47 min
Answering Questions from Christian Healthcare Professionals: A Q&A on Conscience and Culture
Host Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by CMDA’s Vice President of Advocacy & Bioethics, Dr. Brick Lantz, to answer listener questions from both CMDA members and non-members. Together, they cover a wide range of topics, including conscience protections for pharmacists, the collision of faith and culture in the exam room, caring for patients who are dying, and the spiritual disciplines that help keep Christian healthcare professionals grounded.
June 11 · 1 hr 2 min
GLP-1s: A Theological & Ethical Look at Weight Loss, Human Limits, and Flourishing
In part two of this conversation on GLP-1 receptor agonists, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by Dr. Kymberli Cook, a systematic theologian, Assistant Director of the Hendricks Center, and adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, to explore the deeper theological and ethical dimensions of these medications. Dr. Cook specializes in theological anthropology, the study of what it means to be human in relation to God, and brings that lens to bear on some of medicine’s most pressing questions: Are o
June 4 · 44 min
GLP-1s: What Every Clinician & Patient Should Know with Dr. Amy Givler
Dr. Amy Givler returns to join host Dr. Mike Chupp for the first of two episodes exploring one of the most talked-about drug classes in medicine today: GLP-1 receptor agonists. A family physician who has served patients in northeast Louisiana for decades, Dr. Givler brings both clinical depth and transparency to a conversation happening in primary care offices across the country every single day. They cover how these medications work, who they’re for, what side effects look like, what happens wh
May 28 · 58 min
Raising Resilient Kids: Dr. Leah Snodgrass on Faith, Social Media, and the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Dr. Leah Snodgrass joins host Dr. Mike Chupp for a conversation about the mental health crisis facing children and adolescents today. Rates of anxiety and depression among young people have doubled since the pandemic, yet access to care, especially in rural and underserved communities, remains critically out of reach. Dr. Snodgrass is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Chair of Psychiatry at Lincoln Memorial University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and she has spent her career on the f
May 21 · 51 min
The Hidden Cost of Excellence: Dr. Bill Claytor on Burnout, Perfectionism, and Faith in Dentistry and Healthcare
Dr. Bill Claytor, a dentist, educator, and Executive Director of North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and co-host Dr. Bill Griffin, CMDA’s Senior Vice President, for a conversation on what so many in healthcare quietly wrestle with: the perfectionism, isolation, and burnout that can take root when the drive to serve others becomes something heavier. A nationally recognized voice on clinician wellbeing and recipient of the American Dental Association’s 2025 Distin
May 14 · 55 min
Following the Evidence: Dr. Scot Glasberg on the ASPS Stand Against Gender Surgery for Children & Adolescents
Few voices carry more weight on this issue than Dr. Scot Glasberg, a world-renowned plastic surgeon and past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He sits down with host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz to tackle one of modern medicine’s most contentious and ideologically charged debates: the use of hormones and surgery on children and adolescents struggling with gender confusion. Earlier this year, Dr. Glasberg made waves by leading the ASPS to release a landm
May 7 · 1 hr 2 min
John Stonestreet on Truth Rising, Christian Calling, and Courage for This Cultural Moment
John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a conversation about what it means to be a Christian healthcare professional in an increasingly challenging cultural moment. John, a recent recipient of CMDA’s President’s Heritage Award, speaks candidly about the pressures facing believers in medicine today, to stay silent, to conform, and to compartmentalize their faith. The conversation also includes a closer look at Truth Risin
April 30 · 52 min
Dr. Bill Lile on Defending Life Through Science and Scripture
In this special crossover episode from Faith in Healthcare’s sister podcast, Voice of Advocacy, host Dr. Brick Lantz and Dr. Mike Chupp sit down with Dr. Bill Lile, a board-certified Florida OB-GYN with more than thirty years of experience delivering babies, who has transitioned from clinical practice to full-time pro-life ministry through ProLife Doc. Dr. Lile shares how he is bringing evidence-based science about life in the womb into secular universities and schools, making the case that clea
April 23 · 46 min
Light in the Darkness: A GHO Mission to Bangkok's Red Light District
ER nurse Lori Price and dentist Dr. Valerie Preston join host Dr. Mike Chupp to share about their experience co-leading a Global Health Outreach (GHO) mission team to Bangkok’s red light district in 2025, one of the darkest centers of human trafficking in the world. After serving together on previous trips to places like Tanzania and Ecuador, Lori and Valerie reflect on what it looked like to step into such a heavy and broken environment. They discuss trauma-informed care, the reality of spiritu
April 16 · 52 min
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Faith, Science, and Public Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the NIH and Acting Director of the CDC, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a conversation on faith, science, and public health. As confidence in healthcare institutions has declined in recent years, Dr. Bhattacharya reflects on the cultural pressures that have shaped scientific discourse, from silenced debate to the challenges of pursuing honest inquiry. He shares his perspective on NIH funding priorities, lessons from COVID, vacci
April 9 · 45 min
Supporting Medical Wives: Building Strong, Christ-Centered Marriages
Rebecca Lehman and Lindsay Ilgenfritz from CMDA’s Side by Side ministry join host Dr. Mike Chupp to discuss the unique challenges of medical and dental marriages. Side by Side is a ministry dedicated to supporting and encouraging medical wives through every season of life. Drawing from their experience, Rebecca and Lindsay share how the ministry walks alongside women from the training years through retirement, offering support and Christ-centered community to help strengthen marriages. Together,
April 2 · 49 min
Rediscovering Joy & Purpose in Your Healthcare Calling with Dr. Ann Tsen
Dr. Ann Tsen, a physician, certified Physician Coach, and co-founder of CMDA’s Coaching and Coaching Training program, joins Dr. Chupp to explore a struggle many are facing: when the work you once felt called to no longer brings the same sense of joy or purpose. This episode examines the deeper roots of burnout and dissatisfaction in medicine and offers a Christ-centered perspective on how to begin rediscovering meaning and joy in your calling.
March 31 · 22 min
Dr. John M. Perkins Special Edition
For many years, Dr. John M. Perkins poured his life into raising up the next generation of leaders who would pursue justice, embody reconciliation, and proclaim the hope of Christ in their communities. Dr. Perkins passed from this life into the presence of the Lord on March 13, 2026, surrounded by the love of family and the prayers of many whose lives were touched by his faith, courage, and witness. On this special edition of Faith in Healthcare, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Omari Hodge look back on t