Mennonite Medical Association
The Mennonite Medical Association was an organization formed in 1944 for Mennonite physicians and Mennonite medical students. Its officers in 1956 were president, Galen Miller, Elkhart, Indiana; secretary- treasurer, Charles Neff, Street, Maryland; vice-president, Meryl Grasse, Calico Rock, Arkansas. Samuel J. Bucher, Harman, West Virginia, was the editor of the Mennonite Medical Messenger, a quarterly which published news items from the various members of the Association. There were 105 members in the Association in 1956. The Association had an adoption program whereby physicians and students in the states "adopted" those physicians who were serving in relief or missionary work in order to develop a closer link with those who are serving in foreign lands.
In 2006 the Association's headquarters were in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The membership of about 600 included doctors, dentists and medical/dental students from Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. Beginning in 1998 the Association published Mennonite Health Journal. In June 2009 a proposal was entertained to dissolve the Association and create a new multidisciplinary organization for health care professionals within the Anabaptist community. In June 2011, together with the Mennonite Nurses Association, Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship was formed as the successor organization.
Bibliography
Mennonite Medical Messenger (1949-1998)
Mennonite Health Journal (1998- )
| Author(s) | Samuel J Bucher |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Bucher, Samuel J. "Mennonite Medical Association." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Medical_Association&oldid=179763.
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Bucher, Samuel J. (1957). Mennonite Medical Association. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Medical_Association&oldid=179763.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 631. All rights reserved.
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