Sydenham Foundations
The Sydenham Foundations Training Track is a 10-part video series, originally designed by the UK Christian Medical Fellowship and later adapted for ICMDA by Dr Peter Saunders.
It aims to equip Christian doctors and dentists for ministry leadership and is an ideal foundation for ICMDA’s other training tracks as it gives a broad overview of issues at the interface of Christianity and medicine.
The course covers the following topics:
- Principles of Leadership - 2 Timothy
- Principles of Leadership – Nehemiah
- Knowing the Bible
- Medical Ethics
- Growing in Discipleship
- God and the Workplace
- Healthcare Mission
- Advocacy and Justice
- Sharing Faith with Patients
- Evangelism and Apologetics
The course is named after the physician Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689) who was an outstanding pioneer of clinical medicine and has been called ‘The Father of English Medicine’. He came from a Puritan family and was himself a man of deep Christian faith in the Puritan tradition.
We run courses for 8 to 12 people at a time for ICMDA regions and language groups in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic.
Each ten-week course is led by a small group of facilitators coached by the principal trainer Dr Peter Saunders.
The training track will involve weekly interactive Zoom sessions. Prior to each session trainees will need to watch that week’s training video, read a short booklet or article and undertake a short written assignment.
Trainees will need to set aside about three hours a week for this track (90 minutes virtual meeting, 30 minutes watching the training video, 30 minutes reading and 30 minutes writing assignment).
Training opportunities
Sub-Sahara Africa Cohort
Starting January 16, 2025, (12 Weeks)
Every Thursdays at 17:30 UTC time
Further cohorts are being planned; click here to register your interest.
