A limited number of scholarships are available to students, residents and fellows that cover the Convention registration fee. Before registering, please click here to apply.
Once you receive the promo code, register for the Convention.
Click here for current lodging options.
Click on THIS PAGE if you’re interested in SHARING A ROOM with other attendees.
Transportation
If you are flying to the convention, we recommend flying into the St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). This airport is approximately 10 to 15 minutes from the St. Charles Convention Center.
Click on THIS PAGE if you’re interested in SHARING A RIDE with other attendees.
Meals
Your registration fee provides boxed lunches on Friday and Saturday, plus the evening banquet on Saturday. Breakfast is provided by some hotels.
Dinner on Thursday and Friday are on your own.
Check out these options for meals not included in your registration.
Or these 12 affordable dining options near the Convention Center.
See the map below for nearby restaurants!
*Note: a special “Dinner with Docs” is scheduled for Friday evening. Click here if you’re interested in participating.
CMDA has a wide variety of special events and opportunities just for you at the convention! So join the community now and start planning for your visit to St. Charles.
WhatsApp Group – Join the 2025 National Convention WhatsApp group so you can keep up with all the special events and details just for students, residents and fellows.
Dinner with Doc– Looking for direction on where the Lord might be calling you in healthcare? Hoping to meet some amazing physicians/dentists who love the Lord Jesus at the conference? Open to being challenged and inspired? This session is for you!
Dinner with Docs makes a very large conference small by connecting students in groups of 5-7 with 1-2 healthcare providers with shared areas of interest for dinner.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/udjgMixbC1yCBR359
VIE Poster Session – This annual event held during the convention offers prizes for the posters that score highest on visual and oral presentation. Any student, resident or fellow in the healthcare field is eligible to participate. Deadline for submission is January 31, 2025.
Special events are being planned for you, such as the VIE Poster Session, breakout session topics designed with you in mind along with fellowship opportunities with other Christians in healthcare! Click to check out the schedule.