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She attended UC Davis family medicine residency in Merced, California and was treated for cancer during that time. Connie was an officer in her CMDA chapter while in training and later became involved, as a new physician, with what is now Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ. Her husband Chris was her main source of encouragement as she found herself applying to medical school later in life. After spending the first part of her career life in the airline industry and as a ski instructor in Lake Tahoe, Connie decided to return to her education in her 40s. The mission of this commission has not changed-the ministry continues to be focused on Christian women physicians, dentists and the students in these professions.Ĭonnie Hahn, DO, is a family medicine physician in group practice at Bozeman Deaconess Health Group in Bozeman, Montana. In 2021, the name was changed to Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ (WPDC) in order to reflect the heart of the organization, Jesus Christ. WIMD now has yearly conferences in different regions of the United States to minister to the growing number of women physicians, dentists and medical and dental students.

The WIMD Commission hired its first administrative assistant in the fall of 2002 and its first full-time administrator in January 2014. In 2002, the Commission members realized their desire to personally minister to the women professionals of CMDA, and therefore, the ministry paradigm was restructured. With the e-newsletter, WIMD can reach women all over the world and in return receives many responses including prayer requests, needs and useful suggestions. Since 2002, WIMD has created a monthly e-newsletter that is sent out to thousands of women. She worked on behalf of the ministry from 2000-2002. Marti Ensign retired from the leadership of WIMD and Harriet Askew became the new director. In April 1994, the first CMDS/WIMD national convention was held in Philadelphia. In 1993, members of the (newly formed) WIMD Commission attended the American Medical Women’s Association meeting, where many expressed an interest in CMDS. Marti Ensign became the first director of this outreach, which provided resources directed toward women physicians and dentists, conferences to meet their specific needs and a close-knit network to help them share and grow in Christ.