What does it mean?
Clarify the purpose and identity of a Christ-centered physician, and reflect on how faith shapes the path into medicine.
Medical Society Virtual Conference
Becoming a
Christ-Centered Physician
A focused conversation on how faith strengthens, supports, inspires, and transforms our practice of medicine.
“Heal the sick … and minister unto them.”
Purpose
Integrating discipleship with the calling to heal
Medicine asks for knowledge, discipline, compassion, and endurance. This conference considers how discipleship in Jesus Christ can deepen each of those commitments.
Physicians, trainees, educators, and other health professionals will explore spiritual identity, balance, revelation, the gift of healing, and service to people who are marginalized or underserved.
Three guiding questions
A practical framework for Christ-centered medicine
How do we stay centered?
Develop habits that protect spiritual life, sustain family relationships, and prevent drift amid professional demands.
How does faith transform practice?
Use revelation, spiritual gifts, and compassionate service to change how care is delivered locally and globally.
Conference program
Agenda
Three hours of brief talks, moderated breakout discussions, a keynote address, and time for reflection.
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Welcome
Introduction and opening prayer
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Opening section
What does it mean to be a Christ-centered physician?
- What does it mean to be a Christ-centered physician?Jared Robbins, MD · Radiation Oncologist
- The Divine Physician: Christ as the Ideal Model for Medical PracticeElder Cecil O. Samuelson, MD · Rheumatologist and former BYU President
- Small-group discussionFaith, calling, and the Lord’s influence on the path into medicine
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Second section
How do we become and stay Christ-centered?
- Finding balance: faith, family, career, and building the kingdomJared Christensen, MD, MBA · Radiologist
- Preventing spiritual driftLesley Gardiner, MD, PhD · Pediatrician and Associate Dean of Curriculum, BYU School of Medicine
- Small-group discussionHabits, revelation, learning, and strategies for balance
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Third section
How does Christ-centered practice transform faith and medicine?
- Developing spiritual gifts, especially the gift of healingSpeaker to be announced
- Serving marginalized and impoverished communitiesSarah Crocket, MD · Emergency Medicine; Chair, Student & Trainee Support Aim for the Medical Society
- Small-group discussionChanges prompted by the Spirit, revelation as a tool, and whether medicine is a calling or a career
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Keynote
Closing keynote address
- Tyler Johnson, MDMedical Oncologist · Host of The Doctor’s Art Podcast
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Conclusion
Closing reflections and prayer
Featured Contributors
CS
Cecil O. Samuelson, MD
Rheumatologist and former President of Brigham Young University
JC
Jared Christensen, MD, MBA
Radiologist speaking on faith, family, career, and building the kingdom
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Lesley Gardiner, MD, PhD
Pediatrician and Associate Dean of Curriculum, BYU School of Medicine
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Sarah Crocket, MD
Emergency physician and Chair of the Student & Trainee Support Aim
TJ
Tyler Johnson, MD
Medical oncologist and host of The Doctor’s Art Podcast
JR
Jared Robbins, MD
Radiation oncologist
September 19, 2026 · Online