A Christian Devotional

The transition from medical school to HOMO life is not an easy one. Many struggle with workload, meaning, and challenges at work (including medical error, cynicism, failure, and mental health). Some start to fall away from God, leaving churches and cell groups, or even walking away from the faith.

For Junior Doctors: this book aims to walk you through how Scripture and Biblical principles may guide our work, calling, and help us tackle the difficulties we face on the wards. We share our spiritual reflections from the perspective of a junior doctor, a senior doctor, and a ex-dentist-turned-chaplain.

For Senior Doctors: we encourage you to prayerfully consider becoming a spiritual mentor to juniors. This book is designed as a resource and starting point to discuss common challenges your mentees may face. Each chapter comes with suggested discussion and application questions.

Authors

  • Tan Hao Yi: NUHS Preventive Medicine
  • Nigel Fong: Singhealth Renal Medicine
  • Tan Soo-Inn: trained a dentist, subsequently answered the call for full-time ministry and obtained an M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary, and is currently the Chaplain of Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship.
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Contents
Part 1: Theology of Work
1. Why Do We work - God’s Design and Redemption of Work
2. What Do We Really Worship - Idolatry and Idleness

Part 2: Work and our lives
3. Work-Life-Faith Balance
4. The Junior Doctor and the Church
5. Direction and calling in Medicine

Part 3: Challenges at Work
6. When we look at our Patients – Attitudes of Christian Doctors
7. When we make Mistakes – Our Response to Medical Errors
8. When we Fail – Dealing with Defeat
9. When we become Cynical – Negativity in our hearts

Part 4: Mental Health and Work
10. Mental Health and Burnout
11. Anxious for nothing
12. Depression

Where to get it
Order online
​- Graceworks website: click here
- Amazon: click here