Salvation Army Medical Fellowship
From Sawiki
The Salvation Army Medical Fellowship, instituted in 1943 by Mrs General Evalina Carpenter as the SAlvation Army Nurses Fellowship, is an international fellowship of dedicated medical personnel. Physical suffering in our world today challenges both the medical as well as the physical and emotional resources of medical personnel.
In 1987 the Fellowship was renamed the Salvation Army Medical Fellowship (SAMF) in order to widen membership to include all personnel involved in health-related programmes. Membership of SAMF is open to Salvationist and other health-related professionals. Members are required to pay a subscription according to territorial policy to cover expenses incurred in maintaining the programme. Non-Salvationist members are encouraged to respect Salvation Army principles regarding substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, addictive drugs, etc.).
The Fellowship today, with a worldwide membership of around 15,000, encourages a Christian witness and application of Christian principles in professional life while at the same time being involved with practical application in hospitals, clinics and various other places of medical care. The motto of the Fellowship is: ‘If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another’ (1 John 1:7, AV).
