Side By Side is a ministry of CMDA for women who are married to medical and dental students, residents, fellows, as well as staff physicians and dentists.
Why We Love Side By Side…
““Over the years these women have fed me in the first days of motherhood, babysat my children for free, had play dates with me when I was lonely, and prayed for me on countless occasions. Although the faces change with each passing year, the support and love stay the same.””
“Side By Side has been my lifeline over the last few years. The women I have met have become lifelong friends and my truest sisters. They remind me daily to look to the Lord, they helped me learn how to pray and to raise my children in a way that honors Christ. We don’t go a day without talking, sharing, supporting, and teaching each other. Side By Side will forever be a ministry that changed my life.”
— Sarah H.
(SBS Charleston member 2018-2020)
“Terrarium Planting” Social, October 2019
“Side By Side was the first time I felt known and understood as a medical wife. My family or friends didn’t understand my life, and it was the most refreshing thing to have people who got your lifestyle. It was an answer to prayer, connected me to all different types of women in my city and nation, and really taught me to not harbor resentment towards my husband and his work life.”
-Elizabeth D.
(SBS Charleston member 2015-2018)
First Zoom Bible Study, March 2020
“Side By Side has been one of the most tangible answers to prayer in my life. They are family, support, community, encouragement, wise counsel and many more things.”
— Alex Z.
(SBS Charleston member 2015-2020)
“Blessing Bag” Service Social, October 2018