Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students
FECAMDS is the specialised fellowship of Catholic medical and dental students in university teaching hospitals, dedicated to integrating Catholic bioethics with clinical training.
Mission and purpose
To uphold the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, cultivate ethical medical professionalism grounded in the Gospel, and provide medical relief to vulnerable communities.
Catholic identity and spirituality
Seeing Christ in the sick and suffering patient (Matthew 25:36), living the medical profession as a Christian vocation of healing and compassionate care.
History of the wider movement
Established in Nigerian medical colleges as a specialised student wing of the Association of Catholic Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (ACMPN), affiliated with the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC, founded in 1966).
Major activities and apostolate
Bioethics seminars on clinical dilemmas, hospital ward visitation and patient prayer, rural medical missions and health screenings, academic mentorship for preclinical students, and medical ethics retreats.