About us
The Belgian Catholic Medical Association Saint-Luke is the official society for catholic physicians, member of the European (FEAMC) and World (FIAMC) Federations of Catholic Medical Associations. The association is under the authority of the Vatican's 'Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development'.
The Belgian association aims to support doctors and other healthcare workers in the practice of their profession, in accordance with the Christian faith.
Objectives
- To establish a link between Christian beliefs and medical practice.
- Taking a Christian-inspired approach, it aims to meet the spiritual and cultural aspirations of its members.
- To provide information to Christian-inspired hospitals in view of the application of Christian values in healthcare.
Target group
- Medical students
- Training managers
- General practitioners and specialists
- Retired doctors
- Paramedical professionals
- Hospital management
- Spiritual assistants
- Anyone interested in translating Christian values into medical practice
Board of Directors
Chairman: Dr. Stefan De Smedt
- MD PhD MSc Epidemiology
- Former ophthalmologist for Christian Blind Mission/Light for the World (Rwanda)
- Ophthalmologist currently practicing in Mechelen
Journal ‘Acta Medica Catholica’
Editor-in-chief: Mr. Guillaume Giroul
Statutes
100 years Belgian Medical Association Saint-Luke
- 1922: Foundation of the “Belgian Medical Association Saint-Luke”.
- 2023: The statutes are adapted to the renewed Belgian legislation.
Download renewed statutes (sorry, only available in Dutch)
