John-Shin

John Shin, MD

Dr. John Shin graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine then completed his internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He also completed an advanced fellowship in cancer immunotherapy at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Shin currently works as a medical oncologist at Loma Linda University and has a burden to share Christ with cancer patients.

Dr. Shin is grateful to have been mentored by the AMEN organization throughout his time in training and seeks to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals to dedicate their careers to Christ. As president, Dr. Shin’s vision for AMEN is that it will serve as a catalyst for all people to engage in effective medical ministry for the purpose of spreading the gospel message.

His wife Elisa is a dentist by training, and they are blessed with three children: Sophia, Charis, and Kyle.

Loma Linda University AMEN Student Chapter Update

in Fall 2013   |
Published on 10/30/2013   |
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As President of the AMEN student chapter at Loma Linda University, it has been my privilege over the last two years to see the amazing ways God has been leading our student ministries. He has brought together a leadership team of like-minded students who have dedicated themselves to prayer and service, and the results have been incredibly inspiring and faith-building. What follows is a quick summary of our plans for the upcoming year and the different ways God has been moving on our campus.

For the past two years, we have been organizing monthly vespers in the school of medicine with the goal of inspiring students to dedicate their future medical careers to the Lord. This year, we have chosen several themes for these vespers with topics ranging from ‘Living a Life of Sacrifice’ to ‘Balancing Work, Family, and Ministry Life’. Our first vespers of the school year featured Pastor Don Mackintosh and Dr. Phil Mills. They spoke on the importance of combining ministry with medicine. They gave examples from their own personal experience of how effectively physicians and pastors can work together. At the end of the vespers, many students made a commitment to turn their practice of medicine into a ministry. In addition, several non-Adventist students have asked how they can learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist faith.

Every year, a significant number of students in each incoming freshmen class are not Seventh-day Adventists. In an effort to reach out to this group, we have started a series of noon-time, student-led Bible studies. The goal of these studies is to provide a student’s perspective on what it means to be a Seventh-day Adventist and to showcase how students’ lives have been enriched by their uniquely Adventist faith. So far, these talks have been tremendously successful with upwards of 135 students in attendance. Many Adventist and non-Adventist students alike have expressed interest in personal Bible studies, and we are excited to see lives being transformed as a result of this renewed interest in studying God’s Word.

With the help of AMEN, we are currently in the process of putting together a mentorship program for students. We realize students need role models to help us hold onto the vision of what it means to be a true Christian physician or dentist. Therefore we are working on pairing students with AMEN members for spiritual guidance and encouragement. Many students, especially within the freshmen class, have expressed a desire to have an AMEN mentor, and we are praying that the Lord will supply the necessary physicians and dentists to be an influence for good in the lives of these young doctors. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or would like more information about what it means to be a mentor, please visit the AMEN website: amensda.org

As the new school year commences, we are humbled by God’s faithfulness, and the incredible privilege He has given us to reach out to our classmates. We take the responsibility God has granted us seriously, the student leadership team and I made a promise to each other several years ago that, regardless of how busy we become, we will always begin our meetings with an hour of prayer. By God’s grace we have kept that promise, and it has made all the difference. We are excited by the fruit we are already seeing in the lives of countless students who have attended our ministry events, but we know that this is not the result of our efforts. It is our fervent belief that as long as we continue to empty ourselves of our own pride and ambition and allow the Lord to set our agenda, He will grow His student ministry at Loma Linda University, and He will use us to raise up an army of medical missionaries that will carry His gospel to the ends of the earth.

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