MCO Speaker Series Event
January 25, 2026
2 – 4 PM
MCO will be hosting its next Speaker Series event on Sunday, January 25, from 2-4 PM. Location will be disclosed once Medical Campus Outreach is emailed by those interested in attending; it will be in easy walk from the church. Dr. Matt will be sharing interesting clinical and spiritual care cases. He is a local medical school grad who is now a senior physician at a Christian hospital in a M-majority West African nation. Email [email protected] to sign up and get the location.

SMI Philly Info Meeting
Sunday, January 11, 2026
7PM (EST) on Zoom
Interested in a hands-on medical ministry program and an opportunity for spiritual growth this summer? The Philadelphia Summer Medical Institute is a 3-week urban immersion program where Christian healthcare students learn firsthand about community healthcare, to appropriately integrate faith with career, and to center their identities in Christ during their busy academic years. Healthcare students will live and work in densely-populated Hispanic North Philadelphia, providing door-to-door health screens and sharing Christ’s love through conversation and prayer. Program partner Esperanza Health Center and local churches provide clinical referrals and spiritual follow up. Students receive training on relevant topics throughout and will have an opportunity to shadow at Esperanza. Dates for this year are June 20 – July 11.

On Sunday, January 11, we will host an information meeting on Zoom for all those interested in learning more about SMI Philly. This is for any rising junior and up healthcare or pre-healthcare students, or any medical professionals interested in proctoring the students for 1-2 days (or more!) this summer. Email [email protected] to get the registration/Zoom link.

Come celebrate the holiday season with MCO Philadelphia!
If you will be in the Philadelphia area we’d love to have you join us on Saturday, December 6, from 2-6 PM at the home of Dr. Laura Layer for an afternoon of good food and fellowship with students and healthcare professionals from the city. This party is open to students, mentors, supporters and all of MCO’s healthcare friends. It is an open house, so come and go whenever during those hours. A light buffet meal will be served.
Signing up isn’t necessary; however, sending an email to [email protected] will get you the address and help us to plan for the afternoon.

Professor Nigel M. de S. Cameron has authored Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General., a biography on Dr. C. Everett Koop, a former Surgeon General of the U.S., also a member and ruling elder at Tenth (see memorial plaque on the Spruce Street wall of the sanctuary) and a pioneering pediatric surgeon at CHOP. The book has chapters on many aspects of his life, including Tenth Presbyterian Church and his medical and governmental careers. The Koops came to a life-changing faith at Tenth. Ministers Dr. Barnhouse and Dr. Boice and their wives, Tenth members Dr. Louise Schnaufer and RN Erna Goulding (close friends and colleagues at CHOP), and former Tenth pastoral staff member Cora Hogue Koop (Koop’s second wife), are all very present in the book.

Cameron has been invited to give a lecture at the College of Physicians about his biography of Dr. C. Everett Koop on October 16, 6 pm. Copies of the book will be available at the event, and he will be happy to sign them. The Department of Surgery at CHOP is co-sponsoring the evening.

The link to register is below. There will be a reception with refreshments. The lecture is open to the public, and there is no charge.

“Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General” Book Talk | The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

SMI 2025 Celebration Lunch
October 5, 2025, from 12:45 – 2 PM at Tenth Presbyterian Church

Summer Medical Institute will host a celebration lunch on Sunday, October 5 from 12:45 – 2:00 PM at Tenth Presbyterian Church – 1710 Spruce Street – 1R. This free lunch will provide an opportunity to hear from the SMI Philadelphia 2025 team as they share stories of how God worked through them this summer in North Philadelphia.

This lunch is a great opportunity to learn more about SMI Philly, especially if you are considering joining us next summer for SMI 2026. No problem if you want to attend a church other than Tenth first and then stop by for this! In order to park for free by the church, please visit Directions and Parking | Tenth Presbyterian Church to print a parking placard before you come. If unable to print at home, please visit the Spruce Street entrance and they should be able to provide you a placard there. Please email Dr. Layer at [email protected] if you want to attend and/or want free parking.

MCO Philly Welcome BBQ
August 23, 2025, from 3 – 7 PM
Join MCO for an afternoon of food and fun as we welcome everyone back for another year of school. Healthcare students, residents, attendings, and their families are welcome! We’ll supply the BBQ meats and a few sides. Please reach out to [email protected] so we can know how much food to prepare.
Transportation assistance is an option via [email protected]. Our hosts (the Schmuckers) live just a short walk from the Wayne Station on SEPTA’s Regional Rail and a stop for Bus Route 106.