CMDF Singapore was formed in 1973 under the pioneering leadership of Prof Khoo Oon Teik, Prof Phoon Wai Onn, Prof Tow Siang Hwa, Prof Wong Poi Kwong, Dr Tan Cheng Imm, Dr Wong Hee Ong, Dr Chew Pin Kee, Dr Aw Swee Eng, Dr Evelyn Hanam, Dr Bobby Sng, and others.
Soon after CMDF hosted the International Congress of Christian Physicians in 1975 and became an affiliate member. The ICCP has since been reconstituted as the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA). By our affiliation with ICMDA, CMDF Singapore networks with numerous national Christian medical fellowships in more than 30 nations across the globe.