Mental Health challenges are among those that bear the greatest burden of disease and disability...
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Surgery: Stories from Well Lived Lives
While embarking on a general surgical career as a worker in Africa, I found the breadth of...
Fever is a common and recurrent diagnostic dilemma for medical providers in tropical regions or...
Travel to developing countries exposes one personally and professionally to new and unfamiliar...
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Long-term Medical Education Missions
Opportunities for mentoring , discipling and learning from majority world healthcare leaders of...
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The missionary nurse role has changed over the years from 'doer' of nursing to 'teacher' of...
Cross Cultural Nursing Assessment
When the cultures of the care provider and the recipient of care differs, frequently it is...
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Empowering Methods for Short-Term Dental Missions
Traditional short term medical mission trips involve doing much work and seeing many patients....
If you are ministering in a Muslim community, it is imperative to understand the cultural...
How passing on of healthcare skills has impacted the Indian Church
It is the general idea that the short-term missions is one sided. Often creating dependency-...
Missionary Boot Camp-Prepare now for a Future in Missions
“Prepare your shields, both large and small, and march out for battle! Harness the horses, mount...
The (un)Cynical Healthcare Student and Professional: Maintaining your Mission on a Cynical Campus
Have you ever met a cynical doctor, nurse, or pharmacist? One who sees nothing but the problems...
Finding Mentors and Resources To Prepare For Long-Term
Dr. Ralph Winter said that for every 100 people who made a mission commitment at some point in...
Assessing and Adressing the Spiritual Needs of Patients
Health professionals in all settings should take a history from their patient(s). National...
Culture: Intelligence, Competence, Awareness
The increasing globalization of society has paradoxically led to a fragmentation of cultural...
Healthcare Missions and the Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven shaped every aspect of Jesus’ ministry - - his healing,...
Culture - Understanding Worldviews: Animist
Worldview is the lens through which we see and understand the world around us. As such it colors...
Cross-Cultural Communication and Sensitivity
Everyone who has been on a medical mission has some embarrassing and/or hilarious stories of...
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Playing God and other Ethical Issues in Medical Missions
How do you “Do No Harm” when you are often practicing beyond your training? How do you treat...
How Short-termers Can Make a Long-term Impact
Long-term improvement in health-related indicators for a population depends on coordinated...
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