Podcast

Hear healthcare missionaries share their journeys. In the first hour hear a panel of two docs and two nurses will your questions, as well these:
- How do I find God’s guidance in the journey?
- Why and how do I connect with a mentor or agency or team or training?
- What about student loans, raising financial support?
The second hour will be small discussion group with a missionary coach and others like you in your current stage:
- Exploring whether or not to consider full-time missions
- Heading towards full-time missions
- Single or married

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speaker: John McVay; Panel of Docs and Nurses

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/exploring-the-journey-to-full-time-missions-agencies-funding-singlesfamilies-gods-guidance

Teaching medical procedures is one of the most "hands on" parts to medical education. We will be discussing the challenges about this topic, tips for success, and how to use our influence as medical educators to honor God.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speaker: Andrew Posey; Jonathan Peters

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/using-procedural-medicine-to-build-relationships

STUDENTS & RESIDENTS: How can we deepen in our love for Jesus and see this refining, exciting time as He does? We’ll spend the first half tackling topics like long-haul stamina, time management, living in community, debt, and God’s heart for those experiencing poverty.

For the second hour, we’ll divide into small groups of the same discipline (i.e., DO/MD students, residents, pre-med, PA, NP, pharmacy, dental, spouses). With facilitators who have gone through it before, we’ll dive into the questions you have and brainstorm how God might sustain you now and lead you up ahead.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speakers: Liz Redican; Jessie Thomas; Sarah; Luke Little; Luke Little

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/the-training-years-wisdom-for-whats-now-and-pearls-for-whats-next 

Cultures around the world have differing worldviews, practices, and behaviors related to health, disease, healing, suffering, death, and dying. According to scripture, humility is an attitude believers need to adopt, especially when working cross-culturally, “Clothe yourselves in humility (1 Pet. 5:5). Training nurses and other healthcare workers to use cultural humility allows believers to approach another person with openness, compassion, and the love of Jesus. When believers take the time to appreciate other cultures and beliefs, bridges to the gospel will be built. This session will focus on best practices for serving on missions, ways to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and strategies for approaching other cultures with compassion and His love.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speaker: Rebecca Meyer

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/training-nurses-and-other-healthcare-workers-to-serve-cross-culturally-on-short-term-missions

People interpret what we do based on their worldview. In Honor-Shame cultures, people might misinterpret and see in our actions merit making, proselytization or apostasy, however pure our motivation may be. We’ll look at honor-shame based worldviews, understand how and why people may misinterpret what we do, look at risks and practices to help show and share God’s love appropriately. We’ll use observations from relief and urban poor work in SE Asia to illustrate. Application is relevant both overseas or close to home when reaching out to neighbors from honor-shame contexts.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speaker: Alex Tee.

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/honor-shame-dynamics-how-to-serve-effectively