MEDICAL MISSIONS 101
WELCOME TO MEDICAL MISSIONS 101!
Medical Missions 101 is an online community dedicated to educating, encouraging and engaging those who share our passion for medical missions. As a community we are pursuing best evidence based practice in medical missions and global health; we invite you to join us. New content is added each week! If you find our content helpful, please share it!
Asking Myself the Right Questions About Becoming a Medical Missionary
Success is never something the Lord demands. Perhaps Mother Theresa defined the Lords perspective best. She said, “God does not require we be successful, only that we be faithful”. This is clearly the definition of success on the mission field, being faithful to the Lord’s call, following him in obedience, around the corner or around the world.
Why Do Medical Missionaries Leave the Field?
If medical missionaries are lumped in with church planters, bible college teachers and bible translators it is hard to see if they have different issues driving them to leave the field. You can read more about this in another recent post.
The Church and Global Access to Health Care
Christian Mission hospitals and health programs account for about 50% of all healthcare delivered in Sub-Saharan Africa (Olivier, et al., 2015). That figure is probably closer to 70% of the truly functional healthcare services delivered. Sadly however, many of these facilities have closed, those that remain are fighting for survival.
6 Lifesaving Interventions for Children in a Low-income Countries
Saving the lives of children is one of the greatest joys of medical mission work. What if you could save the lives of not a few but of many children? This blog shares six very basic interventions that can help you achieve that aim.
WWJD: What if Jesus went on hospital rounds with me?
New on Medical Missions 101: I know there are no simple answers for giving good care in mission hospitals or for being a good medical missionary, especially in settings that do clinical education. I also know that these environments can be extremely challenging and frustrating for professionals trained in the West. Finding people who are modeling best practices as “medical missionaries” and learning from them as a new missionary is crucial.
Medical Missions TV
Do you share our passion for medical missions?
Then Check Out Our New YouTube Channel
medicalmissions.tv
This channel was created to tell the story of medical missions, health programs, mission hospitals, and the missionaries who serve in them. Each week we will upload new episodes from the field and from here at home as we interview mission leaders facilitating health programs and medical missions around the world.
TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Cross-Cultural Healthcare Education: A Workshop for Educators
Healthcare educators - enhance your international service.
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Training: Women’s Cycle of Life
Course Description The Need: Women and infants around the world face overwhelming odds. Each day,…
Find out more »MM101 Gathering ONLINE access
CHSC is very pleased to offer ONLINE access to the teaching sessions from our Medical Missions 101 Gathering.
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VISIT CHSC AT THESE UPCOMING CONFERENCES
GMHC, Louisville, KY
CHSC Exhibit Booth and Breakout Sessions
Find out more »WHEN HEALTHCARE HURTS
When Healthcare Hurts is the first book to look seriously at the challenges of patient safety and developmental safety in global health missions, and it defines evidence based guidelines through which these issues can be addressed.
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