Operating at the Margins: Surgical Care in Underserved Indigenous Communities

This seesion will give a brief overview the current state of surgical needs and care on the Navajo reservation. It will also discuss spiritual needs a...

Of Snake Bites and Stretching the Scope of Practice at a Rural Mission Hospital

Medical missionaries are often called upon to provide care that is beyond the scope of their training and previous experience. This interactive case p...

Emergency Dental Diagnosis and Management for the Non-Dentist

This lecture will serve to enlighten/empower non-dentists with some basic diagnostic & treatment skills to manage dental emergencies in a non-dental s...

Cross-Cultural Communication in Medical Contexts

Understanding how values and communication styles differ across cultures is key to succeeding internationally. That’s why training in cross-cultural c...

The Emotional and Spiritual Impact of Disability

With nearly 1.3 billion disabled people in the world, we assume that the medical community focuses on physical health. But who is helping people with...

Plenary Session 1, 2025: Thirty years of GMHC - Looking Back and Pressing Forward

The Global Missions Health Conference (GMHC) had humble beginnings, but over the last three decades, it's grown into one of the most influential force...

Risk It!

To become the person God wants you to be and to accomplish what God wants you to do, you must take risks. Risk is the fertilizer that grows your faith...

Serving God in Singleness

How to Use (and Not Abuse) Our Power as Healthcare Missionaries

The practice of healthcare is inherently powerful, and our patients are vulnerable to our power. Though power can be abused, the righteous use of powe...

How Compassion, Technology, and Innovation Empower Health Equity in Resource-Limited Contexts

Transforming healthcare delivery in resource-limited contexts around the world calls for compassionate, innovative solutions. Learn how The Luke Commi...

Cultural Distress and the Physiological Response

What is cultural distress? It is a negative response rooted in a cultural conflict where the patient lacks control over their situation. It results in...

Faith and the Fight Against Human Trafficking - A Missions Journey

Develop an understanding of faith, its depth, the growth, and the journey from a mission standpoint and from a personal standpoint. Gain a revelation...

Should I Pursue Domestic or International Medical Missions? Yes!

Fruitful domestic and international medical missions overlap in multiple ways. Both require cross-cultural skills, a willingness to work with limited...

Preparing for an International Clinical Experience: A Roadmap for Residents and Students

This session will provide an overview on how to choose and prepare for a clinical elective in an international setting.

Artificial Intelligence: A Valuable Instrument in the Missionary's Toolkit

In this dynamic session, participants will begin to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can support missionary work. From content creation in fun...

Navigating Health Care in Hostile Environments

Providing primary health care in a war zone presents some extraordinary challenges. This presentation delves into the complex world of healthcare deli...

Reimagining Mission to Least Reached Peoples

The concept of seeing the world as peo­ple groups is arguably the most significant thought innovation in twentieth century missiology. Yet almost 50 y...

Nursing as Ministry

Have you ever considered your profession as a ministry? Come to this session and hear about the biblical roots of nursing as ministry, your sacred cal...

The Training Years: A Student's Guide to a Missional Life

Residents and students learn from others about original motivation, long-haul stamina, pearls and pitfalls of living in community, debt, vision for on...

Assessing and Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Patients: How to Take a Spiritual History & More

Have you longed to integrate your Christian faith into your patient care—on the mission field abroad, in your work in the US, and during your training...

Demons, Dangers, and Detachments; 3 Fierce Enemies of Kingdom Preparation and Perseverance

Those who hope to honor God and advance Jesus' Kingdom face powerful opposition from spiritual, physical, and psychological enemies. Successful launch...

Navigate the Moral Injury Risks to Healthcare Missionaries

Medical missionaries often feel powerful emotional burden from moral injury, and it is a leading cause of departure from the mission field. But we hav...

Tropical Fever Evaluation

One of the most daunting clinical challenges: tropical fever

Five Principles for having a sustainable, long-term impact on a short-term trip

Whether you’re a seasoned team member or preparing for your first trip, short-term mission trips have the potential to make a meaningful global impact...

Cultural Humility in Healthcare

As we see an increasing number of culturally diverse patients in our practices or on the mission field, we need to understand how culture influences h...

Cultural Humility in Healthcare

As we see an increasing number of culturally diverse patients in our practices or on the mission field, we need to understand how culture influences h...

A Holistic Model to Address Youth Substance Use and Addictions in rural Africa

We developed a holistic approach to educating and ministering to youth who are vulnerable to substance use in a rural Uganda community. This model bot...

Introducing a comprehensive value-based Christian Healthcare Management Course

Introduction to a new comprehensive health care management course which is values-based

Pearls in Primary Care Psychopharmacology

Dive into decision support tools and management options for primary care mental health conditions that often stump the primary care clinician.

A Call to Serve

What is a call? How does a person know if God is calling them to mission service? Join in a discussion as these and other questions are addressed.

A Sustainable Missional Model for Healthcare in Resource Limited Settings: Lessons from India

Low resource settings require much innovation and streamlining resources to meet set goals. With healthcare becoming more commercial and profit driven...

Security Contingencies for International Missions

This session will examine key considerations for leaders, senders, and international travelers/workers in the areas of duty of care, risk assessment,...

Learning to Listen: A panel on finding God’s path for us

How do the lures of self-preservation and self-reliance block Kingdom work? A panel of providers, and a student minister share ways they live out the...

Supporting Global Health through Medical Education: Critical Care in Resource Limited Settings

Medical education has a potentially powerful role in global health. This breakout will explore some ways that medical education can not only support p...

Healthcare Impacting the Missionary Task

A discussion of the Core Missionary Task and how healthcare ministries integrate with the various components and help increase the effectiveness of ch...

Integrating Spiritual Care into Healthcare - An Evidence-Based Review

Spiritual care of our patients is critical for effective health care! After exploring the evidence for taking a spiritual history as well as for key i...

Case Studies in Human Trafficking: Recent Trends and Survivor Stories

Although public awareness has increased in the last few years, there remains a general lack of knowledge regarding the extent that trafficking in pers...

Spiritually Successful: How a healthcare career can build the Kingdom of God instead of our own

A resident, 2 doctors, a physician assistant and student minister share ways they live out the gospel through healthcare among those experiencing pove...

Malaria mitigation project in rural Uganda health center

Despite great progress in eliminating malaria in the country, cases of malaria remain high in certain areas of Uganda. Understanding the epidemiology...

Tent Visits and Working with Refugees

With around five years of experience working among refugees and IDPs, we will talk about some joys or opportunities there are working in a refugee cam...