MedicalMissions.com Podcast

An account of the impact of a replicable model of home-based palliative care in underserved communities in rural North India An opportunity to be sensitised to the unmet healthcare needs, particularly for palliative care in the non-Western world, and to understand the disparity in healthcare access between urban and rural contexts

No one has all the answers to why people experience suffering but there are helpful ways and there are harmful ways to view this issue. We will look at a few Biblical ways to understand suffering and find hope in the midst of our own and other's trials

The principles of evidence-based medicine are essential for all clinicians to understand and be able to apply at the bedside. This breakout will explore how to assess the quality of randomized controlled clinical trials beyond reading the title and conclusion in the abstract.

How can popular short-term healthcare missions become more ethical, culturally relevant, and effective? This session emphasizes cooperation with national hosts to guide such service, plus the importance of continuity of commitment.

In early 2025 the Launch Survey was sent to everyone on medicalmissions.com. The results identified the most significant factors that help and hinder those who may aspire to become goers for 1+ years up to long-term. The results include the most positive factors leading to international service, which hindrances most get in the way of reaching the field, and generational differences that can affect mobilization and leading new healthcare missionaries. The survey tabulated responses from two groups: those who have launched into full-time international service, and separately those with some international interest but who have not gone yet."