Venue
CE Credits
Thursday, Nov 6, 2025
2:00 pm
Plenary Session 1
Thirty years of GMHC; Looking Back and Pressing Forward
Rick Donlon, MD Main Building Sanctuary (Theater Style)
In Person
Virtual
3:45 pm
Breakout Sessions Block 1
Supporting Global Health through Medical Education: Critical Care in Resource Limited Settings
Burton Lee Main Building AT 106/109
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
+2
Learning to Listen: A panel on finding God’s path for us
Jessie Thomas, Rick Donlon, MD, Karen Kwan, Susan Post, Lisa Werner Main Building ATCR 200/202
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
A Sustainable Missional Model for Healthcare in Resource Limited Settings: Lessons from India
Deepak Singh Main Building ATCR 207/209
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Introducing a comprehensive value-based Christian Healthcare Management Course
Rebekah Zechariah Main Building ED 213 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Pearls in Primary Care Psychopharmacology
Carena Chai Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
A Holistic Model to Address Youth Substance Use and Addictions in rural Africa
Deborah Rodriguez Main Building ED 214/215 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
In Person
Five Principles for having a sustainable, long-term impact on a short-term trip
Jaime Saint Main Building ED 235 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
Tropical Fever Evaluation
Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH Main Building ED 280 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
Friday, Nov 7, 2025
8:00 am
Plenary Session 2
Where Our Deep Gladness Meets the World’s Deep Hunger: Palliative Care in Rural India
Ashita Singh Main Building Sanctuary (Theater Style)
In Person
Virtual
10:00 am
Breakout Sessions Block 2 (2-Hour Intensives)
Navigate the Moral Injury Risks to Healthcare Missionaries
Jim Ritchie Main Building ATCR 206
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
+2
The Training Years: A Student's Guide to a Missional Life
Jessie Thomas, Katie Musser, Elizabeth Redican, Anna John, Morgan Robinette Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
Assessing and Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Patients: How to Take a Spiritual History & More
Bob Mason, Helena Torres Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Exploring the Journey to Full-Time Int’l Missions: Agencies, Funding, Singles/Families
John McVay, Jill D Main Building ED 235 (Classroom)
In Person
In Person
Virtual
Asian North Americans and Prospect of Medical Missions
Burton Lee, David Kim, Jenny Kim Main Building ED 214/215 (Classroom)
In Person
Demons, Dangers, and Detachments; 3 Fierce Enemies of Kingdom Preparation and Perseverance
Rick Donlon, MD Main Building Chapel
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Enhancing your skills (Advanced)
John Park, Mark Muilenburg, Pamela Brower Main Building WC 436
CE Credits
In Person
Newborn Care at Birth Repeat
Brenda Billner, Tom McKechnie, Stuart Eldridge, Janet Eldridge Main Building WC 473
CE Credits
In Person
In Person
Virtual
1:00 pm
Breakout Sessions Block 3
In Person
Faith and the Fight Against Human Trafficking - A Missions Journey
Susan Mathews Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
Artificial Intelligence: A Valuable Instrument in the Missionary's Toolkit
Cheryl Ross, Nate Ross Main Building ATCR 206
In Person
Virtual
Preparing for an International Clinical Experience: A Roadmap for Residents and Students
Casey Hicks Main Building ATCR 207/209
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Should I Pursue Domestic or International Medical Missions? Yes!
Rick Donlon, MD Main Building Chapel
In Person
Virtual
Mobilizing Pediatric Providers for the Kingdom
Rachel Jamison Main Building ED 213 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
How Compassion, Technology, and Innovation Empower Health Equity in Resource-Limited Contexts
Echo Nomsa VanderWal Main Building ED 280 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
Cultural Distress and the Physiological Response
Rebecca Meyer Main Building ED 214/215 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Marketplace Workers: Your Career and God’s Global Mission
Wes Sheffield, Brandon C Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
1:00 pm
Hands-On Sessions Block 1 (additional registration)
In Person
Newborn Care at Birth
Brenda Billner, Tom McKechnie, Stuart Eldridge, Janet Eldridge Main Building WC 473
CE Credits
In Person
Point-of-care ultrasound: Introduction of the basics
John Park, Mark Muilenburg, Pamela Brower Main Building WC 436
CE Credits
In Person
In Person
Virtual
2:30 pm
Breakout Sessions Block 4
In Person
Of Snake Bites and Stretching the Scope of Practice at a Rural Mission Hospital
Steve Manock Main Building ED 214/215 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
The Emotional and Spiritual Impact of Disability
Jenny Smith Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
How to Use (and Not Abuse) Our Power as Healthcare Missionaries
Jim Ritchie Main Building ATCR 200/202
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
Cross-Cultural Communication in Medical Contexts
Mark Topazian Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Emergency Dental Diagnosis and Management for the Non-Dentist
Jonathan Spenn Main Building ED 213 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Operating at the Margins: Surgical Care in Underserved Indigenous Communities
Brett Dempsey Main Building ED 216/217 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
In Person
Virtual
Ten things I wish I had known when I became an unlikely missionary doctor, wife and homeschool mama
Joyce Samoutou-Wong Main Building ED 280 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
In Person
3:15 pm
Hands-On Sessions Block 2 (additional registration)
In Person
Newborn Care at Birth Repeat
Brenda Billner, Tom McKechnie, Stuart Eldridge, Janet Eldridge Main Building WC 473
CE Credits
In Person
Point-of-care ultrasound: Introduction of the basics Repeat
John Park, Mark Muilenburg, Pamela Brower Main Building WC 436
CE Credits
In Person
In Person
Virtual
4:00 pm
Breakout Sessions Block 5
Engaging with North Korea: The past, present, and the future.
Daniel Kim Main Building ED 235 (Classroom)
In Person
Travel Medicine, caring for venturing short-termers
Scott Armistead Main Building ATCR 200/202
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
Compassionate Care: Welcoming Refugees from all Nations
Audrey VanWylen Main Building ATCR 207/209
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Staying Alive – Finding peace in the chaos of missional living
Jessie Thomas, Geogy Thomas Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
In Person
Virtual
Modern day slavery myths, facts and stats: What's your next step in fighting human trafficking?
Sharmayne Brooks Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Creating a Curriculum from your Clinical Conundrum
Jeffrey Thompson Main Building ED 213 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
In Person
View from on and off the field: Tips and advice of educating and raising kids overseas
Sandy Lee, Annette Place Main Building ED 216/217 (Classroom)
In Person
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
7:00 pm
Plenary Session 3
In Person
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025
8:00 am
Breakout Sessions Block 6
In Person
Virtual
Five Principles for having a sustainable, long-term impact on a short-term trip Repeat
Jaime Saint Main Building ED 235 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
In Person
In Person
Virtual
Artificial Intelligence: A Valuable Instrument in the Missionary's Toolkit Repeat
Cheryl Ross, Nate Ross Main Building Chapel
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
Family Medicine Training - From Local to Global
Rebekah Zechariah Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Top 10 Global Health Research Articles
Jeff Leman, Philip Dooley Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Recruiting and leading new healthcare missionaries: insights from 585 healthcare survey respondents
John McVay, Chris Place Main Building ED 214/215 (Classroom)
In Person
Transformative Healing In Missions: Integrating Medical Practice and Long-Term Gospel Witness
Paul K. Lim Main Building ED 213 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
Operating at the Margins: Surgical Care in Underserved Indigenous Communities Repeat
Brett Dempsey Main Building ED 216/217 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
9:30 am
Breakout Sessions Block 7
In Person
Virtual
Should I Pursue Domestic or International Medical Missions? Yes! Repeat
Rick Donlon, MD Main Building ED 280 (Classroom)
In Person
Virtual
Controversies In Short-Term Healthcare Missions
Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH Main Building ATCR 200/202
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
In Person
Virtual
Staying Alive – Finding peace in the chaos of missional living Repeat
Jessie Thomas, Geogy Thomas Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
In Person
Virtual
In Person
In Person
Virtual
Emotional Trauma Healing: Using Biblical Principles to Heal the Brokenhearted through healing groups
Kristy Robison Main Building ED 214/215 (Classroom)
In Person
The Bible's Secret to Suffering: What the Apostles Knew and God Wants You to Know as Well
Chris Jenkins Main Building ATCR 207/209
In Person
Virtual
A replicable model of Palliative Care in rural India: Insights and Lessons from the Ground
Ashita Singh Main Building Chapel
In Person
Virtual
Top 10 Global Health Research Articles Repeat
Jeff Leman, Philip Dooley Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
How to Use (and Not Abuse) Our Power as Healthcare Missionaries Repeat
Jim Ritchie Main Building ED 216/217 (Classroom)
CE Credits
In Person
Virtual
11:00 am
Plenary Session 4
In Person
Virtual
