Allan Sawyer, MD, MS

President and CEO, Allan T. Sawyer, MD, LTD

A Long-term Commitment to Short-term Healthcare Missions

  • Breakout Session
  • Faith Hall 346
  • March 29 2019 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • 1 Hour CE

This session will focus on not just doing short-term medical missions well, but we will also look at how to develop a long-term commitment to short-term missions. Sharing 16 years of experience with short-term missions, Dr. Sawyer will share how to do short-term missions, maximizing opportunities to relieve, serve and teach.

Objectives

• Discuss how to most effectively relieve other healthcare professionals on the mission field.
• Describe how to teach locals and leave behind their skills after they conclude a short-term medical mission assignment.