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INMED Action Steps For You

Ready To Unmask?

  Yesterday, the CDC announced that  people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer must wear a face mask when in proximity to others. This bold declaration is founded upon very recent research demonstrating that vaccinated persons are not only protected from the dangers of illness but also do not harbor or transmit the virus to […]

International Health News & Inspiration

Are You Contagious?

  Are you infected?…feverish?…coughing?…contagious? As we increasingly venture out into public spaces, we do so realizing the risks of becoming infected from another person who is contagious with Covid-19, influenza, tuberculosis, measles, even anthrax. Hence, we take proven-effective precautions to protect ourselves, and to prevent becoming ill and contagious towards others.   But most people –

International Health News & Inspiration

Find Love – And More – At The Humanitarian Health Conference

  “Look for love in all the right places!” This timeless dating advice means hanging out in venues that attract people with your values and ambitions. Introducing Nathaniel Uhl and Lana Borden, both single nurses in Kansas City with parallel vision. Lana went to Mushili Health Center in Zambia for INMED Service-Learning. Meanwhile, Nathaniel was only a

INMED Grads In Action

Serving the People Who Serve the World

  Dr. Khalid Eddahiri, upper left of this photo and Humanitarian Health Conference participant, describes his job as “Serving the people who serve the world”.  Since 2008, Dr. Eddahiri leads the United Nations as the Medical Desk Officer for UN Agencies, Funds and Programs. He worked primarily in West and East Africa providing support to 43

International Public Health

If I Vaccinate, Can I Congregate?

  “If I am vaccinated against Covid-19, can I safely congregate with other people – especially if they too are vaccinated?” Such a compelling question! If “yes,” then reentering in-person life is a very welcome advance. If “no,” then such socializing risks disease or worse among those whom we value most.   Vaccination is accelerating

Health Professions Education

Why Empower Others With Your Hard Earned Skills?

  Progress in health requires skilled personnel who will multiply into others their knowledge and experience. This principle is also vital to creating sustainability within low-resource communities. One heartening example of empowering others is the new Family Medicine Residency Program at CEML Hospital in Angola – a nation with very sparse post graduate learning opportunities.

INMED Action Steps For You

Launching Your International Healthcare Career

  Many healthcare professionals begin their careers with virtuous visions of serving forgotten people. As they advance, however, this focus often becomes diverted. In Launching Your International Healthcare Career, Nicholas Comninellis illuminates a tested path in this laudable journey. He begins with an appeal to apply principles of wise decision making – prayer, weighing pros and

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