Archive for the ‘Health Professions Education’ Category

Do International Health Credentials Really Matter?

Friday, August 25th, 2023 |

  "You plan to work in Africa?" questioned the health education professional at my interview. His tone was decidedly skeptical. "Then why first do medical residency training? Why don't you just go now?" This attitude is not isolated. Throughout our health ...

Who Is The 2021 International Healthcare Preceptor Award Recipient?

Friday, July 23rd, 2021 |

  This award recognizes individuals who are making an important impact in training of the next generation of international healthcare volunteers. Through their instruction and their role modeling, award recipients express the value of each individual.   The 2021 International Healthcare Preceptor Award recipient is David Culpepper, ...

Why Empower Others With Your Hard Earned Skills?

Friday, February 19th, 2021 |

  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 ...

Today’s Grads from Uganda, Pakistan, Haiti, South Africa, and Kirksville, MO

Friday, November 20th, 2020 |

  The spirit of Thanksgiving, can you name some advantages that protections against COVID-19 infection have brought into your life? At INMED, the movement toward online learning has opened up participation for our international learners. Case in point: meet today's graduates ...

INMED, India, and the Emmanuel Hospitals

Friday, September 18th, 2020 |

  Emmanuel Hospital Association, EHA, is a network of 21 hospitals and 27 community health projects in northern and central India committed to caring for poor communities irrespective of caste, creed or race. Even today, a high proportion of India’s population ...

2019 Pittsburgh INMED Professional Certificate Course Grads

Friday, November 22nd, 2019 |

  One element which sets INMED Professional Certificate Courses apart from other global health learning experiences is the qualifications of our faculty. Case in point: the 2019 Pittsburgh PA INMED Professional Certificate Courses in International Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. For ...

East vs. West: Chinese Learn, Serve and More

Friday, May 10th, 2019 |

INMED today is teaching 40 of the brightest, most motivated learners we've ever engaged - and they all live in China. Representing every Chinese province, these healthcare personnel were recommended to us as exceptional. Yesterday I assessed their first Professional ...

INMED And Osteopathy. What’s The Connection?

Friday, December 7th, 2018 |

Osteopathic physicians enjoy a solid reputation for providing continuity and comprehensive primary care, especially in rural communities where other professionals are less inclined to serve. These virtues resonate soundly with some of international health's most highly held principles: wholistic, sustainable ...

Outcomes Of INMED Learning

Friday, May 11th, 2018 |

  Since 2004, some 850 individuals have completed an INMED Diploma, or its equivalent, in International Medicine, International Nursing, or International Public Health. These represent serious investments into both didactic learning via online and in-classroom experience, and service learning via hands-on ...

Is ‘Global Health’ The Best Term?

Friday, January 26th, 2018 |

  Imagine this situation: You are a healthcare educator approached by enthusiastic learners who deeply desire opportunities serve the world's poor and marginalized. So, you create a curriculum complete with both core cognitive skills and service participation in your community. The ...