History

Inspiration

As a high school senior, Nicholas Comninellis read Dr. Tom Dooley’s moving account of caring for Vietnamese refugees in the book Deliver Us From Evil. “I want to do that, too!” was his heart-felt response. As a medical student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Comninellis leaped at opportunities for international service. For two months, he was mentored by Samuel Marx, an American physician who instructed him at the Clinic Evangelica Morava in the jungle of eastern Honduras.

After completing medical training in 1982 Comninellis invested two years at Shanghai Charity Hospital where he was guided by Dr. Donald Dale – a British physician who launched the Jian Hua Foundation. In 1989 Comninellis took two-year an assignment in Angola, southern Africa, where Dr. Steven Foster, a Canadian surgeon, introduced him to the vagrancies of working in that war-ravaged nation. They served together at the famed Kalukembe Hospital. In 1991 Comninellis entered service in the Kansas City public hospital system at Truman Medical Centers, all the while a dream growing within him.

Initiation

In 2003, Dr. Comninellis was teaching public health and family medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He noticed a mushrooming interest among students in international service. Many medical schools were also encouraging international experience, but few actually offered supervised international clinical rotations, and even fewer had a curriculum appropriate to international health issues.

Realizing that most professionals who care for forgotten people usually had a formative experience during their training, Dr. Comninellis envisioned an organization specifically devoted to equipping individuals for international health careers. Community leaders came together to form the first INMED Board of Directors: Roy Moran, Don Philgreen, Daniel Hickey, and Thad May. INMED was incorporated as a Missouri non-profit corporation on June 30, 2003.

First Class

In 2004, Dr. Comninellis departed his full-time faculty position at Research Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program in order to develop INMED. Highlights of the 2004-2005 academic year include:

• INMED launched its first credential: the Graduate Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health (DIMPH)
• Training Sites were established at Baptist Medical Center in Ghana, at the Hospital Evangelico in Honduras, and with Liaoning International Health Trainers in China.
• Dr. Comninellis created an international health curriculum covering the essential subjects of international health principles, diseases of poverty, cross-cultural skills, and health leadership
• Six medical students from the Universities of Kansas and Missouri-Kansas City completed the DIMPH. The first graduation event was held at the Diastole Scholar’s Center at the UMKC School of Medicine in May 2005.
• The Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Fund also provided INMED with its first major financial support.

Micah Flint

The 2005-2006 Academic Year saw INMED add the first full-time staff leader. Milestones of the year include:

• Micah Flint joined INMED in July 2005 as Chief Executive Officer.
• INMED moved to office space in Kansas City, MO, provided by the Hospital Corporation of America.
• Seven new Training Sites were added in Angola, Macau, Jordan, Romania, Cameroon, the United Arab Emirates, and the Clinica Morava in Honduras.
• 28 medical students and resident physicians from 15 different academic institutions completed the INMED Graduate Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health
• INMED hosted the first Exploring Medical Missions Conference with 200 individuals and 12 exhibitors participating.
• The Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Foundation and College Park Family Care Center provided INMED with major financial support.

Fight HIV

In the 2006-2007 Academic Year, INMED developed and expand learning opportunities especially surrounding the HIV pandemic. Highlights of the year include:

• INMED published the book International Medicine Course & International Medicine, First Edition, to prepare health professionals for international service.
• The number of learners completing the INMED Graduate Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health this academic year reached 33.
• 350 individuals and 16 exhibitors participated in the 2007 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was Fight HIV.
• INMED launched the new International HIV Medicine Certificate Program.
• INMED added new Training Sites in Belize, Zambia, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
• INMED received significant funding from the Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Fund, College Park Family Care Center, and Dr. David and Alverda Tillema Fund through the Baptist Trinity Lutheran Foundation.

Launching Into Medical Missions

INMED inspired a record number of individuals in 2007-2008. Highlights of the year include:

• Skylar Rolf joined the INMED staff as Chief Operations Officer.
• INMED launched the CARE for Kids Initiative to protect newborn infants from becoming infected with HIV.
• INMED developed a partnership with Remote Medicine and Harvard’s Dr. James Li.
• The number of learners completing the INMED Graduate Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health (DIMPH) reached 42.
• The INMED Blog was launched to enable INMED Diploma learners to share their experiences with the world.
• 408 individuals and 42 exhibitors participated in the 2008 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was Launching into Medical Missions.
• INMED also hosted the 2008 Disaster Medicine Management Symposium in Kansas City on October 3, 2008.
• INMED received significant funding from College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Fund, Physicians Reference Laboratories, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, David & Alverda Tillema Fund through the Baptist Trinity Lutheran Foundation, Truman Heartland Foundation, and the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine.

Fighting the Disease of Poverty

During 2008-2009, INMED developed several new programs focused on diseases associated with poverty. Highlights of the year include:

• Drs. Ted Higgins and Peter Greenspan joined the INMED Board of Directors.
• INMED hosted the first two-week, in-person International Medicine Intensive Course with 32 learners – predecessor of today’s Graduate Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health.
• INMED developed and launched the HIV Medicine for Limited Resource Settings Short Self-Paced Course.
• The number of learners completing the INMED Graduate Diploma Programs reached 60.
• INMED added new Training Sites in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, India, and the Dominican Republic.
• The INMED International Medicine Fellowship was launched for physicians who are intent on a full-time career in the field of international medicine.
• 393 individuals and 27 exhibitors took part in the 2009 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was Fighting the Diseases of Poverty.
• INMED hosted the 2008 Disaster Medicine Management Symposium with over 100 participants.
• INMED received significant funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Bob and Janie Hodgdon, Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Foundation, Physicians Reference Laboratories, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, National Christian Foundation Heartland, and the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine.

Serving the Forgotten

In 2009-2010, INMED 5th year, we doubled down on training opportunities to benefit forgotten people. Milestones of the year include:

• INMED for the second time hosted the two-week International Medicine Intensive Course with 47 learners.
• INMED launched the one-week International Public Health Intensive Course in 67 learners – predecessor of today’s Graduate Certificate Course in International Public Health.
• INMED added new Training Sites in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Honduras, and Haiti.
• INMED initiated the INMED Graduate Diploma in International Public Health. 50 learners completed an INMED Graduate Diploma Program.
• 400 individuals and 30 exhibitors took part in the 2010 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was Serving the Forgotten.
• INMED hosted the 2009 Cross-Cultural Healthcare Symposium with over 125 participants.
• INMED received significant funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Foundation, Physicians Reference Laboratories, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, National Christian Foundation Heartland, and the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine.

From Rescue to Resilience

In 2010-2011, INMED’s 6th year, we expanded education programs to strengthen communities. Highlights of the year include:

• Elizabeth Burgos joined the INMED staff as Student Affairs Director.
• INMED became recognized as an accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) provider.
• INMED hosted the third International Medicine Intensive Course with 33 learners.
• INMED hosted the second International Public Health Intensive Course with 49 participants completing the course.
• INMED launched CME accredited Short Self-Paced Courses on the topics of International Public Health, Diseases Of Poverty, Cross-Cultural Competency, Disaster Medicine Management, and International Health Leadership
• 46 learners completed an INMED Graduate Diploma Program.
• INMED added new Training Sites in Ecuador, Ghana, and Kenya.
• 350 individuals and 30 exhibitors took part in the 2011 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was From Rescue To Resilience.
• INMED hosted the 2011 Cross-Cultural Competency in Healthcare Symposium with 176 participants
• INMED received significant funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Foundation, Physicians Reference Laboratories, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, and the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine.

From Inspiration to Mobilization

This 7th year INMED especially worked to help transform healthcare professional’s good intentions into actual service. Milestones of the year include:

• INMED completed the first year as an accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) provider.
• INMED hosted the Crisis Response Training Symposium with 102 participants.
  INMED offered Fall, Winter, & Summer Graduate Certificate Courses in International Medicine & Public Health with 66 learners.
• INMED published the book INMED International Medicine & Public Health, 2nd Edition.
  36 learners completed an INMED Graduate Diploma Program.
• INMED added new Training Sites in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, and United Arab Emirates.
• 552 individuals and 26 exhibitors participated in the 2012 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was From Inspiration To Mobilization
• INMED hosted the 2012 Cross-Cultural Healthcare Symposium with 154 participants
• INMED received significant funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Foundation, Moyes Eye Center, Physicians Reference Laboratories, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, National Christian Foundation Heartland, and the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine.

The Road Less Traveled

Over this 8th year INMED invited many others to join in service to their forgotten neighbors, with these spotlights:

• INMED received Continuing Medical Education Joint Sponsorship recognition with commendation by the Missouri State Medical Association.
• All INMED service-learning programs were accredited by the Accreditation Council for International Healthcare Education (ACIHE).
• Cindy Obenhaus joined INMED as Director of Operations, as Skylar Rolf departed to begin doctoral studies at the University of Nebraska.
• INMED offered Fall, Winter, & Summer Graduate Certificate Courses in International Medicine & Public Health with 73 learners.
  58 learners and graduates completed an
• INMED Diploma Program or Alumni Service Program.
• INMED added new Training Sites in International Medicine and Public Health in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, the Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, and the United States of America.
• INMED hosted the 2012 Cross-Cultural Healthcare Symposium with 300 participants, and featuring Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down.
• 500 individuals and 32 exhibitors participated in the 2013 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was The Road Less Traveled.
• INMED received significant funding from College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Fund, Physicians Reference Laboratories, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, and the National Christian Foundation Heartland.

Sticks in a Bundle are Unbreakable

Similar to a braided rope, sticks in a bundle are stronger than any stick alone. Throughout this 9th year INMED particularly worked to increased connections between like-hearted professionals, with these high points:

• INMED Graduate Certificate Courses in International Medicine & Public Health were held four times, including in-classroom locations in Kansas City MO, Fort Worth TX, and Knoxville TN, with 57 total learners.
• Thirty individuals completed an INMED Graduate Diploma Program during this academic year.
• 430 individuals and 30 exhibitors participated in the 2014 Exploring Medical Missions Conference, whose theme was Sticks In A Bundle Are Unbreakable.
• INMED provided Continuing Medical Education Joint Providership for eight educational events.
• INMED received significant funding from College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Physicians Reference Laboratories, and Saint Luke’s Health System.

What Can You Do in Ten?

In this, the 12th year of INMED and the 10th year of the Exploring Medical Missions Conference, we observed these highlights:

• INMED’s Continuing Education Department hosted CME joint-providership activities for Saint Luke’s Health System, Kansas City Dermatological Society, Buchanan County Medical Society, The Research Foundation, Research Belton Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital, and Lee’s Summit Medical Center, among others.
• INMED was also awarded Continuing Nursing Education Accreditation through Missouri Nurses Association.
• INMED Graduate Certificate Courses in International Medicine & Public Health were held five times, including in-classroom locations in Fort Worth TX, Kansas City MO, Glendale CA, Kirksville MO, and Pittsburgh PA, with 79 total learners.
• INMED also hosted two courses in Helping Babies Breathe and three courses in Ultrasound for Primary Care.
• 25 individuals completed the vigorous requirements to qualify for an INMED Graduate Diploma in either International Public Health or International Medicine & Public Health, including their service-learning experience at an INMED Training Site.
• What Can You Do In Ten? was the theme of this year’s Exploring Medical Missions Conference, which featured plenary presentations by David Nassar, Micah Flint, and Rick Donlon. Live actors made up the victims and patients of a simulated disaster in the Midwest and a field hospital in Nepal after the earthquake. 418 individuals took part.
• INMED received substantial funding from College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Physicians Reference Laboratories, Mary Elizabeth Grant Education Foundation, Kansas City Care Clinic, HCA Midwest, and the Butterfield Memorial Foundation.
• INMED Board Members Don Philgreen and Roy Moran recognized and affirmed INMED staff Elizabeth Burgos and Micah Flint, citing their five- and ten-years service “…to INMED and to our world’s most forgotten citizens.”

Evidence Behind Medical Missions

Service to marginalized communities not only generates goodwill but also documents improved health outcomes. During INMED’s 13th year we explored and celebrated these service results. Highlights of the year include:

• INMED launched a Free Demo Short Self-Paced Course to give prospective participants an opportunity to “test drive” features common to all INMED Short Self-Paced Courses and the online learning section of INMED Academic Credit Courses.
• INMED Graduate Certificate Courses in International Medicine & Public Health were held five times, including in-classroom locations in Fort Worth TX, Kansas City MO, Glendale CA, Kirksville MO, and Pittsburgh PA, with 67 total participants.
• INMED also hosted three courses in Helping Babies Breathe and four courses in Ultrasound for Primary Care.
• 9 individuals added an international service-learning experience to their previous Graduate Certificate Courses to quality for the INMED Graduate Diploma in International Medicine or Public Health.
• INMED’s Continuing Education Department hosted CME joint-providership activities for Saint Luke’s Health System, Truman Medical Centers, Research Medical Center, Belton Regional Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Lee’s Summit Medical Center, and for a number of professional medical societies.
• The 2016 Exploring Medical Missions Conference theme was The Evidence Behind Medical Missions and included plenary presentation by Gary Morsch, Brad Gautney, and Lani Ackerman. A number of new subjects were added this year, including palliative care, global health education, partnering with national leaders. 500 individuals participated, including some 200 students.
• INMED received sizable funding from College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, HCA Midwest, and the Butterfield Memorial Foundation, as well as support from 72 individual donors.

Partnership with the Forgotten

INMED’s 14th year is especially noteworthy for building cooperative efforts with at-risk people to improve their resilience. Highlights of the year include:

• Health Professions Education content was added to the INMED curriculum. Masterfully composed by Paul Larson, this installation emphasized how to transfer skills to others.
• INMED held its first Graduate Certificate Courses at a location outside of the United States – a long-anticipated objective. Students studied online for twenty weeks, twice as long as usual given their level of English, and then on July 18-19, 2016, we completed the in-classroom sessions at China Number One Medical University. Thirty-five learners participated, representing China, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and UAE.
• In September 2016, INMED also held the in-classroom section of the first INMED Graduate Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard University Teaching Hospital), with thanks to Hilarie Cranmer, Director of MGH Global Disaster Response.
• Virginial Commonwealth University also hosted their first INMED Graduate Certificate Courses in Richmond, with compliments to Scott Armistead.
• 28 individuals participated in an INMED service-learning experience at an INMED Training Site to quality for an INMED Graduate Diploma in International Medicine or International Public Health. Their Training Sites included locales in Angola, China, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
• The 2017 Humanitarian Health Conference (formerly Exploring Medical Missions Conference) rolled out on March 23-25, under Micah Flint’s expert lead. This year’s conference theme was Holistic Partnership with the Forgotten. 450 participated, 22 exhibited, and on the last day, everyone had a role in our South Pacific island storm disaster simulation.
• INMED again was blessed via funding from College Park Family Care Center, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, HCA Midwest, the Butterfield Memorial Foundation, the Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation Jack Hill Continuing Medical Education Fund, as well as support from 68 individual donors.

The Art of Serving

In our 15th year, INMED celebrated and highlighted the attributes of quality service. Milestones of the year include: 

• The Graduate Certificate Course in International Nursing & Public Health was introduced under the watchful leadership of Micah Flint. Sharing content in common with the Graduate Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health, this Nursing course emphasizes the nursing model and highlights the particular strength of globally-minded nurses.
• INMED enjoyed the privilege of first-ever presentations at the CMDA Continuing Medical & Dental Education Conference in Thailand, at the GMMA Global Medical Missions Alliance Conference in Irvine CA, and at international medical student conferences in Shanghai, Nancheng, and Hangzhou, China. The latter hosted 900 students from twelve Asian and African nations and planted the first inspirational seeds for INMED to supply future faculty for international medical schools.
• 36 individuals participated in an INMED service-learning experience to qualify for an INMED Graduate Diploma in International Medicine, International Nursing, or Public Health. Their Service-Learning Sites included locations in Angola, Cameron, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia,
• The thirteenth Humanitarian Health Conference was held on April 12-13, 2017, built around the theme The Art of Serving. The conference included day-long courses in Ultrasound for Primary Care, Helping Babies Breathe, Humanitarian Relief, Basic Life Support in Obstetrics, Community Development, and Global Missions.
• INMED’s revenue for this academic year totaled a record $756,000. Significant funding was generously received from funding from Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, College Park Family Care Center, Datcha Dorvil, the George Faile Foundation, Peter and Kim Greenspan, HCA Midwest, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Spencer & Beckie Kerley, and from 42 individual donors.

Equip • Connect • Go

In our 16th year, INMED was actively equipping healthcare professionals with essential skills, connecting them with service organizations, and encouraging them to go. High points of the year include:

• INMED’s entire online learning content – some 2,500 web pages – were updated and professionally edited, plus the addition of newly authored lessons on Diseases of Poverty, Health Professions Education, Health Leadership, and Ultrasound for Primary Care.
• INMED hosted a week-long continuing education event for primary care nurse practitioners at Kalukembe Hospital and CEML Hospital in southern Africa. Based on chapters from Where There Is No Doctor, this event focused on maternal-newborn skills for care at isolated clinics.
• 36 individuals earned an INMED Graduate Diploma, completing their service-learning in Angola, Cambodia, China, Ecuador, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and the USA.
• The fourteenth Humanitarian Health Conference was held on April 5-6, 2019, urging participants to Equip, Connect, Go. Breakout sessions emphasized skills in wound care & suturing, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), crossing cultures through compassion, developing community partnerships, and Sean Mark’s Guide to an International Health Career.
• Remarkable funding was again generously provided by Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, College Park Family Care Center, Datcha Dorvil, the George Faile Foundation, Peter and Kim Greenspan, HCA Midwest, Ted & Kim Higgins, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Spencer & Beckie Kerley, David Zamierowski, and from 45 individual donors.

MIH Master's Degree

In the first year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, our 17th year, INMED intentionally took advantage of the worldwide lockdown to roll out some long-contemplated developments. Among the achievements:

• INMED opened the application for the MIH – the Master’s Degree in International Health. Responding to demand from INMED Graduate Diploma graduates, this 32-credit hour program adds epidemiology, elective courses, and a scholarly project to prepare qualified leaders for the unique needs in low-resource and cross-cultural communities.
• New courses were launched in Emergency Pandemic Control, Healthcare for Marginalized Americans, Healthcare Leadership and Management, and Self-Care for the Healthcare Graduate.
• 18 individuals earned an INMED Graduate Diploma, completing their service-learning in Angola, Egypt, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Russia, Uganda, and Yemen.
• The 15th annual, 2020 Humanitarian Health Conference was held on June 12 as our first-ever virtual conference event. Plenary presentations were made by Brad Gautney and Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer. Breakout sessions focused on patient care, community health, and career development. The virtual format for the first time allowed participants to potentially view all the presentations.
• Exceptional financial support was again provided by Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, College Park Family Care Center, George Faile Foundation, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Ted and Kim Higgins, Datch Dorvil, Spencer & Beckie Kerley, David Zamierowski, and 44 more individual donors.

Comprehensive Enhancements

In the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, our 18th year, INMED continued to use the prolonged travel restrictions to upgrade internal policies and systems for the anticipated opportunities that will accompany pandemic control. These encompass:

• INMED initiated our university accreditation process, a multi-year exercise that involves comprehensive enhancements throughout the organization.
• New elective courses were added in International Health Professions Education (how to effectively empower new healthcare personnel), International Healthcare Ethics, and International Refugee Care.
• The 16th annual 2021 Humanitarian Health Conference was held on June 11-12 as a hybrid event. Participants came in person as well as viewing sessions online in real-time. Plenary presentations were made by Jimmy Dodd, James Fyffe, and Micah Flint – who was also recognized for his 18 years of service at INMED with the Comninellis Award for Compassionate Service to Humanity.
• Exceptional financial support was again provided by Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, College Park Family Care Center, George Faile Foundation, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Troy Burns, Bill Gilbirds, Datch Dorvil, Ted and Kim Higgins, Spencer & Beckie Kerley, David Zamierowski, and 47 more individual donors.
• We also continue to be extremely grateful to Graceway Church for hosting the annual Humanitarian Health Conference at their spacious facility.

Maternal-Newborn Health

With the easing of pandemic concerns in our 19th year, INMED welcomed the opportunity for greater participation in newly designed and recently updated learning opportunities:

• New education and skill development in maternal-newborn health via three new course offerings: Graduate Qualification Courses in Helping Mothers Survive, Essential Care for Every Baby and Small Babies, and Obstetrics Ultrasound.
• Six individuals graduated with the Master’s Degree in International Health, completing their service learning experiences in Belize, Ghana, New York City, Russia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
• The 17th annual 2022 Humanitarian Health Conference was held on June 10-11, again as both an in-person and online event. Plenary presentations were made by Sam Fabiano of CEML Hospital in Angola, Sean Mark and former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer. Breakout sessions included hands-on skills in newborn resuscitation, ultrasound, and cervical cancer screening.
• Financial backing was gratefully received from Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, College Park Family Care Center, George Faile Foundation, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Roger Bredehoft, Troy Burns, Bill Gilbirds, Datch Dorvil, Ted and Kim Higgins, Spencer & Beckie Kerley, David Zamierowski, and from 56 more individual donors.

United Nations

On June 30, 2023, INMED celebrated 20 years since its founding in 2003. While the scope and depth of INMED’s offerings have dramatically expanded, our mission to serve forgotten people is unwavering. Highlights of the year include:

• INMED taught international public health and tropical disease at the annual United Nations Clinic Meeting, and 140 UN healthcare professionals earned the INMED Professional Qualification in Essential Skills for General Practitioners. 700 other UN health personnel also participated in the INMED Disaster Management Short Course.
• Nine individuals graduated with the INMED Master’s Degree in International Health (MIH), completing their MIH service-learning in Ghana, Honduras, Pakistan, and South Sudan. INMED’s faculty also expended to nine, with Scott Armistead appointed Dean of Faculty.
• 44 individuals took part in INMED’s eight-week Graduate Certificate in International Medicine, Nursing, or Public Health, offered five times this year. About half of them proceeded to complete INMED International Service-Learning, a supervised skill-application experience in a developing nation.
• Monetary support was generously provided by Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, College Park Family Care Center, George Faile Foundation, Hodgdon Family Charitable Foundation, Roger Bredehoft, Troy Burns, Datch Dorvil, Bill Gilbirds, Peter Greenspan, Ted and Kim Higgins, Chuck and Eunice Lee, David Zamierowski, and from 63 more individual donors.