This session focuses on the role of women in missions including opportunities, challenges, and preparation for service.
Session recorded on November 7 2024 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Session block #2
Speaker name(s): Rebekah Naylor
Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2024/sessions/women-on-mission
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants can be a vital part of the mission team. We will use this session to discuss how APPs can be utilized on the field, how to prepare for missions, what to expect from your first trip, and so much more. Please join us!
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For the last 60 years, many have studied the population known as Third Culture Kids (TCKs)—children who grow up outside their parents’ passport country(ies)/cultures. But the world has changed greatly in that time. What common characteristics for TCKs of the past remain for today’s TCKs? What are new benefits and paradoxical complexities globally mobile families face in today&...