Explore all the sessions for GMHC 2026

Thursday, Nov 12, 2026

2:00 pm

Plenary Session 1

3:45 pm

Breakout Sessions Block 1

Echo Nomsa VanderWal

From Donor Dependency to Durable Care: Mission Hospitals in a New Era of Global Health

Echo Nomsa VanderWal Main Building ATCR 207/209 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
David Campbell
In Person Virtual
Dr. Jennifer Myhre

People, Place, and Powers: the challenge of teamwork

Dr. Jennifer Myhre Main Building ATCR 200/202 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual

Friday, Nov 13, 2026

8:00 am

Plenary Session 2

10:00 am

Breakout Sessions Block 2 (2-Hour Intensives)

Jessie Thomas

The Training Years: A Student’s Guide to a Missional Life

Jessie Thomas Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
In Person Virtual
1:00 pm

Breakout Sessions Block 3

Kristy Robison
In Person Virtual
Jaime Saint

Five Principles for having a sustainable, long-term impact on a short-term trip

Jaime Saint Main Building ED 210/211/212 (Classroom)
In Person Virtual
2:30 pm

Breakout Sessions Block 4

Mark Topazian

Compassion Fatigue

Mark Topazian Main Building ATCR 200/202 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
Luke Cutherell

Medicine, Muslims, and Missions

Luke Cutherell Main Building ATCR 206 (Theater Seating Only)
In Person Virtual
Echo Nomsa VanderWal

Digital Spine, Human Soul: How Technology Can Strengthen—not Replace—Mission Care

Echo Nomsa VanderWal Main Building ATCR 207/209 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
Barry Ewy

Securing Safe Medicine for Missions

Barry Ewy Main Building ED 213 (Classroom)
In Person Virtual
4:00 pm

Breakout Sessions Block 5

Elizabeth Perry

The Mess and the Mystery of Families in Mission

Elizabeth Perry Main Building ED 280 (Classroom)
In Person Virtual
Jennifer Harling
In Person Virtual
Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH

Emergency Refugee Care

Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH Main Building ATCR 200/202 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
Michael Harling

I Am a Surgeon: and other lies I told myself

Michael Harling Main Building AT 106/109 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
7:00 pm

Plenary Session 3

Saturday, Nov 14, 2026

8:00 am

Breakout Sessions Block 6

Burton Lee

Supporting Global Health through Medical Education: Critical Care Example

Burton Lee Main Building ATCR 200/202 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
Meredith Shuman

From Rest to Rejuvenation: Self Care for the Medical Missionary

Meredith Shuman Main Building Chapel (Theater Style Only)
In Person Virtual
Jonathan Spenn

Emergency Dental Diagnosis and Management for the Non-Dentist

Jonathan Spenn Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
In Person Virtual
Mark Topazian

Compassion Fatigue Repeat

Mark Topazian Main Building ATCR 206 (Theater Seating Only)
In Person Virtual
9:30 am

Breakout Sessions Block 7

Mike Chupp, MD

The Healthcare Missions Crisis No One's Talking About: The Global Decline of Christian Hippocratism

Mike Chupp, MD Main Building ATCR 207/209 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
Mark Topazian

Prayer as Medicine

Mark Topazian Main Building ATCR 206 (Theater Seating Only)
In Person Virtual
Philip Dooley Jeff Leman

Top 10 Global Health Research Articles

Philip Dooley, Jeff Leman Main Building ATCR 200/202 (Banquet Style Tables Only)
In Person Virtual
Lisa Steiner

Brief therapy & psycho-education for underserved countries

Lisa Steiner Main Building ED 156 (Preschool Chapel)
In Person Virtual
11:00 am

Plenary Session 4