GMHC 2019

Assessing Efficacy of Short Term Missions: Studies from Latin America

• Breakout Session
• Main Building WC 454
• November 9 2019 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
• P, PA, NP, D, N

Do you participate in short-term medical relief trips? In this session, relief organizations and volunteers (both medical and non-medical) will be challenged to think deeply about the practices they employ in the field and the impact they make on foreign patients/communities. We have high standards for health care in the United States, but there currently exists no standardized way of assessing the methods implemented and services offered by short-term medical missions in the field. This session hopes to build off of participants' brainstorming and also introduce participants to a novel self-assessment framework to assess the efficacy, sustainability, and long-term impact of your organization(s).