CALL FOR 2025 M3 POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN!
The call for poster presentation abstracts for the 10th Anniversary Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) Conference is now open!
Poster presentation abstract submissions will be accepted now through November 15, 2024. We welcome abstracts with a focus on global health work in the following three categories: scientific, program and project, and education.
CLICK HERE to submit your abstract, as well as find important information regarding due dates, abstract submission requirements and guidelines, and an FAQ to help answer any questions you may have.
We encourage you to share this information with your friends, colleagues and/or fellow students who may be interested in submitting an abstract as well.
The next M3 Conference is set for Friday, February 21, and Saturday February 22, 2025, and will once again be held at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Be sure to mark your calendars and make plans to join us!
Herschel Rothchild: Raising Prayer and Financial Support
In this M3 Conference Breakout Session, Herschel Rothchild, with SIM USA, discusses how to raise prayer and financial support for your mission. The journey into missions is a sweet one, full of faith building as well as humbling. God has led you, and God will provide for you. Herschel explores why we should trust God and His word, and he shares about ways to find the joy, adventure and excitement in support raising to help us have the right perspective. Herschel also shares practical tips and information to help kickstart your support raising.
Herschel Rothchild is a Senior Relationship Manager with SIM USA. Click here to learn more about SIM and the work they are doing around the world.
Dr. Nicholas Comninellis: Health Through the Eyes of Culture
In this Breakout Session from the 2024 M3 Conference, Dr. Nicholas Comninellis discusses health through the eyes of culture. He cites health interventions that are ineffective due to cultural irrelevancy, explains four principles of cultural competence, and describes the process of observing, understanding, and adjusting to local cultures.
Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH, is President and Professor at INMED, the Institute for International Medicine. He is also faculty Research Medical Center Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Comninellis has decades of experience serving in medical missions, including in Shanghai, Angola, and Honduras. Click here to learn more about INMED and the incredible work and training they are doing around the world.
Dr. Anne Alaniz: A Shepherd, A Builder and A Healer – From Layers of Poverty to Dimensions of Global Health
In this Plenary Session from the recent M3 Conference, Dr. Anne Alaniz shares her incredible journey of how God has used her personal experiences and struggles growing up in a small village in Malawi to now lead survivor driven change in the community where she grew up. She addresses both the spiritual and physical challenges of unstacking the layers of poverty. Her story embodies the power of community, service, grace, humility, and hope.
Dr. Anne Alaniz is a gynecologic oncologist who has been working for Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, since 2012. She is also the Co-Founder of Pothawira (Safe Haven) Christian Mission Organization in Malawi. Click here to learn more about the work of Pothawira.