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Civic Endorsements
Found INMED To Be Consistent, Dedicated And Trustworthy
"The urgency of healthcare among the poorest of the poor close is to my heart. Such service requires a unique skill set, as I experienced for myself while serving in Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Armenia. INMED is a proven leader in training healthcare professionals to make the most of their good intentions. Such preparation would have helped me avoid learning many important lessons that hard way. INMED is also pioneering avenues to assist communities in becoming self-sufficient and to maximize use of limited resources. I have found INMED to be consistent, dedicated and trustworthy in these pursuits." Jeff Colyer, MD, MPH Lieutenant Governor of Kansas White House Fellow, United States Agency for International Development Physician and Consultant, International Medical Corps |
Casting A Vision For Continued Selfless Service
"INMED is a leading partner in calling health care workers to use our time and talents for the most noble purposes. By informing us of worldwide health disparities, offering cross-cultural skills training, providing meaningful clinical opportunities around the world, and casting a vision for continued selfless service INMED is mentoring the next generation of healthcare heroes. Just watch for the frequency with which this fine organization is mentioned! It is a pleasure to participate in the INMED Exploring Medical Missions Conference, and to recommend their exemplary programs to the medical students and resident physicians under my own guidance." Rick Donlon, MD Co-founder and Associate Executive Director Christ Community Health Services |
It was an honor to introduce INMED
"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate INMED and Dr. Comninellis on being recipients of the 2009 Kansas City World Citizen of the Year award at the 64th Anniversary United Nations Dinner on October 29, 2009. It was an honor to introduce INMED and to present you with such a well-deserved award. Your accomplishments on behalf of the poor in Kansas City and around the world are commendable. INMED is an inspiration and it was a pleasure to become more associated with you." Mark Funkhouser, Mayor City of Kansas City, Missouri |
Personally Recommended INMED To My Colleagues
"It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of support for the Institute for International Medicine. In the two years I have worked directly with INMED, and I have come to see first hand the level of commitment and dedication that the INMED staff have for 'equipping healthcare professionals to serve the forgotten.' INMED has created invaluable resources for communities and health providers with an interest in multi-cultural populations and international medicine. The quality of their conferences and certification and training programs are of such a high standard that I have personally recommended them to my colleagues." Lieutenant Commander Tracy Branch Regional Minority Health Consultant Department of Health and Human Services |
At The Forefront Of International Medicine
"I wholeheartedly endorse INMED. The urgency of healthcare is close to my heart as I serve through the ministries of Cross International and the global Orphan Project. Dr. Nicholas Comninellis and the INMED team are at the forefront of international medicine, upholding the value of human life through compassionate care to the most disadvantaged communities. The importance of training students for such service cannot be overstated. Young people, as well as those more mature, must move the love of God from our heads, to our hearts, to our hands! It is my hope and prayer that many will get behind INMED and support this worthy ministry." Jimmy Dodd, MDiv Founder & Executive Director, PastorServe Founding Board Member, Cross International |
World-Class Organization
"I have watched INMED grow up into the world-class organization that it is today, and I really congratulate Dr. Nicholas Comninellis and his excellent staff for an outstanding ministry and outstanding programs. The most visible Exploring Medical Missions Conferences are just a small piece of a great pie of impact they are making around the world today!" Gary Morsch, MD, MPH President & Founder Heart To Heart International |
Proven To Be Visionary, Trustworthy, And Deeply Committed
"The Institute for International Medicine offers an invaluable service to individuals who dream of doing medical missions. INMED gives them the cognitive skills and real-life experience to turn that dream into reality. INMED also offers a precious service to short-staffed health care facilities that are serving the world's most marginalized individuals. INMED students who study at these sites have proven record of returning to help out after then have finished their INMED study. INMED's leaders have proven themselves to be visionary, trustworthy, and deeply committed to transforming the altruistic vision of hundreds of health care professionals into realize life, selfless service on behalf of the poor." Michael Searcy Certified Financial Planner and President Searcy Financial Services |
Pioneering New Frontiers
"INMED and Dr. Nicholas Comninellis are becoming to the world of medicine what Nobel has become to world peace; what Mendel has become to genetics; what Jordan has become to basketball. "Dr. Nick's" innovative, determined and caring heart coupled with his ingenious, creative mind is truly pioneering new frontiers in international medicine." Dr. Joe White, President Kanakuk Kamps |
Embody The Best Practices Of Humanitarian Service
"I have so much to say about INMED, not only from the first INMED Conference I attended, but also from knowing INMED's ongoing service to my home country of Angola, to China, and around the globe. Rather than parking in the so-called comfort zone of western civilization, INMED personnel come to us, encourage and empower us, and embody the best practices of the modern missions and humanitarian service movements. Such greatness can't be from any other source than from God Himself. Please keep working on behalf of the sick, the illiterate, those who are alone, and feel without hope." Oscar Paulo, MD Uige Provincial Hospital, Angola, Africa |
Encouraging Life Changing Experiences
"It is Baptist Medical Dental Fellowship's privilege to collaborate with INMED. Students that we have referred for study with INMED report both great preparation and field experiences that are life changing. BMDF has also been able to provide scholarships for a number of INMED students to allow them to be short-term medical missionaries. Working together has been great. We plan to keep doing so!" Fred Loper, MD Executive Director Baptist Medical Dental Fellowship |
Emphasis On Continuity
"I very much applaud INMED's emphasis on continuity of healthcare. Over the years medical missions have taken some criticism for the episodic nature of their interventions, frequently leaving little impact beyond the care for the individual patient treated - however moving and necessary it was. INMED has built an excellent reputation through supporting continued care in truly needy community, bolstered by your strong interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity. I look forward to following INMED's participation in healthcare delivery systems, public health interventions, medical education, and community development efforts, as you proceed towards creating INMED 2.0" Michael B. Wood Former Peace Corps Area Director, Eastern Asia |
Top-Tier Provider Of Education
"It is a great privilege for the Missouri Baptist Foundation to partner with INMED and those committed to its mission. The unique insights, understanding of global health issues and hands-on experience of INMED qualifies the Institute as a top-tier provider of education and service in international medicine. INMED equips, trains, inspires and provides cross-culture experience for those committed to extending compassionate care where it is most needed in the world today. While the Missouri Baptist Foundation works with many donors and many worthy causes, rarely have I met the passion for service and mission-focus that personifies INMED. The unknown writer of Hebrews prayed, "...may the God of peace equip you with everything good for doing His will. INMED is fulfilling this vision today!" James R Smith, Former President and Treasurer Missouri Baptist Foundation |
Privileged Partners With INMED
"HealthCare Ministries, the medical outreach of the Assemblies of God World Missions, has partnered with INMED to promote education in international medicine and was a sponsor for the 2008 Exploring Medical Missions Conference. When an inquiry is received from a medical student or medical professional who is looking for an extended opportunity to develop skills in international medicine, it is a privilege to connect him/her with INMED. Networking together we can make a difference in international medical missions that impacts people around the world." Karen Herrera RN, MSN Field Ministries Area Leader Healthcare Ministries, Assemblies of God World Missions |
Where Medical Missions Is Headed
"INMED represents where medical missions is headed in the 21st century. They act desperately on behalf of the poor by mobilizing people to bring hope and physical healing to broken individuals, families, cities, and nations. Their approach is professional yet humble, practical yet philosophically and theologically sound, holistic yet focused. Their message of hope is embodied and verified by their servant hood. Their lives speak loudly." Matt Adams Young Life Starnberg, Germany |
Reviving What Is Very Best About Medicine
"I highly recommend INMED, an organization committed to bringing quality of life to those around the world who are in desperate need of medical care; an organization committed to reviving what is very best about medicine. Without such a giving and visionary organization training medical personnel and indigenous nationals, I dare to even speculate on the condition the developing world would be in. Thank you INMED!" Bobby Bonner Baltimore Orioles Shortstop 1978-84 Founder of Mushili Health Center & NorthStar Bible Institute, Zambia |
Salute to INMED
"I worked for 20 years as a medical missionary in Africa and has the opportunity of mentoring scores of medical students over those years. The majority found the experience very rewarding and enlightening - medically, socially and spiritually. I salute INMED in its endeavors to assist medical students to find fields of service and to prepare them as much as possible to function effectively and compassionately when they arrive." Paul Boone, M.D. Missionary Emeritus - Zimbabwe International Mission Board, SBC |
Commending INMED To You
"It is exciting to watch what God is doing through INMED. I had the privilege of serving in Angola with Nicholas Comninellis, INMED President, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Assisting Dr. Comninellis in setting up a medical ministry and having his own help as we cared for people was such a blessing. It solidified our belief in holistic caring. Now in my work across Sub-Saharan Africa I value even more the role that medical care plays in the lives of those who live in great poverty. INMED is helping prepare people to be God's hands and feet to reach out to these who are in greatest need. I would commend INMED and Dr. Nicholas Comninellis to you." Mark Hatfield Sub-Saharan Africa Area Director Baptist Global Response |
Gifted And Trustworthy
"The Institute for International Medicine offers incredible opportunities for physicians and health care profession students to engage in medical missions and to learn to do it correctly right from the start. Dr. Nicholas Comninellis and his staff are gifted and trustworthy. Prior to serving along side Dr. Comninellis, Skylar Rolf, INMED's COO, left a legacy on the campus of Northwest Missouri State as the team leader with Campus Crusade for Christ. Skylar committed himself voluntarily to service as well as involving his fellow students in the mission of rebuilding New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. These men truly embody the character and authenticity of servants worthy to follow." Mark Brende Community Coordinator for University of Colorado, Boulder iEmphathize |
Great Investment Of Our Resources
"The Future Leadership Foundation is a Christian ministry that focuses on global leadership development. This involves a number of facets, and so our interest has been in providing a strong healthcare environment to our own trainers as well as good coaching to congregational mission trips. We have been around the staff of INMED for several years, both off-site and in their offices. They provide a vast array of great resources and networking. As we move into some clinical work with indigenous leadership, we will be back at their doorstep for additional coaching. INMED provides a great investment of our resources that we in turn are passing on." Roger Hatfield, PhD Co-Founder and Executive Director Future Leadership Foundation |