Thursday, April 15, 2027
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
Exhibitor Setup
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
Poster Setup
4:00 – 4:40 pm
Auditorium
Conference Introduction and Plenary Session 1 “Go” by Sam Fabiano, MD
>>4:00 pm
>>Poster Judging
4:40 – 4:50 pm
Auditorium
INMED Awards & MIH Graduation
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Lobby/Exhibit Hall
Dinner, Visit Exhibits & Posters
>>6:20 pm
>>Student Scholarship Photo
6:30 – 7:10 pm
Breakout Session 1
Rm. 102
Equipping Local Teams: Emergency Medicine (Erin LaRoe, RN) – Community Health Track
Rm. 203
Ultrasound in LMIC Settings (Scott Armistead, MD) – Patient Care Track
Rm. 204
Teaching as Service (Barry Bacon, MD & Phillip Nyaswa, Thomas Lobai) – Career Development Track
Friday, April 16, 2027
7:30 – 8:20 am
Lobby/Exhibit Hall
Breakfast, Registration & Visit Exhibits/Posters
8:30 – 9:00 am
Auditorium
Plenary Session 2 “Connect” by Susan Hillis, PhD, MD
9:00 – 9:10 am
Auditorium
Who is INMED?
9:20 – 10:00 am
Breakout Session 2
Rm. 102
Making the Invisible Visible: Children in Crisis (Steven Eng, Galen Carey, DMin, MDiv, Susan Hillis, PhD, MD) – Community Health Track
Rm. 203
Securing Quality Drugs for Mission Trips (Barry Ewy, PharmD, JD, MHA) – Patient Care Track
Rm. 204
Ethical thinking in Cross-Cultural Context (Scott Armistead, MD) – Career Development Track
10:10 – 10:50 am
Breakout Session 3
Rm. 102
Investing in Healthcare Education for National Development (Sam Fabiano, MD) – Community Health Track
Rm. 203
No Specialist? Managing Medical, Facial & Dental Emergencies in Resource-Limited Settings (Mia Holmgren and Eric Holmgren DMD, MD, FACS) – Patient Care Track
Rm. 204
Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Spiritual Exhaustion* (Linabelle Finnegan, MA, MBA, MIH, DMin) – Career Development Track
Room 202
Care Beyond Cure (Ashish Abraham Thankachan, MD) – Patient Care Track
10:50 – 11:05 am
Lobby/Exhibit Hall
Visit Exhibits and Posters
11:05 – 11:45 am
Breakout Session 4
Rm. 102
Rethinking Global Health (Steven Duncan, MD and Ryan Northup MD) – Community Health Track
Rm. 203
The Treatment Gap: HIV Access in an Era of Funding (Diane Petrie, APRN) – Patient Care Track
Rm. 204
How to Talk to Anyone (Todd Franks) – Career Development Track
11:55 am – 12:35 pm
Breakout Session 5
Rm. 102
Guide to Establishing New Medical Ministries (Rachel Jamison, MD) – Community Health Track
Rm. 203
Building Skills to Serve: Caring for Immigrants (Steven Duncan, MD and Ryan Northup MD) – Patient Care Track
Rm. 204
The Non-Profit Blueprint: Start, Scale and Lead (Barry Ewy, PharmD, JD, MHA) – Career Development Track
12:35 – 1:25 pm
Lobby/Exhibit Hall
Lunch & Visit Exhibits/Posters
>>Open MIH Student Forum (Public Welcome to Attend)
1:35 – 2:35 pm
Breakout Session 5 (Hands-On Skills)
Rm. 102
Splinting and Casting (Sam Fabiano, MD) – Hands-On Skills
Room 203
Basic Cardiac Ultrasound (Rachel Jamison, MD) Hands-On Skills
Rm. 204
Bringing Oral Health to the Mission Field: Why & How (Andrea Tresner, RDH and Dr. Julie Sutton, RDH) – Hands-On Skills
2:35 – 3:35 pm
Exhibit Hall
Visit Exhibits and Posters
3:35 – 4:35 pm
Breakout Session 7 (Hands-On Skills)
Rm. 102
Vision Correction (Nizar Mamdani) – Hands-On Skills
Rm. 203
Suturing Basics (Scott Armistead, MD) – Hands-On Skills
Rm. 204
Escalating Neonatal Respiratory Support (Dr. Lisa Trujillo) – Hands-On Skills
4:45 – 5:20 pm
Auditorium
Poster Awards
Plenary Session 3 “Equip” by Pedro Espinoza, MBA
5:30 pm
Conclusion of Conference