Our Mission
COMPELLING NEED
Half of the world’s population live on less than $5 per day. These individuals are frequently forgotten, poor, undereducated, minorities, disabled, elderly, veterans, refugees, migrants, chronically ill, and victims of war or disaster.
DESIRE TO SERVE
Healthcare professionals and students are often highly motivated to serve. However, many feel ill-prepared in the face of cross-cultural barriers, unfamiliar diseases, and limited resources.
INMED MISSION
INMED, the Institute for International Medicine, is a graduate school whose mission is to equip healthcare professionals & students to serve the forgotten. Since 2003 INMED is a federally-recognized, non-profit institution of higher learning.
EQUIPPING
INMED emphasizes interactive learning, role modeling, and hands-on experience. INMED’s offerings include:
Short Self-Paced Courses in core global health subjects
Formal Professional Certificate Courses, including International Medicine, International Nursing, and International Public Health
Supervised service-learning healthcare experiences in twenty-five nations
Professional Diploma in International Medicine (DIMPH), International Nursing (DINPH), and International Public Health (DIPH)
Professional Master’s Degree in International Health (MIH)
Annual Humanitarian Health Conferences
Accreditation of continuing medical education for physicians
OUTCOMES
INMED Professional Certificate, Diploma and Master’s Degree graduates passionately and skillfully care for the world’s most vulnerable. Please join them!
Our Values
The Good Samaritan is a moving account told by the Great Physician of a compassionate outsider coming to the aid of a common man who was robbed, beaten, and left for dead. In concluding, Christ urged, “Go and do likewise.” Many healthcare professionals today follow this model of kindness toward those who are most disadvantaged, making service for and empowerment of the forgotten an intentional career commitment. Countless lives are preserved through their ongoing devotion, whether in their home communities or in distant locales.
PARTNERSHIP FOR COMPASSION
INMED’s Executive Officers and Board of Directors are pleased to partner with an ever growing number of learners, healthcare professionals, universities, residency programs, healthcare facilities, and national health leaders – all intent on inspiring and equipping healthcare professionals to “Go and do likewise” to benefit our world’s most forgotten.
VALUES OF INMED
1. Compassion to all humanity: We honor the value of all human life by respecting the dignity, uniqueness, and intrinsic worth of all – regardless of wealth, culture, or social status.
2. Excellence and Integrity: We are committed to high academic standards and exemplary conduct, demonstrating a steadfast moral and ethical uprightness.
3. Service: We are called to serve the most marginalized people on earth, to relieve suffering, to facilitate sustainable improvements, and to respect those in need as active participants in their own wellbeing.
4. Stewardship: We are stewards of resources, knowledge, and partnerships and we are committed to being efficient, effective, and transparent in our communications and relationships with our students, partners, communities, and governments.
5. Partners: We actively seek association and cooperation with students, faculty, networks, and organizations that share similar values and mission.
6. Lifelong Learning: We are committed to lifelong learning in the pursuit of serving the forgotten.