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Workshop on Community Health and Agriculture
If you are looking for ways to help people and communities change
their behavior related to health, agriculture, and food production,
this 5 day 35 hour workshop will be of benefit to you.
Jointly sponsored by King College in Bristol TN and ECHO in Florida,
the workshop will be held October 13 - 17, 2008 at ECHO in N. Fort
Myers, FL. For physicians, 25 hours of category 1 CME credit are
offered.
Leaders will be Dan Fountain, M.D., veteran medical missionary to
the Congo, and the staff of ECHO.
For more information visit the ECHO website at
www.echonet.org or write to
globalhealth@king.edu.
Community Health Development Workshops
The same community health development workshops that Project MedSend
recommends for grant recipients are also available to other
Christian health professionals. For more information on upcoming
workshops, contact King College at
http://www.king.edu/academics/Schools/PSCM/cghc/workshops.asp or
ECHO at
http://www.echonet.org.
Video
Master Your Money Video. Project MedSend has produced an
abridged version of Ron Blue’s
"Master Your Money" for use by students, residents and Fellows in the
health professions. This video is packed with information on financial
management and may be viewed in segments with an accompanying study
guide. Contact a local
CMDA
student chapter to view the video, or download these resources
here
Books
God’s Prescription for Your Finances, by Dr. David S. Topazian,
a study guide developed specifically for health professionals. $7.50,
including postage and handling,
contact Project MedSend
to order(Also available from
Christian Medical & Dental Society.)
Any book by Larry Burkett or Ron Blue, such as Master Your
Money or Debt Free Living.
Cost Effective College, Creative Ways to Pay for College, and Stay
Out of Debt by Gordon Wadsworth. Send $14.99 plus $3.00 shipping
to: FAIS, 5830 Haterleigh Ste. 130, Alpharetta, GA 30005. Fax Your
Credit Card or Order Toll-Free: 800.791.9680 or 770.656.1635.
Internet Resources
Scholarship Information
Financial Counsel
Larry Burkett’s
website
(Crown Financial Ministries/Money Matters). We have added below
some links to this site of articles that are especially geared towards
perspective missionaries in medical service. These links are
just a few of of those available at this site.
"Financial
Nuggets" and "Tips" from Genus' educational and tips website.
www.costeffectivecollege.com
Information regarding Loan Consolidation can be found on the
Internet at sites such as:
www.dlservicer.ed.gov
www.salliemae.com
www.federalconsolidation.org
www.cfsloans.com
For information on loan consolidations, please
contact Lolita Lugo at Goal Financial LLC (877) 727-6888 Ext. 5213.
She
is willing to work with Project MedSend grant candidates regarding
specific questions.
Financial Calculators
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Budgeting tools and loan calculators.
- Look at the free Simple Calculators:
- In-school budget calculator
- Simple Loan Repayment calculator
- Out of School Budget calculator
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More financial calculators.
Health and Wholeness for the 21st Century
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Our Mission
"To develop funding to repay educational loans for healthcare workers as they
minister among the underserved at home and abroad. "
Project MedSend is a not-for-profit organization and is an
approved member of ECFA.
Approved Combined Federal Campaign Charity #12466 (MedSend)
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