Missionary Medicine Intensive (MMI)
Are you living and working (short-term or long-term) in communities without access to adequate medical care? Join us for MMI, a two-week course which will equip you with the knowledge and hands-on experience you need to diagnose and treat illness and injury in remote locations.
Nurses may obtain NCNA 72.75 Contact Hours upon successful completion.
Course Overview
No medical background is needed. This is one of our most popular courses, attended by lay people as well as healthcare providers. Utilizing clearly defined procedural techniques, students will leave with the skills to save lives and bring healing to hurting communities. The course places special emphasis on tropical illnesses. Recommended for short and long-term missionaries, mission team leaders, or indigenous missionaries.
You must be at least 18 years old to attend, able to do college-level work, and perform basic algebra. We encourage you to take this class when you know where you will be serving, and when you will be departing soon (six months to one year).
When you complete this course, you can walk away with:
An understanding of diagnostic logic to diagnose and treat tropical diseases.
Ways to recognize and treat HIV/AIDS as typically observed in developing countries.
Training on how to diagnose and treat different forms of malnutrition and anemia in developing countries.
Training on how to identify the conditions and complications of childbirth common to developing countries.
Much more!
Cost & Dates
$1080 (50% deposit required)
Includes course instruction, materials, comfortable housing and tasty meals. Our affordable fees are made possible by professional instructors who volunteer or raise their own support.
March 10-21, 2024
May 5-16, 2024
October 6-17, 2024
To view our accommodations, click here.
Registration
“I left for South Sudan soon after the MMI course, and the knowledge that I gained helped me to be more effective in serving to meet physical needs.”
Meet Our Course Coordinator
Anna Goble Talley received a BSN from Western Carolina University in 1976. Anna and her late husband Dr. James Goble served in Liberia under SIM. She has worked in critical care and is now an adjunct faculty of nursing. She is the US Director of Missionary Medicine Intensive (MMI) has been teaching the course since 1999. She has six children and seven grandchildren and lives in Marion, NC, with her husband, Toby Talley.
For a full list of MMI faculty, click here.
