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International Service Learning: Experiential Medical Education

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This podcast will highlight the values of international service learning study abroad trips taken by healthcare focused faculty and students. Guests will include healthcare focused students and faculty, from high school to university, that have had an opportunity to participate in an international service-learning trip, as well as healthcare professionals that have served abroad. Additionally, we will have guests that are industry leaders in healthcare, education, study abroad, spirituality, and service as well as those living in the countries being served. Through our "passionate conversation...

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How A Family Doctor Uses Faith To Navigate Suffering, Service, And The System 29.12.2025 1:04:14

Send us Fan Mail A house call in the morning, a hospital admission by noon, and a seminar on suffering by night—that’s the rhythm our guest lives as a family physician in direct primary care and a fellow with Duke’s Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative. We open the door on what happens when you shrink a patient panel, ditch the phone tree, and trade 2,300 names for relationships you actually...

From Student Nurse To Global Healer 22.12.2025 42:33

Send us Fan Mail A young nurse fits an elder with her first pair of glasses, and everything changes—her patient’s world, and her own career path. That moment in a Guatemala clinic becomes the springboard for a wide-ranging conversation with Aubrey Hetland, BSN RN, PCCN, now pursuing her DNP-FNP, about why experience before grad school protects patients, how cultural humility improves outcomes, and...

From Mission Trips to the ER 15.12.2025 38:25

Send us Fan Mail A single sentence can change a life. For Blake Jones, it was a cold prediction at 16 that pushed him toward medicine with a vow to lead with skill and compassion. Years later, two service learning trips—first to Costa Rica, then Guatemala—turned that vow into a calling, as he learned to practice “medicine from a backpack,” partner with local physicians, and make focused decisions...

Service That Sticks 08.12.2025 37:10

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful thing you bring to clinic isn’t a medication but a moment of calm and a clear explanation? That question runs through our conversation with Maddie Huff, a recent public health graduate and future physician whose path was forged in service—from repairing ramps in Appalachia to leading medical mission cohorts in rural Guatemala. We unpack the early sparks t...

Inside International Service Learning With Executive Director Jonathan Birnbaum 01.12.2025 1:00:32

Send us Fan Mail A rainy roadside in Costa Rica changed everything. Jonathan Birnbaum watched buses pause for photos and press on, while he and his family stepped out to help. That simple choice grew into International Service Learning, an education-first, healthcare-focused organization that partners with ministries of health and local teams to deliver ethical, hands-on experiences for students,...

Introduction - Pathways Beyond the Classroom 25.11.2025 23:27

Send us Fan Mail I also want to thank our listeners for joining us as it is our goal to not only share with you our guest’s introduction to international healthcare, but also to share with you how that exposure to international healthcare has shaped their future path in healthcare. As true patient advocates, we should all aspire to be as well rounded as possible in order to meet the needs of our d...