I'm headed to Lawrenceville, GA this Sataruday to the 1st Annual Haiti Collaborative of North America. The focus is on "Collaborating to Decrease Child, Neonatal and Maternal Mortality in Haiti" More information can be found here. The following is the schedule of events: 8:30 10:00 Register Refreshments10:00 10:15 Welcome Introductions Watson Escarment Lee Jacobs,...

Two CUSOM students and I took the trek down to Lumberton yesterday tosupport Southeastern Health's program "Compassion For U." Compassion for U is based off of the so-called "Memphis Model" where a hospital partners with local churches todo preventative carein the communitiesin whichthe churches are located. MethodistHospital in Memphis came up with theidea in order to com...

I have been reading a book on the story of Campbell University in preparation for my facilitating the upcoming faculty/staff retreat for Campbell's medical school. I knew nothing of the school's founder, James Archibald Campbell, before I began the book but am now not only enthralled with him but have found a new pride in being associated with the school that bears his n...

These are notes from my PCC lecture on empathy. In this format, they are not intended to be approached as a paper for research as proper footnotes have not been provided nor has this been "cleaned up" for publication. This is presented simply to introduce the subject matter for those outside of the classroom and should not be quoted or referenced. Some of what was presente...

At the conclusion of every trip I always declare that it was a "great trip." That is because it always is. But one thing I never say is that it was the "best trip." That is until Campbell's trip to Haiti this past March 4-11. By now we are all familiar with the problems facing Haiti and they were only exasperated by the earthquake that the nation experienced last Octobe...

The Department of Community and Global Health:An Innovative Opportunity for Missions to Align and Find Fulfillment Tom, a first year student, was asked what it was that drew him to Campbell University's School of Osteopathic Medicine and he did not hesitate in his response: "Campbell's vision for doing medical missions and the opportunities afforded to students to be invo...

The Department of Community and Global Health:An Innovative Opportunity for Missions to Align and Find Fulfillment Tom, a first year student, was asked what it was that drew him to Campbell University's School of Osteopathic Medicine and he did not hesitate in his response: "Campbell's vision for doing medical missions and the opportunities afforded to students to be invo...

Studies have shown that people with disabilities tend to be in poorer health and, although needing to use health care at a higher rate than the general population, tend to use preventative services at lower rates. It would not be surprising to find health care professionals frustrated at the apparent lack of concern that those who are in the place of care giver to those wi...

In addition to the hundreds who have come to faith in Christ over the past several years, here are a few particular stories about how God has abundantly blessed: KenyaAt our first clinic, hundreds of people showed up to be seen by the doctors and the line of patients twisted and turned around the front of the church building like a long snake. I took my place in the middl...