Learnings from a Medical Mission Trip in Tanzania

Dr. Athena Hoobler, a pediatric and neonatology physician from Chicago, recently volunteered in Tanzania on a medical mission trip with the Making a Difference Foundation, CompHealth Locum Tenens, and International Medical Relief. Over the course of the four-day medical mission trip, the group of volunteers saw almost 1,100 patients. While…

Making a Difference in Cambodia

This summer, six dedicated Weatherby Healthcare providers joined forces with other volunteers for a medical mission trip in Cambodia. In partnership with the Making a Difference Foundation and International Medical Relief, our team provided care to a diverse range of patients. Over the course of four days, the team operated…

A day in the life in Guatemala

Have you ever wondered what each day is like on a medical mission trip? Earlier this year, the Making a Difference Foundation and International Medical Relief traveled to Guatemala to provide healthcare to local communities. Keep reading to learn more about what each day was like! DAY ONE After months…

New Year, New Ways to Travel

Covid has changed so many plans over the past 2+ years. I think almost everyone has experienced some sort of event or trip being postponed, rearranged, or just canceled all together. It still seems like every month our plans for medical mission’s change. It’s hard to plan when the world…

A New Approach to Medical Missions

In 2021, with medical mission trips still on hold, and travel only resuming slightly, the Making a Difference Foundation looked at their medical mission trips to figure out a way to still help providers get to communities that needed help. Out of that, the foundation decided to use our grant…

#GivingTuesday

This year has, at times, seemed incredibly long. But here we are just a few weeks away from 2021. Not much in this past year has gone to plan – you can read about that here and here. But if 2020 has taught us one thing, it is to not…

Video: Day in the life of a medical mission

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on a medical mission trip? It can be a little challenging to know what to expect if you haven’t gone on a mission. On our trip to Guatemala, in the fall of 2019, we followed around Randy Archibald, a…

Giving back on a medical mission to Thailand

Guest Blogger: Kari Redfield, Global Medical Staffing Have you ever wanted to use your medical skills to give back through an international medical mission? The Making a Difference Foundation recently helped two physicians have just such an experience on a medical mission to Thailand. Both providers work as locum tenens…

Making a Difference In Guatemala: My medical mission story

Guest Blogger: Wendy Barton I work for a company called CompHealth, and it is our purpose to make a difference for our people, providers, and clients, and our community. Helping to fulfill this purpose through my daily work is something I’ve always been really proud to be a part of….

La Antigua, Guatemala

This was the Making a Difference Foundation’s second time to Guatemala with International Medical Relief. We were so excited to take five CompHealth physicians to help deliver healthcare and health education to the Guatemalan people. The CompHealth providers joined a larger 50 person team, with varying specialties and backgrounds. The…