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Keep up to date with the latest news and happenings.Pioneer Mennonite Physician Dies in Paraguay
Pioneer Mennonite Physician Dies in Paraguay Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 - August 2013 This article was prepared by Paul Leichty using sources in Spanish, German, and English supplied by Ingrid Kaethler Epp. In addition to the main...
Moral Dilemmas and Choices
Moral Dilemmas and Choices Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 - August 2013 As I’ve reflected on the theme and presentations of the 2013 MHF Annual Gathering, I have recognized anew that resolving moral dilemmas involves choices. At a very...
Challenges of a Changing Health Care System
Challenges of a Changing Health Care System Timothy Stoltzfus Jost from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 - August 2013 The American health care system is undergoing revolutionary changes. These changes present...
Moral Dilemmas in Healthcare
A Report on Annual Gathering 2013 Twila M. Albrecht from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 - August 2013 When despair for the world grows in me… I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s Annual Gathering took place June...
MHJ – August 2013
Mennonite Health Journal, August 2013 Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 - August 2013 Mennonite Health Journal, August 2013 This issue of Mennonite Health Journal follows up on Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s Annual Gathering 2013, held...
Mission Fund Proposal
When Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) was formed in 2011, it inherited several mission funds from Mennonite Medical Association (MMA) which were tracked separately from the normal operating budget. MHF is now soliciting feedback on some proposed changes in the...
Moral Dilemmas and Healthcare Ethics: The Future of ACHE
Moral Dilemmas and Healthcare Ethics: The Future of ACHE Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2013 "Moral Dilemmas in Healthcare" This is the theme for this year's Annual Gathering of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF), coming up...
Reflections on Escape Fire
Reflections on Escape Fire Kenton T. Derstine from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2013 After viewing Escape Fire, the challenging documentary on the state of the U.S. healthcare system recommended as preparation for this summer’s gathering of the...
Letters from Nepal
Letters from Nepal Theo Beels from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2013 Theo Beels and his wife, Beth, returned earlier this year from three years of service at the Tansen Hospital in Nepal. Following is an edited version of two letters he wrote to...
SET Reflections
SET Reflections Sarah Buller Phillips from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2013 Traveling to India as a medical student has been a personal goal for several years. In college, I was very focused on completing my science prerequisites so that I could...
