One or two weeks can change lives, including your own. CPFI partners with Global Health Outreach (GHO), a ministry of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations in partnership with the Fellowship of Christian Nurses, to send pharmacists and pharmacy students on short-term medical and dental teams around the world.

How to Go

1. Find a trip. GHO's general medicine and dental teams welcome pharmacists, and many trips are student- and family-friendly.
2. Apply with GHO through its online trip site.
3. Apply for a CPFI mission scholarship if you would like help with costs.
4. Prepare with the pharmacist resources below.

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Mission Scholarships

CPFI sets aside limited funds from a tithe account to help members with short-term mission costs. Preference is given to GHO trips, but all applications are considered.

• Open to CPFI members
• Up to $1,000 per request, one grant per person per year
• Decisions typically take 2–4 weeks
• Funds are sent to the sending organization, not to individuals

Apply Online (members will be asked to log in)

Pharmacist Resources for Short-Term Missions

• Pharmacist Manual for Short-Term Mission Trips: PDF, or a booklet version for printing (print front to back, flip on short edge, collate, and staple in the center)
• Best Practices for Pharmacists on Short-Term Mission Trips (Christianity & Pharmacy, 2011)
• FIP Guidelines for Labeling prescribed medicines
• Sample Formulary (Excel spreadsheet)
• Acquisition of Medications (GMHC handout, 2010)

Each year in Louisville, Kentucky, the Global Missions Health Conference brings together healthcare professionals, students, and mission organizations. The three-day event includes plenary speakers, breakout sessions, hands-on sessions, and an exhibit hall of mission organizations, and it is offered both in person and online.

Upcoming Conferences

• GMHC 2026: November 12–14, 2026, Louisville, KY (in person and virtual)
• GMHC 2027: November 11–13, 2027, Louisville, KY (in person and virtual)

GMHC 2026 Details & RegistrationGMHC 2027 Details

Why Pharmacists Attend

• Networking with mission organizations that need healthcare workers
• Training to prepare you to serve
• Ideas and connections for short-term trips and long-term service

Looking for a place to start? See Short-Term Missions or Long-Term Service.

Serving overseas for a year, a term, or a career is a calling. If you are considering it or preparing for it, these resources can help.

Explore and Prepare

Learn how long-term service works, which sending agencies are looking for healthcare workers, and how to prepare, including guidance for families and for singles, plus a mission-prep e-course. The MedicalMissions.com job board has a Pharmacy filter for searching pharmacist roles.

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Short on Time, or Not Sure Yet?

A short-term trip is a great way to explore.