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)