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What 15 Trips Taught Me About Global Health

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Guest: Jason CraigOrganization: Global Community Health Volunteers (https://www.globalcommunityhealthvolunteers.org)Jason shares his 15-year journey running interdisciplinary global health trips for physical therapy, pre-med, and nursing students. From the first trip to Costa Rica shot on a camcorder, to this year's 26-student PT cohort in Guatemala, this episode is about impact, storytelling, and what it really means to serve communities abroad — and why students (and donors) keep coming back.Topics Covered:* The birth of Global Community Health Volunteers* How service trips are structured and funded* Advice for students who want to go* Fundraising lessons learned (ditch the bake sales)* Why content matters — and how to tell stories that stickSupport the Mission: → Donate via Zeffy (no fees) (https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/marymount-university-physical-therapy-medical-mission-guatemala--2026-2) → Follow Jason Craig for updates and stories → Reach out if your organization wants to get involvedSubscribe to PT Pintcast: Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pt-pintcast-physical-therapy/id1000443325) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3LmMUT64yrUc2iGo9Emafc) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@PTPintcast)

First published

11/26/2025

Genres

health fitness medicine science life

Duration

43 minutes

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Episode Description

Guest: Jason Craig

Organization: Global Community Health Volunteers

Jason shares his 15-year journey running interdisciplinary global health trips for physical therapy, pre-med, and nursing students. From the first trip to Costa Rica shot on a camcorder, to this year's 26-student PT cohort in Guatemala, this episode is about impact, storytelling, and what it really means to serve communities abroad — and why students (and donors) keep coming back.

Topics Covered:

  • The birth of Global Community Health Volunteers
  • How service trips are structured and funded
  • Advice for students who want to go
  • Fundraising lessons learned (ditch the bake sales)
  • Why content matters — and how to tell stories that stick

Support the Mission:

Donate via Zeffy (no fees)

→ Follow Jason Craig for updates and stories

→ Reach out if your organization wants to get involved

Subscribe to PT Pintcast:

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