Clinical Experience

A Faith-Based Approach to Medical Training
A faith-based medical training program that equips healthcare professionals to provide whole-person, Christ-centered care to underresourced communities.

Partnership to Train the Next Generation of Physicians

We offer a faith-based medical training program designed to equip healthcare professionals with hands-on experience in whole-person, Christ-centered care. Through this program, students and professionals are equipped to serve people with compassion, addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Campus Fellowships

A two-year program of medical mission-style training on how to work as a Christian practitioner within the U.S. healthcare system.

Preceptorships


Medical residents participate in a one-month pre-residency immersion in an urban medical mission and a fifth-year co-op program.

Career Positions


Attending physicians serve full-time at urban medical missions. Here, they help transform the lives of impoverished patients and others in need of holistic Christian wellness.

Consultancy for Christian Medical Schools


Assist with the development of proven Christian-centered curriculum models.

Healthcare On the Frontlines

Join Drs. Janet and David Kim from Beacon Christian Community Health Center and Sharon Prince, Founder of Grace Farms Foundation, for an interactive discussion on the current healthcare crisis. Gain insight into the challenges facing the medical field as they share their experiences, expertise, and perspectives while answering questions from the community.

Healing with Compassion, Serving with Faith

As we serve our community, we are also committed to spreading the Gospel through compassion and care, transforming medical education and health care for the better. Recognizing the humanity in every patient is central to our mission, allowing us to provide physical care while supporting patients’ emotional and spiritual well-being.

Program Content

  • Spiritual History
  • Real Clinical Cases in a Community Health Setting
  •  Can Doctors Mourn?
  • Physicians in Emergencies
  •  Leadership and Management of a Community Health Center
  • Three Questions To Ask Yourself
  •  Trauma-Informed Protocol
  • How to Apply The Word to Your Faith, Your Work, and Your Calling?
  • How Do We Bring Jesus Into The Exam Room? The Hospital? The Classroom?
  • Addressing Ethical Issues in the Public Square
  • Personal Spiritual Accountability and Resiliency-Building

Practicum

Our annual program includes 250 hours of digital lectures, 8 hours of onsite workshops at Duquesne University, and 40 hours of clinical practicums per student at BCCHC in Staten Island. These practicums offer hands-on experience in our health center, community outreach, and hospital rounds at partner facilities such as:

  • In-office clinical sessions with internists, pediatricians, OB/GYNs, and a podiatrist
  • Spiritual care sessions with our spiritual care coordinators
  • Nutrition counseling, which may include in-office visits, home visits, and healthy cooking classes
  • Exposure to dentistry, mental health (LMHC/LCSW), and spiritual care
  • Community outreach opportunities with our outreach team and local churches
  • Participation in staff meetings, when applicable during the rotation
  • Structured feedback aimed at fostering at least one key “forming experience” during the rotation

Outcomes

We have been training and mentoring medical students for over a decade across 20+ institutions in the NY-NJ-CT region and have witnessed the profound impact of our Beacon 360 programs by:

  • Inspiring a selfless commitment to service, strengthening and renewing their desire to put others before themselves
  • Cultivating their unique intellectual gifts, equipping them to fulfill their calling as physicians
  • Expanding their understanding of healing, focusing beyond symptomatic relief to holistic care
  • Developing whole-person care skills, integrating physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being
  • Grounding them in biblical principles, preparing them to defend their faith in their medical practice

Live Your Calling: A Summer of Faith, Learning, and Healing

Join our Summer Missional Healthcare Mentorship for an immersive experience in urban medical missions, where you’ll apply Christian faith to healthcare, serve under-resourced communities, and grow in whole-person, Christ-centered care.