Our Mission

Global Medical Knowledge, Inc. (GMK) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established in January 2007 to bridge the medical knowledge gap between developed and developing nations. GMK uses technology to improve access to current, actionable medical information in developing countries and to build collaborative partnerships among medical educators around the world.

Disparities between developed and developing nations are evident in all areas, most noticeably in health and education. Problems in these areas are closely linked and perpetuated by extreme poverty and limited human capital. Developed nations can help break the cycle of disadvantage by lending a hand to developing nations, empowering communities and improving health through the provision of educational resources.

GMK employs a new form of capacity building that focuses on technology-based knowledge sharing. By empowering healthcare providers and educators, GMK seeks to make a positive contribution to improving and expanding high-quality healthcare in developing countries by complementing, enhancing, and connecting medical training.

High-quality medical content already exists and is digitized; however what is needed is an organization to facilitate connections between content providers and medical institutions in developing countries. Additional benefits include new global partnerships emerging from increased interaction among physicians and medical educators across the globe and greater healthcare capacity in countries where the brain drain has exacerbated an already severe shortage in trained medical staff. GMK was founded to meet these challenges and endeavors to learn about medical training needs in developing countries and formulate technology-based solutions.

Download 2-page GMK Overview
PDF file | July 2008

Download 8-page GMK Press Kit
PDF file | July 2008