Mentoring – Coginternational

MENTORING AND COACHING

An intentional mentoring and coaching program that accompanies students and graduates in healthcare on their journey to spiritual maturity.

Program Focus

Being nurtured and mentored as a disciple.
Understanding my purpose, lifestyle and role as a healthcare professional?
How can I become a mentor to other healthcare professionals?

Program Description:

Each semester covers

One Core life application Module.
Five subtopics under each core module.
Each subtopic addresses emerging, prevailing or contemporary ethical and value challenges.
Case scenarios and life application

Structure of the program

Four core Life application modules
A two day Collective Learning & Training (CLT) synchronous learning weekend – Online or ZOOM
A Three-month Inter CLT or post CLT mentoring.
A blend of Peer-to-Peer and mentor specific learnings. Three of four participants per group under the guidance of one mentor.
One on One component: Personal engagement for each member with the mentor

You should be:

A Student or Professional in healthcare

Committed to growing in fellowship

Committed to learning and application

Dr. Mathew George

Mathew is a Dentist by profession, worked at a Rural Mission hospital, The Duncan Hospital,a unit Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) from 1993 – 2013. Along with his wife Latha, a dentist too, he pioneered the dental work in EHA. Together they also developed the ComDentprogram that trains nurses and healthcare workers in primary dentistry

From 2013 to 2019 he was with the Evangelical Medical Fellowship of India (EMFI) heading its Missions Department. He oversaw its various Mission training programs and spearheaded a new initiative called the “Perspective of the Kingdom In Healthcare”. He has a passion for teaching, training and mentoring students and young graduates and has strengths of envisioning and strategic planning

Latha and Him have a 23 year-old daughter Rachel

Dr. Sunil Abraham

Sunil serves as one of our Board members and is currently Professor andDepartment Head of Family Medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore,India. He joined the COGI Board because of his strong commitment to serving God in the health field and his passion for discipleship andmentoring. He is married to Mary, an ENT surgeon, and has two daughters,Joanna and Erica.

Mr. Paul East

Paul has been in healthcare mission for 45 yrs (27yrs in India). Paul trained & qualified in Healthcare Administration In the UK before going to India. He along with his wife Su (Nurse/Midwife/ Counsellor) worked with Emmanuel Hospital Association ()EHA for 13 yrs. Later they have been involved in teaching, Mentoring, leadership training amongst other things.They continued to have an interest in Global Christian Healthcare with a special focus on India. They have a son, daughter & 6 grandchildren living in the UK & Canada.

Dr. Manoj Jacob

Dr. Manoj C Jacob serves on the COGI Board and is an Internist further trained in both Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. In 1991, he co-founded and is a past Director of AshaKiran Society and Hospital, an NGO serving the population of South Odisha, India. He is also a past General Secretary of the Evangelical Medical Fellowship of India (EMFI). Currently based in Kochi, Kerala, India, he and his wife, Manju, an Ophthalmologist, have 2 children… daughter Monica, a Clinical Psychologist and son Manonit pursuing medical studies in Coimbatore.

Mr. Charles Faust

Chuck is a retired business executive having served in chief operating and chief financial roles for multi-national companies headquartered in the United States, Japan, and Hong Kong. In addition to his role as COGI Board Secretary/Treasurer, he has assisted in developing and editing many of our training modules. He and his wife of 40 years live near Boise, Idaho, USA and are broadly involved in their local church and spending time with their 3 children and 6 grandchildren.

Dr. Abraham Thomas MD

Abe is a practicing pediatrician in Northern NJ. After completing medical education in India, Abe and his wife Ruby migrated to USA and has been practicing pediatrics for over 30 years. Other than having the privilege of being the Chairman of the Board of COGI, Abe is the President of US Chapter of Helping Hands for Hospitals an organization to support the needs of mission hospitals. Abe also have served many roles at the The Life Christian Church, West Orange, New Jersey over the past 27 years where he currently serve as a member of elder board (Pastor’s Advisory Council). Abe and Ruby live in East Brunswick, NJ and have two children Ashish and Vivek.

Dr. Arun Kumar Gautam

Dr Arun Kumar Gautham is currently working in a Chinchpada Hospital a mission Hospital in Maharastra. He has done his specialization in Anaesthesia. He is married to Alice who is a and they have 2 kids. He has been working in a village called chinchpada in tribal Maharashtra that mainly caters to health needs of Bhil tribal groups. He is a follower of Christ and believes in serving the poor is his calling .

Dr. Chacko Varghese

Chacko is a member of the COGI India Partners Team where he oversees our media department and is a dentist by profession. God has used him to actively lead many student ministry movements at his college and hometown.

Currently living in Kerala with his family, he is committed to teach, train and equip students.

Dr. Molly Thomas

Molly is a member of the COGI India Partner Team and currently works as Consultant and Head of Dermatology, at Herbertpur Christian Hospital a unit of the EHA (Emmanuel Hospital Association) network. She is passionate for the Great Commission and has a heart to establish the Kingdom Of God in the uttermost parts of India and the World. Her Husband Dr. Viju is a Pediatric Surgeon and Medical Director where she works. Their elder daughter is in university and a their son and younger daughter are both in high school.