FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2026
Fort Mill, SC—MedSend is pleased to announce that Kim Snyder has accepted the role of Vice President, Nationals Longevity Project, a strategic expansion of MedSend’s commitment to care for healthcare professionals serving in global missions.
Over the past three years, Snyder has successfully launched and led the MedSend Longevity Project, designed to support U.S. healthcare missionaries. Under her leadership, the initiative has strengthened the professional, relational, and spiritual well-being of U.S. healthcare missionaries serving internationally. Her attention to detail and compassionate leadership have helped reshape how MedSend supports those navigating the unique pressures of medical missions.
The newly established MedSend Nationals Longevity Project builds on that foundation. The new program is designed to create a structured care and support framework for national healthcare professionals who sense a call to serve as intentional missionaries. After completing a MedSend-supported residency program and joining a mission sending agency, eligible National Scholars will qualify for a MedSend Nationals Longevity Project grant to support their long-term well-being as they enter cross-cultural mission service.
Many of these physicians are expected to serve in some of the world’s most challenging and underserved regions. Through the Nationals Longevity Project, MedSend will walk alongside them, supporting their resilience, strengthening their families, and equipping them to bring skilled healthcare and the love of Jesus into difficult and often dangerous contexts.
Snyder is currently in the discovery phase of launching the new project. She has been meeting with MedSend National Scholars across Africa and Asia who are exploring missionary service, along with mission agency leaders and counseling and support-service providers. These conversations are shaping the framework and care model that will guide the program’s implementation.
MedSend anticipates formally launching the Nationals Longevity Project during the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
“This is a natural extension of MedSend’s long-standing commitment to care for the whole person,” said MedSend CEO, Rick Allen. “As National Scholars step into missionary service, we want to ensure they are supported not only in their professional training but also in their spiritual and relational health.”
Click here for more information about MedSend’s National Scholars program and the current U.S healthcare professionals Longevity Project.
