This fund has been established to honor Benjamin H. Josephson, MD - pediatrician, family practitioner, teacher, mentor and friend. In combining the highest professional standards of health care with his advocacy for the poor, the young and the disenfranchised, Dr. Josephson stood as an example and inspiration to others. As an ongoing commitment to the continuation of his humanitarian work, this fund provides healthcare professionals with the financial resources necessary to deliver medical services to those in need throughout the world.
About Us
Dr. Benjamin H. Josephson was one of the founding directors and mentors of the Overlook Family Practice Residency Program, a community-based teaching hospital located in Summit, New Jersey, and a member of Atlantic Health System. Dr. Josephson, a pediatrician in private solo practice for 18 years prior to joining the residency faculty, was a dedicated humanitarian who volunteered his time and expertise throughout his career. His love of travel, coupled with his unbridled passion for protecting human rights, took him to assist the sick and wounded children in the war-torn countries of Bosnia, Rwanda, Zaire, and Iraq and to impoverished areas of Honduras, Russia, Appalachia and Native American Reservations. Additionally, he devoted his time to the Morristown Soup Kitchen, the VA Hospital, a local public health clinic, and a shelter for battered women.
The Benjamin H. Josephson, MD Fund was founded following Ben's death in 1998 with a grant from the New York Community Trust---the Donald R. Gant Fund. The Fund is designed to encourage residents, attendings, and other medical professionals to volunteer their time to deliver medical services to underserved populations throughout the world. Although the Fund's first priority is to support healthcare professionals from the Atlantic Health System professional community, program administrators also consider applications from residents, attendings, and nurses from outside the system.
Leah Genn, MD: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Family Medicine PGY3
Ghana: March, 2025
Medicine can be described as inspiring, humbling, heartbreaking and frustrating, to name a few. My short time at Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana was all of the above, and often all at the same time.
Read more →John C Norbert, MD: Cone Health, Family Medicine – PGY2
Honduras: February, 2025
My trip to Honduras was incredibly rewarding and an experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life and career. I had the privilege of being part of a multidisciplinary team, including professionals from pharmacy, nursing, public health, and medicine.
Read more →Arsa Ghazal, DO: Inova, Family Medicine Residency PGY3
Honduras: February, 2025
As a family medicine physician, continuity of care is so important, and an imperative aspect of family medicine to make connections and build trust in the community.
Read more →Jordan Stanislaw Pyda, MD MPH: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Abdominal Transplant Surgeon
Rwanda: February, 2025
I would like to express my gratitude to the Benjamin H. Josephson Fund for sponsoring my first visit to Rwanda.
Read more →Frenda Yip, DO: Overlook Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency PGY3
Vietnam: February, 2025
During my three weeks in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, I had the privilege of working at an underserved orthopedic and rehabilitation hospital, providing care for patients with strokes, congenital disabilities, and motorbike accident injuries.
Read more →Eric Burdge, MD: Albany Medical Center, Family Medicine- PGY2
Uganda: January, 2025
My recent trip to the Engeye Health Clinic in the village of Degeya in rural Uganda provided me with an opportunity for learning and growth as a physician.
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