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.
Claudia Partida-Taylor, DO: Christiana Care, Family Medicine PGY-2
Mexico: June, 2025
My time in Tijuana, MX was short, but still extremely rewarding. We arrived to San Diego and then crossed the US/Mexico border the same day. As we crossed the border, I took a moment to realize that this wall and these gates were all that stood between people’s hopes and dreams.
Read more →Kendal Schaetzle, DO: Christiana Care, Family Medicine- PGY2
Mexico: June, 2025
I want to express my gratitude for being a recipient of the Benjamin H. Josephson Fund. It was an immersive and profound opportunity to work with Refugee Health Alliance in Tijuana, Mexico.
Read more →Henrique Jaime, MD: Christiana Care, Family Medicine, Faculty
Mexico: June, 2025
My second trip with Refugee Health Alliance at the Mexico-USA border differed significantly. Recent impacts on immigration have slightly reshaped the migrant population.
Read more →Tae Wuk Ko, MD: University of California, San Diego, Anesthesiology – PGY-4
Zambia: May, 2025
I had the opportunity to travel to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, one of the largest tertiary public hospitals in the country.
Read more →Abigail Sorensen, MD: University of California at San Francisco, Pediatric Critical Care PGY-5
Uganda: May, 2025
I recently had the privilege, sponsored by the BHJ Fund, to spend one month at Mulago National Hospital in Kampala, Uganda working in the country’s first public pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Read more →Ana Silva, RDA: Overlook Medical Center, Dental
Honduras: May, 2025
My volunteer experience in Honduras was both enriching and transformative, as I had the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of children in local schools.
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