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.
Tanner Carlock, MD: Wright State University- Obstetrics & Gynecology- PGY-2
Guatemala: November, 2024
As we began our drive from the Tegucigalpa Honduras airport through the winding and occasionally paved roads, I knew this medical brigade experience would be different from what I had anticipated. I have seen poverty, but the combination of poverty and isolation encountered in Intibucá Honduras creates unique challenges.
Read more →Janie Baker, MD: Overlook Family Medicine
Honduras: October, 2024
Our team consisted of 25 volunteers from the United States and Canada, dozens of community volunteers, and Guatemalan Faith in Practice staff. As is typical for a village team such as ours, we occupied a local elementary school for the week where we cared for over 1000 patients. As we were near the Caribbean, the climate was very hot and humid, making for long and challenging days.
Read more →Katarzyna Jachimowska, DO: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Family Medicine PGY3
Honduras: October, 2024
My second trip to Honduras exceeded my expectations. It was an enriching educational experience both from a medical and leadership standpoint.
Read more →Beth Corpuz, MD: Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), Internal Medicine PGY1
Honduras: July, 2024
I embarked on my first medical outreach trip in late July 2024, through the organization Shoulder to Shoulder, which serves Southern Intibuca, Honduras.
Read more →Matthew Swisher, MD: University of California San Diego, Anesthesiology Attending
Lusaka, Zambia: May, 2024
I traveled to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia to assist with hands-on anesthesia residency teaching and clinical care.
Read more →Trevor Shenk, DO: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Family Medicine PGY2
Africa: March, 2024
I am continually impressed by the privilege of practicing medicine. Traveling to Malawi, Africa was no less of a privilege. Although traveling to one of the poorest countries in the world, we were met by such beauty, kindness, patience, and joy.
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