Sycamore Independent Physicians

Sycamore

#58January 6, 202250 min

Discovering Humility and Humanity Through International Medical Missions

Dr. Joe Sherman
Discovering Humility and Humanity Through International Medical Missions

Dr. Joe Sherman is  a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of clinical practice experience in a variety of settings both in the US and abroad. He has served in leadership roles in private practice, community-based clinics, and academic medicine and currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.

Top Things We Discuss: 

  • There is no straight road that will get us to our goals

  • International Medicine practice is fulfilling 

  • Gives a bigger picture and teaches humility 

  • Many challenges is faced in the medical field in a low income country

About Dr. Sherman:

  • His heart for his practice is international 

  • Didn’t realize the struggles he would face till he worked in these countries

  • From his experience, his hope is to give wisdom from the mistakes he made