Mission
GLOBAL MEDICAL TRAINING MISSION: NORTH AMERICAN PHYSICIAN, DR. WIL JOHNSON, MD CREATED THIS ORGANIZATION. DR. WIL TRANSITIONED FROM 28 YEARS OF A RURAL PRIVATE PRACTICE IN THE USA AFTER DECIDING TO LIFETIME VOLUNTEER HIS TIME AND MEDICAL / TEACHING SKILLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS. HE HAD DEEP HUMANITARIAN IDEALS THAT NEEDED FERTILE SOIL TO FLOURISH. HE ALSO DESIRED TO HELP THE IMPOVERISHED OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND PROVIDE A HEART AND MIND CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR TRIP PARTICIPANTS FROM OTHER CULTURES. GMT WAS FOUNDED IN 2003 AND BEGAN TRIPS JAN 2004. WE ARE A LEGALLY REGISTERED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN COSTA RICA. WE BASED OUR ORGANIZATION THERE AND HAVE EXPANDED TO SERVE IN NICARAGUA, PANAMA, MEXICO, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. OBJECTIVES: TO PROVIDE, AS A TEAM, FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND FREE MEDICINES TO THE NEEDY IN LATIN AMERICA TO TEACH STUDENTS BASIC CLINICAL SKILLS, BASIC MEDICAL / DENTAL KNOWLEDGE, AND THE ART OF MEDICINE, IN PREPARATION FOR AND DURING IM