Everyone is invited to haunt the halls of the Cafe Wailoa inside the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Medical Education Building this Friday, Oct. 26 for a HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR BAKE SALE AND CRAFT FAIR! The fun starts at 7:30 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m.. You will find some great deals on Halloween decorations as well as baked goods, ghoulish make-up, pumpkin carving kits, baking supplies and lots more!
It is a Halloween season tradition for the Homeless Outreach and Medical Education (H.O.M.E.) Project to stage Halloween Carnivals for the keiki and their families at O’ahu’s homeless shelters, part of the homeless population H.O.M.E. serves with free health clinics.
Of course our first and second year medical students perform skits and roll out incredible costumes for the keiki, so don’t miss their warm-up performances at 2Ghoul4Skool, the Halloween SPOOKTACULAR COSTUME CONTEST EVENT, beginning at 12:30 p.m. on October 31 in the JABSOM Medical Education Building Lobby. Join the students in costume!
More about H.O.M.E.
Founded by 1995 JABSOM Alumna Dr. Jill Omori, Director of Medical Education, the project serves sheltered and unsheltered homeless at free clinics at seven sites across Oʻahu. The team provides care for acute and chronic medical problems, preventative care, health education, dental and vision screening, minor procedures, resource management, labs and vaccines, and free medications for the uninsured.
The clinics are managed by volunteers and medical students through all four years of the school curriculum. Third- and fourth-year medical students serve as the main providers, supervised by faculty and volunteer community physicians. More than 3,700 patients have been helped since the project began.
The H.O.M.E. project collaborates with U.S. Vets in Waiʻanae, Kealahou West Oʻahu, Institute for Human Services, Catholic Charities, ʻAiea Bridge, CHOW Project, Aloha Medical Mission, and First United Methodist Church. Diagnostic Laboratory Services provides uninsured patients with free lab services, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health provides free vaccines for homeless children, and 5 Minute Pharmacy provides medication management and discounted medications for HOME patients. four times a week in seven locations.