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Class of 2017 showing great poise in “Transition to Clerkship” exercises!
The University of Hawaiʻi MD Class of 2017 began completing its week-long Transition to Clerkship training on June 15, 2015 in the Medical Education Building (MEB) at the John A. Burns School of...
View ArticleVIDEO: ʻImi Hoʻōla Completion Ceremony for the Class of 2015
The newest students to complete the ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program celebrated with their family and friends in a ceremony on June 16 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Eight...
View ArticleThree from Psychiatry receive national recognition from the American College...
Dr. William Haning and Dr. Junji Takeshita were installed as members of the American College of Psychiatrists (ACP) at its annual meeting in February. Dr. Iqbal Ahmed, a Member, was advanced to the...
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VA’s lead investigator in combat brain trauma speaks at JABSOM
Dr. David X. Cifu, senior brain trauma specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke about his work this Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in...
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RESEARCH IN THE NEWS: Seeking Cures From Bamboo
By Janelle Guerrero-Miguel UH Med Journalism Student A recent article in Time Magazine described a new type of beverage coming to market– bamboo water. The magazine turned to a University of Hawai’i...
View ArticleThe MD Class of 2019 is in the House!
Sixty eight new students of the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) begin orientation this week. Several of them gave us an on-video “shout out” today, in the video you can...
View ArticleFascinating Saturday Sessions planned in 50th Anniversary Continuing Medical...
This Anniversary Celebration weekend also includes fascinating Continuing Medical Education presentations from some of the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s most innovative thinkers. Here is what’s...
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WHITE COAT CEREMONY: Welcome Class of 2019!!
One by one, 68 entering MD students will walk across the stage of the Hawaiʻi Theatre to be “cloaked” with a short white coat symbolizing their new status as MD students at the John A. Burns School of...
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New book debuts: 50 Years of Healing in Hawai’i
The medical schoolʻs 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fundraising Gala is a sellout for July 18, 2015 at the Sheraton-Waikīkī. One of the highlights of the event will be the debut of a specially-produced...
View ArticleVIDEO: Why Hawai`i’s Medical School Matters (in under 4 minutes)
Part of celebrating 2015, the 50th anniversary since the legislation allowing the the University of Hawai`i’s medical school to be established, is looking back and realizing how far we have come. The...
View ArticleWhite Coat Ceremony Welcomes 68 to the MD Class of 2019
One by one, 68 entering MD students were “cloaked” with a waist-length white coat, then each walked across the stage of the Hawaiʻi Theatre to have a stethoscope draped around their necks, symbolizing...
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JABSOM Day Declared, $750,000 raised for MD scholarships at 50th Anniversary...
A sea of tables, each seat representing a generous donation for medical student scholarships, a row of proclamations from every county mayor and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and Governor, a...
View ArticleJULY TRADITION: New MD Residents are at a medical center near you!
Every July, MD’s from across the nation come to medical centers across the country to begin their careers as doctors, in on-the-job training supervised by academic clinical faculty. At the University...
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50th Anniversary Gala Video Overview
We hope you enjoy this un-narrated video of highlights from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fundraising Gala, produced by Vina Cristobal with video from Vina,...
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50th Anniversary Video: SOUNDS from the Scholarship Fundraising Gala
If you do not see the video above, click to watch it directly HERE. We celebrate the incredible evening of July 18, 2015 (declared “JABSOM Day” by Hawai’i’s County Mayors) with two videos, including...
View ArticleJABSOM’s May Okihiro is Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi awardee for...
Congratulations to JABSOM’s May Okihiro, MD, MS, the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi awardee for excellence in public health! Dr. Okihiro serves Hawai’i at the Waiʻanae Coast Comprehensive Health...
View ArticleHealthy Aging: Mini-Medical School founder shows how it’s done!
Editor’s note: We heard that Dr. Virginia Hinshaw, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Chancellor Emeritus, threw the javelin and won the Gold in her age group at the 2015 Aloha State Games last month. Dr....
View ArticleUH Research and Innovation chief says JABSOM, UH Cancer Center brought $75...
The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and UH Cancer Center are credited with playing a big role in increasing UH Science Research Funding the past year, U.H. Vice President for research and...
View ArticleMaking News: Research Commercialization; JABSOM Alum saving sight in the Congo
There is great news to share from Pacific Business News (PBN), which published an one-line story about Wednesday’s forum at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) sponsored by the Office of...
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