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First year MD students, Dean, help Alyssa’s “Make a Wish” come true
Cheers and the sounds of the theme from “Hawaiʻi Five-O” filled the entrance to the Stan Sheriff Center, as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students, faculty and staff, including the Pep Band, Rainbow...
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Wednesday through Friday this week at Sullivan Center: Local foods, local places
Pictured: Medical students and Nānākuli Pathways to Health students at Kaʻala Farms, in February 2015. Amanda Shell photo. There’s an interesting event — a first of its kind — happening on our campus...
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Aspiring medical students present outstanding science research projects from...
At her poster, Cori Sutton listens to Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence Faculty Development Coordinator Dr. Vanessa Wong as Native Hawaiian Health Department Community Engagement Director Mele Look...
View ArticleUH Cancer Center researcher comments on new E-cigarette regulations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a rule extending regulatory authority (and providing more scrutiny over) E-cigarettes. The move, which took effect on August 8, 2016, also...
View ArticleUH, Department of Health urge vigilance in Hepatitis A outbreak
Dr. Vivek Nerurkar, Chair and Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Hawai’i medical school is helping local news media as they report on the search for the cause of Hawaiʻi’s lingering...
View Article11 students begin year long UH medical school program to earn admission into...
Pictured, Back row-Christopher Carbullido, Robert Mun, Chase Hwang, Neelima Nuti, Joshua Buchanan. Front row: Loreto Coloma, Jr., Edy Gomes, Allyson Fukuyama, Samantha Erin De Leon, Jennifer Scott....
View ArticleREBROADCAST: TV special featuring JABSOM Kahanamoku Scholars airs again...
Pictured: Newest Kahanamoku Scholars. Row 1: Keahi Horowitz and Megan Araujo (MD 2019), Ashley Morisako, (MD 2018), Keolamau Yee, (MD 2019) Kristin Fernandez (alumni scholar), Kanoelehua DaSilva...
View ArticleNews Video: Surgery Professor describes first-hand the symptoms of Hepatitis A
Surgeon Danny Takanishi, a professor at the University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine, helped people in Hawai’i better understand the ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak last week, when he shared...
View ArticleHawai’i Consortium for CME receives Accreditation with Commendation
Logo courtesy ACCME The John A. Burns School of Medicine received Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for its Continuing Medical...
View ArticleUH Coaches speak out against Domestic Violence, Men’s March scheduled October 13
Coaches Eran Ganot, Laura Beeman, Nick Rolovich and Michele Nagamine The University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Athletics Department has announced the debut of “Speak Up,” a 30-second public service announcement...
View ArticleHEP A OUTBREAK: Hawaiʻi Health Department orders embargo of frozen imported...
Pictured: The Hepatitis A virus, courtesy CDC. From the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health HONOLULU – Based on evidence gathered and analyzed during an extensive investigation spanning almost two...
View ArticleRound of “three-minute theses” showcase program to develop minority scientists
By Tina Shelton They spent weeks abroad (in India, Cameroon and Thailand) and when they returned to Hawai’i, they had made strides in their education and research, and made new friends, too. The eight...
View ArticleDean Hedges profiled for “Leaders in Medical Education” article
OSMOSIS, a study tool for tomorrow’s doctors, profiled several top medical school deans. The University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine’s leader, Dr. Jerris Hedges, was among those...
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Strike up the band! Hawai’i surgeons honor their greatest UH medical school...
By Tina Shelton Three hundred people representing several generations of surgeons in Hawai’i paid tribute last week to a transformative medical practitioner and leader who dedicated 16 years of...
View ArticleUH Cancer Center researcher comments on new E-cigarette regulations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a rule extending regulatory authority (and providing more scrutiny over) E-cigarettes. The move, which took effect on August 8, 2016, also...
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RESEARCH Advancing Science in America (ARCS) Honolulu awards for Jourdan...
University of Hawai‘i medical school scholar Jourdan Posner attended the Keystone Symposium on B Cells at the Intersection of Innate and Adaptive Immunity over the summer, thanks to funding from her...
View ArticleʻOahu added to hurricane WATCH as Lester approaches
Honolulu County was placed on a hurricane watch on Thursday, September 1, 2016, due to the approach of Hurricane Lester. It is still not clear what effects it will have on the state, but university...
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Strategic Plan review and update advances during weekend session
Pictured: Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, MD, Designated Institutional Official for Graduate Medical Education, speaks as moderator Patricia Blanchette, MD, looks on. Members of the medical school faculty and...
View ArticleNeuroscience Symposium draws more than 100 participants
Pictured: Some of the participants at the 2016 Hawaiʻi Neuroscience Symposium. The successful 2016 Hawaiʻi Neuroscience Symposium held August 20 at the University of Hawai’i (UH) John A. Burns School...
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VIDEO: University of Hawai’i opthalmology chair has performed nearly 6,000...
The work of John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Professor and Clinical Chair of Ophthalmology Malcolm Ing, MD, was featured this week on KITV-4 News. Dr. Ing, as the news station reported, is the...
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