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VIDEO: University of Hawaiʻi Center for AIDS initiative “bold, cutting-edge”...
A nationally-recognized expert in HIV describes the University of Hawai’i (UH) medical school’s plan to bring new HIV diagnoses to zero statewide as “bold” and “cutting-edge”. Dr. Douglas Nixon, of...
View ArticleHonolulu Marathon draws MD students, faculty and staff
Pictured: Marathon 2016 quartet from Tropical Medicine: Nelson Lazaga (graduate student), Alanna Tseng (graduate student), Laarni Igawa (MHIRT coordinator), Jourdan Posner (graduate student), Brooks...
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Eeeew! Ugly Sweater Contest shows a fun spirit pervades MEB 4
The first-ever Ugly Sweater Contest at the University of Hawaiʻi medical school in 2016 provided some extra fun — and lent some um, color — to the Annual 4th Floor Christmas Tree Decorating Celebration...
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Mele Kalikimaka
From the more than 500 future physicians we are training this year, and the thousands of other graduates of our medical school and MD Residency programs, Mele Kalikimaka from the John A. Burns School...
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UH Research: Zika virus-infected mothers delivered babies with microcephaly...
Finding by University of Hawaiʻi scientists adds to evidence linking the virus and severe fetal abnormalities. By Tina Shelton, UH Med Now University of Hawaiʻi (UH) scientists have discovered that...
View ArticleApply now through February 1 for Native Hawaiian Health Summer Research...
It is time to apply now (through until 1 February), for the Summer Research Internship sponsored by the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi! The internship runs from June 4th...
View ArticleVIDEO: New graduates, new name for University of Hawai’i Mini-Medical School...
Pictured, the “Dr. Rosita Leong Mini-Medical School for Healthy Aging” Class of Fall, 2016. The University of Hawai’i medical school’s Mini-Medical School for Healthy Aging has a new name, and in...
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Want to know the latest about the BRAIN? UH Mānoa describes upcoming brain...
Dr. Jonas Vibell, an instructor with the UH Mānoa Department of Psychology, wants biomedical students to know about an upcoming course he will lead that examines the tools, techniques and technologies...
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IN MEMORY: MD students honor Will Henderson with a ceremony at sea
Pictured: Will Henderson’s puʻolo is lowered to the surface of the sea by MD 2020 student Gavin Ha. With great care, medical students Leimomi Kanagasuku (MD 2018), Gavin Ha (MD 2020) and Nina Beckwith...
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UH medical school surgery faculty open new SURGERY clinic in Honolulu
Pictured L-R: Surgeons Dr. Stacey Woodruff; Dr. Dean Mikami; Associate JABSOM Dean Dr. Patricia Blanchette and Surgery department chair Dr. Kenric Murayama. Faculty members of the University of Hawaiʻi...
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University of Hawai’i medical students plan public protest on January 9 for...
Motorists and pedestrians near Ala Moana Boulevard are likely to see something out of the ordinary on Monday, January 9, 2015 at around 12:30 p.m. University of Hawai’i medical students, clad in their...
View ArticleHealth Department, UH medical school, UH Cancer Center and nation’s cancer...
Recognizing a critical need to improve national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, and Hawai‘i Department...
View ArticleHooray, they did it again! UH-JABSOM OIT student interns win a national cyber...
Pictured: The Hawaii Advanced Technology Society The young up-and-coming information technology experts working as student help at the University of Hawaii (Hawaiʻi) medical school have won another...
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JABSOM students present at the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors’ Congress...
Photo (99999above): All of the JABSOM students following the powhiri at Waipapa Marae. Left to Right: Nash Witten, Nina Beckwith, Amanda Mesa, Yuho Ono, and Courtney Gaddis Story by Nina Beckwith...
View ArticleMedical researcher’s work could lead to new heart failure drug using...
Pictured: Dr. Stokes in his laboratory at JABSOM. A Nevada company is hoping to develop new medicines for heart failure using compounds in marijuana and a novel therapy identified by a University of...
View ArticleNative Hawaiian Health Task Force recommends new visitor industry tax, other...
Pictured: The state capitol auditorium, site of the task force briefing. A task force created by the legislature has called for 16 recommendations to improve Native Hawaiian Health, including...
View ArticleRobert T. Wong, MD Lectureship: Request for proposals due January 30, 2017
Pictured: Statue of Robert T. Wong, MD, by artist Dora Fugh Lee. The statue is in the Health Sciences Library at JABSOM. Photo by Amanda Shell. Applications are due January 30, 2017 for the semi-annual...
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JABSOM Alumni: Spirited in Seattle
Pictured: Front: Dr. Erina Sugai (JABSOM 2012), Dr. Jill Omori (JABSOM 1995), JABSOM Office of Student Affairs Director Dr. Richard Smerz. Top L to r: Dr. Daniel Sugai (JABSOM 2012), Dr. Alex Lin...
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Surgery’s Dr. F. Don Parsa receives HMA Lifetime Achievement Award, nurtures...
Dr. F. Don Parsa, Professor of Surgery and Plastic Surgery Division Chief at the University of Hawaii (Hawaiʻi) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and outgoing President of the Friends of the...
View ArticleChair of the UH Department of OB/GYN becomes first OBGYN Fellow elected from...
Photo (above):Ivica Zalud, MD, PhD, Chair of OB/Gyn Following an extensive peer review process, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health Professor and Chair, Ivica Zalud, MD, PhD, was...
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