Wednesday, April 12: Meet a candidate for JABSOM Associate Dean of Academic...
On Wednesday, April 12, members of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) ʻohana are welcome to hear from a candidate for the JABSOM Associate Dean of Academic Affairs position. J. Alan Otsuki,...
View ArticleFree Keiki Health Camp for kindergarteners to 5th graders this Friday (Good...
Our MD students in the John A. Burns School of Medicine Honor Society (Alpha Omega Alpha) host their 5th annual Keiki Health Camp this Good Friday, in Kalihi! Keiki Health Camp April 14, 2016 from...
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April 20 & 21: See a record number of presentations at the Annual Biomedical...
The ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES and HEALTH DISPARITIES SYMPOSIUM is happening April 20 and 21, 2017 at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa (UHM) Kakaʻako campus! The symposium, sponsored by the John A....
View ArticleApril is “DONATE LIFE” Month: Why to consider signing up for the Hawai’i Bone...
Above: Courtney Gaddis is pictured with a volunteer patient in the Center for Clinical Skills at JABSOM. Last year, medical student Courtney Gaddis made a life-saving decision. A choice to save a life...
View ArticleMicrobiome & Pregnancy, Pandemic Flu cost, Dengue are topics of April 20...
Four speakers include David Relman, MD, of Stanford University on Pregnancy, on the Microbiome and Preterm Birth; Victoria Fan, ScD, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa (UHM) on the Cost of Pandemic Influenza...
View ArticleNOW through May 3: JABSOM Foodbank Drive: Cash or cans, bags of rice
One in five people in Hawai’i does not have enough food to eat, according to the Hawai’i Foodbank. That’s the motivation behind the ongoing annual Foodbank Drive, and the University of Hawai’i John A....
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VIDEO, PHOTOS: James Burns’ legacy at the University of Hawaii medical school...
Faculty, staff and students joined hands in prayer, remembering the late James S. Burns, longtime friend of the University of Hawai’i, during a ceremony in his honor last week. The memorial service was...
View ArticleUniversity of Hawaii medical school seeking women on O’ahu to participate in...
The University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa is pleased to have an opportunity to be part of an innovative study that will provide women with access to a novel oral contraceptive pill. Women on Oʻahu over the age...
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May 14 is the MD Class of 2017’s Convocation Ceremony at the Hawaii Theatre
Pictured: Festivities after the MD 2016 Convocation Ceremony May 14, 2017 is both Mother’s Day and a time to celebrate the new degrees awarded to the MD Class of 2017 at the University of Hawaii at...
View ArticleRSVP for dinner, event for World Malaria Day, April 25, 2017
Pictured: A bed tent on display at JABSOM’s 2016 World Malaria Day event. Come join the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, and the Student Immunization Initiative...
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Through the Lens: Remembering our “Silent Teachers”
Story and Photos by Amanda Shell, UH Med Now On Saturday April 8, 2017, medical students from the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) warmly greeted the loved ones of 152...
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PHOTOS: Scattering ceremony for Willed Body Donors draws hundreds of mourners...
Pictured: Mourners say goodbye from shore at the 2017 Willed Body Ceremony. Photos by Amanda Shell. University of Hawaiʻi medical students carried the remains of anatomy body donors this weekend,...
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UH medical school early admission student wins prestigious childhood cancer...
The University of Hawai’i is one of only 21 universities this year awarded a St. Baldrick’s Foundation summer research grant to fight childhood cancer. This month, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation...
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Video, Slideshow: A Fun Friday at the 2017 Keiki Health Camp
Photo, Video and Writing by Amanda Shell, UH Med Now Good Friday was Fun Friday for 70 children, in preschool through sixth-grade, who opted to spend the holiday at Kalihi’s Linapuni Elementary School...
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2017 Biomedical Sciences and Health Disparities Symposium awards announced
Awards have been announced from the 2017 Biomedical Sciences and Health Disparities Symposium, which brought a record-number of health scientists to the University of Hawaii satellite campus at...
View ArticleUH Mānoa research review underway; External Advisory Review Committee visits...
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa (UHM) research enterprise is undergoing an evaluation by an External Advisory Review Committee, headed by UHM Vice Chancellor for Research Michael Bruno. The review,...
View ArticleHealthcare students: Apply by June 22 for scholarships from the Hawaii...
Scholarships are available for students in the health care fields, from the Hawaii Hospital Education and Research Foundation (HHERF). Apply by June 22, 2017. The scholarships include $2,000 for...
View ArticleNew 2017 Federal budget includes funding for NHCOE, Native Hawaiian health...
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz’ office has announced that the bipartisan spending agreement reached for fiscal year 2017 will increase federal funding for critical programs that benefit Hawai‘i, including...
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Three from JABSOM honored with University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Chancellor Awards
Three members of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) family have been recognized by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chancellor, President and Board of Regents for their leadership and...
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Hawaii medical students journey to the Marshall Isles as volunteers in an...
Pictured: Members of Team A of the program on Bigej Island, an island north of Ebeye Island in the Kwajalein Atoll. From left to right: Marshallese host on Bigej Island; Joaquin Nasa, Chief of Staff at...
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