NIH selects Cardax Astaxanthin compound for important anti-aging research...
Pictured: An Astaxanthin product marketed by Cardax is called “Zanthosyn.” The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and Cardax, Inc. (Cardax), a Hawaiʻi based...
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MD 2020’s Geoffrey Kusaka reports: UH medical students training in Waimea...
Pictured: The JABSOM MD 2020 students who spent more than two months training in rural Waimea, posing with faculty preceptors Dr. Christian Gulbrandsen and Dr. Kelly Wachi. By Geoffrey Kusaka, MD...
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Original Hokuleʻa physician, former dean of students Ben Young, MD welcomes...
Pictured: A photo by Dr. Ben Young from aboard the Hokuleʻa as it returned to Oʻahu on Saturday. This past weekend, 41 years after taking part in its maiden ocean crossing, Dr. Benjamin Young, former...
View Article“Gloving it” with the MD Class of 2019
The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) 3rd year students practice suiting up for surgery. Weʻre gloving it! Itʻs one of the most fun things to watch during “Transition to Clerkship”, a little...
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AAMC President: Action Needed as Senate introduces Health Care Bill
From AAMC President and CEO Dr. Darrell Kirch on June 23, 2017: Yesterday, the public finally saw the details of the Senate proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As we feared,...
View ArticleGovernor signs bill providing funding for Hawai’i State (health care worker...
By Tina Shelton, UH Med Now (STATE CAPITOL) The Hawaiʻi State Legislature and Governor David Ige have enacted a measure that will make it more affordable for health care providers to work in rural...
View ArticleApply now for Robert Wong Lectureship! Deadline is July 28, 2017
Pictured: A bust 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 July 28, 2017 for the semi-annual...
View ArticleCarbone team publishes important new finding about BAP gene and cancer in Nature
Pictured: Dr. Haining Yang, Dr. Michele Carbone and Dr. Angela Bononi in the Carbone Lab, UH Cancer Center. By Nana Ohkawa, UH Cancer Center People carrying mutations of a gene called BAP1 are much...
View ArticleWelcome to another year of Graduate Medical Education in Hawai’i!
Pictured: The door to the residents’ call room at one of Hawai’i’s major medical centers. This is where they compile their physicians’ notes and wait for their next call to assist with a patient. By...
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They did it! Meet the first members of the MD Class of 2021
Pictured: Medical students who have survived the demanding ‘Imi medical student preparatory program. By Tina Shelton , UH Med Now When University of Hawai’i students talk about medical school, they...
View ArticleRecord number of MD students diving into five-month long training stints in...
Pictured: MD students in the 6-L program for 2017-2018 By Tina Shelton , UH Med Now People heading for a checkup for medical appointments in communities all over the state have the chance to get to...
View ArticleShapiro named new CEO of University Health Partners of Hawaiʻi
By Vina Cristobal, UHP Dr. Larry J. Shapiro, dean emeritus of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will join University Health Partners of Hawaiʻi (UHP) as its Chief Executive...
View ArticleWords of Wisdom from the JABSOM Class of 2017
They graduated from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in May, but left some words of wisdom for the current medical students and incoming freshmen. Here, advice from the members of JABSOMʻs...
View ArticleWelcome MD Class of 2021!
Photo of the MD 2021 lunchtime “mixer” from MS-2 Class President Joseph R. Go This new MD student orientation week will fly by before they really get down to work, but we wanted to share an early...
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New MD students hear about community service opportunities
MD students in the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) medical school Class of 2021 spent part of this busy day meeting representatives of community organizations who are interested in partnering with students...
View ArticleMD 2021: Shout-out cam hellos
Meet some of the enthusiastic new medical students at the University of Hawai’i. Class orientation for #MD2021 started on Monday, and our two minute video is an annual tradition, the “shout-out cam”...
View ArticleUniversity of Hawaiʻi medical school ranked 36th most affordable in U.S.
Pictured: JABSOM MD students at a “Protect Our Patients” rally. A survey published this month by USA Today says the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) is the 36th most...
View ArticleFaculty “Q and A”: Meet Plastic Surgeon Dr. Paul Faringer
What is your name and position title? Paul Faringer, MD FACS Plastic surgeon, Hawai’i Permanente Medical Group Clinical assistant professor of Surgery, John Burns School of Medicine 2014-present What...
View ArticleVideo: JABSOM entering class of 2021 receive White Coats and an outpouring of...
Their future as doctors begins now for 74 students – 39 women and 35 men — who have been accepted into the MD Class of 2021 at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)....
View ArticleHaning, Izutsu receive inaugural awards inspired by the late Hon. James Burns
Pictured: Emme Tomimbang, Dr. Haning, Brendan Burns and Dr. Izutsu. The Friends of the Medical School honored longtime medical school supporter the Hon. James S. Burns at Friday’s White Coat Ceremony...
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