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Dr. Takanishi elected to the Membership of the National Board of Medical...
Every medical student in the United States must pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), which tests the competency of medical students at the end of their second year in medical...
View ArticleFlu detected in Hawaiʻi: Flu Shots Available Here on Sept. 23 and Oct. 2
By student journalist at UH Med Now Jessica Olga Henao A weekly report provided by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health Disease Outbreak Control Division (HDOH) shows that the annual Flu (Influenza)...
View ArticleDean Hedges to visit Castle Medical Center Sept. 25 to discuss opportunities...
Jerris Hedges, MD, Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, will discuss “Hawai’i’s Changing Healthcare Era – Opportunities to Partner with the Medical School”. The event is Friday, September 25th...
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The STORY behind the PHOTOGRAPH. July 18, 2015
Before the ballroom fills to capacity, Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell and his daughter Dr. Nalani Blaisdell-Brennan are sharing several minutes alone together, looking up, watching a large screen filled with...
View ArticleTSUNAMI NOT EXPECTED IN HAWAI’I, BUT CAUTION ADVISED AS WAVES COULD FLUCTUATE...
The latest information from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is that a damaging tsunami is NOT expected for Hawaiʻi, following a 1 p.m. (Wednesday, Sept. 16) earthquake off of Chile. However, a...
View ArticleUPDATED: Operations at JABSOM, Cancer Center resume as usual Thursday, Sept. 17
From the Kakaʻako Emergency Response Group at 3:55 a.m. Operations will go on as usual today, Thursday, September 17 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center,...
View ArticleTsunami Advisory for Hawaiʻi Lifted; Normal Kakaʻako operations today
From the Kakaʻako Emergency Response Group, 8:12 am: Operations will go on as usual Thursday, September 17 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, in...
View ArticleCITY SIDEWALK ORDINANCE UPDATE: LOT C
Phase 2 of the City Sidewalk Ordinance is completed. Pedestrian access to LOT C is now clear but some vehicle traffic may be impeded until the crews finish cleanup.
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Oct 2: Wear Pink! JABSOM Breast Cancer Awareness Day Activities
One in eight women in the U.S. will get breast cancer. But there is hope. Since 1980, the five-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer (cancer confined to the...
View ArticleHawai’i Health Workforce & Information Technology Summit Scheduled Sept. 19
Healthcare providers learning to cope in an ever-changing industry will gather at the 2015 Hawai‘i Health Workforce & Information Technology Summit on Saturday, September 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30...
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Join Dean Hedges in Oct. 8 “Men’s March to Against Domestic Violence
The 2015 Men’s March Against Domestic Violence begins on October 8 at noon at the Hawai’i State Capitol. From there, placard-carrying walkers will proceed on foot through streets in Downtown Honolulu...
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The STORY behind the PHOTO: Sports Medicine Fellowship Team on Duty, Sept....
The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors weren’t the only ones awed by the massive stadium –called the Ohio State Horseshoe, or “the shoe”–when the team played the Buckeyes earlier September 12. “It...
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Hijinks and pranks, plus some skill, make for a unique 2015 MD Student Olympics
By Gabriel Lapid Special UH Med Now Correspondent (Kaka‘ako) The John A. Burns School (JABSOM) of Medicine Class of 2018 proved their athletic prowess on Friday and Saturday (September 19 & 20) at...
View ArticleResearchers: Apply by Oct. 2 for proposed Center of Excellence in Diabetes &...
New investigators are being sought for the proposed Diabetes and Obesity and and Metabolic Syndrome (DOMS) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) at the University of Hawai’i. Four new...
View ArticleʻImi Hoʻōla Fundraising T-Shirts on sale now!
It is that time of year again! Our ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program is selling T shirts and orders are open now. Here are the products being offered: T-shirts (green, gray & white, adult...
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Three out of four of Hawaiʻiʻs “Top Doctors” are JABSOM ʻOhana
The top doctors in the 50th State continue to be those affiliated with the University of Hawai’i Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Nearly three of four physicians identified this month...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dr. Cadman, on how he would like to be remembered
If you have trouble viewing our video here, link directly to UH Vimeo. Mahalo to editor Amanda Shell and contributor Ben Young, MD.
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VISIONARY FORMER MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAN EDWIN C. CADMAN DIES AT AGE 70
Edwin C. Cadman, MD Born May 14, 1945, died September 23, 2015. (Corvallis, Oregon) The Cadman family requests that those wishing to make donations contribute to the Dr. Edwin C. Cadman Endowed Fund...
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Introducing UH Kaka’ako on Facebook
With another storm in the offing, it is timely to introduce you to the UH Kaka’ako Facebook page – the new official page designed to keep you up-to-date about emergency information affecting both...
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