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You will need to wear a face mask in patient areas in some health care...
Pictured: MD 2021 student Jana Weiland gets a flu shot last year. By Dr. Patricia Blanchette, Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer for University Health Partners (UHP) of...
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Okinawa, JABSOM longevity researchers convene over latest discoveries in...
By Deborah Manog Dimaya Long life expectancy, thatʻs the common thread shared between the state of Hawaiʻi and the Okinawa prefecture, in their respective countries. In September, also called “National...
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Healthcare Analytics: Building Bridges from Data to Best Practices, Policies...
Pictured: JABSOM faculty present at the inaugural healthcare conference Munirih Ta’afaki photo. Special to UH Med Now By Munirih R. Ta’afaki, CCRP, Manager, Biostatistics Core On Thursday, September...
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Join JABSOM in the March Against Violence on October 4, 2018
Pictured: Dean Hedges and a group of JABSOM students are pictured holding a JABSOM banner at the 2017 Men’s March Against Violence. Led by Dean Jerris Hedges, MD, students of the University of Hawaiʻi...
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Call for Abstracts for Ola HAWAIʻI (Deadline Nov 5, 2018 at 5:00pm)
Ola HAWAIʻI, Team-Science Pilot Projects Program is pleased to announce an opportunity for investigators to apply for pilot funds. Ola HAWAIʻI (Health And Wellness Achieved by Impacting Inequalities)...
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One MD student’s childhood memory: A heartbreaking account of domestic...
Following the example of Dean Jerris Hedges, students of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawaiʻi were asked to tell their own stories involving family violence, if...
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Update: Senate passes Schatz measure to fund new research for opioid...
This news from U.S. Senator Brian Schatz is provided as a public service. WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping legislation to address the nation’s opioid crisis, including measures...
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Faculty profile: Dr. Ankur Jain returned to Hawaiʻi to practice and serve,...
Pictured: Dr. Ankur Jain, MD By UH Med Now Dr. Ankur Jain, MD, FACG (Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology), did not graduate from the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) medical school, but he...
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Anger over accuser’s allegations toward U.S. Supreme Court nomination process...
Pictured: Dr. Naleen Andrade and Dr. Reni Soon share an embrace during the forum. Enlightening discussion encompasses both dismay about current sexism and an analysis of the type of leadership skills...
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A sea of green: MD Men, Women, Faculty and Staff turn out in big numbers to...
Pictured: JABSOM MD students at the Men’s March Against Violence in Honolulu. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications Director The 24th Annual Men’s March Against Violence brought together both men and...
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New: Dean Hedges and MD Student Mark Guirguis discuss domestic violence on...
In Hawai’i, there are more than five “9-1-1” calls every hour that involve domestic violence and each year 50,000 women between the ages of 18 and 64 are victims of this type of abuse. Experts say the...
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MD Career night is this Wednesday at the University of Hawaiʻi medical school
University of Hawaiʻi (UH) medical students annually get an early opportunity to learn the in’s and out’s of various medical specialties from local physicians who dedicate their evening to the John A....
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MAHALO to everyone for a wonderful H.O.M.E. Annual “Theme under the sea at...
By UH Med Now student journalist Jessica Olga Henao The Hawaiʻi H.O.M.E. Project is sending out a big “thank you” to all the magnificent donors,volunteers and students that helped make possible the 7th...
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GOT COMPLIANCE? Brush up during Kakaʻako Campus Compliance Week events Oct....
Pictured: Even the professionals can get stumped! Information Technology Specialist Joe Lee throws his hands in the air in mock frustration as he sits in front of a desktop computer. Increase your...
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2018 HMA Physician of the Year is a clinical professor with University of...
Pictured: MD students strike a pose at the 2018 HMA annual dinner. Photo by Ivy Nip-Sakamoto. The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) congratulates 2018 Physician of the Year Dr. Jone...
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Chief Medical Officer’s Desk: Recognize and Refer domestic abuse
Pictured: MD students chanting and walking in the Men’s March Against Violence. Vina Cristobal photo. By Patricia Blanchette, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, University Health Partners (UHP) of Hawaiʻi...
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Apply by Oct. 26 for the Nov. 3 Oʻahu Teen Health Camp at JABSOM
Pictured: MD Class of 2021 student Raja Haris Rizman demonstrates using tools to complete a suture during Oʻahu Teen Camp 2017. By UH Med Now Applications are being accepted now through October 26 for...
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University Health Partners and the John A. Burns School of Medicine take...
Pictured: Office staff pose with Dr. Uohara, who serves as OB/GYN Specialist Division Chief By University Health Partners (UHP) of Hawaiʻi University of Hawai’i (UH) regent Douglas Shinsato, John A....
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Reigning Class of 2021 holds onto their winning streak at the Annual MD Olympics
Pictured: MD 2022 Paul Baker dribbles the ball towards the goal. Vina Cristobal photo. By Deborah Manog Dimaya. The Annual MD Olympics at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine...
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Future doctors from University of Hawaiʻi offer aid working the First Aid...
Pictured: Our MD students helping an athlete inside the first aid tent in Kailua-Kona. Kailua-Kona event shows students the community of physicians they will become part of, and the lifelong commitment...
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