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JABSOM Willed Body Program hosts fellow “Guardians” in the last stage of...
Pictured: Anatomists examine a starfish that has been recently plastinated. Deborah Manog Dimaya photo. Anatomists from willed body programs of West Coast medical schools met at UH Kakaʻako this year...
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Getting a Student into JABSOM: It Takes a Village
Pictured: The MD Class of 2022 moments before their White Coat Ceremony began. Deborah Manog Dimaya photo. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications Director Jay Anderson’s eyes grew wet, and he began to...
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One of Our Future Physicians Will Dance in 2019 Merrie Monarch. The Career...
Pictured: Andrew Kinimaka, JABSOM MD 2019, performing at a JABSOM MD Senior Lūʻau in 2016. Amanda Shell photos. Lūʻau. The Kumu Hula says the mele reminds us that Native Hawaiian healing included the...
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The Dean’s Decade
Pictured: Governor John A. Burns and Dean Jerris Hedges. Graphic by Deborah Manog Dimaya. Understanding the hardships and the hurdles our MD students overcome and the sheer determination, persistence...
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More than 800 people attend ceremony for selfless “silent teachers” who...
Pictured: Students in a canoe wave to mourners on shore. Vina Cristobal photo. Skeptical of body donation, a daughter changes her mind after witnessing the regard shown for her mother and other donors...
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Expert Comment on the News: F. Don Parsa, MD, FACS, on Breast Implant...
Our expert faculty are often asked to weigh in on subjects making health news headlines, so we thought you would like to hear some of what they have had to say as well. We begin with Plastic Surgery...
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UH Medical Student Launches Clothing Drive for Homeless Psychiatry Patients,...
Pictured: A man walks barefoot in Chinatown, wearing hospital-issued shorts. Tina Shelton photo. “I definitely would have done this for any patient, and thought it would be helpful if there was a...
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Smart Diapers? The kind of “outside the box” idea you may find at our...
Pictured: The minds behind a prototype diaper detection strip meant to help confirm Urinary Tract Infection biomarkers. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications Director Every year, something is...
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Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Student Scholarship Fund Announced; Total...
Pictured: MD scholarship recipients, including some sponsored by Hawaii Pacific Health, stand in a group during an event in last year. The five new, four-year scholarships, come on the heels of five...
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Celebrating What Makes Us Different On JABSOM’s Inaugural Diversity Day–...
Pictured: High school students from Kamehameha Schools Kāpalama campus in the JABSOM healing garden. Vina Cristobal photo. By Deborah Manog Dimaya, UH Med Now Correspondent The University of...
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VIDEO: Take a little “Science Stroll” with us through the 2019 Biomedical...
Pictured: Graduate Student Jonathan Yap describes his research (Cell & Molecular Biology and Center for Cardiovascular Research) to a symposium judge. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications...
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UH Psychiatrist William Haning announced as President-Elect of American...
Pictured: Dr. William Haning, UH Psychiatrist, Addiction Specialist. Tina Shelton photo. From a news release by the American Society of Addiction Medicine Rockville, MD (April 25, 2019) – The American...
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Dr. Tricia Wright named a “Distinguished Fellow” for her work in addiction...
Pictured: Dr. Tricia Wright. Deborah Manog Dimaya Photo. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has honored Dr. Tricia Wright, University of Hawaiʻi professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and...
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UH President’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching goes to Professor and...
Above: Dr. Kaneshiro is pictured with one of her three children at the ceremony. Dr. Bliss Kaneshiro was presented the University of Hawaiʻi President’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching in a ceremony...
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Over 50 people turn out for first “Walk with a FUTURE Doc” launched by JABSOM...
Pictured: MD Class of 2019’s Eric Gresham leads stretching before the walk. Photos by Car Gresham. MD first-year student Ken Stridiron and fourth-year student Eric Gresham were overjoyed with the...
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In the news: Student Immunization Initiative
Pictured: Some of the people involved in the Student Immunization Initiative This news story, reported with a little assistance from the University ofHawaiʻi Mānoa (UHM) John A. Burns School of...
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HIV and TB: Fighting a Deadly Disease Combination in Children, With New $6.2...
Pictured: Lishomwa Ndhlovu, MD, PhD, University of Hawaiʻi, will lead Myanmar clinical study. “Children with HIV are very vulnerable to TB, and anything we can do to try to better understand the …...
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In Memory: Linus Chao, Artist
Pictured: Crowd claps for Linus Chao at the unveiling ceremony of his Deans paintings. Vina Cristobal photo. The artist Linus Chao has left a legacy of his craft at the University of Hawaiʻi John A....
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Dean’s Awards Announced in 2019 Biosciences & Health Disparities Symposium
Pictured: MD student Josiah Situmeang won 1st place in the Medical Students Division. “We are reaching a wider and wider audience each year,” said Lyn Hamamura. By Tina Shelton JABSOM Communications...
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Pacific Islands Cancer Council Convenes at University of Hawaii medical school
Pictured: Participants at the annual meeting in the JABSOM lobby. By Deborah Manog Dimaya, UH Med Now Correspondent The Cancer Council of the Pacific Islands (CCPI) held its annual meeting and...
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