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Another National Honor for Pediatrics Visionary Calvin Sia, MD
Calvin CJ Sia, MD, FAAP is among a select group of national leaders in primary care and the patient-centered medical home to receive the distinguished Barbara Starfield Primary Care Leadership Award....
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JABSOM, KAISER PERMANENTE join with DOE to provide water bottles, filling...
Students and faculty at Kane’ohe Elementary School are drinking up the benefits of the best sugar-free beverage: water. Today, the school unveiled a water bottle filling station and water bottle for...
View ArticleTHROWBACK THURSDAY: Dr. Ho says “Hard work is a gift,” shows gratitude to...
By Vina Cristobal, UH Med Now journalist This week’s #tbt (Throwback Thursday) segment features 2015 alumna Dr. Be Thi. Ho, who graduated in May alongside 64 of her classmates at the University of...
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SLIDESHOW: Halloween 2015 Sings, Dances and Brings Laughter
The human rollercoaster took the top group prize at Halloween Extravaganza 2015 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. What a show it was, from several singing and dance numbers, to a mixed...
View ArticleQuest for the Cure: A Survivor’s Story
The University of Hawai’i Cancer Center hosted its annual Quest for the Cure event in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with first-account stories by breast cancer survivors and updates...
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VIDEO: JABSOM Halloween 2015
Watch our embedded video above or directly from Vimeo. Superheroes of JABSOM Family Medicine & Community Health, at the Mililani Physician Center, 2015.
View ArticleAdult Women Sought for Clinical Trial of New Contraceptive Device
Women on Oʻahu over the age of 18 have the opportunity to be a part of scientific advancement and contribute to the health of all women by taking part in a clinical trial involving a new birth control...
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UH-JABSOM Awarded $5 million to Attract Public School Students into State’s...
The University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) has been awarded more than $5 million to fund programs aimed at preparing young people in Hawaiʻi for health careers. “At JABSOM we...
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JABSOM Mentoring Program (JMB)
By UH Med Now student journalist Jessica Olga Henao The JABSOM Mentoring Program (JMP) had a delicious bake sale today, offering everything from baked goods to bento boxes! JMB accepts donations and...
View ArticleResearch: Better Cardiac Arrest Outcomes from Chest Compressions With...
From the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute In a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that cardiopulmonary...
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More Cases of Dengue Fever Expected on Hawai’i Island
Dr. Vivek Nerurkar, Chair of Tropical Medicine, expects additional cases of Dengue Fever to show up on Hawai’i Island. Dengue is a viral illness spread by mosquitos. An outbreak in early November on...
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VIDEO: Volunteer MD Faculty Receive Mahalos from OB-GYN
The John A Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) has more than 1,200 clinical faculty, physicians all over the state (many of them alumni) who help teach medical students and MD residents in our affiliated...
View ArticleIn the News: JABSOM Alum Pratt, Researcher Maunakea, Clincal Professor Kokame
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Alumna (and proud ʻImi Hoʻōla role model), winner of beauty pageants and Native Hawaiian physician, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children...
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Nov. 16-20: Daily Drives by HOME Project Mark National Hunger and...
The John A. Burns School of Medicine Homeless Outreach and Medical Education (H.O.M.E.) Project invites everyone to pause this week to consider how to share the bounty most of us have with others not...
View ArticleHoward Koh, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health to visit JABSOM
What are the top ten things you need to know about the Affordable Care Act? A physician and former government official who was deeply involved in helping develop “Obamacare” will answer that question,...
View ArticleJABSOM Faculty Receive Acclaim for Excellence in Their Fields
by Vina Cristobal, UH Med journalist Often times, John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) faculty members travel out of state – some even out of the country – to speak about their professions....
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VIDEO: A Conversation at JABSOM with Howard Koh, MD, Asst. US Health...
A conversation at the University of Hawai’i medical school with former Assistant Secretary of Health Howard Koh, MD, MPH, who was instrumental in shepherding the US Affordable Care Act through...
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Throwback Thursday–On the Road with JABSOM Alumni in Southern California
By Elaine Evans JABSOM UH Foundation Prompted by the nostalgic fragrance of plumeria lei sent from home, MD alumni shared memories of their time at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at...
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RESEARCH Compliance Task Force Report–Read It Here
To address long-standing issues and reduce the administrative workload on faculty, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation established the Research Compliance Task Force (RCTF)...
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“The Weight of the State: Solving the Chronic Disease Crisis through...
From the Office of Governor David Ige Dr. Howard Koh, former Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (who visited the University of Hawaiʻi medical school on...
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