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Vision
"To be the best medical school in the world with an Asia-Pacific focus."
Mission
JABSOM's mission is to teach and train high quality physicians, biomedical
students, and allied health professionals for Hawai'i and
the Pacific, and to conduct both clinical and basic research
in areas of specific interest to our community and region.
JABSOM is the most culturally and
ethnically diverse medical school in the country and its
student body mirrors the rich diversity of the state's population.
Facts at a Glance
A Tradition of Educating Health Professionals for
Hawai'i
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Envisioned by and named after Hawai'i Governor John A. Burns
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Established in 1965 and admitted first medical students in 1967 as
a two-year program of basic medical sciences
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Became a four year MD degree-granting program in 1973, graduating first
class of 62 physicians in 1975
1,802 individuals have received their MD degrees from JABSOM as of June 2005, of which 184 are Native Hawaiians
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Approximately 50 percent of practicing physicians in the state are graduates
of the JABSOM MD or residency program
A 1992 Harvard University study identified JABSOM as one of the "leaders in the reform and improvement of medical education"
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Our innovative problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum has generated such
interest that it has contributed to a three-fold increase
in applications since
its inception 15 years ago. Of the 125 medical schools in the
country, JABSOM is currently one of only a handful of schools
in the nation, including Harvard, to
convert its curriculum totally to a problem-based learning format
In 1998, JABSOM researcher Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi made history with the
announcement of the Honolulu technique for cloning mice
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Faculty: 225 (159 clinical; 66 basic) full time and 1,297 volunteer
physician faculty
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Class size of medical students: 62/year (56 resident; 6 non-resident);
applicants numbered 1,348 in 2005
Residents and fellows: 248 (16 different programs)
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Departments: 14 (Medicine; Surgery; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's
Health; Pediatrics; Family Medicine and Community Health;
Psychiatry; Pathology; Native Hawaiian Health; Geriatric Medicine;
Complementary and
Alternative
Medicine; Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology;
Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology and Reproductive Biology;
Cell and Molecular Biology; Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology)
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Centers and Programs: Institute for Biogenesis Research, Ecology and Health
Group, Sports Medicine and Human Performance, Native Hawaiian
Center of Excellence, Imi Ho'ola Post-Baccalaureate Program
(12-month post-college program for disadvantaged
students),
International Health, Center on Aging, Asia-Pacific Institute
of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hawai'i AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, Telehealth
Research Institute, Clinical Research Center, Pacific Center
for Early Human Development, and Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research
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