UH Med Now - Community Outreach

Pictured: Informational activities at the 2017 JABSOM Campus “Open House.” Joel Sabugo, MD Class of 2018, is standing on the left. Deborah Manog photo. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications Director The University of Hawaiʻi medical school sets its sights beyond just providing excellent learning for medical students, graduate students in the biomedical sciences and physicians […]

Dean Jerris Hedges and two of his former colleagues at Oregon Health Sciences University (OSHU) joined the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for a webinar earlier this year, where they detailed the development of an incentive program to reward academic productivity within academic departments of medicine. OSHU reports that the webinar was well received […]

Pictured: First-year medical student Raja Haris Rizman demonstrates using tools to complete a suture. Photo by Deborah Manog By Deborah Manog, UH Med Now The University of Hawaiʻi’s (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) was bustling with middle and high school students thirsty for knowledge and hands-on learning at Teen Health Camp on […]

HONOLULU – Each year in Hawaiʻi, 50,000 women between the ages of 18 and 64 are harmed by domestic violence. In an effort to raise awareness of this alarming crisis, the community is invited to participate in the 23nd Annual Men’s March Against Violence on Thursday, October 12, 2017. Dr. Jerris Hedges, Dean of the […]

The University of Hawaiʻi will host Teen Health Camp on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). This free, one-day event will introduce students in grades 6-12, to workshops and interactive skill demonstrations presented by JABSOM medical students. Community healthcare professionals and resource […]

Pictured: Dr. Omori receives a gift from Kaiser Permanete on behalf of one of its award-winning physicians. Also pictured are Dr. Marcus Iwane, Michael McNulty, HOME Coordinator, and Dr. Todd Kuwaye. Video and Story by Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications Director A Kaiser Permanente doctor in Hawaiʻi who won an award for her outstanding community service […]