UH Med Now - Donors

Pictured: Dr. Raymond Itagaki (JABSOM MD 1975) By A.J. McWhorter UH Med Now The Raymond K. Itagaki, MD Endowed Memorial scholarship was recently established at the University of Hawaiʻi in memory of Dr. Raymond K. Itagaki. Dr. Itagaki served in the Air Force as an officer during the Vietnam War. He entered the John A. […]

If you have ever given anything, any amount, to support students scholarships at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine, these words from some of our MD students in 2017 are for you:

Pictured: Dr. Ben Young and Gayle Gilbert unveil the Windsor Cutting, MD painting By Tina Shelton,UH Med Now The artist Linus Chao, a native of Hawai’i Island, was interviewed by UH Med Now at the unveiling of the first in a series of portraits of the Deans of the John A. Burns School of Medicine […]

Saturday morning, the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Center Ballroom hosted the congregation of loved ones, family, and friends who gathered to celebrate the lives of those who selflessly donated their bodies to medicine, at the annual 2016 Willed Body Memorial Service. This year, the ceremonies honored the Willed Body program’s largest-ever class of 157 […]

Dr. Witten is pictured during his clinical rotation on Hawaiʻi Island in Outpatient Surgery at North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital. Front Row (L-R): Ronny Triphahn, Carol Aceret, and Kamalu Joaquin. Back Row (L-R): Nash Witten and Dr. Howard Wong. “Is it alright if our medical student comes in to see you first?” By Nash Witten, MD […]

Pictured: MD students release lei and cremains into the ocean off Waikīkī The enticing sounds of bagpipes consume the air. The music combined with the cooling ocean breeze unites the crowd with an honest sense of ʻOhana. Families are gathered on the shore of Magic Island, their lei in hand as they wait for the […]