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This Anniversary Celebration weekend also included fascinating Continuing Medical Education (CME) presentations from some of the most innovative thinkers at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the University of Hawaiʻi college of Health Sciences and Social Work. The CME Conference “Transformative Medical Education in Hawaiʻi,” from 8:00 a.m. to noon provided a […]

Dr. David X. Cifu, senior brain trauma specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke about his work this Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in Kakaʻako. Dr. Cifu leads a $62.2 million dollar national study on the chronic effects of combat trauma, which involves researchers at […]

By Justin Young, MD Representatives from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Sports Medicine Fellowship had presentations on three of the five days of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) 2015 Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida this past April. The AMSSM includes members who specialize solely in non-surgical sports medicine and […]

In our video above, watch medical students and Nānākuli youth share a unique learning experience hiking the Waiʻanae water line at Kaʻala Farms. The sun is shining on this bright Saturday morning. While many students anticipate not going to school on the weekend, a dedicated group of medical students from the John A. Burns School […]

Former faculty member and Student Affairs Dean at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), Dr. Gwen Naguwa, died from cancer in early June. “Dr. Naguwa touched a lot of lives through her work in student affairs, pediatrics and medical education,” said Associate Dean for Medical Education Richard Kasuya, MD. Dr. Naguwa also served […]

Dr. Virginia S. Hinshaw, Chancellor Emeritus of UH Mānoa and Professor in the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)(pictured left), has been busy organizing and teaching evidence-based information on health and well-being for “future and current seniors” in JABSOM’s new Mini-Medical School on Healthy Aging (http://www.jabsom.hawaii.edu/minimedschool/). Originally, JABSOM’s Mini-Medical School (MMS) was conceived in […]