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Two students who shared a mutual goal of improving the health and well-being of society instantly hit it off when they met at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1996. It was love at first science for Peter Hoffmann and FuKun Wang, graduate school classmates at the UH Thompson School of Social Work and […]

A quiet, dedicated, and long-time staff member at JABSOM has been awarded the national Donna Wachter Clerkship Coordinator Award. In 1999, Lisa Kellett joined the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health as its medical student coordinator. Ever since, Kellet has been instrumental in maintaining the high caliber of JABSOM’s OB/GYN Clerkship. “She is thoughtful, […]

In the December Hawai’i Journal of Health & Social Welfare (HJHSW) the article “Advocating For a Culture of Support for Lactating Medical Residents in Hawai‘i,” (p.304) tells the story of resident and faculty representatives from the Hawai‘i Residency Programs and the University of Hawai‘i John A Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) who participated in an […]

For the past 45 years, Mele Look has dedicated most of her life to Native Hawaiian health disparities as a researcher, health program developer, and community advocate. She has worked with Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to develop, implement, and evaluate health education and intervention programs, all of which include elders. When Look joined the […]

Under the leadership of Dr. Cecilia Shikuma, Hawaii Center for AIDS (HICFA) director, the HICFA nurses have dedicated themselves to the fight against HIV/AIDS and continue to help strive for a cure. They will be honored with the 2021 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award on World AIDS Day, December 1st. This award is presented by the Hawai’i […]

Claudine Chan-Naruse was recently honored as a nominee to the 2021 Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH) Outstanding Employees of the Year Awards. These awards encourage, recognize, and reward RCUH employees who have made demonstrable, significant, and exemplary contributions to their project. She was nominated by Dr. Kelley Withy, professor and director of […]