UH Med Now - anatomy

Challenges arose from the COVID-19 pandemic when the anatomy department at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) had to pause the donations of cadavers to its Willed Body program in early in 2020 (the program will resume accepting applications as soon as it is able and we will post a story when that […]

Several faculty members at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and a student will be recognized at the 2022 University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa (UHM) Awards Ceremony on May 2, 2022 for their outstanding commitment to enhancing the university’s mission of excellence. The ceremony will honor award recipients of 2020, 2021 and 2022 and […]

In memoriam: Robert T. Teichman, JABSOM Class of 1978, (1943-2022) Dr. Bob Teichman, the first permanent gross anatomy instructor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) passed away on March 9th, 2022, at the age of 78 in Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi. Bob was born on November 30, 1943 in Detroit and following military service, […]

Neurosurgeon Dr. Thomas Noh is no stranger to the fast-paced, high-stakes environment involved in complex cranial and spinal surgery. He spent over 20 years as a competitive video gamer and wants to fuse his fascination with technology to potentially improve the outlook and care of patients in his field. Dr. Noh, a clinical assistant professor […]

It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon when we met with Frederick “Fred” Dauer, who flipped through his wedding album to show us photos of him and his late wife, Claire M. Dauer. How serendipitous that this meeting happened on what would have been Claire’s 73rd birthday. They had known each other for over 40 years […]

Quite early in their education at JABSOM, medical students find themselves facing the Mann-Labrash Osteology Collection for Anatomy class. This is part of the program when the students meet the silent teachers of the Willed Body Program, people who donated their body to science and for the education of the next generation of medical doctors. […]