UH Med Now - Community Outreach

When Jonathan Carino was a Pearl City High School student, he never thought he’d end up walking the halls of the John A. Burns School of Medicine as a first-year student. “Growing up, the health care I was used to was traditional and plant-based from my grandma,” Carino remembers. “When we got sick, grandma would […]

The root of some serious health problems can start with your teeth. “There’s such a big link now between dental health and other medical problems,” said Dr. Jill Omori, Director of the Office of Medical Education at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Omori points to issues traced back to oral health, like […]

Every Sunday morning at 8:30, a big white cargo van pulls up to Thomas Square. Students from the John A. Burns School of medicine and other volunteers follow. With stethoscopes around their necks and dressed in scrubs, they unfold plastic benches and lay out the essentials for the day–blood glucose machines, bottles of hand sanitizer, […]

Medical students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) are going out to Hawaiʻi high schools to teach high school students about heart health and provide mentorship to those interested in healthcare careers. JABSOM learners hope that Project HEART, which stands for “Health, Exercise and Rescue Together,” will not only encourage students to […]

As the finale to October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Domestic Violence Awareness Center (DVAwC) student interest group at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) hosted a virtual panel to help attendees document situations of domestic violence. The panel, “An Integrated Approach to Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence,” featured speakers Ella Mojica and […]

For nearly three decades, Cris Milne has been a frontline warrior in the fight against HIV. “We’ve battled HIV down quite a bit. I think the progress that’s been made in HIV care has been revolutionary,” Milne said. The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH) awarded Milne, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), […]