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Fourth-year student at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Aly Baniqued, has waited more than a decade for this day. “Becoming a physician has literally been over 12 years in the making. From undergrad to taking my gap years and eventually getting into medical school, knowing there would be this light at the end […]

Jerris R. Hedges became dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine 15 years ago, inheriting a school facing immediate challenges. During the next decade and a half, under Dean Hedges’ leadership, JABSOM would grow class sizes, offer robust scholarships, and expand its reach beyond Oʻahu, while uniting the school with the rest of […]

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, […]

Days before her formal induction to the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Chien-Wen Tseng reflects back on her career. “I started as an electrical engineer. I was one of those people who, during the AIDS crisis, understood that things weren’t just about numbers. It was about people, so I went back into medicine,” she said. […]

For an hour on Thursday afternoon, the usual cacophony of downtown activity was drowned out by the sounds of dozens of state leaders and community members. Police stopped traffic. People paused to look, take photos or give a nod of approval as a solidified front of men took a bold public stand against violence. The […]

Jerris R. Hedges, MD will retire as dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) on March 1, 2023 after 15 years leading the state’s only medical school. Hedges made the announcement this morning in an email to JABSOM students, faculty and staff. Announcing his planned retirement in […]