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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 […]

The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) student interest group, JABSOM Artists and Musicians (JAM), released the third volume of their holiday album on December 25, 2022. Dr. Philip Verhoef submitted his rendition of “Mele Kalikimaka.” The song description explains how he recorded the song in 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic. “Lots of healthcare professionals […]

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 […]

In December 2020, the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Artists & Musicians Group (JAM) produced its first holiday album (see article). Below, the JAM Board requests submissions for its third volume: Aloha JABSOM Ohana, We are now accepting submissions for our JAM Holiday Album Vol.3🎄! The previous albums were successful in bringing together […]

When a student attends JABSOM, they’re getting an education that can’t be found anywhere else in the world, and that fact is not lost on parents. 2017 JABSOM graduate Elysse Tom’s mother, Liz, shares that it’s not just the Problem Based Learning (PBL) adopted by JABSOM that makes the medical school special—it’s that students often […]

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 […]