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Congratulations to JABSOM’s own Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum. She is Hawaii’s 2022 Immunization Champion Award winner. This highly-selective award goes out to one person in each state. The CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award, now hosted by The Association of Immunization Managers (AIM), chose Dr. Buenconsejo-Lum for her work to increase HPV vaccine uptake and promote the […]

The University of Hawaiʻi and The Queen’s Health Systems (Queen’s) announced a three-party affiliation agreement between UH Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), Queen’s and University Health Partners of Hawaiʻi (UHP). This affiliation agreement, expected to be operational by September, will expand medical education and research, engage the next generation of healthcare professionals and improve the health and well-being of the […]

Dr. Kayla Murata (JABSOM MD 2020), currently a first-year resident at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Family Medicine Residency Program (UHFMRP) received full funding to acquire books for the pediatric patients of the University Health Partner of Hawaiʻi (UHP) Family Medicine Clinic, which serves as the continuity clinic for the UHFMRP residents. The grant came […]

The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at the University of Hawaiʻi held its 26th Annual Resident and Fellow Research Day on May 6, 2021. The event was dedicated to Dr. Thomas Kosasa, professor emeritus and past chief of reproductive endocrinology at JABSOM. Kosasa has been a very active faculty, has authored more than […]

Since 2009, JABSOM has produced a summary of news, research, philanthropy and community outreach at the medical school. We hope you will enjoy this annual compilation of stories: The Year 2020: Far From Anticipated Learning Communities: A New Addition to Med School Curriculum Barry and Virginia Weinman Gift to Tackle the Hawai‘i Doctor Shortage JABSOM […]

Pictured: The Maternal-Fetal Medicine family welcomes Maykin to fellowship (before the pandemic). Courtesy photo. By Deborah Manog Dimaya, Interim Communications Director As mass coronavirus vaccination efforts continue nationwide, a University of Hawaiʻi (UH) physician is championing for equitable access for pregnant women in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Melanie Maykin, a maternal-fetal medicine fellow […]