JABSOM's Special Events Team awards the following for this year's annual Holiday Tree Decorating contest. Prizes will be given in the new year when everyone is back from the holidays. Congratulations to all for their creativity, hard work, time, and efforts to help create holiday trees for all to enjoy.
The Most Traditional goes to the Hawaiʻi Houseless Outreach and Medical Education (HOME) Project's "Aloha Lights the Way HOME" in the MEB lobby by Jake Wakahiro, Michael Ajimura, Miranda Eddins, Jill Omori, Lauren Moats, Hunter Lau. For their traditional theme of giving generously during the holidays and always.
The Most Creative goes to Hawaiʻi Center for AIDS "Functional Chaos" by Lorna Nagamine and all of HICFA in the BSB lobby. For their innovative use of materials and communication since they submitted a video.
Most Heart Warming goes to the Gold Humanism Tree "Wild Geese" by Erin Annick and the Gold Humanism Student Interest Group. On the 3rd floor right outside of the elevators. For their heartfelt message of compassion and acceptance for all and including all of the MD students at Jabsom.
Most Above and Beyond goes to the Office of Medical Education (OME) "There's no place like gnOM by Jill, Chung, Angel O, Amanda S. Zoe A, Thomas H, Mari U, Kelli Hi, and Risa T. On the 3rd floor OME lobby. For their multisensory and environmental design incorporating the whole OME lobby.