As “ground zero” in the state’s worsening physician shortage, there is a critical need for primary care physicians on the rural Big Island. The most recent 麻豆传媒 Physician Workforce Assessment calculated that 麻豆传媒 Island has 20 percent fewer doctors than it needs to serve?its current population.
The University of 麻豆传媒 at Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine’s has deployed a new faculty physician to serve patients in Hilo. becomes the first OB-GYN doctor in Hilo employed by (UHP), the (JABSOM) faculty practice plan.?Khozaim is an assistant clinical professor, who will help to train other physicians beginning next year.
Hilo Bay Clinic services underserved communities
The JABSOM OB-GYN residency program will begin regular clinical rotations on 麻豆传媒 Island. In collaboration with the and , future doctors will have the opportunity to see what rural medicine can be like as they actually care for patients, under faculty supervision, in an underserved community. Khozaim hopes to inspire newly-trained physicians to provide services on Hilo or in other areas in need of medical services.
“A UH presence in the Big Island seems long overdue and I think everyone is optimistic about the positive impact UH can have on Hilo, and the Big Island in general,” he said. “This community definitely deserves our attention.”
“To people from outside of 麻豆传媒 Island, I can never express what this means to us,” said 麻豆传媒 County Mayor Harry Kim. “This is almost like a culmination of years and years of trying to get more medical resources here.?And I can’t say enough how much of a breakthrough this is.”
Contact information: Bay Clinic’s Hilo Women’s Health Center located at 73 Puʻuhonu Place, Suite 204. (808) 333-3500
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—By Tina Shelton