Teens attend Moloka?i’s first-ever health camp
The John A. Burns School of Medicine sponsored the community event in Kaunakakai for youngsters interested in a career in medical career.
Urgent need for pregnant women to get screened early for syphilis
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is reaffirming the need to screen all pregnant women for syphilis, which may be present but undetected in expectant mothers with devastating effects.
$700,000 donation establishes endowed professorship at UH medical school
Thomas Kosasa donated $500,000 to honor longtime JABSOM Director of Admissions Satoru Izutsu and establish the Satoru Izutsu PhD Endowed Professorship of Medical Education.
Japan government honors longtime UH medical school admissions director
Satoru Izutsu led the medical school efforts to assist Okinawa following World War II.
Promising cancer research earns 惭ā苍辞补 student a Crown Prince Akihito scholarship
Robert Oda is using Raman spectroscopy to potentially identify markers of cancer in cells and tissue based on their molecular “fingerprint.”
National recognition for firefighter paramedic turned UH medical student
Michael Brigoli is featured as a fascinating future physician on the website of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Study examines social and economic impacts on health in Wai?anae
Research is being conducted by Alika Maunakea at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and Ruben Juarez in the Department of Economics.
UH attracts $23M federal investment to Hawai?i to reduce health disparities
The specialized center will focus on advancing health for citizens who suffer disproportionately from genetic, environmental and socio-economic related disparities.
UH medical school psychiatrist helps bring national convention to Honolulu
Iqbal “Ike” Ahmed was instrumental in drawing the 2018 annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry to Waikīkī.
Medical-care collaboration links UH and Okinawa over five decades
Unique program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine annually dispatches 10 local medical students and physicians for American-style medical training.