{"id":124826,"date":"2020-08-10T18:28:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T04:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=124826"},"modified":"2020-08-10T18:28:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T04:28:50","slug":"jabsom-fmig-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/10\/jabsom-fmig-national-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Family medicine student group wins national award"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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FMIG<\/abbr> members at the 2019 Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Race (Photo courtesy: Rylie Wada)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the first time, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>) was nationally recognized for its student-run Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG<\/abbr>) by the American Academy of Family Physicians.<\/p>\n

The JABSOM<\/abbr> student organization was selected as one of 18 medical schools to win the 2020 Program of Excellence Award for its exemplary efforts to grow and support interest in family medicine. In addition, JABSOM<\/abbr> was one of only two schools nationwide to receive a $600 cash prize.<\/p>\n

Among FMIG<\/abbr>\u2019s efforts are a school supply drive, a thrift shop and bake sale to support homeless outreach and education, Tar Wars tobacco prevention education for elementary students, and the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Inter-Island Coalition for Primary Care Pathways, a new program to address the growing physician shortage across the islands. These efforts help improve the future of family medicine and build a vital primary care physician workforce in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“Our JABSOM-FMIG<\/abbr> students, especially the executive board, work incredibly hard every year to service our community and to promote primary care to both current students and those in the pipeline. I am so happy that they are finally being recognized for their amazing work and am extremely proud of all of them!” said Jill Omori<\/strong>, FMIG<\/abbr> faculty advisor and associate professor of family medicine and community health.<\/p>\n

“I hope the JABSOM<\/abbr> community can take pride in this award with us and continue supporting us in our efforts to promote family medicine and improve the lives of those in our community,” said EunYoung Park<\/strong>, president of FMIG<\/abbr> and a 2023 MD<\/abbr> candidate.<\/p>\n

FMIG<\/abbr> creates opportunities for students to learn about and experience family medicine outside of their medical school curricula through hosted events, workshops, leadership development opportunities, community service and clinical experiences. These award-winning groups are breaking new ground with important initiatives such as starting pipeline programs for students who are underrepresented in medicine and serving their communities during the COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic.<\/p>\n

Read more on the JABSOM<\/abbr> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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