{"id":126974,"date":"2020-09-14T14:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T00:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=126974"},"modified":"2020-09-14T18:38:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T04:38:48","slug":"weinmans-2020-jabsom-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/14\/weinmans-2020-jabsom-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.56<abbr title=\"million\">M<\/abbr> gift to help tackle Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s doctor shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_126965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126965\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-jabsom-weinman-fellows.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-jabsom-weinman-fellows.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-jabsom-weinman-fellows-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-jabsom-weinman-fellows-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Weinmans with Weinman Fellows in 2008.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&ldquo;A doctor is one of the greatest assets in a community. Encouraging future physicians to stay in our Islands not only strengthens the medical profession and quality of care, it helps improve the quality of life in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.&rdquo;  &#8212;Virginia Weinman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the success of their $1 million donation in 2006 establishing the Barry and Virginia Weinman Fellowship to fund 10 medical students\u2019 educations, renowned philanthropists Barry and Virginia Weinman recently donated $1.56 million. This new gift will fund 10 full-tuition scholarships at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/jabsom.hawaii.edu\">John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (<abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>). The Weinmans, in partnership with The Queen&#8217;s Health Systems and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Health, are also currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\/news\/community-partners-donate-over-3million\">supporting 23 students on full scholarship<\/a> at <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/07\/19\/full-tuition-jabsom-scholarships\/\">Community partners donate $3.66 million for 23 &ldquo;full-tuition&rdquo; <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> scholarships<\/a> [VIDEO], July 19, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;We are honored to be able to assist in helping local students become medical doctors, which will help strengthen the medical profession in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; said Virginia Weinman. &ldquo;There is an ongoing shortage of doctors in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and our contribution is a tool to help address this issue by recruiting and retaining future physicians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Weinman added, &ldquo;With rising tuition and other costs, medical students can be facing a huge burden of debt upon graduation. They then encounter skyrocketing malpractice insurance premiums in many needed specialties. This encourages them to leave <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> or practice in fields based on economic realities, rather than the community\u2019s needs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> Dean <strong>Jerris Hedges<\/strong>, Barry and Virginia Weinman Endowed Chair, said, &ldquo;The path to becoming a physician is arduous. The personal investment of time and resources is significant. Providing aspiring public school students from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> with financial support through these Weinman Scholarships represents a major commitment to easing the path to and through medical school.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since 2001, Barry and Virginia Weinman have personally invested more than $6.5 million to support the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. This includes support for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhcancercenter.org\">Â鶹´«Ã½Cancer Center<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/shielder.hawaii.edu\">Shidler College of Business<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiiathletics.com\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so grateful to the Weinmans for their deep commitment to the people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Vice President of Advancement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a> <abbr title=\"chief executive officer\">CEO<\/abbr> <strong>Tim Dolan<\/strong>. &ldquo;The Weinmans are incredibly generous, strategic philanthropic leaders who understand that <abbr>UH<\/abbr> is an economic driver integral to a healthy <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. With every gift to our university, their impressive legacy of ensuring our future wellness grows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philanthropists Barry and Virginia Weinman\u2019s new gift will fund 10 full-tuition scholarships at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s John A. 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