{"id":129367,"date":"2020-10-27T13:49:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T23:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=129367"},"modified":"2020-10-27T13:49:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T23:49:55","slug":"mini-medical-school-goes-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/27\/mini-medical-school-goes-online\/","title":{"rendered":"150 seniors adapt to distance-learning for Mini-Medical School"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Some of this fall\u2019s Mini-Medical School participants (Photo credit: TC Chun)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Medical students aren\u2019t the only ones having to adapt to changes in learning due to the current COVID-19 situation at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine <\/a>(JABSOM<\/abbr>). This fall, approximately 150 seniors have gone online to be a part of the Dr. Rosita Leong Mini-Medical School on Healthy Aging<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The brainchild of Virginia Hinshaw<\/strong>, its recently retired director and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa chancellor emerita, the Mini-Medical School started at JABSOM<\/abbr> in 2014 in partnership with the Â鶹´«Ã½Foundation<\/a>. The school was designed to prepare participants for the second halves of their lives by delivering relevant scientific information on aging, similar to what medical students learn but tailored for a public audience. Originally held annually each spring, a repeat session is also held in the fall due to overwhelming demand.<\/p>\n

As life spans increase, so does the interest in “healthy aging,” especially in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, where life expectancy is the longest in the country. By the end of the decade, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will lead the nation in percentage of seniors in the population, with one-third of its residents aged 65 years or older. <\/p>\n

The Mini-Medical School is led by Kamal Masaki<\/strong>, professor and chair of the Department of Geriatric Medicine, with assistance from Chang Kim<\/strong>, the program\u2019s director of operations. Masaki took over the program amid the ever-evolving pandemic, and with an eye toward safety for her students, faculty and staff, she has transitioned the normally in-person five-week course online via Zoom. Several practice sessions were held for the students prior to the start of the program, giving them an opportunity to learn how to use Zoom.<\/p>\n

The current session has proven that JABSOM<\/abbr>\u2019s medical students aren\u2019t the only ones in their families with a thirst for learning, as several of them picked up the course binder and materials for their parents and grandparents who are enrolled in the Mini-Medical School.<\/p>\n

—By TC<\/abbr> Chun<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chang Kim helps with the binder pick up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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