{"id":25442,"date":"2014-06-23T11:55:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T21:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=25442"},"modified":"2021-10-29T13:30:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T23:30:40","slug":"1-88-million-funds-two-professorships-in-geriatric-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/06\/23\/1-88-million-funds-two-professorships-in-geriatric-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.88 million funds two professorships in geriatric medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Christina Bell and Kamal Masaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The $11.5 million estate gift<\/a> of Victor and Margaret “Peggy” Pavel continues to build areas of UH<\/abbr> excellence for the benefit of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s people. The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foundation<\/a> announced that from the gift, $1.88 million was designated to create endowed professorships in the John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“This gift will help us support two faculty members on an ongoing basis who will contribute to both training and research in geriatric medicine,” said Jerris Hedges<\/strong>, dean of the School of Medicine. “Expertise in geriatric medicine is very important for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> as we have one of the oldest populations in the U.S. We know that, as we age, a variety of conditions can develop. Having faculty who are focused on understanding the physiology of aging, and how to work hand-in-hand with the patient to have healthy aging, is really a key part of our training program.<\/p>\n