Location
Hawaii’s strategic mid-Pacific location makes it ideal for
growth in science and technology. Also, Hawaii’s natural environment makes it a
premier location for astronomy, astro-physics, oceanography, agricultural and
marine biotechnological research and development. The University of Hawaii is
recognized internationally in these fields, has been in the forefront of
pioneering technology and discoveries, and has been an active collaborator in
national and international projects and grants. University of Hawaii School of
Medicine researchers, led by Professor Ryuzo Yanagimachi, developed the
revolutionary “Honolulu Technique” which enabled cloning generations of mice
from adult cells.
Through the vision of former Dean Edmund Cadman, the John A. Burns School of
Medicine obtained state-wide support and funding to re-locate to a new
waterfront site at Kakaako and build a state-of-the-art $150 million medical
school education building, completed in September 2005. The education building
utilizes the newest innovations in technology including the Telehealth Research
Institute, a simulation center integrated for use by residency programs that
makes available human patient, pelvic, laparoscopic and other simulators.
The school completed a separate bioresearch building in its second stage of
construction in 2006 creating a multi-disciplinary facility to support bench and
clinical research. Dr Kenneth Ward, Chair of our Department of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Women’s Health, plays a pivotal role developing the core labs for
the complex and directing the Pacific Center for Early Human Development, funded
by the NIH by a $10.9 million grant. The state serves as the tertiary center for
the Pacific region and has an incredibly diverse population, resulting in
research opportunities that support education and the health of the Hawaiian
community.
In close affiliation with multiple community hospitals, the school conducts
postgraduate residency training programs in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery,
Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry, Family Practice, Orthopedics, as
well as a Transitional program.
The University of Hawaii Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology consists of 31
full and part-time faculty members. Under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Ward,
chair of the department, all faculty are involved in resident education. Dr.
Janet Burlingame is Program Director and Dr Michael Aaronoff is Associate
Program Director of the Residency Training Program. The academic and clinical
faculty include specialists in reproductive endocrinology, perinatology,
gynecologic oncology, and urogynecology. In addition, the majority of private
attendings in the community serve as members of the teaching staff and are
involved in both resident and medical student education.
The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine residency training
program in Obstetrics and Gynecology is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The program
was originally established in 1949 and is based at Kapiolani Medical Center for
Women and Children with additional rotations at Queen’s Medical Center and
Kaiser Medical Center.
The residency program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council of
Graduate Medical Education and approved for a total of 24 resident positions –
six at each level of the four year program. Six new residents are accepted
annually through the NRMP to fill the first year positions. Residents are
accepted at other levels only in the unusual event that one of the positions
becomes available.