Update: July 6, 2023
The position of dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine, is now posted on the UH Mānoa executive search website and nationally advertised. Nominations, inquiries and applications are being accepted for this position. For best consideration, applicants should submit their application materials by August 25, 2023. The committee will review all applications, determine which candidates should be interviewed and present UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno a short list of finalists. Bruno will then recommend a selectee to UH President David Lassner.
Original story follows below.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of the Provost has formally initiated the search for the dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). A Search Advisory Committee to Provost Michael Bruno has been established to start the search process.
JABSOM opened in 1965 as a two-year program and transitioned in 1973 to a four-year program. Today, it is one of the leading medical education institutions in the U.S., with exceptional doctors and researchers who focus on the training of high-quality physicians, biomedical scientists and allied health workers to provide excellence in health care. JABSOM conducts research and translates discoveries into practice, and establishes effective partnerships with our healthcare institutions and multidisciplinary collaborations with business and community organizations. The medical school has a tremendous impact on the healthcare of our state and beyond including the Asia-Pacific region.
The search committee will be co-chaired by Christopher Sabine, UH Mānoa interim vice provost for research and scholarship, and Raymond Vara, president and CEO of Hawaiʻi Pacific Health. Other committee members include:
- Rosie Alegado, associate professor, Department of Oceanography & Sea Grant, Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
- Ryan Ashlock, president, Adventist Health Castle
- Andras Bratincsak, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, JABSOM
- Healani Chang, associate specialist, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
- Jill Hoggard Green, president and CEO, The Queen’s Health Systems
- Claire Ing, associate professor, Department of Native Hawaiian Health, JABSOM
- Bliss Kaneshiro, professor, Department of OB/GYN, JABSOM
- Olivier Le Saux, professor and chair, Department of Cellular & Molecular Biology, JABSOM
- Kayla Lum, undergraduate student, Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi
- Kamal Masaki, professor and chair, Department of Geriatric Medicine, JABSOM
- Mark Mugiishi, president and CEO, Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association
- Todd Seto, director of academic affairs and research, The Queen’s Medical Center, and associate professor, Department of Medicine, JABSOM
- Corinne Seymour, administrative services manager, JABSOM
- John Shepherd, researcher, UH Cancer Center
- Ralph Shohet, professor, Department of Medicine, JABSOM
- Elwyn Watkins, building and security system engineer, facilities, JABSOM
- Mark Willingham, Jr., graduate student, Graduate Student Organization, University of Hawaiʻi
- Debra Ishii, JABSOM dean search support, UH Mānoa Office of Business and Finance (ex-officio)
- Kathy Matsumoto, senior lead HR specialist, JABSOM (ex-officio)
The committee will recommend finalists to Bruno, who will then recommend a selectee to UH President David Lassner.
The search process will convene in late spring/summer (formal job announcement forthcoming) with finalists invited to campus in the fall 2023 semester and anticipated start date for the new dean in spring/summer 2024.
