Media Advisory: UH medical school honors longtime dean Jerris Hedges

Jerris Hedges

WHAT: A retirement dinner honoring Jerris Hedges, dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), for his service, dedication and leadership of the state’s only medical  school for the past 15 years. Hedges will retire on March 1, 2023.

WHEN: Friday, February 24, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
*Event is for the media and invited guests only. 

WHO: The program will include remarks from:

• Gov. Josh Green
• UH President David Lassner
• UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno
• Honoree and JABSOM Dean Jerris Hedges

Hula performance by alumni and current MD students

WHERE: JABSOM Cafe Waiola and Lanai (651 Ilalo Street)

Additional information:

• Under Hedges, JABSOM contributed greatly to UH’s research success through his leadership on several multi-professional National Institutes of Health (NIH) research infrastructure grants.
   
• Hedges will continue to help guide the NIH-sponsored Ola HAWAIʻI health disparities grant upon retirement.
   
• The medical school gained greater national visibility, experiencing a significant rise in the US News & World Report rankings of the nation’s best medical schools.
   
• Hedges was elected the Hawaii Medical Association Physician of the Year in 2013. He is currently only one of two UH employees elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
   
• Read more on Hedges and his retirement.