UH, Queen’s Health Systems agreement expands medical education, research
The affiliation agreement will also engage the next generation of healthcare professionals and improve the health and well-being of the people of Hawaiʻi
JABSOM’s first virtual Giving Tree brings holiday cheer to homeless keiki
The John A. Burns School of Medicine fulfilled the wish lists of 380 homeless—the largest endeavor in the history of the giving tree.
Medical students create Hawaiian and English COVID-19 videos
Four COVID-19 educational videos were created in Hawaiian and English.
Family medicine student group wins national award
The American Academy of Family Physicians awarded the JABSOM organization its 2020 Program of Excellence Award.
High school students earn community health worker college credits
Kapiʻolani CC community health worker classes taught at Waipahu High School.
UH medical school professor plays key role in state’s COVID-19 response
UH alumnus Steven Hankins plays a lead role in the HI-EMA COVID-19 Emergency Response Team.
Hula study finds drop in blood pressure in Native Hawaiians
A UH Mānoa medical school study finds hula significantly reduces a person's blood pressure.
Hawaiʻi’s newest doctors begin hardest years of their lives
New doctors are in their first weeks on the job at medical centers throughout Hawaiʻi through a partnership between local hospitals and the University of Hawaiʻi that began nearly 50 years ago.
Women 65+ should be screened for osteoporosis
Chien-Wen Tseng of the John A. Burns School of Medicine is a member of the U.S.U Preventive Services Task Force, which issued the recommendation.
