In memoriam: Walton Shim, Hawaiʻi’s 1st pediatric surgeon, JABSOM professor
Walton Shim, Hawaiʻi’s first pediatric surgeon and longtime JABSOM professor of surgery and pediatrics, died in November 2025.
UH medical school alumna eases kids’ surgery fears in new book
Mariah Gosling wrote a children’s book to help young patients feel calmer and more confident before surgery.
77 JABSOM students match into residency programs
For a second consecutive year, 100% of students matched into a residency program.
JABSOM neonatologist wins physician member of the year
Lynn Iwamoto was honored for creating a program to give physicians credit for their quality and patient safety work.
Participants sought for early childhood obesity risk study
The study will help to discover body composition technologies that can detect health outcomes of obesity among young children.
Menthol in e-cigs could hurt lungs, UH research finds
E-cigarette use is on the rise among Hawaiʻi’s youth, according to a Youth Behavior Risk Survey by the UH Mānoa College of Education.
Impressive social media following for JABSOM assistant professor
Rupa Wong has gone viral on social media with her educational, fun and down to earth videos.
$3.1M to advance pediatric obesity research
The research will detect the risks of metabolic consequences of obesity, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and premature heart disease.
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 fellow inspired by mother to study Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
UH Mānoa student Jessica Natale will focus on generating a standardized control of Raman spectroscopy scans to detect pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
