Hawai`i News Now’s SUNRISE Program invited the medical school’s Hawai`i H.O.M.E. a mobile clinic in for a live, “look-see” on the morning news. CLICK HERE. The van, used by the HOME (Homeless Outreach and Medical Education) Project, is how our John A. Burns School of Medicine students get to four different low income neighborhoods on [...]
Members of the entering class at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) are undertaking the study of medicine this year with i-Pads firmly in hand. This is the first class at the University of Hawai`i’s medical school to be able to access the school’s full curriculum via the Apple i-Pad. That’s exciting for [...]
Reaching all the way back to the 5th century before Christ, medical students traditionally recite the Oath of Hippocrates at the beginning of their studies and again when they are awarded the time-honored title of Medical Doctor. The Incoming Class of 2016 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) experienced that tradition during [...]
E komo mai. It is my kuleana to serve as Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine. In a former life, I grew upon on a farm in rural Washington State, attended public schools and practiced emergency medicine for 30+ years. I am humbled to welcome the families, supporters, friends, and distinguished guests to this event [...]
It all begins at the White Coat Ceremony for the incoming medical class at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, the Class of 2016. The entering class, made up of 40 women and 26 men, will study alongside the 200 other students (second, third and fourth-year students) pursuing their MD degrees at JABSOM. JABSOM also [...]
Class of 2016, congratulations – you are now part of the medical school’s `ohana. This charge to the class at our white coat ceremony has been traditionally given by Judge James Burns, former President of the Friends of the Medical School, and son of the second governor of our great state after whom the School [...]