Archive | February, 2013

Come and listen to our faculty experts, brainstorm ideas, and create an action plan to address the needs of the homeless population in Hawai’i, at the annual Partnership for Social Justice Symposium on Saturday, April 6. The event at the John A. Burns School of Medicine runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Location: JABSOM campus, Medical Education [...]

Problem-based learning (PBL) is the exciting foundation for medical education at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM).  Workshops are now scheduled to help faculty members become certified in PBL. This faculty training workshop is meant to serve as an Introduction to Problem-Based Learning (PBL) for new faculty or a refresher course for faculty [...]

By Greg Kashige of Nā Pua No’eau The next time she feels thirsty, O’ahu 10th grader Tina Wong says she likely won’t drop coins into a soda machine. She’ll opt for water, instead. Wong is changing her ways after a visit to the “pono lifestyle station” at Teen Health Camp Hawai`i. “Can you imagine that one [...]

The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) was represented at The Mānoa Experience, by faculty, staff, and students on Saturday, February 23. The JABSOM Graduate programs, MD program, Office of Public Health Studies and Medical Technology were represented at two booths, in fact. The annual preview and recruitment event brings hundreds of prospective students [...]

Christie Wilcox, a doctoral student in Cell and Molecular Biology at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, is receiving national attention for her blogging for the on-line editions of Scientific American and Discover Magazine. Last week, Christie was a presenter at the American Association for the Advancement of Science [...]

They’re young, they’re smart and they’re interested in health careers. There’s not much on the horizon that will hold these high school students back! On February 21, 124 students from Maui, Moloka’i, Kaua`i and Hawai`i Island visited the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), thanks to the Hawai`i Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) [...]