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The official copy of the Integrated Care for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Blueprint for Action is now available. The Blueprint was written with input from leaders in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island health care, including Dr. J. Keawe’aimoku Kaholokula, Chair of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawai’i’s John A. Burns […]
The University of Hawai’i’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) is prominently featured on the cover of the Hawai’i Directory of Public Officials 2012 and hailed inside by the Hawai’i Institute for Public Affairs (HIPA) as a “shining example of the kind of facilities we should aspire to build.” The directory, considered an essential guide […]
A lifesaving CPR-memory technique developed by a faculty member at the University of Hawai’i’s medical school is featured in a new internet video–this time from Great Britain. Since February is American Heart month, it’s getting a great deal of play. The newest spot, produced by the British Heart Foundation, uses wry humor to explain how […]
Hawai’i’s annual walk to raise awareness about and funds to fight diabetes is typically the largest walk in the country! That’s right, the American Diabetes Associations’ STEP-OUT walk in Hawai’i drew more than 3,000 walkers last year, and raised more than $500,000, according to Dr. Dee-Ann Carpenter, who leads Hawai’i’s ADA Chapter. This year, on March […]
New Warrior Head Football Coach Norman Chow is proud of all the young men who committed to play for UH on Signing Day, February 2. One in particular is Steve Lakalaka, a running back from Punahou, who has an interest in medicine as well as sports. Coach Chow visited the John A. Burns School of […]
Michael Drake, M.D., Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, spoke February 10, 2012 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine on “What is the Role of the Academic Medical Center & How Do Global Health Commitments Relate to Social Determinants of Health? Before becoming UC Irvine Chancellor, Dr. Drake, an award-winning teacher and […]