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Kauaʻi will host its first family medicine residency program, a partnership between John A. Burns School of Medicine and Wilcox Health, addressing rural physician shortages with support from federal funding and accreditation ➡️ bit.ly/3YxfQpZ

Friendly reminder that the Medical Education Building will be closed this Wednesday in observance of King Kamehameha Day! For the Biomedical Sciences Building, please call (808) 692-1911.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Our annual White Coat Ceremony is a month away — help to make this a special day for our students! 🤍 Please fill out this form if you are interested: forms.gle/WfgDxHro8XYYz4… Please contact [email protected] for more information. Mahalo!

📰 EXCITING NEWS 📰 The UH Med Weekly newsletter has a new release day! Start your week off with a roundup of stories highlighting our JABSOM students, faculty and staff! Email us at [email protected] to subscribe to our newsletter!

Hoʻomaikaʻi to the ʻImi Hoʻōla Class of 2025! Nine graduates received their admission to JABSOM as part of the annual completion ceremony. View all the photos here: ow.ly/g0oV50Wb5x1

This Saturday, June 21, join JABSOM Hawaii HOME Project team for the 34th Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk. Sign up for the walk (it's free!), or you may make a donation now until July 31 on the JABSOM team page. Register for the walk or make a donation here: ow.ly/kHpi50Wb6hH

Enjoy the summer sun ☀️ with JABSOM Walks for A.L.O.H.A. this Sunday, June 22, at Kakaʻako Waterfront Park at 9:00 a.m.! Open to everyone!

Mahalo Cheryl Tsutsumi from Aloha State Daily for featuring our very own Dr. Kamaka and our Mala Lāʻau Lapaʻau in the Uncles and Aunties section. Read more: ow.ly/FexJ50WcCgm

Farm fresh deals, weʻve got it on lock 😉🔐 Weʻre just weeks away from the first-ever JABSOM Farmers Market on July 14 and July 28, where weʻll be partnering with Get Redy Farms from Waimānalo. Stay tuned for a pre-order link for fresh produce, or come by in person!

Save the date for the 20th anniversary of Hoʻōla me ke Kahiau, a benefit event for the JABSOM Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project, on August 16 at Pearl at Kalauao! More details here: ow.ly/a0ZP50Wefs2

Celebrating Women in Data Science! A big mahalo to Drs. Ting Gong, Yujia Qin, and Yuanyuan Fu. These women, along with Lauren, analyze and interpret biological data, making a healthier Hawaiʻi for us all! Read more here: ow.ly/6RIo50Wgohf

Thomas E. Read, MD, FACS, FASCRS, has been selected as the new chair of the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Surgery Department. Read more: ow.ly/Hwbt50WhPJp

It’s July 1! 🙌🏼 All across the nation, residents and fellows are entering a new season of their respective programs. To see photos from the different graduations and white coat ceremonies this year, visit Flickr.com/uhmed.

Please note the Medical Education Building will be closed on Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Please call (808) 692-1911 for any questions related to the Biomedical Sciences Building.

With Hawaiʻi’s aging population growing rapidly, John A. Burns School of Medicine's Nohara-Abaya Geriatrics Fellowship supports young doctors pursuing geriatric care, helping address a critical statewide healthcare need for kūpuna ➡️ bit.ly/45Rl8RN

Shirts + Scrubs = Support! Update your closet with new JABSOM scrubs & polo shirts while supporting the Office of Medical Education! Order deadline: July 27th. Place your orders at tinyurl.com/jabsomscrubs and tinyurl.com/jabsompolo

As part of our Facilities team, Patricia Fasavalu has been brightening our campus with her warm smile and cheerful spirits for nearly 10 years. We bid her a fond aloha ʻoe as she heads towards new beginnings. Mahalo Pat for being such a blessing to our JABSOM ʻohana!

Growing the Native Hawaiian Physician Network - This article by John A. Burns School of Medicine Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence and ʻAhahui o nā Kauka was first published in Ka Wai Ola ➡️ bit.ly/3Ibkrsu

Congratulations to two of our JABSOM graduates, Drs. Maiya Smith and Julia Ruggieri (JABSOM MD 2022) who recently completed their Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Utah. Both were honored for their outstanding work.

Fewer than 6% of Hawai'i's practicing physicians are of Native Hawaiian descent, according to a piece penned by JABSOM's Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence and 'Ahahui o Nā Kauka in the June 2025 issue of Ka Wai Ola. Read more: ow.ly/gYr450WkPAW