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UH to ask State Legislature to fund year-round JABSOM training of future doctors on Maui
The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) could begin training future physicians year-round on Maui if lawmakers support a supplemental budget request that was approved last week by the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Board of Regents (BOR). The funds would allow UH JABSOM to hire eight full time faculty and staff to create a fully developed program to train a cohort of approximately five to six students each, through all four years of medical school training. Read more at at UH Med Now.
The University of Hawaiʻi is hopes to start training medical students on Maui to address the doctor shortage. This, among other proposals, are included in the university’s supplemental operating budget request for the 2020-21 fiscal year, approved by the BOR and will be submitted to Gov. David Ige for consideration in the executive budget and also given directly to the Legislature. Read The Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
In addition, the newspaper also included an editorial about UH's annual legislative request that said, "Finally, the $1.4 million for physician training on Maui would be a worthy commitment. This is a pilot program to create training opportunities and residencies for new doctors studying at UH. Providing a hands-on experience on Maui will enhance the chance that doctors will remain there for a longer-term practice and, in any case, will bring clinical care to where it’s needed."
See the entire editorial.
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Strong faculty mentors are leading diverse JABSOM PhD students to national success
Elizabeth Laws, a graduate student in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at UH JABSOM has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the affects of acute HIV infection on the brain.
To promising pre-doctoral students from population groups shown to be under-represented in biomedical, behavioral or clinical research, the NIH F31 grant provides support for supervised research training designed to enhance their potential for becoming productive independent scientists. JABSOM has received several F31 training grants in the past ten years (see Table) and celebrates the success of these awardees who competed with top institutions across the country and have contributed to a diverse workforce. Read more at UH Med Now.
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Please keep JABSOM in your heart this #GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on December 3rd, and throughout the year.
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Reminder: The cafe vendors will be open on the JABSOM campus on Friday 11/29
Dec. 3 - Guest lecturers in MEB 301 followed by a Q&A/Lunch
NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE 12/2 for the 2020 Humanism, Empathy, Social Justice and Global Health Symposium
The John A. Burns School of Medicine
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