UH MED NOW UPDATE
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Edition
Kaholokula Named to Queen's Health Systems Board of Trustees
The Queen’s Health Systems has appointed Joseph Keawe’aimoku Kaholokula as a member of its Board of Trustees. Dr. Kaholokula is professor and chair of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawai’i .
Read more at UH MED NOW.
Fund for JABSOM Created by Gift from Dr. Earl Bakken
Hawaiʻi Island resident and co-founder of Medtronic Inc. Dr. Earl Bakken has created the Lau Hawaiʻi Fund at the University of Hawai`i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH). . Read details at UH MED NOW.
Two Scholarships Provided by the Benedict and Miriam Lau Foundation
The Benedict and Miriam Lau Foundation has established two scholarships at JABSOM. One fund provides four need-based scholarships. The other will allow eight merit-based scholarships, both scholarships will be available to eligible medical students. Read more at UH MED NOW.
`Imi Ho`ōla invites you to Dinner* on Jan. 26
It's a *fundraiser, but when you buy a meal at California Pizza Kitchen, 20% of your bill goes to support our pre-med school program for college graduates from underserved communities. We've got the flyer below for you. If that doesn't work, Email sheltont@hawaii.edu for a copy.
Feb 2: Developing Natural Products as Theraputics
Dr. Robert Nichols, the Principal Investigator and Dr. Peter Hoffmann, Program Coordinator for The Hawai`i IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) are proud to announce a seminar to be presented by one member of the Hawai`i INBRE External Advisory Committee, Dr. Paul Helquist.
Read more HERE. (On UH Med Now)
Read more HERE. (On UH Med Now)
"How Geriatrics Can Help Solve the Aging Crisis in Criminal Justice Health Care"
The student Partnership for Social Justice and Geriatric Interest Groups are excited to announce that Dr. Brie Williams, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the University of California San Francisco Program for the Aging Century, will speak at JABSOM on February 2, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (the room will be announced later.) LEARN MORE. (On UH Med Now)