UH Med Weekly
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Parents delight in new UH clinic method that helps them teach their toddlers to communicate better
Former UH speech therapist Rosetta Fish funded a new program within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders that helps parents of very young children assume a large role in helping lead their keiki to verbal success. Read more at UH Med Now.
The Philippine Medical Association hopes to start premed summer program to increase Filipino student applications to medical school
The PMAH celebrated its 42nd Annual Gala and Installation of Officers in January. New PMAH President, surgeon Dr. Marel Ver stated, "As the healthcare needs get higher, our physician levels get smaller. The state of Hawaii is more than 20% Filipinos, but less than 5% of Hawaii doctors are Filipino, in already a doctor shortage, but there is hope. They are in this room." More at UH Med Now.
Psychiatry Residents and Child/Adolescent Fellows turn out on Opening Day at the State Legislature to Advocate for Patients and Care
This year, the psychiatry residency program prioritized learning more about how policy works and ways to educate the legislature about the scope of their work. See more online.
Below, the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology celebrates faculty achievements and an upcoming 90th birthday for the department's first-ever chair, Dr. Scott Halstead.
Civil Beat speaks to Dr. Kenton Kramer about an OTC drug that has may help fight rat-lungworm disease. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health Task Force on Rat Lungworm Disease maintains its recommendation that patients seek immediate medical assistance.
Below, click to see the latest advisory for physicians from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health about Coronavirus.
Mystery of science excites researcher
Meet Dr. Hieu Nguyen, a post-doctoral fellow at JABSOM's Institute for Biogenesis Research that is conducting a study that is likely to have implications for assisted reproductive technologies. Read her story at UH Med Now.
Click below to read find out about the Global Health Symposium at JABSOM on FEB. 14
Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Poster Festival: March 30 (abstracts due by Feb. 15)
Faculty: Want to be a PBL Tutor? RSVP Now for Training Workshop Feb. 5 & 7, 2020 (click below)
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