UH Med Weekly
Coronavirus updates, alumni scoop & lots happening in Feb.
University of Hawaiʻi Coronavirus Resource Page
This page will be updated with any new warnings, advisories and guidance from UH, DOH, U.S. State Department and the CDC.
Cracking the code on Coronavirus
Dr. Erlaine Bello, infectious disease specialist, appeared on Thinktech Hawaiʻi on Jan. 30, 2020. Watch her interview.
In addition, see remarks on the outbreak by Dr. Patricia Blanchette, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer for University Health Partners (UHP) of Hawaiʻi (the JABSOM Faculty practice)
More news below:
Hawaiʻi Public Radio covers the shortage of surgeons in the state; KWXX Radio speaks to Dr. Todd Seto about the five-year study by the JABSOM Department of Native Hawaiian Health that showed hula can help lower blood pressure; and JABSOM Department of Surgery Associate Chair Dr. Mark Mugiishi is named new president, CEO of HMSA.
Snapshots of JABSOM
The JABSOM MD Class of 2023 met with Lieutenant Governor Dr. Josh Green at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol to discuss topics on community health.
The Honorable Carmen Cantor, U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia and Lt. Col US Army Jose (Frank) Melgarejo met with Dean Hedges and Dr. Neal Palafox at the UH Kakaʻako campus.
AHEC brought Teen Health Camp to Lanaʻi last weekend. Middle & high school school students were mentored by JABSOM MD students in treating wounds, making casts, sewing stitches & more.
Ambidextrous doctor skillful in the operating room and art studio
Dr. Kathryn Ko (JABSOM MD 1983) credits the UH medical school with teaching her the importance of kindness and respect. Read the entire story at UH News.
Researcher named Most Outstanding Doctoral Student in Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Brent Fujimoto (JABSOM PhD 2019), postdoctoral fellow at the JABSOM Diabetes Research Center, received the the Windsor and Mary Cutting Award for Most Outstanding Doctoral Student in Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacology) from the University of Hawaiʻi Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology.
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)
Feb. 10-14 is GHHS Solidarity Week
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