UH Med Weekly
Happy Veteran's Day! Blue Zones starts Nov. w/ Wellness Week
JABSOM Blue Zones Project kicks off with November with Wellness Week
Dr. Martina Kamaka and two other professors from universities in Australia and New Zealand share a connection in indigenous health research and teaching medical students in The Guardian, at the link below.
And, JABSOM and the UH Cancer Center are studying why Native Hawaiians who smoke have a higher risk for lung cancer. The story, on Hawaiʻi Public Radio, below.
Dr. Wade Kyono (JABSOM 1991) was interviewed during a surprise visit by members of the Backstreet Boys to greet hospitalized keiki at Kapiʻolani Medical Center. Watch the video, HERE.
JABSOM surgeon inducted into ACS Academy of master Surgeon Educators
Students explore medical specialties at the 22nd Annual Career Night
Mahalo to our volunteer mala clean-up crews!
Hilo High graduate awarded highly competitive NIH funding
Grad students present their research at the Developmental and Reproductive Biology Program Retreat
General Faculty Meeting: Nov. 14
There will be a General Faculty Meeting next week Thurs. (Nov. 14) from 5:30 -7:00 p.m. in MEB 315.
Nov. 18 Submission Deadline for Abstracts for the 2020 Humanism, Empathy, Social Justice, and Global Health Symposium (February 14, 2020)
There's always more to read and watch on:
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