Future Nurses, Doctors Train Together at JABSOM

Students training to become medical doctors and nurses at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa will take part in a collaborative training session on Monday, November 7, 2011 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) campus in Kaka’ako. The session is part of a new joint curriculum begun in September 2011 by JABSOM and the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH). More »

Too Ghoul for School

How about that Green Hornet? The Tiger Woods impersonator motioning for ladies to "call him"? The Russian Mobsters--the Mimes--the Ashley Twins. Smurf, Edward Scissorhands, Lego Man-Bot, Cheech and Chong and Bu La'ia!! Skits on Snow White, Batman and the Black Swan. Angry Birds animated by the Office of Medical Education. All in all, you know it, students: you rock! And we have the Halloween slideshows to prove it! More »

Four with JABSOM ties to help select new Mānoa Chancellor

University of Hawai‘i President M.R.C. Greenwood has announced the members of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Chancellor Search Advisory Committee. Four of its members have ties to the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM).  More »

Dr. Hinshaw to move to JABSOM

UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw will make the John A. Burns School of Medicine her academic home after she completes her term as Chancellor. Dr. Hinshaw, an epidemiologist and influenza expert, discussed her plans with a reporter from Pacific Business News, on October 28.

Hawaiʻi Medical Journal: How Tobacco Tax, Settlement Funds are used to promote cessation, treatment

This month's Hawai'i Medical Journal features an article focusing on how tobacco taxes and settlement monies have been appropriated by the Hawai'i State Legislature to improve our citizens' health. More »

Dr. Haning on workplace methamphetamine use

John A. Burns School of Medicine Professor of Psychiatry Dr. William Haning is the expert news media in Hawaiʻi turn to when they report on addictions, especially those involving crystal methamphetamine.

Special Announcement

November 9, 2011 9:00 AM

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a mandatory test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. This test, the first of its kind, will take place at 9:00 a.m. Hawai`i Standard Time and will run for approximately three minutes across all radio and television stations.  More »