JABSOM

With nearly 90% of every JABSOM class being from Hawaiʻi, finding out if they can stay home and serve their communities often holds a lot of weight.

Many residents lost their medication in the floods and have yet to schedule prescription fillings, or have not had time or resources to go to the store, while others have infected cuts or gastroenteritis from ingesting contaminated water.

A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi shows mental health impacts from the 2023 wildfires are not limited to those in the burn zone.

The John A. Burns School of Medicine plans to use the money to develop AI systems to have a humanistic approach when teaching medical students about rural health.

Mohala Liko Lehua, a partnership between Hawaiʻi Land Trust and the Native Hawaiian learning department at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, mixes ʻāina-based practices into behavioral health fellowships. Six people throughout the state were chosen for a year-long fellowship for the program’s inaugural year.

The Kauaʻi Medical Training Track at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine welcomed its fourth cohort of students into its program, which aims to improve healthcare in Kauaʻi’s rural areas while also training future physicians.

The Houseless Outreach and Medical Education project, also known as the Hawaiʻi H.O.M.E project, hit 20 years of providing free health care for unhoused people across Oʻahu.

The University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine announced that it will not accept new enrollments for the Willed Body Program starting Aug. 22 due to overwhelming interest and limited space.

UH JABSOM Dean Dr. Sam Shomaker discussed the school's reaccreditation, the ongoing uncertainty of federal funding cuts, and the search for more medical student housing on neighbor islands.

Students pursuing professional paths, like those in law or medical schools, are limited to $50,000 a year in loans, with a lifetime limit of $200,000. These limits go into effect July 1, 2026. HPR's Emma Caires has more.