JABSOM

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.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine Dean Sam Shomaker discusses challenges and opportunities in health care as students gear up for a new academic year; Hawaiʻi Pacific University College of Business Dean Amy Nguyen-Chyung discusses a new $700,000 initiative to jump-start entrepreneurship

JABSOM students often go to neighbor islands to get hands-on practice in the specialty they want to pursue. But federal funding cuts to health care facilities in rural areas may take these opportunities away from them.

A bill introduced this legislative session would have required local medical school graduates to work as physicians in the state for two years after graduation. While supporters said it would have helped tackle Hawaiʻi’s physician shortage, the bill has died this session.

A new project seeks to understand the microbiome of the vagina — and it’s asking for volunteers. The Conversation talked to Dr. Corrie Miller, an assistant professor of reproductive medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine, about the Aiona project.

The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine have launched the Ka ‘Umeke Lama initiative to address health disparities and access to care in the state.

Dr. Naoto Ueno took over as its executive director more than a year ago and has been working intently on the center's future. Also a two-time cancer survivor, he has spent the last three decades at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

We drill down on numbers related to cancer rates, in search of hidden figures to understand what the real health risks are for young Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.