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HMSA $5M Donation for Program to Improve Future Doctors

The HMSA Foundation is donating $5 million in addition to its initial support of the program, to establish the HMSA Learning Innovations Endowment to support innovative medical education.

UH Researcher & Wuhan Colleagues Study Insomnia Drug in Management of COVID-19

Twenty researchers including Dr. Youping Deng with the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine, found beneficial effects of an insomnia drug on clinical outcomes in the management of COVID-19 patients.

UH Doctor Looks to Lower High Maternal Death Rate in Hawai‘i

Mothers in Hawaiʻi and the US as a whole are dying of pregnancy-related complications at higher rates than in any other developed country. In Hawaiʻi, maternal deaths account for 5-15 fatalities annually.

UH Medical Students Enter 5-Month Training Stints

39 future doctors at the UH John A Burns School of Medicine are participating in a 5 month training program at medical offices, clinics & hospitals in Hawaii.

New University of Hawaiʻi MD Class Induction Tonight

The class also consists of graduates from 22 public high schools, including Dane Kurohara of Wailuku who graduated from Baldwin High School on Maui.

Two Maui County Students Among Imi Ho’ola Graduates

Students who complete the intensive medical school preparation program earn a place in the next class of MD students at UH. Graduates include Kaimana Chow of Molokai, and Steven Gonsalves of Kahului.