Vandalism strikes med school’s mobile health van again
For the third time this year, the Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project van at the John A. Burns School of Medicine has been the target of vandalism.
Med school volunteers provide COVID-19 tests for houseless
The H.O.M.E. Project has tested about 200 individuals since the Tropical Medicine Clinical Laboratory began operations in November 2020.
JABSOM’s first virtual Giving Tree brings holiday cheer to homeless keiki
The John A. Burns School of Medicine fulfilled the wish lists of 380 homeless—the largest endeavor in the history of the giving tree.
New UH lab provides free, rapid result COVID-19 testing to underserved
The JABSOM Tropical Medicine Clinical Laboratory is serving those with limited access to healthcare and health insurance, as well as first responders and health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
UH med students gift playground to homeless kids
University of Hawaiʻi medical students traded their books for hammers and drills and spent the week working to build a large, wooden playground for homeless keiki.
UH System health professionals chosen for national leadership program
Seven UH faculty and four JABSOM professors’ projects regarding diabetes, homelessness and elderly health care will be funded through the Clinical Scholars Program.
JABSOM project delivers school supplies to homeless shelters
About 400 children in need benefitted from the effort organized by the medical school community and outside organizations.
Līhuʻe roots inspire future doctor
Elisabeth Young, a UH Mānoa senior medical student, is an aspiring doctor with the ultimate goal of returning to Kauaʻi to serve the community where people cared about each other so much.
Electric vehicle donation boosts medical school’s homeless outreach
Hawaiian Electric Company and the HEI Charitable Foundation have donated $30,000 to JABSOM's Hawaiʻi HOME project to purchase an electric vehicle.
