Hawaii Chapter Alpha Omega Alpha
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Spring 2019
A moving visit to Ho'opono Services for the Blind
Another successful Healthy Keiki Camp!
Mahalo to our sponsors: Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians, Humana, Dr. Ryan Sato, and Sodexho.
Introducing the JABSOM c/o 2019 AOA Students
Sean Awakuni
Eric Gresham
Eric Gresham was born in Kailua, HI and grew up in Alexandria, VA. He attended Yale University where he earned a B.A. in Economics. After college, Eric spent a year as an outdoor journalist in Puerto Varas, Chile and a consultant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eric first discovered his passion for helping others after moving to California to work as a personal trainer. He completed a pre-medical post-baccalaureate program at Loyola Marymount University while nurturing a love for primary care at the Venice Family Clinic. He will be completing his Family Medicine Residency training at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii and will be serving in the Army following graduation. His dream is to practice on Big Island.
Florence Kan
Kelli Kaneta
Laura Kurata
William Lee
William Lee was born in Seattle, WA and raised in Honolulu, HI from the age of three. He is a 2009 graduate of Punahou School. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of San Diego, where he received his B.A. in Environmental Studies with a minor in Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude. His interest in medicine was founded during his time working in his father’s outpatient Internal Medicine/Pediatrics clinic at Kuakini Medical Center. However, he began to fully appreciate the intersection of humanism and the biological sciences during his time at the University of San Diego through his undergraduate research and volunteer/study abroad experiences. He will be completing his residency training in the highly rewarding field of General Surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, surfing, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Michele Saruwatari
Justin Shortell
Justin Shortell was born and raised in Haiku on the island of Maui, HI. He is a graduate of King Kekaulike High School (2011), and earned a B.A. in Biology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (2015). He was inspired to pursue a career in medicine after volunteering with Project Vision, a non-profit, free vision screening service for underserved communities throughout all of Hawaii. These experiences fostered his desire to become an ophthalmologist, with a desire to return to the island of Maui and help preserve and restore the precious gift of vision amongst those in the community he grew up in. He will be completing his residency in Ophthalmology at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. In his free time, Justin loves big wave surfing, hiking, playing guitar, escape rooms, and listening to music from the 40's-90's.
Aaron Suzuka
Aaron Suzuka was born and raised in Mililani, Hawaii and graduated from Iolani School in 2008. He earned his BA in Neuroscience and Behavior at Vassar College in 2012 and worked at Epic as a software tester and project manager. His interest in medicine stems from health issues within his family and was solidified seeing disparities in access to healthcare while volunteering in the community. He will be completing his Family Medicine residency training at Stanford University Programs in San Jose, CA. In his free time, Aaron enjoys running (half marathons, marathons), singing in harmony, eating ice cream, and binge watching Netflix.
Jamie Takayesu
Jonathan Woo
AOA Visiting Professor: Dr. Mark Tyndall
Dr. Tyndall’s research focus is public health and disadvantaged populations. His current research interests include addiction, poverty, homelessness, drug overdose and drug policy. He also studies harm reduction, including supervised injection sites, regulated drug distribution and nicotine harm reduction (e-cigarettes and vaping) and has an interest in community-based research conducted with the involvement of people with lived experience. In addition to having a nice lunch with the AOA students, Dr. Tyndall gave three lectures at JABSOM that day centered around his experience with the opioid crisis in British Columbia and how physicians can better advocate for their patients. You can see his 2017 TEDMed talk below.
AOA Induction Ceremony and Dinner
Friday, May 10, 2019, 06:00 PM
3660 On the Rise, 3660 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu
2019 Hawaii Chapter AOA Honorary Inductees, Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award, and Merit Scholars
Takeo Fujii, MD
UH Internal Medicine Residency Program
Kamal Masaki, MD
Chair, UH Department of Geriatrics
Lynne Saito-Tom, MD
JABSOM Class of 2010
Obstetrics/Gynecology
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About us
Chapter Councilor: Jill Omori (jill.omori@hawaii.edu)
Email: jill.omori@hawaii.edu
Website: http://hawaiiaoa.wixsite.com/jabsomaoa
Location: 651 Ilalo Street, MEB-OME Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-692-0932
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