Family Medicine and Community Health

The Physician Center at Mililani
95-390 Kuahelani Avenue
Mililani, HI 96789
Tel: (808) 627-3235
Fax: (808) 627-3262
Web: www2.jabsom.hawaii.edu/FamilyMedicine/

Faculty

N. A. Palafox, MD, MPH (Chair)—family medicine and community health
L. E. Buenconsejo-Lum, MD—family medicine and community health
K. A. Heckert, MPH—family medicine and community health
T. C. K. Forman MD—family medicine, sports medicine
A. L. Hixon, MD—family medicine and community health
W. M. Izumigawa MBA—Director of business affairs
M. H. B. Kang, MD—family medicine and community health
K. K. Kau, MD—family medicine and community health
D. F. Lee, MD—family medicine and community health
G. Maskarinec, PhD—medical anthropology
A. W. Nichols, MD—family medicine, sports medicine
J. S. Omori, MD—family medicine and community health
R. D. Reddy, MD—family medicine and community health
S. Riklon, MD—family medicine and community health
C. W. Tseng, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
V. S. Wong, MD—family medicine and community health

Degree Offered: MD

The Academic Program

The family medicine and community health (FMCH) department is a cooperative effort whose faculty members are involved with community partnerships in health professions education. Teaching goals are based on the assumption that primary medical care includes not only high quality, accessible, and acceptable care for episodes of illness, but also a concern for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and environment for the population served.

Medical student instruction focuses on basic conceptual tools and practical preceptorships with people providing primary care.

The Sports Medicine Fellowship Program is affiliated with the FMCH Residency Program and provides opportunities in the clinical, research, and educational components of sports medicine and exercise science. The evolution of sports medicine into a medical specialty has paralleled a boom in sports participation at all age levels, and scientific findings that regular physical exercise helps to prevent and treat numerous medical conditions. The mission of the program is to develop academic distinction in the multi-disciplinary field of sports medicine through excellence in education, research, patient care, and community service.

The program offers clinical services including sports medicine, athletic team medical care, orthopedic surgery, sports physical therapy and rehabilitation, sports psychology, and nutrition. The program also serves as a resource for the dissemination of sports medicine and exercise science-related information for UH Manoa and the state of Hawai‘i.

FMCH Courses

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