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

A. L. Hixon, MD (Interim Chair)—family medicine and community health
L. E. Buenconsejo-Lum, MD—family medicine and community health
B. Chavez, PharmD—family medicine and community health (UH Hilo College of Pharmacy)
W. M. Izumigawa, MBA—Director of business affairs
G. Maskarinec, PhD—medical anthropology
A. W. Nichols, MD—family medicine, sports medicine
J. S. Omori, MD—family medicine and community health
N. A. Palafox, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
S. Riklon, MD—family medicine and community health
S. Tan, MD—family medicine and community health
M. Tubianosa, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
C. W. Tseng, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
S. Yamada, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health

Degree Offered: MD

The Academic Program

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) is focused on community-based collaborations to improve patient outcomes across the lifecycle through direct clinical care, primary care workforce development, and research. The department has a particular focus on caring for cross-cultural, rural, and under-served communities in Hawai'i and throughout the Pacific. The department, in conjunction with our partner hospitals, sponsors a three-year ACGME accredited Family Medicine Residency Program and a one-year ACGME accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship.

Teaching goals for students, residents, and fellows are based on a philosophy of contextualized care that understands health and illness in relation to the individual, family, and community, and responds not only to episodes of illness, but also attempts to understand and address the broader social determinants of health. Medical student instruction focuses on basic conceptual tools and clinical strategies in real world settings through community based preceptorships.

The Sports Medicine Fellowship Program is affiliated with the DFMCH Residency Program and provides clinical, research, and educational exposure to athletes, patterns of athletic injuries, and rehabilitation. The program 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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