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GENERAL INFORMATION
ACADEMIC UNITS
COURSES
PERSONNEL
REFERENCE

general information

Message From the President 2
The University of Hawai'i 5
Calendar 6-7
Undergraduate Education 8-
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UHM General Education Core and Graduation Requirements 23-
27
Graduate Education 28-
45
Student Life 46-
58
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid 59-
69
Degrees and Certificates 70-
71

ACADEMIC UNITS

Architecture 72-
76
Arts & Sciences, AMST-IT 77-
122
Arts & Sciences, JOUR-ZOOL 122-
175
Business Administration 176-
185
Education
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207
Engineering 208-
216
Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies 217-
225
Health Sciences and Social Welfare 226
Interdisciplinary Programs 227-
233
Law 234-
236
Medicine 237-
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Nursing 256-
266
Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 267-
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Outreach College 285-
288
Public Health 289-
292
ROTC Programs 293-
294
Social Work
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297
Travel Industry Management 298-
303
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 304-
324
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units  478-
483

courses

Overview 325
A - E 326-
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F - N 379-
427
O - Z 427-
477

personnel

Administration 484-
485
Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships 486
Faculty 486-
510
Emeriti Faculty 511-
517
Instructional Support, Research, and Service Units Staff 518-
527

reference

Appendix 528-
532
Glossary 533-
535
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School of Medicine
Degrees

Bachelor’s Degrees: BS in medical technology, BS in speech pathology and audiology

Professional Degree: MD

Master’s Degrees: MS in biomedical sciences (anatomy and reproductive biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, and tropical medicine); MS in speech pathology and audiology

Doctoral Degrees: PhD in biomedical sciences (anatomy and reproductive biology, biochemistry, biophysics, biostatistics-epidemiology [School of Public Health], genetics and molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, and tropical medicine); PhD in interdiscipli-nary biomedical sciences

Advising

Premedical advising is conducted by the Student Academic Services Office of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences.

Academic Policies

Undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Medicine must adhere to the academic policies of the University. Medical students are exempted from certain Manoa policies and instead must follow academic policies germane to the MD program. Copies are available in the school’s Office of Student Affairs and the Learning Resource Room.

Undergraduate Programs

For information on medical technology or speech pathology and audiology refer to the respective sections of the Catalog.

MD Program

The MD program follows a problem-based curriculum, which was implemented in fall 1989. It includes the following key features: knowledge is acquired in problem-based modules; self-directed learning is fostered in small group tutorials; students are actively involved in the learning process; faculty members function as both facilitators of learning and resource experts; basic sciences are learned in the context of solving clinical problems; no discipline-specific courses are required; and interdisciplinary basic science lectures are integrated around cases. In addition, students are trained to think critically and to evaluate new information and research data. Evaluation is based on competence in a variety of problem-solving exercises. Early clinical and community experiences are also unique features of the curriculum. The curriculum courses are listed under biomedical sciences (BIOM).

Admission Requirements/ Application Process

Candidates for MD training must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours of college-level course work. A baccalaureate degree is strongly recommended.

Biology (with lab) (8)
Molecular & Cell Biology (with lab) (4)
General Chemistry (with lab) (4)
Biochemistry (4)
General Physics (with lab) (8)

The science courses should be of the type acceptable for students majoring in the above areas (not survey-level) AND, where indicated, include laboratory experience. Additional enrichment in the biological and social sciences (e.g., immunology, genetics, microbiology, human anatomy, physiology, embryology, psychology, and sociology) are encouraged. Applicants also must be fully competent in reading, speaking, and writing the English language.

Applicants must apply through the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS). The service permits an applicant to file a single application, which is forwarded to as many participating medical schools as designated. Application request forms may be obtained from a pre-med adviser, any participating medical school, or the Office of Student Affairs after April of each year.

Applicants also must take the nationally administered Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), which deals with knowledge of the physical and biological sciences and skills in verbal reasoning and writing, within three years of expected date of matriculation.

Each entering class of MD candidates is limited to 58 students. Correspondence regarding admissions should be directed to Admissions Office, John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1960 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 or via e-mail nishikim@jabsom.biomed.hawaii.edu. Further information may be obtained on the Web at medworld.biomed.hawaii.edu. Applications are accepted from June 1 through December 1 for entry the following year.

Graduate Programs

The School of Medicine offers the MS and PhD degrees in biomedical sciences, with concentrations in anatomy and reproductive biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics and molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, and tropical medicine. In addition, a non-discipline-oriented program-in which students take a one-year interdisciplinary core of courses and laboratory rotations before selecting a thesis topic-leads to a PhD degree in biomedical sciences with an interdiscipli-nary concentration. A cell, molecular, and neuro-sciences (CMNS) program is also available in conjunction with a cooperating graduate department.

Correspondence regarding admissions to the interdisciplinary, genetics, reproductive biology, and CMNS programs should be addressed to Graduate Admissions, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1960 East-West Rd., A-209, Honolulu, HI 96822.

Additionally, the school offers an MS degree in speech pathology and audiology.

Refer to the specific departments for further information. Inquiries should be addressed to the chair of the specific concentration.

Postgraduate Programs

Postgraduate medical education programs in Honolulu hospitals in family practice, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, orthopedic surgery, and a transitional year are conducted by faculty and accredited as University of Hawai‘i School of Medicine residency programs. Approximately 240 physicians are involved in training, which lasts one to seven years. These physicians serve as members of the house staff in the hospitals while studying their chosen specialty.

The school conducts a postgraduate medical education program at Chubu Hospital in Okinawa for graduates of Japanese medical schools.


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