John A. Burns School of Medicine

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The Research Building at The John A. Burns School of Medicine located in the Kaka'ako neighborhood of Honolulu

The John A. Burns School of Medicine is a public, co-educational institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and is one of the leading medical education institutions in the United States. In 1992, Harvard University identified the John A. Burns School of Medicine as one of ten "leaders in the reform and improvement of medical education." Named after Governor of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns, it is the only medical school in the State of Hawaiʻi.

The John A. Burns School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association. Residency programs are affiliated with accredited teaching hospitals: Queen's Medical Center, Saint Francis Healthcare System of Hawaiʻi, Tripler Army Medical Center.

[edit] National Acclaim

In addition to being declared one of the ten best medical schools in the United States by Harvard University, the world set its sights on the John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1998 when Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi and his team of scientists developed what is now called the Honolulu Technique for cloning mice.

[edit] Establishment

The John A. Burns School of Medicine was established in 1967 at Leʻahi Hospital on the slopes of Diamond Head near Waikīkī as a two-year program of basic medical sciences for students hoping to enroll in various medical schools on the mainland United States. In 1971, the school moved to the newly constructed Biomedical Sciences Building in Mānoa. In 1973, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature made it possible for the school to expand its scope and become a four-year degree granting program and in 1975, graduated its first class of sixty-two medical doctorates. Over 60% of its graduates since then have stayed in Hawaiʻi to practice medicine.

[edit] Kakaʻako Waterfront

Former Governor of Hawaiʻi Benjamin J. Cayetano and former University of Hawaiʻi President Evan Dobelle presided over the groundbreaking of the new John A. Burns School of Medicine campus on Ilalo Street bounded by Kakaʻako Gateway Park, Kakaʻako Waterfront Park and Fort Armstrong at the Waterfront near downtown Honolulu. The over US $150 million complex is one of the most technologically advanced medical facilities, rivaling more renowned medical institutions in the world. The Medical Education Building opened in the spring of 2005. In the fall of that year the Research Building opened. The dedication and grand opening of the campus was led by interim Dean T. Samuel Shomaker on September 30, 2005, with many dignitaries, including Governor Linda Lingle, and Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann.

[edit] Departments

There are eighteen departments and divisions of the John A. Burns School of Medicine covering various fields of the biological and chemical sciences.

• Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology & Reproductive Biology
• Cell & Molecular Biology
• Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• Ecology and Health
• Family Practice & Community Health
• Geriatric Medicine
• Medical Technology
• Medicine
• Native Hawaiian Health
• Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Public Health Sciences & Epidemiology
• Speech Pathology & Audiology
• Sports Medicine
• Surgery
• Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology

[edit] External links

• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• John A. Burns School of Medicine