SUPPORTING BIG ISLAND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

​Addressing the primary care physician shortage on the Big Island of Hawaii, and offering the Rural Health Elective in the County of Hawaii for the University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program (UHIMRP) and the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)

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PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEDICAL RESIDENTS

We provide financial assistance to Medical Residents that covers the entire costs of the following.

Rent

Flight

Transportation

UHIMRP Rural Health Elective Participants

We are here to support Medical Residents on Hawaii Island

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HUI KAHU MALAMA – “CARETAKERS OF WELLNESS”

Breeani Kobayashi-Kuali'i, MBA
Breeani Kobayashi-Kuali'i, MBAPresident
President, Hawaii Rise Foundation
Student Services Coordinator, AHEC
General Manager, SCP Hilo Hotel
Co-Owner, Keaukaha General Store
Misty Pacheco, DrPH, MHA
Misty Pacheco, DrPH, MHAVice President
Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Hilo
Board President, Hawaii State Rural Health Association
Kealani Canda, RN
Kealani Canda, RNSecretary
Labor & Delivery Nurse, Hilo Benioff Medical Center
Treasurer, Hawaii Rise Foundation
Sydney Tatsuno, MD, FACP Internal Medicine
Sydney Tatsuno, MD, FACP Internal MedicineDirector
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Tara Reed, MD
Tara Reed, MDDirector
JABSOM, Assistant Professor
Roy Takemoto, JD, MURP
Roy Takemoto, JD, MURPTreasurer
Former County of Hawaii Managing Director, former County Deputy Planning Director, former PBR Hawaii Senior Associate, former TSA Development Project Manager
John Uohara, MD, OB/GYN
John Uohara, MD, OB/GYNDirector
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit, PharmD, PhD
Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit, PharmD, PhDDirector
Professor of Pharmacy Practice; University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye School of Pharmacy
Curtis LeeDirector

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A 2017 report to the Hawaii Legislature said more than half of the state’s physicians will reach retirement age of 65 within the next nine years. Get in touch today and see how you can make a difference.